In their service to others, firefighters are compelled to conduct themselves under the incessant pressure to be error free. This pressure is tremendous. This is reflected every month in fire-related publication. It is preached by fire instructors and constantly drilled into us during trainings. It hovers around the firehouse reflected in stories and myth.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

PHOTO - She said yes, but for a while, this marriage proposal was really up in the air. That’s because Ziyad Santana, a probationary firefighter, popped the question while hanging in full gear from the side of a building at the Fire Academy on Randalls Island. Santana took advantage of the FDNY’s Family Day to begin pursuing one of his own, asking for his girlfriend’s hand in marriage in true dramatic fashion.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york daily news

9 Investigates has learned that the city of Orlando and the Fire Department could face tens of thousands of dollars in fines after firefighters were exposed to dangerous asbestos while prepping an apartment building for live fire training in February. On Wednesday, Channel 9 reported about a lab report that s howed high levels of asbestos were present on gear at the site on Mercy Drive.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTV-TV ABC 9 Orlando

VT Hackney—College Station (TX) Fire Department, special operations unit. Spartan gladiator tractor; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; 37-foot, 10-compartment Hackney drop deck trailer and rear command center.

The Richland Fire Department says citizens of Richland and the Tri-Cities helped push them over the $60,000.00 mark, all by donating to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Captain Damon Bryan alone raised more than $13,000.00 towards the cause. The Scott Firefighter Stairclimb took place back in early March.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2016 9:49:54 PM - SOURCE: kndu