Radio communication and incident reports obtained by the Channel 4 I-Team show the closest fire department to a stretch of interstate frequently used by Nashvillians traveling to Chattanooga is refusing to respond to car fires on 1-24 in Marion County on Monteagle Mountain. The I-Team started investigating when a bus filled with Marines traveling to Nashville on Sept.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSMV-TV News 4

Bombarded by phone calls from people applauding him for telling his story, former city firefighter Jesse Diaz got more good news Thursday. After awarding Diaz a half million dollars the day before, the jury in his civil case tacked on another quarter-million simoleons for punitive damages – meant as a deterrent message to the city department not to retaliate against employees.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Trentonian

The City of Seattle and the Seattle Fire Department have completed a major purchase using the NPPGov / FireRescue GPO MES contract. This expensive and mission critical life safety equipment procurement was due to a department-wide upgrade to the type of breathing apparatus their firefighters use to meet the current NFPA 1981 Standards.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Right Now KNDU

There’s a revolution taking place in emergency medical services, and for many, it could be life changing. From the increasingly sophisticated equipment they carry and the new lifesaving techniques they use, to the changing roles they play in some communities—providing preventive care and monitoring patients at home—ambulance crews today are hardly recognizable from their origins as “horizontal taxicabs.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wall Street Journal - Metered Site

Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) Fire & Rescue Services technical rescue. Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Command Light CL615A –HQ light tower; Onan 32-kW generator; 26-foot walk-around rescue body.