A series of mistakes by Cincinnati firefighters contributed to the growth of a March 2015 fire, which caused heavy smoke and poor visibility for rescuers searching the building, indicated a federal investigation released today. One of those firefighters, Daryl Gordon, fell to his death when he stepped into an elevator shaft.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cincinnati Enquirer

The widow of a retired borough firefighter who was killed in a 2015 hit-and-run accident in front of the Lincoln Hose Fire Co. 4's firehouse has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in hopes it will aid the investigation. Anita Kavanaugh, the widow of George R. Kavanaugh, filed the lawsuit in Somerset County Superior Court on July 20 seeking unspecified damages.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com

Fire investigators discovered two illegal hash-oil extraction operations inside the Nederland home that caught fire following an explosion Monday afternoon, seriously burning two people inside. Steve Pischke, who works with the Multi-Agency Fire Investigations Team, said investigators found one of the operations inside the garage — where the explosion occurred and the fire started — and another in a separate room.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Colorado Daily

A much-needed grant for the Pullman Fire Department. KLEW News Palouse Bureau Chief, Alex Crescenti explains why. Fire officials tell me they are excited about receiving this grant which will go toward equipment used to battle fires. “This is what they look like and then these are the bottle that they go inside,” said Chief Mike Heston, Pullman Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: klewtv.com

New information on an issue that sparked controversy between the Clarkston Firefighters Union, and the City Council earlier this month. At first, Clarkston’s City Council and the mayor said they wouldn’t fill two vacant full-time positions. But after pleas from the public, and the union, city officials backed away from that decision.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: klewtv