Another former Providence fire chief is returning to his old department. Michael J. Dillon, who served in the fire department for 39 years before retiring as acting chief in 2013, is being hired to oversee day-to-day operations following the retirement of asst. Chief Scott Mello. Dillon’s official title will be operations chief and he’ll be paid on a per diem basis, according to Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV Providence 12

When Brian Cresto and his fellow firefighters fly toward a wildfire at just a few hundred feet off the ground, he's scouting for the best spot for them to land when they parachute down. Lately, he's also been keeping an eye out for hobby drones that could take out their twin-engine propeller craft before it climbs to 1,500 feet, where the eight smokejumpers exit.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abc news

After months of waiting, a Ralston firefighter passed a major hurdle this week. He's one step closer to getting a double lung transplant. Ralston Firefighter Mike Bramhall was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 4 months old; the reality that one day his lungs wouldn't be able to keep up with the disease is something he's always known would happen.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nbc nebraska

Firefighters in central California are still struggling to contain a fire that officials have called a "firefight of epic proportions." The Erskin fire, which began Thursday afternoon, continues to spread across the Lake Isabella area of Kern County and has covered over 19,000 acres. As of this morning about 100 structures were lost and 1,500 more were threatened.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abc news

Police in Mill Creek are on the hunt for a potential serial arsonist. There have been at least five suspicious fires, two of them aimed at homes in one neighborhood, one at an office and two at neighborhood parks. People who live in the area are worried their property could be next. Bruce Wojtoviets plans to move his firewood and anything flammable away from his Mill Creek house.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2016 10:36:31 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13