Michael Diehl’s competitive nature didn’t go away when he lost his right arm last March in a firehouse accident. In fact, it’s only fanned those competitive flames more intensely. Diehl, a volunteer Franklin firefighter, was injured in March 2015 while helping to guide a fire engine back into the station.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News

Social media guidelines have been revised after a couple in Garfield Fire Company 1 were threatened with suspension for posting their wedding invitation on Facebook that featured their turnout coats. The couple will not face suspension from the department. City Manager Tom Duch said what originated as a "lack of communication" has been corrected after a several hour meeting with the five fire department chiefs, himself and Deputy Mayor and Council Fire Department Liaison Glenn Mati, where everyone left with a "clear understanding" of what is acceptable on social media.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bergen County Record & Herald News

Berlin (WI) Fire Department, AutoCAFS pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 380-hp engine; Darley “Command Cab” enclosed top-mount control panel

A fire was caused by paper towels saturated with oil-based stain and rags disposed of in a large recycling bin in N. Spokane on Friday evening. Multiple evening commuters reported seeing smoke near N Whitehouse St. and W Wabash Ave. Firefighters found a large recycling bin fully involved with fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2016 10:58:30 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News

A fire was caused by paper towels saturated with oil-based stain and rags disposed of in a large recycling bin in N. Spokane on Friday evening. Multiple evening commuters reported seeing smoke near N Whitehouse St. and W Wabash Ave. Firefighters found a large recycling bin fully involved with fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2016 10:58:30 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News