Posted: Apr 13, 2016
Firefighters can do more to protect themselves from getting occupational-related cancer, the Boston Fire Department preaches in a new video aimed at raising awareness and curbing deaths.
“We made this a priority,” Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn said in an interview with the Globe, “because of skyrocketing cancer rates within the department and the need for us to take some proactive steps to try to mitigate some of these cancers.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: boston globe
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Posted: Apr 13, 2016
A former Camden firefighter was convicted Tuesday of stealing more than $80,000 in state disability pension payments at the same time he earned his black belt in jiu-jitsu and competed in a mixed martial arts tournament, state authorities said.
A Camden County jury on Tuesday found Shane Streater, 41, of Camden, guilty of second-degree theft by deception, which carries a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison and up to $150,000 in fines, according to the state Attorney General's Office.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com
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Posted: Apr 13, 2016
A 28-year Portland fire veteran will soon take over as chief of Clark County Fire & Rescue.
John Nohr, chief of the emergency operations division for Portland Fire & Rescue, starts his new job on May 1, according to Clark County's interim chief, Ron Oliver.
Nohr was one of five finalists for the job, which will pay him about $133,000 a year, Oliver said.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: oregonian
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Posted: Apr 13, 2016
A 28-year Portland fire veteran will soon take over as chief of Clark County Fire & Rescue.
John Nohr, chief of the emergency operations division for Portland Fire & Rescue, starts his new job on May 1, according to Clark County's interim chief, Ron Oliver.
Nohr was one of five finalists for the job, which will pay him about $133,000 a year, Oliver said.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: oregonian
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Posted: Apr 12, 2016
A new $34.9 million municipal complex including a police and fire station and highway garage apparently will get clear sailing to proceed without the possibility of a town meeting vote to quash the project. Ron Webster, who had opposed the project and filed a town meeting article to reverse last year's vote authorizing the construction, has withdrawn the request.
Webster said he made the decision to withdraw following a conversation with Fire Chief Neal Boldrighini in which he said he received reassurances about some of the spending involved in the project. "I know Neal, we've been friends a long time," Webster said. "I trust him."
Webster says he wants to see follow-through from town officials to make sure the project is completed at reasonable cost.
Webster filed his proposal as a petition signed by a minimum of 10 qualified voters, qualifying it for automatic inclusion on the agenda for the May 3 town meeting.
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