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.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

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.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVQ-TV Lexington

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

A Lincoln Fire and Rescue captain has sued the city and the fire department's top brass alleging they retaliated against him for reporting harassment of recruits in 2011 and that he continues to get passed up for promotions because of it. Lincoln's city attorney said Monday the department has been taking steps for more than a year to address issues brought out in an internal investigation into Capt.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Lincoln Journal Star,

Ed Widdis will be stepping down as fire chief of Snohomish County Fire District 1 effective March 8. He made the announcement during Tuesday night’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Widdis last year announced his plans to retire at the end of 2016, but said medical issues prompted him to move up that date.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2016 10:59:58 PM - SOURCE: My Edmonds News