A St. Paul firefighter died of a heart attack Monday evening after collapsing at his Merriam Park firehouse, the first loss of a city firefighter in the line of duty since 2009. Firefighter-paramedic Shane Clifton, 38, collapsed after exercising at Station 14, 111 N. Snelling Ave. He was later pronounced dead at Regions Hospital, according to Fire Chief Tim Butler.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Paul Pioneer Press

Federal investigators have released their latest report on last year's deadly Air 4 helicopter crash outside KOMO studios - laying out the facts for the first time but still coming to no official conclusion about the cause. The seven-page National Transportation Safety Board report was released overnight, spelling out the who, what, when and where of the crash - but not the "why.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO News

A St. Paul firefighter died of a heart attack Monday evening after collapsing at his Merriam Park firehouse, the first loss of a city firefighter in the line of duty since 2009. Firefighter-paramedic Shane Clifton, 38, collapsed after exercising at Station 14, 111 N. Snelling Ave. He was later pronounced dead at Regions Hospital, according to Fire Chief Tim Butler.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Paul Pioneer Press

A man convicted of setting a 1995 fire that killed three Pittsburgh firefighters will get a new trial. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday said it would not hear arguments in the case involving Gregory Brown, who was awarded a new trial last year by Common Pleas Judge Joseph K. Williams III. A few hours later, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-gazette

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