Douglas McNall, who stuffed cardboard in his leaky shoes while growing up in Everett's Riverside neighborhood and went on to become the city's fire chief, has died after a battle with cancer. McNall was a big man with a heavy handshake and a knack for getting in the last word. His legacy will be marked by his efforts to improve the lives of firefighters, colleagues said.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2016 3:08:07 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

A probationary firefighter was seriously burned when he plunged through the collapsing floor of a burning Staten Island house Monday. Firefighters managed to rescue the probie within moments, but he suffered second- and third-degree burns on 5% of his body, FDNY officials said. The three-alarm blaze broke out at 8:46 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york daily news

An agreement between the city and its firefighter union that ends more than $40 million worth of disputes is now final, with approval from both sides. The City Council voted 6-0 Monday to approve the settlement, one week after approving a tentative version of the plan in closed session. “Reaching equitable settlements are essential to exiting bankruptcy,” City Attorney Gary Saenz said in a written statement.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Bernardino Sun

Will the same panel that demoted Jesse Alba for violating department policies more than two years ago now change its mind and reinstate him as fire chief? After sitting through a two-day hearing in which Alba fought to regain his former position, the five-member Waukesha Police and Fire Commission must decide whether he should be given another shot at holding the city's top fire position.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: waukeshanow

Minutes count in the time between ambulance sirens sound and when patients are wheeled into emergency rooms — a maxim Broomfield resident Mike Kobneck saw first-hand. Kobneck was a paramedic for more than 10 years before he started up Novum Concepts and created the Biophone app with Kevin Scardina, a fellow paramedic and software developer.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: broomfield enterprise