The chief of the Hillcrest Fire Department in Hoke County was seriously burned in an explosion Friday. Chief Michael Scott sustained burns to his arms and face while fighting a woods fire on Lawrence McCollum Road. This is near the Raeford Municipal Airport, about halfway between Raeford and Fayetteville.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fayetteville Observer

Two West Hawaii battalion chiefs who said they were stripped of their badges after they publicly criticized their boss failed in their appeal for lost overtime pay and benefits. The Merit Appeals Board last week unanimously ruled Hawaii Fire Department battalion chiefs Ty Medeiros and Steve Loyola were not due overtime and vacation pay after being put on paid leave in late 2014.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: hawaii tribune-herald

Seattle Fire Department Battalion Chief Tamalyn Nigretto says it was like a slap in the face when she saw a lieutenant being interviewed on television about the Greenwood explosion. Nothing against him, but she had been the incident commander — the ranking commander at the scene and in charge of the response — when the natural-gas blast leveled two buildings last week, yet she had not been asked to speak to the media.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the seattle times

Seattle Fire Department Battalion Chief Tamalyn Nigretto says it was like a slap in the face when she saw a lieutenant being interviewed on television about the Greenwood explosion. Nothing against him, but she had been the incident commander — the ranking commander at the scene and in charge of the response — when the natural-gas blast leveled two buildings last week, yet she had not been asked to speak to the media.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times - metered site

The latest addition to the Skamania Fire District may not be able to knock down a blaze, but her nose will help solve fire investigations in Washington and Oregon. The fire district's new addition, Allie, is one of only a few arson dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Nicholson said the two-year-old yellow lab helps expedite his investigations.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kptv