The Buffalo Fire Department has lost it second deputy commissioner in two months with the resignation of Kevin D. Peterson, who is dropping back into the union ranks as he prepares to retire from the department. Peterson, 49, confirmed on Wednesday he is no longer a deputy and that he voluntarily reverted to his civil service rank of battalion chief.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: buffalo news

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