I don’t know what happened up there 27 years ago this past November, the morning six firefighters died on a windswept hill in south Kansas City. Maybe no one will ever know, except for the arsonists responsible for their deaths. But I do know this. The federal government — the same federal government that imprisoned five people for life in the case — has acknowledged that it never fully solved the crime.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kansas city star

An elderly man died after his house caught fire Thursday morning in Parkland. Neighbors said he was a disabled veteran who lived alone. The fire broke out around 9 a.m. in the 14100 block of 13th Ave. East, according to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue officials. Firefighters arrived to find the man lying in the hallway with severe burns to the upper half of his body.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

An elderly man died after his house caught fire Thursday morning in Parkland. Neighbors said he was a disabled veteran who lived alone. The fire broke out around 9 a.m. in the 14100 block of 13th Ave. East, according to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue officials. Firefighters arrived to find the man lying in the hallway with severe burns to the upper half of his body.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Fulshear (TX) Fire Department, 100-foot rear-mount aerial quint. Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISX550-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump.

Fire rescue dive team members are not called upon often, but when they’re needed, they’re needed urgently. To keep skills sharp, West Metro Fire Rescue hosted the yearly ice dive — a regional dive team training exercise — on Jan. 11 at Big Soda Lake at Bear Creek Lake Park in Morrison. About 15 firefighters represented Westminster Fire Department, West Metro Fire Rescue and South Metro Fire Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2016 7:45:26 PM - SOURCE: Lakewoodsentinel