TransCare ambulances will soon stop responding to 911 calls across two of their busiest boroughs –– Manhattan and the Bronx. The private ambulance company filed for Chapter 7 Wednesday, taking 27 ambulances out of service, which means 81 shifts need to be filled. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said the department is prepared to pick up the slack.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: pix11.com

Liberty Volunteer Fire District Assistant Chief Tony Roy isn’t apologizing for ordering a tanker truck to not respond to a Walton County Fire Rescue call for assistance fighting a house fire. The county should have anticipated the reaction, Roy said, and unless it decides to start sending some money Liberty’s way, can expect more of the same in the future.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nwfdailynews.com

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.
- 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