The Rhode Island Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Elorza administration’s request to suspend an upcoming arbitration hearing with the city’s firefighters while the justices take up a larger legal dispute between the two parties. The one-page written decision means the city and the firefighters can proceed with a Dec.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV Providence 12

Last year the New York City Fire Department responded to nearly 62,000 fire incidents, or roughly 160 every day. That's a lot. But it actually reflects a step drop in firefighting over the previous 16 years—a 49 percent drop in fire incidents since 1998. Over the same period, the number of medical emergencies that FDNY handled jumped by a third.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: citylimits.org

Thirty-two recruits became Knoxville firefighters Wednesday night at a special graduation ceremony. One member of that class has some special experience on the job. Jeff Kindrick was injured in the 2007 McClung Warehouse fire. He was looking for a few of his fellow firefighters who were in the building when he had to jump from the third floor.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATE 6 Knoxville

The city of San Antonio has lost the first round of its legal battles against the police and fire labor unions Monday when visiting Judge Martha Tanner rejected its arguments that a portion of its contracts with the unions are unconstitutional. In separate lawsuits, the city had argued that the so-called “evergreen clause” violated the Texas Constitution.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: mysanantonio.com

Two people managed to escape a mudslide that severely damaged their Burien home Tuesday night. A second nearby home was also damaged and an evacuation order for nearby residents is still in effect. The slide happened sometime before 10 p.m. on Standring Lane in the north part of town, just southwest of the Salmon Creek Ravine.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: komo news