He married his high school sweetheart and joined the same fire department his beloved father devoted his professional life to for more than two decades. But Ryan Osler’s life was cut short early Wednesday when the fire rig he was riding in overturned on a dark highway in Lompoc as the Ventura County Fire Department engineer helped battle the Canyon Fire near Vandenberg Air Force Base.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star

A North Belle Vernon firefighter died two days after he sustained serious injuries enroute to call. Charles E. Horan, 61, was preparing to leave his home to assist law enforcement access the roof of a building when he tripped and fell just before 11 a.m. on Sept. 19. Horan was transported to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

After experimenting with individual bedrooms, the Hutchinson Fire Department is returning to what works best for it with a new fire station at the intersection of Avenue E and Walnut Street. The new Fire Station No. 3 will have bunk rooms, with beds for multiple firefighters. Deputy Chief Doug Hanen said Tuesday that the department has found bunk rooms for multiple firefighters help team cohesion.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hutchinson News

Video that shows girls in bikinis twerking on a Detroit firetruck has caused a stir on the internet, but some say it's not what it seems. It probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Detroit firefighters stopped their firetruck at a car wash to support a locally owned business. The Jet Spa and Ultra Wash on Second and Clairmount avenues is a vehicle detail shop with a grill next door.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit

Top officials with the city of Houston said the Fire Department needs a major shakeup on addressing hazardous materials. A Houston Chronicle investigation reported Sunday the city doesn't know where most dangerous chemicals are, hasn't inspected more than three-quarters of the ones it does know about, and is still relying on paper records despite a sophisticated database.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle