Discussions regarding fire protection in Woodland were a focus of the city council’s Nov. 7 meeting as decisions regarding consolidation and a future fire station were considered by the board. Clark County Fire and Rescue Chief John Nohr spoke before council regarding recommendations from the regional fire authority planning committee.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2016 2:11:49 AM - SOURCE: The Reflector.com

The man accused of killing East Pulaski firefighter Lt. Jason Adams in January had a high level of cocaine in his system, according to a toxicology report. Mark Pruitt, 48, is charged with manslaughter for allegedly shooting and killing Adams after Adams responded to a call of a seizure at Pruitt's home.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATV.com

The FDNY has ordered firefighters to not hang pictures of President-elect Donald Trump in firehouses or on their trucks, angering some members of the department. “Only [the] FDNY wouldn’t want the democratically elected president of America hanging in a firehouse,” said one firefighter, who asked to remain anonymous.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

FOX 2 has exclusively learned that three Detroit fire chiefs have resigned for their role in the injury of a firefighter two months ago. On October 13, Detroit Fire Engine 40 responded to a mutual aid call at a house in Highland Park. According to department officials, Lt. David Webster was signed in as the officer in charge of the crew - but it was an inexperienced firefighter in his place.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox2detroit.com

There were three standing ovations in the unusually crowded chambers at Greensburg City Hall during Monday night's council meeting. The first came as Thomas Bell took the oath of office to become the city's first new fire chief since 1953. “Every kid, growing up, wants to be a firefighter,” Bell said.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review