Lorain City Council approved a $28 million budget Thursday night and sealed the fate of up to 15 firefighters. Those hard-working individuals will lose their jobs as the city attempts to make up for a $3.6 million budget shortfall while keeping jobs and city services intact. City officials tell Cleveland 19 that one fire station will close, but Lorain firefighter Tom Baker says it's going to be a lot worse.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIX-TV FOX 19 Cincinnati

When love ignited, Garfield Fire Company 1 volunteer members Paul Mellor and Danielle Szep were proud to incorporate their fire department turnout coats on their wedding invitations. They posted on Facebook part of the wedding invitation that showed their names on the back of their fire department coats.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: North Jersey.com (Bergen County Record & Herald News)

The embattled deputy fire chief in Newaygo is speaking out to the 13 Watchdog team, through his attorney, to say he's innocent of the criminal charges he's facing. Court records indicate Robert VanDyke is being criminally charged with two counts of attempted embezzlement. He's accused of putting down on-call hours to be paid when he was outside of his fire district.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZZM-TV Grand Rapids 13

Lindstrom (MN) Fire Department, rear-mount pumper. Commander R7818 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Waterous S100 1,500-gpm pump.

Firefighters say Wednesday's fire at a Yakima senior living community did more than a million dollars in damage. KIMA says thank you to Steve Mack for these views of the complex on West Chestnut Avenue. Mack used a drone to get this footage. Authorities say nine units were a total loss. Four cars were totaled, and several others got serious heat damage.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2016 8:36:36 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima