Six months after a D.C. fire lieutenant was charged with neglect of duty in a delayed response to a choking toddler who later died, FOX 5 has learned he has not been disciplined and has chosen to retire. This new development has deeply angered the baby's father. wo sources familiar with the process say Lt.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTTG-TV MyFox 5 DC

Fire stations in the city are crumbling and in “poor ?condition,” with some even lacking functional smoke ?detectors and carbon monoxide monitors, according to a city audit. The report, commissioned by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, also calls for $22 million in spending over 15 years to replace 29 firetrucks and bring the ?department’s aging fleet of pump and ladder trucks in line with national standards.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: boston herald

“We really saw the best of the community that night. It wasn’t just firefighters helping out, it was neighbors rescuing neighbors,” Battalion Chief Scott Roseberry said of the actions he witnessed on Dec. 26 after Garland was hit by an EF4 tornado. Garland’s first responders had already been taxed twice as two major flooding events caused widespread damage.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse

Marshall Griffin, a volunteer firefighter at the Snoqualmie Fire Department, teamed up with his fellow firefighters in a wedding proposal that is going viral. Griffin told his girlfriend Lia that they were making a training video for the department. In reality the entire thing was an elaborate proposal.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE:

Marshall Griffin, a volunteer firefighter at the Snoqualmie Fire Department, teamed up with his fellow firefighters in a wedding proposal that is going viral. Griffin told his girlfriend Lia that they were making a training video for the department. In reality the entire thing was an elaborate proposal.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: