A crash on Highway 140, north of Winnemucca, has claimed the life of two firefighters and has sent a third to the hospital. Captain Ken Whittaker with Humboldt General Hospital said the crash happened at mile marker 6 in the southbound lanes of Highway 140, the road that goes up to Denio. According to the Bureau of Land Management, it was a single- vehicle crash but its cause is currently under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLO-TV ABC 8

VIDEO - On Sunday morning an 18-year-old died after swerving off the road, taking out the guard rail, going airborne, and damaging a bridge's support beam, according to sergeant Shaun Hoover, with the California Highway Patrol. While responding to the crash a CAL FIRE engine, with a crew of three, fell through a section of the bridge that was damaged.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRCR-TV ABC 7 & KCVU-TV Fox 20

Zeeland Fire Chief Bill Gruppen started out like any kid who wanted to be a firefighter and “chase fires,” but he soon came to love the camaraderie of the team more than anything else. “The firefighter family is referred to often, and you’ll see that when somebody gets hurt at a fire. I mean, it’s everybody supporting that person.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: holland sentinel

The future is weighing heavily on the volunteer fire department. The need is as critical as ever — more so now that today’s firefighter is more than a person with a helmet and a fire hose. Modern day firefighters go through months of training to receive basic certification that must be followed up with ongoing education.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: courier tribune

A Columbus Fire Division paramedic involved in the death of a woman and a $1.2 million city settlement with her family is now under investigation for letting his paramedic certification lapse. James Amick was one of two paramedics who was dispatched in January 2011 to help Sonia Bray. Bray was having chest pains and trouble breathing, vomited and began turning blue while she was getting an MRI.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: columbus dispatch