No injuries were reported after a Centralia home was seriously damaged by a fire early Monday morning. The fire, which was reported at 3:30 a.m. Monday, was the second reported in the 100 block of Clearview Heights in less than 18 hours. Both fires started near the homes’ garages, said Assistant Chief Rick Mack of the Riverside Fire Authority.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 3:13:04 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

A Delaware firefighter has died after falling from a helicopter during a training exercise with the Delaware Air Rescue Team. Police identified the firefighter Tuesday morning as Tim McClanahan, 46, of Lewes. The incident occurred while a Delaware State Police aviation unit was conducting monthly "hoist training" with DART at the Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown Monday night.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online)

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Metropolitan Fire Chiefs (Metro Chiefs), National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and the United States Fire Administration (USFA) join together to condemn the tragic events in Dallas, Texas, that took the lives of five career police officers.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

As the D.C. Fire and EMS Department handles a growing number of 911 calls, officials are examining whether taxis or Uber drivers' cars could be used to transport callers who do no have true emergencies. D.C FEMS Chief Gregory Dean told News4 on Monday that the department and other D.C. officials are considering adding nurses to the 911 call center to evaluate medical needs and using vehicles other than ambulances to transport people who need to go to a doctor's office -- but not to an emergency room.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nbc washington

Recently I was chatting with several public safety women regarding the lack of sufficient numbers of women in firefighting and law enforcement. A number of us who have been in the public safety arena for many years expressed frustration over a common piece of advice that we hear from many inside public safety and public management: "Don't worry.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firechief.com