A hero FDNY firefighter dismissed after testing positive for cocaine has won his job back — after arguing that Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro gave a similar break to his predecessor’s son. Glen Merkitch, 47, who has won bravery awards for his rescues, failed a random test in 2011, violating the FDNY’s “zero tolerance” policy.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

A man was taken into custody Sunday evening after he assaulted a police officer and firefighter in west Wichita. Wichita Police Sgt. Nikki Woodrow reports a 25-year-old man drove erratically into the joint Wichita Police and Fire Department station in the 600 block of N. Elder about 6:45 p.m. Sunday night.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSN-TV News 3

A Lubbock firefighter has filed a lawsuit to reverse the ruling of a city commission that governs promotions among fire and police personnel that denied him advancement in the department. According to Charles Turner II’s lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the 237th District Court, the Lubbock Civil Service Commission violated its policy during a promotion application process in June.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Easton (NY) Fire Department tanker. Commander 4000 cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump.

A fire that broke out on a barge full of shipping containers on the Duwamish Waterway near West Seattle on Monday was caused by rotting garbage inside one of those containers, according to fire investigators. The fire broke out just before 4 p.m. Monday, at the Alaska Marine Lines terminal located along West Marginal Way Southwest, and set off a massive hazmat team response.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2016 5:13:02 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000