The Rhode Island Supreme Court says the Providence Retirement Board erred when it denied a city firefighter's petition for an accidental disability pension. In quashing the board's denial of Michael Morse's 2012 petition, the court ruled that the board "misconstrued" a city ordinance when it based its decision on a "self-imposed unanimity rule.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: providence journal

Hundreds of people evacuated their homes as a wildfire raged near the Arizona town where a 2013 blaze killed 19 members of an elite firefighting crew. Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Dolores Garcia said 250 to 300 people left their homes in the town. The fire grew to 600 acres, but crews expected it to ease somewhat during the overnight with cooler temperatures and higher humidity.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abc news

Newly-released recordings show hydrants were in short supply as crews battled a huge recycling plant fire on E. Marine View Drive. Equally troubling, some firefighters thought new dispatching software might have made the problem worse. As flames roared into the sky surrounding the huge fire at the recycling plant, neighbors worried about the burning embers floating down precariously close to their roofs.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO news

The first day of the Cascadia Rising disaster simulation was a helpful exercise for Jefferson County first-responders but was not at all realistic. “We call this 'fairy dust,' ” said Bob Hamlin, Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management director. “There is no way we would be able to do all this on the first day.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: peninsula daily news

Newly-released recordings show hydrants were in short supply as crews battled a huge recycling plant fire on E. Marine View Drive. Equally troubling, some firefighters thought new dispatching software might have made the problem worse. As flames roared into the sky surrounding the huge fire at the recycling plant, neighbors worried about the burning embers floating down precariously close to their roofs.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO news