When Deborah Gaudet and Sheila Wanner joined the fire service in the 1990s, neither of them thought their career could cause cancer. But it did. Wanner, a retired Newport News master firefighter-medic, and Gaudet, fire department safety officer in Virginia Beach, were part of a regional information session held in Newport News Monday to bring awareness to the problem.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: newport news daily press

An independent study of the Tulsa Fire Department is recommending several efficiency changes at the department, including reductions in response to both fires and medical calls. City officials received a draft version of a study this week, looking primarily at Tulsa Fire Department operations but also at the department’s relationship with EMSA on medical responses.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: tulsa world

A Kennewick homeowner sustained minor burns to his face and arms Monday after he tried to burn weeds and lost control of the fire, according to the Kennewick Fire Department. The fire in the 2200 block of South Garfield Street spread to a 75-foot long line of junipers, sending a cloud of dark smoke over south Kennewick about 5:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: tri-city herald

A Kennewick homeowner sustained minor burns to his face and arms Monday after he tried to burn weeds and lost control of the fire, according to the Kennewick Fire Department. The fire in the 2200 block of South Garfield Street spread to a 75-foot long line of junipers, sending a cloud of dark smoke over south Kennewick about 5:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: tri-city herald

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