A Plaza man escaped a house fire late Thursday night, but suffered burns to his back and arms. Firefighters from Spokane County District 3 and Whitman County were called to the home, just north of Plaza, at around 10pm. They arrived to find the single wide manufactured home fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 2:29:56 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

A Plaza man escaped a house fire late Thursday night, but suffered burns to his back and arms. Firefighters from Spokane County District 3 and Whitman County were called to the home, just north of Plaza, at around 10pm. They arrived to find the single wide manufactured home fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 2:29:56 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

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