VIDEO - For Kim Bonney, becoming a firefighter was always the plan. At age 16 she started working as a call firefighter in Ashburnham, though she'll point out that it wasn't until she was 18 that she was allowed to go into any burning buildings. Originally, it had just been a way to fight off the boredom that inevitably comes with growing up in a small town, but it quickly developed into a passion for helping others.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise

On July 13 the U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment increasing funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program from $13 million to $15 million. The amendment was offered by Reps Jared Polis (D-Colo.), Peter King (R-N.Y.) and Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) to the FY2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

A scary situation for a man on a jet ski near the Edison St. boat launch on Sunday morning. The jet ski malfunctioned while the man was riding, and he was forced to jump off and leave it in the middle of the Columbia River. Benton County Sheriff's office dispatched to the scene, and Benton County Deputy, JP Benitez, gave us the details of just how scary it was.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO 23

On New Year's Eve, fire ripped through the Bluffs apartments on Casino Road in Everett. The three-alarm fire began in one unit and quickly spread. It killed a 65-year-old man, and upset people who live in the neighborhood. "It's a shame. The apartment complexes, the owners, need to do a lot more to ensure tenants' safety," said Velvett Jones, who lives in an apartment complex down the street.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

This pumper-tanker was recently delivered to the Natchitoches Parish Fire District 9 in Louisiana.