VIDEO - A crash involving a fire truck in West Philadelphia left several firefighters injured Sunday morning. Fire officials said the crash, in which a vehicle partially rolled over, happened about 10 a.m. at 55th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Authorities confirmed that Philadelphia Fire Department Ladder 13 was involved in the crash.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nbc philadelphia

For more than an hour in August 2014, Shannon Browne sat with investigators at CHP’s Valley Division office in Sacramento, at first hesitant, then growing more confident as she laid out her concerns. Instructors were manipulating scores on tests at Cal Fire’s firefighting academy in Ione, she told the officers.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: sacramento bee

A federal judge has ruled a former Orono fire chief’s lawsuit against the town may go forward on the age discrimination and retaliation counts. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Nivison on Wednesday dismissed Norman “Buddy” Webb’s allegation that he was discriminated against based on a disability. Webb, 65, of Orono, is seeking compensatory damages, including back pay and pay he would have received had he not been fired, and attorney’s fees.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bangor daily news

A psychologist’s report on an obscure subject is complicating Jacksonville’s already-difficult position in a long court fight over whether it discriminates against black firefighters seeking promotions. The Justice Department has sued the city since 2012, saying low numbers of black firefighters who advance in rank suggest biased testing.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the florida times-union

A man who apparently got stuck in the chimney of a Huron home during a botched burglary attempt died Saturday after the homeowners lit a fire in the fireplace, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. Lt. Brandon Pursell said deputies received a 911 call to the 16000 block of West Gale Avenue just before 3 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fresno bee