All animals are safe this following a dryer fire at an animal clinic in Poulsbo. Poulsbo Fire Department, North Kitsap Fire and Rescue and Bainbridge Island Fire Department responded to the fire about noon Dec. 1 at Companion Animal Wellness Center Veterinary Hospital on Lemolo Shore Drive. “The quick alert of the fire alarm got the fire department's attention,” said Katherine Murphy, owner of the center.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2015 2:31:37 AM - SOURCE: North Kitsap Herald

The fire chief of a neighboring department is prepared to testify that the Owls Head fire chief failed on several fronts in his response to a blaze that destroyed a commercial garage here in 2013, according to an attorney in a civil case. South Thomaston Fire Chief Bryan Calderwood will be an expert witness and is ready to testify if the case goes to trial, according to a memorandum filed on Nov.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bangor daily news

Four months later, Fire Chief Richard Ares is not sure what really happened the day he flew off a porch while fighting a fire in Templeton, landing on his back and fracturing his spine. He only knows for sure that he is lucky. His back was repairable. The back of his head required 10 staples but it has healed.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Worcester Telegram & Gazette - metered site

A serial arsonist behind a string of blazes in Forest Hills, Queens, taunted police like a Riddler wannabe — leaving behind a coded message at one fire scene that dared cops to solve his puzzle, sources said. But the firebug was as overconfident as his Batman-comic counterpart — since police were quickly able to crack the code and discover his identity.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york post

The National Volunteer Fire Council launched a nationwide recruitment campaign Tuesday to increase the number of volunteers in fire and emergency services. The Make Me a Firefighter campaign will help build awareness among the public as well as provide departments with the tools and resources to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1