A Spokane firefighter is contesting a three-shift suspension he received after being charged with assaulting a patient on a medical call. Capt. Greg Borg, who has been working for the department since 1979, threw a patient to the ground during a June 25 call after the patient spat and swore at him, according to an Oct.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review

While hospital and emergency response officials praised the actions of paramedics, firefighters, police officers and emergency room staffers in responding to Monday's school bus crash that left five children dead, there was general agreement that the horrific accident left many emotionally scarred. "I've never seen a more upset group of ambulance workers," said one emergency room staffer, who asked to remain anonymous.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1.com

Raw video from an apartment fire Tuesday at the Village Shores Apartments in Flint, Michigan that left three firefighters injured. Shortly after the 2:00 mark in the video above you can hear the evacuation order. This is followed by firefighters rushing to get a ladder to a balcony where two firefighters are trapped.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: STATter911.com

Battalion Chief David Dangerfield's nickname was "Super Dave," a moniker the veteran firefighter had earned over the years for his cheerful, get-things-done personality. The leader of a fire department dive team in a quiet Florida beach community of 15,000 volunteered for charities helping kids and families and was the 2013 Treasure Coast Emergency Service Provider of the Year.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

Yankton (SD) Fire Protection District, quick-response wildland unit. Ford F-550 Crew Cab and chassis; 6.8-liter SOHC 326-hp engine; UPF Poly 300-gallon tank.