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  • Wis. FF Canned for Running Over Hose

    A Kewanuee firefighter was terminated last week for driving over a hose in January while driving by the scene of a blaze, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette. The Police and Fire Commission voted 4-0 to terminate Firefighter Mark Wautlet after...

    News • March 18th, 2010

  • New Calif. Chief Has No Fire Experience

    National City, Calif. --  The man hired to replace National City's retiring fire chief has no fire experience, the 10News I-Team learned.   Frank Parra has been a National City councilman for eight years and has worked as an emergency...

    News • March 11th, 2010

  • Arizona Fatal Fire Ruled Arson

    PHOENIX --  Yavapai County authorities believe a fire that claimed two lives in Prescott Valley on Wednesday was intentionally set, according to a news release from the Prescott Valley Police Department. The fire started at about 6:20 a.m...

    News • February 26th, 2010

  • Fla. FF Cheats on Test Gets Promoted

    ORLANDO, Fla. --   An Orlando firefighter caught cheating on a promotion test just got a better job as a supervisor.

    News • February 24th, 2010

  • Las Vegas Chief Tells Crews Limit On-Duty Gym Time

    The Las Vegas Fire Department chief is urging his firefighters to avoid spending time at the gym during work hours and not to "abuse sick leave" as his department battles poor public perception during its stand to avoid pay cuts and layoffs. The...

    News • February 24th, 2010

  • Orlando Union Not Sold on New Chief

    ORLANDO, Fla. --   The city of Orlando has a new fire chief. The city just promoted John Miller to the job. He's taking over for James Reynolds, who's stepping down for health reasons, but union leaders told Eyewitness News Miller may not be the...

    News • February 16th, 2010

  • Former Ga. FFs Talk About Deadly Fire

    DECATUR, Ga. -- Two fired DeKalb firefighters spoke out for the first time about a deadly fire in Dunwoody last month. Fire Apparatus Officer Jeff Greene and former Capt. Tony Motes defended their actions at the home...

    News • February 11th, 2010

  • Florida Firefighters Could Work as Correctional Officers to Save Jobs

    The Volusia County Council is recruiting 18 of its firefighter to become correctional officers in order to avoid further layoffs, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.The county's jail system is experiencing a shortage of workers and the...

    News • February 5th, 2010

  • 4th Pittsburgh FF Faces Drug Charges

    PITTSBURGH --   A Pittsburgh Fire Bureau captain was arrested on the North Side and is the latest in a string of city firefighters facing drug and alcohol charges over the past few months. "I can tell you it's something we're taking very seriously...

    News • January 7th, 2010

  • Conn. FFs in Hot Water Over Prank

    WATERFORD, Conn. -- Seven Waterford firefighters are in hot water after a practical joke that got out of hand. Police said last September, the young firefighters taped a member of the Quaker Hill Fire Department to a...

    News • December 16th, 2009

  • D.C. Deputy Fire Chief Now in Florida Kept on Books, Burned Firefighter Not

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    News • December 16th, 2009

  • Ga. Responders' Actions Investigated

    ATLANTA, Ga. -- CBS Atlanta showed a city councilwoman, and member of the public safety committee, the controversial surveillance tape taken inside the Moreland Package Store. The tape shows 21-year-old Martez McKibben trying to...

    News • December 15th, 2009

  • Report: Sexism, Racism Is Not Norm in Houston Fire Department

    HOUSTON --   The Houston Fire Department is being encouraged to make some changes after months of allegations of racism and sexual discrimination, KPRC Local 2 reported.   The first set of findings by two independent law firms hired by the city...

    News • December 8th, 2009

  • Report: Racism, Sexism Are Not the Norm in Houston Fire Dept.

    HOUSTON -- The Houston Fire Department is being encouraged to make some changes after months of allegations of racism and sexual discrimination, KPRC Local 2 reported. The first set of findings by two independent...

    News • December 8th, 2009

  • Fla. FF Dies in Crash on Way to Work

    DELAND, Fla. --   Colleagues are mourning the loss of a DeLand firefighter/EMT, who was killed Tuesday morning as he rode his motorcycle to work. Police said 30-year-old Gary O'Brien was going west on State Road 44 at Grimm Lane when his...

    News • December 8th, 2009

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