A Flint apartment complex fire that left three firefighters injured last month pushed the Flint Fire Department to its limits that day. Not only did it require every firefighter on duty that day -- 14 in all -- the fire at Village Shores Apartments also forced the city to call in mutual aid because the department's two ladder trucks were both in the repair shop.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: mlive.com

As Youngstown firefighters begin their day Wednesday following a shooting Monday night that left a firefighter with a gunshot wound to the leg, many are wary and contemplative as they execute their duties. Captain Chris Weaver said the Youngstown Police Department is doing a good job keeping tabs on firefighters following the shooting, but the unsettling feeling is still there.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBN27.com

Wonder Lake (IL) Fire Protection District pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CS 1250-gpm pump.

The three young Vancouver men responsible last year for recklessly setting 110 acres of forest near Woodland on fire will together have to pay the state more than $2.3 million in firefighting costs. As a practical matter, though, they will never be able to pay the costs, and it looks like none of them will spend any time in jail after their initial arrests.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2016 8:36:27 PM - SOURCE: The Daily News

A fire broke out in a residential area in Pasco Tuesday morning. Firefighters received multiple calls about smoke and flames seen at the 800 block of West Henry Street. Crews arrived on scene to find a detached garage in flames in the alley. Firefighters were able to contain the fire quickly and keep it from spreading to nearby houses.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2016 7:43:11 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19