Snohomish County has two different 911 centers. Every day, more than 130 calls to 911 need to be transferred between them. The average transfer has a 21-second delay. If the other 911 center is busy, the caller gets a recording: Stay on the line until someone is available. That happened July 30 to four people who were reporting a mass shooting at a Mukilteo house party.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 2:04:47 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

An FDNY captain was killed and several others were injured when a drug lab inside a Bronx house exploded early Tuesday, officials and sources said. Firefighters responded to the house at 300 W. 234th Street near the corner of Tibbett Avenue in Kingsbridge after someone in the neighborhood reported what they thought was a gas leak around 6:20 a.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

The West County EMS and Fire Protection District is mourning the loss of one of their own. Sean McMullin was found unresponsive at Station 2, located at 13790 Manchester Road, around 12:50 p.m. Saturday. After being found, paramedics attempted lifesaving efforts, but were unsuccessful, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMOV-TV CBS 4 St. Louis

A judge’s order has reinstated an Enid Fire Department fire captain who was terminated following an October 2015 incident involving a laser allegedly pointed at an airplane. “The court found that the evidence did not support him doing anything inappropriate, and, therefore, there was no basis to terminate his employment,” Mark Hammons, attorney for Fire Capt.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Enid News & Eagle

Mayor Andrew J. Ginther has approved adding 25 fire recruits to the Columbus Fire Division by December to fill positions as more firefighters retire than had been expected. The recruits are to keep staffing near its current level of about 1,580 firefighters, although the division will end the year with 10 more firefighters and paramedics than it had when the year began.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbus Dispatch