It's a sign of the times in Atlanta -- a new highway billboard that warns people they enter Atlanta at their own risk. And there is rough-and-tumble politicking behind that provocative billboard. The billboard is a public jab at Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, and it is a new twist to the war of words between the police and fire unions on one side, and the mayor on the other -- over pay and pensions.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

The former fire chief and secretary of the defunct Eastern Derry Volunteer Fire Company are accused by state police of stealing more than $67,000 from the department during a two-year period, forcing it to close. After the department folded, the couple allegedly sold some of its equipment, including smoke protection masks, to pawn shops, police said.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

VIDEO - A Tyler firefighter is on the mend after receiving minor burns while responding to a house fire sparked by lightning. Tuesday evening, Tyler fire crews were dispatched to the 200 block of Dinah Lane around 7 p.m. after flames enveloped the home's garage. The firefighter, whose name was not released, was moving a gas can away from the flames.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kltv.com

PHOTOS - The fire truck, with four firefighters inside, was rushing to a blaze. The paramedic truck, with three firefighters inside, was heading to the hospital with two young children and their grandmother. The two red emergency vehicles, lights flashing and sirens blaring, crossed paths near Miami’s hospital district.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: miami herald