Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson announced today that she will put together a new committee to address the ongoing dispute between Toledo’s fire department administration and rank-and-file union. The mayor said members of business, labor, government, and faith groups will volunteer their time to help mend the dispute between Toledo Firefighters Local 92 and Chief Luis Santiago.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: toledo blade

A Lancaster County firefighter kept battling a house fire Friday night even after he was injured when the front porch collapsed beneath him. Capt. Ray Ingram, 33, with the Shiloh Zion Volunteer Fire Department fell through a concrete porch while fighting a fire at an abandoned house on Monroe Highway.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV

Thanks to funding from USFA/DHS, ISFSI today releases the second phase of training videos for the Principles of Modern Fire Attack. The ISFSI has built a series of training videos to assist departments in educating their professionals in the initial attack sequence, incorporating the fire dynamics research from the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) and Underwriters Laboratory (UL).
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firefighterclosecalls.com

A Eureka Springs firefighter is recovering after he was seriously injured fighting a structure fire on Grand Street. Fire officials say a team of two firefighters entered a burning mobile home when one of the firefighter's air pack mask was dislodged. Officials believe that Rod Wasson's mask was knocked loose while entering a doorway.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOG-TV ABC 29/KHBS-TV 40 Fayetteville-Fort Smith

Wildfires burning in Central Washington are changing as of Monday, with officials now changing which fire is a part of which complex. On Monday afternoon, the Tunk Block fire closed a small one-mile gap and merged with the larger North Star Fire to the east. There are six fires that make up the Okanogan Complex: Blue Lake, Lime Belt, and Beaver Lake all burned together and are now referred to as the Lime Belt Fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2015 8:40:55 PM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News