Pursuant to the Presidential Proclamation released on November 15, 2015, Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor of the victims of the attack in Paris, France.

Please notify all of your field offices and facilities around the state...

 

On Sunday November 30, Ladder 13, with the Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department, was involved in an accident while en route to a reported fire. The tractor-drawn aerial hit several parked vehicles before coming to a stop. Ladder 13 radioed a MAYDAY for the location and requested EMS to respond. The five firefighters on the rig suffered injuries and were transported to a local hospital.

 

Surveillance Video from the Crash

 

Joseph J. Tomizzi’s decision to step down as a deputy fire commissioner occurred while he and the Fire Investigation Unit he headed are being investigated by the state Attorney General’s Office, a probe that apparently centers on allegations that Tomizzi was abusing his authority by performing criminal background checks on individuals, The Buffalo News has learned.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: buffalo news

Steph Bouillion never thought she’d be a firefighter. The odds seemed to be against her. Last December, the 27-year-old became one of just two women hired by the Garland Fire Department in nearly 15 years. “I know I’m one of a few,” she said. In North Texas, female firefighters are scarce. Data provided to The Dallas Morning News by 20 fire departments in the Dallas-Fort Worth area shows that as of June, women made up more than 2 percent of firefighters in just six departments.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the dallas morning news