Chris Rea is expected to return to work as the city’s assistant fire chief on Monday. During a meeting Tuesday, the Common Council voted unanimously in favor of a $300,000 settlement with Rea. That settlement resolves a nearly four-year legal dispute between Rea and the city that began when Rea was suspended by then-Mayor Shayne Gallo in early 2012.
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A 57-year-old fire captain died Wednesday after falling ill while repairing an ambulance. U.S. Fire Administration reported Peter Larlee, with the East Millinocket Fire Department, had just returned from responding to a medical emergency when he went to the fire department’s engine bay to repair a mud flap on an ambulance.
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VIDEO - Rush hour drivers witnessed a horrific scene Wednesday afternoon after police say a man set himself on fire. It happened at one of Lexington’s busiest intersections; Richmond Road and Fontaine Drive. A witness captured the moment bystanders and Lexington Firefighter, Major Joe Madden began helping the man.
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Flags are flying at half staff in Brookfield this week to honor Marcia Rosecky, a paramedic and the city's first female firefighter. Rosecky died Saturday after a long battle with leukemia. She was 41. "She was an amazing person," Brookfield Fire Chief Charlie Myers said Wednesday. "She set the example for all the others.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel