A veteran firefighter is recovering today from injuries he received early Thursday while battling a house fire in Tullahoma, Tenn. At 2:50 a.m. Thursday, firefighters found light smoke coming from the home at 309 Decherd Street, Tullahoma Fire Chief Richard Shasteen said in a statement on the incident.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: timefreepress.com

The D.C. fire lieutenant accused of neglect of duty after a child died choking on grapes last year was a no-show at his disciplinary hearing on Wednesday. The attorney representing Guy Valentine told a panel of fire officials the lieutenant was officially retired and they no longer had the authority to judge his actions.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: foxdc.com

Legislation to give state land managers more flexibility to permit controlled burns in Central and Eastern Washington is catching on, a policy that may emerge from the state’s worst-ever million-acre wildfire season. House Bill 2928 seeks to slip past obstacles to intentional blazes by relaxing air-quality rules that apply to other types of outdoor burning.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: capitalpress.com

Legislation to give state land managers more flexibility to permit controlled burns in Central and Eastern Washington is catching on, a policy that may emerge from the state’s worst-ever million-acre wildfire season. House Bill 2928 seeks to slip past obstacles to intentional blazes by relaxing air-quality rules that apply to other types of outdoor burning.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: capitalpress.com

Pond Mountain Fire and Rescue, Creston, SC, tanker-pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 350-hp engine; Darley PSP 1,250-gpm PTO pump; APR polypropylene 2,250-gallon tank.