Although he was acquitted of criminal charges in the alleged assault on homeless people last year, a former Seattle firefighter will not get his job back after an arbitrator determined he instigated the attack and then lied to police about it. The ruling by labor-management arbitrator and mediator Howell L.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: seattle times

After nearly six months in the hospital, Pete Dern is home. The Fresno fire captain received severe burns when he fell through the roof while trying to put out a house fire. A huge crowd turned out to cheer him on as he left Community Regional Medical Center Wednesday afternoon. This day for Pete Dern started like the past 163 others, with a round of treatment and physical therapy.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSN-TV ABC 30 Frenso/Visalia

A man died in an early morning house fire today, Port Angeles police said. Police and fire officials are investigating the fire at 218 E. Lopez Ave., Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith said. The fire began at about 5:30 a.m., he said. A man in his mid-50s to 60s was found dead inside the house, Smith said.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: peninsula daily news

Thousands of firefighters have spent their summer working to contain the largest fire in Washington history. Now, as the fire season winds down, investigators are tasked with determining what killed three firefighters who were trying to put out the flames. Tom Zbyszewski, Andrew Zajac and Richard Wheeler died August 19.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2015 4:35:45 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4