An 8-year-old child from Port Angeles died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a two-car wreck on state Highway 112 near Elwha River Road west of Port Angeles. The State Patrol said Wednesday that the boy died of injuries sustained in the Tuesday wreck. His identity has not been released.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2015 2:57:47 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

The Zadroga Act, federal law providing medical monitoring and treatment for 9/11 first responders, expired overnight after Congress failed to extend it. Patients still can get their health care for now but the program's administrators warn it will face challenges by February and will have to begin shutting down by next summer.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV PIX 11

Fewer than 4% of all firefighters are women, according to the National Fire Protection Association, and even fewer are leaders in the industry. But the fire chief in the city of Harlan, Kentucky has been breaking barriers for decades. “It’s a good feeling to know I was able to accomplish these things,” said Chief Linette Hutchison, “It’s not to brag.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV Knoxville

Suicide prevention is usually not mentioned in an employee handbook or in regular workplace meetings. However, the Denver Fire Department has made it a priority. "It's OK to talk about these things," Denver Fire Chief Eric Tade said. "There is no need to internalize them." Chief Tade has worked at Denver Fire for more than 20 years.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSA-TV NBC 9 Denver

One day after police raided his lockers at the Woodward Avenue Station, firefighter Kenneth Burgos was put on leave with pay. On Sept. 15, police searched two lockers at the Woodward Avenue Station and did not leave empty-handed, though it is unclear what they found. The search and seizure warrant, signed on Sept.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new haven register