Lebanon has fired its embattled fire chief after the city manager said the chief again failed to follow policies and procedures. Capt. Steven Johnson was named acting chief, replacing Perry Gerome on Monday. Gerome was replaced after investigation of an accident involving one of the Lebanon Fire Department’s engines, according to a statement issued Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hamilton Journal-News

There's a unique relationship among the Milwaukee Fire Department's staff that we want to share with you. Two co-workers were brought together for a unique opportunity. Inside any firehouse, you'll find firefighters with a close connection -- but this relationship is deeper than most. "I'm standing next to my daughter, Maria Gaenslen," said Steve Gaenslen, MFD heavy equipment operator.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

The North Carolina Department of Labor has fined Sherills Ford-Terrell Fire & Rescue in connection to the death of a rescue diver. Newton firefighter, Bradley Long, died in early-June while searching for the body of a drowning victim in Lake Norman. Long was working as part of the dive team at Lake Norman through Sherills Ford-Terrell Fire and Rescue to recover the body of Isaiah Cruz, who had drowned in the lake.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCNC-TV NBC 6 Charlotte

In another in a long line of hiring discrimination rulings against the Chicago Fire Department, a federal appeals court on Monday ruled in favor of female paramedics in striking down a physical performance test used by the city to hire paramedics for over a decade. The decision in the sex discrimination lawsuit, Ernst v.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times

PHOTO - Authorities say a Ventura County firefighter has died after the truck he was in rolled over multiple times Wednesday morning. Ventura County Fire Chief Mike Lindbery announced the tragic loss of Fire Engineer Ryan Osler in line of duty vehicle accident just moments ago. The accident happened around 6:20 a.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYT-TV ABC 3 Santa Barbara