On any given day, Miguel Bautista, a Clark County fire inspector, is busy putting out would-be fires before they begin, checking to make sure sprinklers, electrical cords and exit lights are safe and compliant with county code. It’s a busy job for Bautista, who spent 10 years as a firefighter before working as an inspector.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2016 6:02:55 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Former Derby Fire Chief James J. Butler, 50, has died, according to an email sent out Sunday by Town/City Clerk Mark Garofalo. The email, which doesn’t mention the cause of Butler’s death, details his accomplishments, including being an inspector with the Derby Fire Marshal’s Office, and a member of the Paugassett Hook and Ladder company for more than 30 years.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse

A firefighter was hit by a stray bullet Sunday morning as emergency crews extinguished a fire inside a Gilbert garage containing hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The fire was reported inside the garage of a single-story house at the 1200 block of East Sherri Drive shortly before 10 a.m., said Gary Hildebrandt, a Gilbert fire spokesman.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix

An unauthorized billboard with a "Merry Christmas" message has led to the discipline of nearly one-third of the Lancaster Fire Department and exposed a long-simmering feud. Seventeen firefighters were reprimanded from Lancaster fire's Crew 3, and a retired fire captain was banned from city firehouses, after they posed for a billboard picture on a fire truck on city time during the holiday season.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lancaster Eagle-Gazette

A 38-year-old Cosumnes Fire Department firefighter suffered major injuries early Saturday when he was struck by a car as he was responding to a traffic collision on Interstate 5, the California Highway Patrol reported. The firefighter, Eric Oviedo, was responding to a 1:15 a.m. collision on the northbound side of I-5 about a quarter mile north of Lambert Road.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: sacramento bee