A bulldozer operator who died helping battle a wildfire raging in the Big Sur area was identified as a 35-year-old Fresno County father of two children, officials said Thursday afternoon. Robert Reagan III, a privately contracted heavy-equipment operator from the Sierra foothills town of Friant, died after rolling his earthmover in a remote area while helping fight the Soberanes Fire in Monterey County, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: sfgate.com

Residents of the small community of Olney north of Whitefish are calling for an investigation into possible embezzlement within the local fire department, alleging that tens of thousands of tax dollars were misappropriated within the past year. On Wednesday night, the Olney Rural Fire District Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Fire Chief Ken Morehead, and several residents signed a written request for the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a pattern of questionable spending.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: daily inter lake.

If you often find yourself extricating patients from Mercedes-Benz vehicles, a new app can help. The official Rescue Assist app released by the company can show first responders where it is safe to make cuts into the vehicle. By looking at these diagrams, responders can avoid hitting fuel lines, battery cables or any other components that would affect the safety of the patient or caregivers when cut.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1.com

The Bay City Department of Public Safety has shared two new videos showing the public how its officers transition from a law enforcement officer to a firefighter. The videos were posted on the agency's Facebook page the morning of Friday, July 29. They depict public safety officers Eric Sporman and Brandon Murphy simulating how they would respond to a structure fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: mlive.com

Stuart (FL) Fire Rescue, MiniEvo mini pumper. Ford F-550 crew cab and chassis; Ford 6.7-liter OHV Power Stroke V8 diesel engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump.