A Kansas City woman pleaded not guilty Monday in connection to the October 2015 fire that killed two firefighters and injured two others. During Thu Hong Nguyen’s arraignment on Monday, her attorney waived the reading of the charges and Nguyen pleaded not guilty to arson and two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree assault for the firefighters who were hurt, and causing catastrophe, which is a Class A felony.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAF-TV Fox 4 Kansas City News

The chief said Monday that a six-figure deficit appeared in the Fire Department budget recently because the acting city auditor miscalculated the number of firefighters' salaries that had to be funded in relation to when a grant expired. The budget was supposed to fund 72 firefighter salaries with the help of a federal SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grant but a routine analysis showed that with expiration of the grant, only 67 were funded, Fire Chief John A.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Springfield Union-News & Sunday Republican

The fire chief who played a pornographic video during a training session in Spaniard's Bay has been removed from the position by the board that oversees a regional fire department in eastern Newfoundland. CBC News had confirmed that Jeremy Hall was replaced as chief of the regional Bay de Grave fire department, following a series of meetings over the weekend by the 10-member board of directors.
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Damages from two destructive Northern California wildfires that killed six and sent thousands fleeing their homes topped $1 billion in insured losses, according to a preliminary estimate by the state’s insurance department. The two fires started days apart in September, burning more than 200 square miles of remote, mountainous territory north and northeast of San Francisco.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: modesto bee

It's been one week since an apartment fire in Tacoma took the life of a grandmother and sent her 5-year-old grandson to the hospital. On Monday, the boy's mother gave an update on his condition and the road to recovery that still lies ahead. Connie Roberson thanked the public for their support and prayers over the last seven days.
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