Seven FDNY employees — including a deputy chief and three battalion chiefs — have been fined by the Conflicts of Interest Board for accepting free tickets to the 2014 Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium, officials said Monday. Firefighter John Curatolo got 52 freebies the night before the big game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos from NFL vice president of community relations and philanthropy Anna Isaacson.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york post

Nearly a dozen black firefighters in Jacksonville have been sent home for something they didn't do: shave. State rules require firefighters to have a clean-shaven face when they have to wear an oxygen mask. The rule falls in line with regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on wearing respirators.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV CBS 4 Jacksonville

The Harney County fire chief resigned Wednesday because he says he no longer trusts the local government. Chris Briels stood next Ammon Bundy, the leader of an armed group that has taken over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, and announced he had turned in his resignation to county Judge Steve Grasty.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVAL-TV CBS 13

The owners of the Pater Avenue home where a Hamilton firefighter was killed Dec. 28 while battling a fire say they will never be able to return there even if repairs are made. “My wife won’t live there again, and I don’t blame her after the firefighter was killed there,” said Lester Parker, 66, of Hamilton.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal-News

World Trade Center responder John Coughlin of Sayville suffers from a host of conditions: heart disease that led to open-heart surgery and a pacemaker; diminished lung capacity; sleep apnea; and stomach disorders. But the 57-year-old former NYPD emergency services officer, who responded when the towers fell on Sep.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse