Firefighters were called to a mobile home fire in Lakewood Friday morning. Two people were transported to the hospital with smoke inhalation after the mobile home in the 3200 block of 96th Street South caught fire from the outside. West Pierce fire said firefighters tried to save two cats inside the mobile home, but they died in the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2015 10:14:47 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

Brush trucks have many shapes and sizes—maybe more than any other type of fire apparatus. But, they all have one defining characteristic: they are meant to operate beyond the pavement. The problem is that there aren’t any commercial truck chassis available on the market that are purpose-built for off-road use. 4x4 is a start, but it’s not the whole story. And sure, there are surplus military trucks, and more than a few departments have those. But, those ex-military trucks often have limited availability and, more importantly, their condition is usually unknown in advance. So, that makes it difficult to plan a fleet replacement just how and when you need it.

VIDEO - Two firefighters were injured after an accident involving another fire department vehicle on Thursday. The Atlanta Fire engine was responding to a warehouse fire when it was slammed head-on into an SUV on Lee Street SW at Van Buren Street SW. The SUV was also a fire department vehicle. Quintin Barksdale said he heard an explosion on the fire truck right before it was engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System board on Wednesday ordered former Loomis Fire Chief David Wheeler to pay back more than $450,000 in pension benefits after an administrative law judge determined that Wheeler had violated state law. The judge had issued a preliminary finding that Wheeler, a member of the Loomis Town Council, knowingly violated state law by receiving a $137,000-a-year pension from CalPERS while also receiving a $60,000 annual salary from the Loomis Fire Protection District.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: sacramento bee

VIDEO - There were tense moments for some firefighters in South Amherst last night, after they were held hostage on a call. Assistant Chief Dennis Hevener was among those to respond to a brush fire behind a home on Hornyak Court. He said a man was soon outside pointing a rifle at him and two others, telling them to stand near a truck.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYC-TV NBC 3 Cleveland