While the cities are less than 10 miles apart, Henderson and Evansville fire departments don't have a formal agreement to help the other out if needed. To bridge the gap, the Henderson Fire Department is pushing for a formalized mutual aid agreement that legitimizes help between departments. The Evansville City Council will vote on the proposal on June 13.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: evansville courier & press

When firefighters responded to the mass shooting at Memorial and Wycliffe in west Houston Sunday, they found themselves under fire. "As we almost came to a stop, is when he shouldered his rifle and started aiming at us and firing on us. I could see him through the rest of the windows,” Houston Fire Capt.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston

Syndie Molina was a star member of the city’s elite rescue-paramedic squad. The FDNY asked her to appear on “Good Day New York” with Regis Philbin and to do a Q&A with The New York Times. “I was the face of the department. I loved the department,” she says. But after 10 years with the FDNY, she has flamed out.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york post

Yakima Fire Department says there's been an increase in fires started by minors recently. The most recent one reported was on Memorial Day, May 30th, in the 100 block of California Avenue. The Yakima Youth Firesetter's Program, works to help educate kids to help prevent incidents like this from happening more frequently.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nbc right now

Yakima Fire Department says there's been an increase in fires started by minors recently. The most recent one reported was on Memorial Day, May 30th, in the 100 block of California Avenue. The Yakima Youth Firesetter's Program, works to help educate kids to help prevent incidents like this from happening more frequently.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nbc right now