The San Bernardino Board of Supervisors said it will move to authorize a $75,000 reward for information leading up to the arrest and conviction of the operators of drones that hampered recent firefighting efforts. Officials said the presence of drones within the same airspace as firefighting aircraft who were responding to recent fires forced the planes to land.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

A volunteer fire department recently explained why a man, who was dressed in a T-shirt, shorts and tennis shoes, was helping during a large fire last weekend. They did not explain why he was allowed to do so without full PPE. Lake Placid News reported that the major structure fire consumed one downtown building and damaged another.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1.com

A firefighter died Monday morning at a fire station in Stanly County. Officials said Capt. James Alan Hicks responded to a fire in Stanly County with the National Guard Fire Department Sunday night. He died at the fire station before his shift ended Monday. An official said an autopsy is pending, but believe he may have died from a heart attack.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte

Spokane City Council passed an emergency ordinance Monday night requiring two-person EMS crews respond to all non-emergency calls. The ordinance affects the Alternative Response Unit (ARU) program of the Spokane Fire Department. The pilot program sent single-person crews to lower acuity calls in an effort to keep larger fire units such as ladder trucks available for bigger emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2015 9:39:23 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6