The South Bend Fire Department is looking for younger firefighters than ever before. “Our feeling was that if an individual is able to join the military at age 18, and take on the responsibilities associated with a job like that, that the same should hold true for the fire service,” said South Bend Fire Chief Steve Cox.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abc57.com

Mayor Mitch Landrieu will remain free after the Louisiana Supreme Court intervenes in the ongoing battle with fire fighters. The fight isn't over yet, but Landrieu won't be placed on house arrest. "I want to thank the Louisiana Supreme Court for its ruling," he said. "I have to say that I never imagined in my wildest dreams when I became your mayor that I could lose my freedom for doing my job and fighting hard to protect the taxpayers of the city.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wafb.com

The standard-issued "yellows" and cargo-style pants for wildland firefighters don't have much sympathy for the human body, particularly if the firefighter's body type isn't the norm. How comfortable the traditional yellow shirts and green pants are is not typically a forefront concern for firefighters, said Sonya S.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse.com

A woman jumped from a second story apartment window and three firefighters were burned in an apartment fire on the south side of Indianapolis. IFD was called to the Laurel Lake Apartments in the 8700 block of South Keystone Avenue around 2:47 p.m. on a report of heavy fire and black smoke showing from the second floor.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: www.fox59.com

A wildfire that forced hundreds of people from their homes Sunday in the Columbia River Gorge is now 98 percent contained, officials said Monday. "We knew there was a fire around," said John Belanger of Wishram, Washington. "We didn't know where." The Horsethief Butte Fire started north of Dallesport, Washington around noon Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2015 11:32:13 PM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News