A massive backyard party in Freetown that drew around 1,000 people prompted a local firefighter to rant on Facebook. Police broke up the bash and a few days later, the fire chief said, firefighter Kyle Grenier posted a racially charged message that said, "I can see the next fire call will be this house on fire and I'll make sure I can't find the hydrant lol.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

A suburban woman slapped a Chicago firefighter when he wouldn't let her ride a Divvy bike past a reversing fire truck, prosecutors said Wednesday. The 56-year-old fireman had stopped traffic near Wells and Van Buren streets about 4 p.m. Monday to accommodate a fire truck that was backing into the Chicago Fire Department station at 419 S.
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Longtime firefighter Mike Soltwisch says he is a lot more tired after doing CPR today than he was several years ago. He is not complaining. Soltwisch is now doing high-performance CPR, which, experts say, is saving more lives than the CPR protocols of the past. "It's more labor intensive," Soltwisch said.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

Greensboro City Councilwoman Sharon Hightower boycotted a graduation ceremony last week for new firefighters. The reason? Not enough minority recruits in the class. Hightower, who represents District 1 in mostly black East Greensboro, said she skipped the graduation ceremony June 23 on purpose. She said Thursday that she was “very disappointed” to learn that only one of the 18 new firefighters is black.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: greensboro.com

Longtime firefighter Mike Soltwisch says he is a lot more tired after doing CPR today than he was several years ago. He is not complaining. Soltwisch is now doing high-performance CPR, which, experts say, is saving more lives than the CPR protocols of the past. "It's more labor intensive," Soltwisch said.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1