Senior members of the Providence Fire Department have issued a report recommending the city move back to a four-platoon system and increase staffing, but Public Safety Commission Steven Pare is accusing the fire union of playing politics. The report, prepared by Battalion Chief Kenneth Rainone, acting Battalion Chief Stephen Capricotta and acting Battalion Chief Kevin Jutras, focuses on two large fires – one on Eaton Street and the other on Laurel Hill Avenue – on March 31 that left 26 firefighters injured, some with cyanide poisoning.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV Providence 12

Valencia County Fire Chief Steven Gonzales is being investigated by Los Lunas police after he pulled over a driver on I-25. It happened on Saturday afternoon near Exit 203 off of northbound I-25 in Los Lunas. On recorded dispatch audio obtained by KRQE News 13, you can hear Gonzales’ radio in what would normally be a routine call.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: krqe news 13 Albuquerque

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released its annual U.S. Firefighter Fatalities report, which showed that a total of 68 firefighters died while on duty in the United States in 2015. This represents the fourth time in the past five years that the total number of deaths has been below 70.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

The city’s chief administrative officer is looking into a recent Fire Department promotion after the head of the city’s firefighters union said the chief and a fire board did not follow proper procedures. “I can confirm the city’s Chief Administrative Officer and its Office of Corporation Counsel are reviewing the process that resulted in the promotion of Antonio Almodovar,” city Communications Director Laurence Grotheer confirmed in an email Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new haven register

Hours before music fans set foot into AT&T Stadium—home of the Dallas Cowboys—dozens of fire and EMS personnel readied their equipment, inspected the facility and began patrolling the grounds. The June 4 concert with Miranda Lambert and Kenny Chesney was expected to have over 40,000 in attendance on the warm, muggy day.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse