City officials are mourning the loss of city firefighter Joseph DeMarinis, a Marine Corps veteran who died at age 32 last week. DeMarinis died Thursday of a "cardiac event" surrounded by his immediate relatives and members of his Clermont Fire Department family, according to the city. DeMarinis had been with the Clermont department since August 2014 and was assigned to Station 3.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: orlando sentinel

Arlington’s Fire Station 8 has stood along Lee Highway for nearly a century, founded by African American volunteers who feared that white emergency crews would not protect them or their homes. The county wants to replace the cramped, outdated facility with a modern one farther north, where response times lag well behind the county standard.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Washington Post - metered site

Two construction workers had to jump to safety after a welding blanket caught fire on a scissor lift basket at the new Simplot headquarters in downtown Boise. Boise Fire says the construction workers were treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns, but were released on scene. "They were on the lift and it was a long ways for them to be able to make it over to the side of the building to jump off," Boise Fire safety spokesman Jason Lewis said.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBCI-TV 2 Boise

Buffalo firefighters are being urged by their union and the New York State Professional Fire Fighters Association (NYSPFFA) to be cautious, after the state association found threatening comments against firefighters on social media. The NYSPFFA says the threats come from a subject claiming to be from an extremist group, but the group has not been named.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBW-TV ABC 7 Buffalo

Police officers in Pasco need your help finding a potential arsonist! The city has recently been plagued by a number of dumpster and alleyway fires. The most recent one was right behind Mexico Lindo restaurant on W. Court Street. Sgt. Scott Warren says that the police department does have a few leads on who might be starting these fires, but they don't have a sure suspect.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2016 10:48:36 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com