Five restaurant co-workers, most believed to be in their 20s, died in a house fire Sunday morning in a Novi subdivision. The fire’s cause is still unclear, police said. Police and fire personnel were alerted about 9:30 a.m. and arrived to find smoke filtering up from the basement of the home in the 23000 block of Mystic Forest Drive, said Novi Public Safety Chief David Molloy.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: detroit free press

A proposal that would institute a major overhaul of the state's badly underfunded pension plan for public safety workers will be introduced in the Arizona Senate on Monday. The overhaul is the result of months of meetings between lawmakers, pension officials, firefighter and police unions as well as cities, towns and other public agencies that pay into the system.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tucson News Now

Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Department, Deerfield, IL, PUC pumper. Dash CF cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine.

W.S. Darley’s e-commerce Web site eDarley.com now features the KIMTEK® MEDLITE® and FIRELITE® line of transport skid units custom designed for UTVs. The addition of KIMTEK's products on the Darley Web site provides customers with more options for purchasing UTV-based skid units specifically designed for off-road EMS, medical, and firefighting applications. 

KIMTEK President Kimball Johnson said, “I am pleased that one of our long-term strategic goals was reached this year with the addition of KIMTEK products into the larger line of products sold by W.S. Darley and Co. since 1908." Noting that loyal Darley customers can now buy KIMTEK products direct through eDarley.com, a Web site Mr. Johnson said is trusted throughout the industry, he added, "This development is another milestone in a long, successful relationship between W.S. Darley and KIMTEK.”

Sales of KIMTEK UTV and pickup truck-based skid units topped a record 465 units shipped in 2015. Posting a gain of over 10% from the previous year, KIMTEK is poised for another record year in 2016. The company attributes this growth to successful relationships with vendors, high-quality products, and excellent service before, during, and after the sale.

Visitors to eDarley.com will find KIMTEK's FIRELITE Transport at http://www.edarley.com/firelite-transport-skid-units/ and KIMTEK's MEDLITE Transport at http://www.edarley.com/medlite-transport-skid-units/.

 

Spokane Valley fire investigators are looking into four early-morning fires they believe were intentionally set and they are now asking for the public's help. A series of four separate fires within the span of an hour kept firefighters busy Friday morning. The first fire was reported just after 3:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2016 12:59:46 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6