Fire District 8 officials said the failure to pass Proposition One on the 2015 ballot would mean cutbacks for staff and slower response times. "Let's use this example right here, if we were to lay off these two guys, this house catches on fire, then where is the next fire station closest to this person? You know, it's another 15 minutes, maybe, for them to even get here on scene.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2015 4:32:39 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News

Of all the equipment a firefighter uses, one of the most critical is the breathing apparatus for entering burning, smoke-filled buildings. The apparatus protect the face and eyes, provide breathable air, warn when that air is running low, allow firefighters to communicate and sound an alarm when a firefighter is disabled.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2015 12:05:57 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee's office sent an email Wednesday afternoon, July 29, proudly announcing Saginaw will receive a $2 million grant that will prevent 13 firefighters from being laid off this fall. About 15 minutes later, about a dozen firefighters jumped into their turnout gear and sped toward a fire on Saginaw's East Side.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: mlive

Albuquerque Fire Chief David Downey says 17-year-old Esperanza Quintero did everything right when she called 911 as part of a desperate attempt to save her friend who had been shot. “The young lady … couldn’t have been doing it better. She was outstanding. The problem was she needed support,” Downey said in a Journal interview.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Albuquerque Journal

Detroit firefighter Donavan Dickerson got the call about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday that his house was burning from top to bottom. He was suddenly trying to put out a fire right where he lives. "I helped them put the hose up ... that's all I could do. I didn't have any gear," he said. It's a house with a rich Detroit history, and it's been in Dickerson's family for decades.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: click on detroit