Fresno firefighters who responded to a house blaze where Capt. Pete Dern fell through a roof and was severely burned failed to properly access the fire’s dangers, reflecting a Fire Department in which personnel are “picking and choosing” which procedures to follow, an investigative report released Tuesday says.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fresno bee

A firefighter has been suspended following an investigation by the Clay County Fire Rescue Monday that unearthed he did not disclose a 2015 DUI arrest to county officials, the agency said. David A. Nettles has been placed on administrative leave following the investigation into an unrelated January 15 crash on Blanding Boulevard when the fire engine Nettles was driving was struck by a vehicle that reportedly ignored the emergency lights on his vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTLV 12 NBC & WJXX 25 ABC - First Coast News

Diesel emissions, regeneration and maintenance shouldn’t be as scary as some firefighters believe. Ever since the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started cracking down on black soot spouting diesel engines about five years ago, firefighters flinch at new regulations and have been trying to push them back.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse

At least 20 of the 111 black firefighters hired by the Chicago Fire Department after a marathon discrimination lawsuit had not been medically cleared by a department physician before starting work and two of them “suffered serious medical events and died while off-duty,” the city’s inspector general disclosed Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times

Gilman (IL) Fire Protection District, AutoCAFS “Wasp” quick-attack unit. Ford F-550 cab and chassis.