Clad in blue jeans and hooded sweatshirts, Stockton firefighters today battled a blaze that hit them where they live. A witness reported seeing smoke coming from the village’s fire station around 11 a.m. Within minutes, volunteer firefighters were on scene and emergency responders from nearby agencies had been called to help save the headquarters of the Stockton Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: thonline.com

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.
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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