Robert Singletary fell into firefighting. “I was never a little kid that wanted to grow up and be a firefighter, but I was blessed to be ... allowed to be one and to lead this department for the past 17 years,” said Singletary, whose last official day as Warner Robins fire chief was symbolically set for 9/11.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Telegraph

The names of 24 FDNY firefighters killed by cancer linked to their work at Ground Zero on Sept. 11 will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial next month. They will be among the 112 firefighters honored Oct. 9 at the 35th annual memorial service at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Houston can't overhaul a state-governed firefighter pension system that the mayor claims is pushing the city towards insolvency, a Texas appeals court ruled. Houston sued the Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund in January 2014, seeking a declaration that a state law setting how the fund is operated, and giving the city no control over the amount of its contributions, is unconstitutional.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Courthouse News Service

A fire suppressant foam linked to the shutdown of two drinking water wells at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base injured a firefighter during a training incident and the Defense Department has launched an investigation to determine how widespread the problem is across the nation. The firefighter, Michael R.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News

A rekindled fire on private Washington land overtook a structure Monday and caused dozens of homes to be evacuated. The fire was first reported around 2 p.m. near 407 Old Hwy 8 in Klickitat County. It quickly spread west and south towards Hwy 14 in Sundale, county officials said. Over 3,000 acres reportedly burned by 6:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: koin