Slatington Borough Council terminated its fire chief Monday night. Council members voted 6-1 to remove Keith Weaverfrom the volunteer position he has held for 13 years. Councilman Bryon Reed was the only member to go against the motion made by Councilman Jon Rinker to strip Weaver of his rank. “Termination for insubordination for Weaver taking the ladder truck out of town when he was not supposed to,” Rinker said about his motion.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lehighton Times News

VIDEO - A firefighter was seriously injured in a house fire on Tuesday that forced a fire crew that was searching the building to retreat outside. Toronto Fire Service said they received a call about a fire that broke out in a two-storey home on Dufferin Street near Alma Avenue, north of Queen Street West, shortly after 9 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBC News Toronto

The widow of a Denver firefighter is trying to recover an estimated $70,000 in pension benefits lost due to a simple bureaucratic error 15 years ago. “The whole process was poorly managed and poorly executed,” said Julie Drennan. Her husband, Charles Drennan Jr., a division chief with the Denver fire department, was shot and killed Sept.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver

Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department 75-foot rear-mount aerial ladders (two). Arrow XT cabs and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engines.

Fire prevention week is one of the longest running health initiatives in the United States, sparked by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The Pasco Fire Department is reaching out to elementary schools in the district to teach students about fire safety. This year's fire prevention theme is Don't Wait, Check The Date.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2016 8:31:04 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com