Mike Kehren, Goodhue's fire chief and member of the Lions and Goodhue School Board, was killed early Monday when he fell off the tow bar between two hay wagons and was run over, according to Mike Lodermeier, a former fire chief and a member of the department. "The whole town is in shock," said Dick Banidt, a fire captain and lifelong friend of Kehren, 58.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: post-bulletin

There are Fireworks and fire fears in one local community today. That's because Lorain laid off nearly 2 dozen firefighters as it fights to close a 3-point-6 million dollar deficit. As we've been telling you, the fire department, is upset over the decision. Members now explain the layoffs couldn't have come at a more inconvenient time.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEWS-TV IBS 5 Cleveland

PHOTOS - The Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Department is a total loss and at least half of its firefighting equipment has been destroyed after a fire earlier today ripped through the fire hall on Spring Street, authorities said. Firefighters from four states battled the blaze in Morgan County for several hours.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Martinsburg Journal

Six firefighters were hospitalized Tuesday after being exposed to a "chemical haze" emitted from a warehouse on Port Carteret Drive, officials said. Borough firefighters responding to the warehouse around 2 a.m. found smoke, but no flames, said Carteret fire Chief Mark Hruska. "It was smoke from a chemical reaction," he said.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com