When a female firefighter scored a choice spot at a station in San Francisco’s Chinatown, she was immediately met with resistance by her new male colleagues, including one who asked her an intimidating question: “Do you know how difficult your time is going to be?” A document obtained by The Chronicle outlines details from an independent investigation into just how miserable her life was made in the “male-dominated” culture of Station 2 at 1340 Powell St.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFGate.com

VIDEO - At least one person was seriously injured after a fire truck was rear-ended in Cinnaminson, Burlington County. It happened around 8:20 p.m. Thursday at Broad Street and Union Landing Road. Chopper 6 captured the scene that showed a car slammed into the rear of a Riverton fire truck. Fire officials say they took the driver of the car to Cooper University Hospital for care.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV 6 ABC.com

VIDEO - A Dalmatian in a firehouse — what could be a more perfect scene? Firefighters said Chico, the Dalmatian mix puppy, snuck into a Florida fire house early Tuesday morning and immediately became one of the guys. "There's nothing more American than a Dalmatian in a firehouse," said Corey Dierdorff, public information officer at the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Inside Edition

The paramedic driving a LifeStar Ambulance died around 12:30 Friday morning after a two vehicle crash at the intersection of County Road 197 and Ohio 19 in Green Creek Township just before 7:30 Thursday evening. Sandra L. Cline, 45, of Holland, suffered what would be fatal injuries after William A. Bluethmann, driving a 2013 Dodge Journey SUV, failed to stop at a stop sign and struck the ambulance, said Sgt.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sandusky Register

Fire officials suspect arson was the cause of a fire at a vacant convenience store in Longview, Wash., late Thursday night. Firefighters reportedly had to cut through boarded up doors with a chainsaw in order to fight the fire. Though bystanders were initially yelling things like "Get out!" when firefighters arrived, a report from Longview officials said a quick search found the building to be vacant.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: katu