Mayor Toni N. Harp has named retired Assistant Fire Chief Ralph Black to serve as acting fire chief as Fire Chief Allyn Wright retired Monday, according to a release. Black will take the role effective Jan. 11. Assistant Chief of Operations Matt Marcarelli is in command until then. Harp has said the city will conduct a national search for a new fire chief.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new haven register

I was riding my bicycle to town the other day past a familiar church signboard, and another message caught my attention. It said: "Those who shine from within do not need a spotlight." I started thinking about those who always seek attention for themselves — why they do it, what effect this behavior has on the larger group, and how this applies to the fire service.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

The warehouse where firefighter Daniel Capuano suffered a fatal fall Dec. 14 will be demolished, attorneys for the building owner and the city told a judge Wednesday at a court hearing. And now the city wants the adjacent building torn down after inspectors said they uncovered safety problems next door.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: chicago tribune

Detectives are recommending an assault charge for the man who authorities believe caused an explosion at Motel 6 by stepping on a gas line. The Aug. 18 blast leveled one end of the Kitsap Way motel, critically wounding a Cascade Natural Gas technician attempting to fix the leak and injuring several emergency responders.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2016 7:20:11 PM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun

Detectives are recommending an assault charge for the man who authorities believe caused an explosion at Motel 6 by stepping on a gas line. The Aug. 18 blast leveled one end of the Kitsap Way motel, critically wounding a Cascade Natural Gas technician attempting to fix the leak and injuring several emergency responders.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2016 7:20:11 PM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun