PHOTO - Channel 11’s Melanie Gillespie has learned that one person was taken to a hospital Monday after an accident at the Clymer Volunteer Fire Department in Indiana County .Chopper 11 flew over the scene where a fire truck ladder got twisted, fell over and collapsed on a man standing on the ground, Gillespie reported.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPXI-TV NBC 11 Pittsburgh

Fairbanks Fire Chief Warren Cummings officially ended his 43-year career with a well-attended ceremony at the department’s Cushman Street headquarters Friday afternoon. Cummings began his firefighting career in 1972 and worked his way up through the ranks to become the fire chief in 2000. Along the way he saw major changes in the safety culture and worked tirelessly to improve the equipment and working conditions at the department.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fairbanks News-Miner

Jeff Lyon, a battalion chief accused of using the term "no bitch Tuesdays," was fired Friday amid allegations of harassment — claims he denies. The investigation also revealed that Lyon, 48, had made inappropriate comments about women, minorities and lesbians, according to an Oct. 30 He asked some of his women subordinates about their sexual orientation.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel & SouthFlorida.com

An East Helena man who started wildfires that caused nearly $1 million in damage to bolster his work as firefighter received a 40-year suspended sentence in district court Monday. Frederick J. Maw was 18 years old when authorities arrested him for sparking 20 fires in May 2013. Included in his sentence is that Maw cannot participate in any firefighting efforts.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: independent record

North Montgomery ESD 1, Willis, TX, rescue-pumper. Igniter cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump.