Posted: Jun 28, 2016
VIDEO - A 27-year-old man broke into a firehouse, crashed through the bay doors and took a stolen fire truck speeding through Paulding County.
Firefighters at Station #3 were participating in a training session a few blocks from the firehouse Monday morning when Paulding County Fire Dispatch started receiving unauthorized distress transmissions over the department's secure radio network.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
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Posted: Jun 28, 2016
The town of Camden Point in northern Platte County is celebrating its new state-of-the-art fire facility, but the community’s lottery millionaires are humble about what they did to make it happen. The building, which took more than a year to build, houses both the ambulance service and the community’s fire trucks.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMBC-TV 9
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Posted: Jun 28, 2016
Butler County fire departments have long shared purchasing and equipment testing, but a new study shows there are other avenues to pursue that could save more taxpayer money.
Officials in all nine jurisdictions that participated in the two-year study agree sharing testing results in the part-time personnel hiring process is the most valuable observation to come out of the 115-page study.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hamilton Journal-News
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Posted: Jun 28, 2016
Over the last three days, 12 firefighters and 10 instructors have been taking part in live burns as researchers collect data for a new study the effects of firefighter training on their health.
Teams from Skidmore College, UL’s Firefighter Safety Research Institute, The University of Illinois – Champaign and NIOSH have been taking part in the collaborative Cardiovascular and Chemical Exposure Project at the Illinois Fire Service Institute.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse
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Posted: Jun 28, 2016
A fire heavily damaged a house southeast of Arlington on Monday morning.
The homeowner, a man who appeared to be in his 50s, also received treatment at the scene for smoke inhalation, officials said.
The fire was reported about 9 a.m. along Dogwood Lane, in the Jordan River Trails neighborhood.
Crews arrived to find the house’s attic and a nearby shed in flames, said Travis Hots, fire chief for Snohomish County Fire District 21, also known as Arlington Rural.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2016 10:49:10 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald
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