He really wanted to be a firefighter, Larry Christmas Jr. said, but he gave up his dream and filed a lawsuit because the fire department insisted he cut off his dreadlocks. In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Christmas accuses the city of racial discrimination. He requests $500,000 in compensation for losing the job and $2 million in damages designed to punish the city.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the sun herald

VIDEO - A Whiteland volunteer firefighter captured a scary moment while battling a house fire on Monday. Crews were called to the 500 block of Greensprings Drive in Whiteland around 1 a.m. When they arrived on scene, the home was fully engulfed in flames. Within the first few minutes of attacking the fire, a vehicle’s fuel tank exploded.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIN-TV Fox 59 Indianapolis

Perception is a process by which we use our senses to gather information about what is happening in the environment around us. To do this, we must be paying attention, be mindful and be all-in. I wasn’t. I was focused heavily on my educational endeavors, which was completely understandable. Trying to balance a demanding full-time job with home life and the activities of four kids while dedicating 20-plus hours a week to school created many competing demands for my attention.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse

Tanker 604, which is a side-mount pumper-tanker manufactured by Toyne, has been built on a Mack Granite 6x4 cab and chassis for the East Sullivan Volunteer Fire Department, Bristol, Tennessee.

Granger officials say a home is a "near-total loss" after a fire early Thursday morning. It started just after 4 a.m. in the 100 block of West Boulevard South. Firefighters say the people inside were using candles, and one of the candles caught some bedding on fire. The home did not have any power to it.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2016 8:03:41 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima