Finally, some good news for 9/11 survivors. House Speaker Paul Ryan told members of his conference Thursday morning that Congress will reauthorize the Zadroga Act in a comprehensive spending bill that will come up for a vote next week. "Speaker Ryan told me this morning that the Zadroga Act, which funds health screenings and treatments for 9/11 first responders, is in the large spending bill that will pass next week," Rep.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york daily news

Ten weeks after the Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department members voted to resign en masse, the city and Lawrence County are poised to create a city department that will blend a paid fire chief and administrative staff with volunteer firefighters. Citing exhaustion, the rigors of fundraising and an inability to attract new volunteer leadership, a majority of the 134-year-old Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department, one of the oldest in western South Dakota, voted to disband, effective Jan.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: rapid city journal

Emmett Township Department of Public Safety, Battle Creek, MI, 100-foot aerial platform. Monarch heavy-duty cab and chassis.

A tornado with winds in excess of 100 mph tore through Battle Ground late Thursday morning, sending emergency personnel to downed power lines and damaged houses, vehicles and other property. No injuries were reported. The National Weather Service said the EF1-rated twister reached speeds of up to 104 mph and touched down around 11:15 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 9:33:28 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

A tornado with winds in excess of 100 mph tore through Battle Ground late Thursday morning, sending emergency personnel to downed power lines and damaged houses, vehicles and other property. No injuries were reported. The National Weather Service said the EF1-rated twister reached speeds of up to 104 mph and touched down around 11:15 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 9:33:28 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian