Lebanon Fire Chief Perry Gerome is working under an ultimatum issued by the city manager after calling on-duty fire crews and equipment to his home to help celebrate his wife’s 50th birthday by pretending the house was on fire. The chief also had crews deliver a chain saw to help him clear fallen limbs after a storm earlier this year.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News

The trial of a Lansing man accused of striking and killing a firefighter last year is delayed indefinitely, after a judge ruled Wednesday that he is incompetent to stand trial. Grant Taylor, 23, is facing murder and other charges in the death of 35-year-old Dennis Rodeman, who was killed in September while he and other firefighters were collecting donations for charity near the intersection of Cedar Street and Jolly Road.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: detroit free press

VIDEO - It is a colorful way to add some pep to your step. Color runs are all the rage right now. Joggers and walkers are caked in a tsunami of brilliant powder. "You look like a giant ornament," said runner Rachel Suddeth. "It's fun!" An event scheduled for this summer in Oklahoma City is billed as "10,000+ pounds of colorful food-grade cornstarch transforms you into a vibrant rainbow.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFOR-TV NBC 4 Oklahoma City

A Cleveland firefighter who lost his job after pleading guilty to paying co-workers to cover his shifts is suing the city to get his position back, arguing that his race was a factor in his firing. Calvin Robinson, 55, says in his lawsuit that the city, in firing him, discriminated against him because he is black.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com

Walden Fire District #2, Rescue Hose Company #1, Cheektowaga, NY, 75-foot aerial ladder quint. Legend series Gladiator cab and chassis.