For 32 years, James "Rick" Beale put his life on the literal line, battling blazes to keep homes, properties and most importantly, lives safe. Although not injured or disabled himself, over those years, Beale knows other fellow firefighters around Polk County, Florida and the United States weren't as fortunate and ended their careers permanently disabled from a work-related incident.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Ledger

South Kitsap Fire and Rescue soon will debut a new mobile rehab unit in an effort to shore up an aspect of fire service many don't think about: the health of the firefighters on the ground. The rehab unit is a modified transit bus formerly used by the Yakima Fire Department to keep its firefighters rested, fed and hydrated.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2016 11:28:38 PM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun

Rehoboth (MA) Fire Department pumper. Typhoon cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 400-hp engine; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam celL.

The Spokane Fire Department is looking to hire nearly 50 firefighters and the addition won't cost taxpayers. The money is all coming from a federal grant. Recruits in the Spokane Fire Department must complete strenuous tasks in simulated building fires. Breaking down doors and dragging dummies are just some of the tests included in the 13 week fire academy.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2016 7:52:44 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

By all accounts Cathie Albers was a fighter. The Finley woman survived a heart attack, stroke and brain tumor operation that doctors thought she wouldn’t live through. Cathrine “Cathie” Albers. Cathrine “Cathie” Albers. Courtesy Bobby Dale Albers But the burns she suffered last week when her bedroom caught fire proved too much.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2016 7:47:17 PM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald