A high-ranking Chicago Fire Department official has resigned his command position after he was in a traffic accident early Wednesday with his city-issued vehicle on North Lake Shore Drive, a department spokesman said. Chicago Fire Department Deputy Commissioner John McNicholas was “operating his city vehicle outside department policy” when it crashed sometime during the early morning hours near Lake Shore Drive and North Avenue, said spokesman Larry Langford.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse

A Hugo, Oklahoma firefighter, who led law enforcement on a chase that ended in a standoff and who took his own life in Savoy Monday afternoon, was said to have lived a life opposite of his final actions. “It’s not anything you expect at all with a guy of his capabilities,” Hugo Fire Chief Ron Cloud said.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: herald democrat

Some Orlando firefighters were exposed to high levels of cancer-causing asbestos, according to a report. Environmental Protection officials started investigating in February and said they found 27 pieces of equipment had high levels of asbestos contamination. They tested 93 pieces of gear, including clothing.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTV-TV ABC 9 Orlando

Firefighters took every precaution early Wednesday morning, shutting down a busy intersection and calling in the hazmat crew to deal with a mysterious 55-gallon drum that was found leaking on the side of the road, just a mile away from the veteran's medical center. Firefighters first received reports of a white, 55-gallon drum on the side of Poplar Street near Myra Road.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2016 9:51:40 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

Firefighters took every precaution early Wednesday morning, shutting down a busy intersection and calling in the hazmat crew to deal with a mysterious 55-gallon drum that was found leaking on the side of the road, just a mile away from the veteran's medical center. Firefighters first received reports of a white, 55-gallon drum on the side of Poplar Street near Myra Road.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2016 9:51:40 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com