A volunteer firefighter in Johnston County died after responding to a vehicle crash in Kenly on Saturday, officials said. John Morris Davis Jr., 45, a Kenly firefighter, was among fire crews who responded to a crash on Princeton-Kenly Road, the fire department said a statement to the media. “He just wanted to help people, whether it was helping people at the fire station or helping the public,” said Tim Little, Kenly Asst.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCN-TV NBC 17

The Old Orchard Beach fire chief – who has worked previously at numerous fire departments in Maine and elsewhere in New England and the U.S. – was charged with arson early Saturday for allegedly setting the April 15 fire that burned 42 acres of the Jones Creek Marsh and forced the evacuation of a nearby condominium complex.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Central Maine

The FDNY’s latest graduating class of 310 probationary firefighters had the lowest drop-out rate in years, but some question whether the training was watered down. The class started with 324 and lost only 14 due to resignations, failure or injuries — a 4 percent drop-out rate, sources said. The usual dropout is 10 percent or more.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york post

A 12 News investigation has revealed that Phoenix Fire Marshal Jack Ballentine personally accepted a $100,000 check while on duty from a philanthropist whose business, the Madison Improvement Club, had failed its fire inspection 11 months earlier. The money was a donation for the 100 Club of Arizona.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: 12news

In November 2011, Gabriel Terry and others from a Tuolumne County firefighting crew were dispatched to fight a wildland blaze that began when a supposedly controlled burn got out of control. Employees of the Don Pedro Recreation Agency, which is part of the Turlock Irrigation District, set out to burn some brush piles.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fireresuce1