| Los Angeles County To Build New Fire Station
8/9/2010 4:32:16 PM The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors continued to show their support for County firefighters and public safety at their meeting on August 3 by giving the green light to two important Los Angeles County Fire Department construction and maintenance projects. |
| Ex-South San Francisco Fire Chief Accused of Operating Gambling Ring
8/9/2010 12:17:56 PM A former Battalion Chief with the South San Francisco Fire Department was arraigned Friday in San Mateo County Superior Court for allegedly running an illegal sports betting ring that handled hundreds of thousands of dollars of bets every day while on duty at the firehouse. |
| Autistic Boy Dies in Philadelphia Fire Spurring Additional Outcry Against Fire Department Brownouts
8/8/2010 4:42:39 PM A twelve year old autistic boy perished last night in a fire in West Philadelphia, and some claim that the “brownout” policy recently imposed upon the Philadelphia Fire Department was partially to blame. |
| National PIO Victim of Theft
8/7/2010 9:50:56 AM After returning from the Schultz Fire and Flagstaff Floods, Eric Neitzel, a National Public information Officer with the Show Low, Arizona Fire Department, found his vehicle broken into and thousands of dollars of equipment missing. |
| East Saint Louis Firefighters to Vote Friday on Jobs
8/5/2010 3:33:18 PM The City of East St. Louis, Illinois voted Sunday to eliminated 11 firefighters and 19 police officers to try to fix a budget deficit of $1.2 million. Members of IAFF Local 23 will vote Friday to accept or reject an agreement that would potentially restore some of the jobs. |
| Former Paramedic Sentenced in Child Pornography Case
8/5/2010 3:23:22 PM Octavius Lee Durdley, 31, of Gainesville, was sentenced to 136 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Pamela C. Marsh, Northern District of Florida. |
| FDNY Barred From Hiring 300 New Firefighters
8/5/2010 11:50:24 AM A federal judge in Brooklyn, New York ruled Wednesday the City of New York Fire Department (FDNY) cannot hire 300 new firefighters who have already taken an exam because the hiring test used by the department is discriminatory against blacks and Hispanics, according to the New York Times. |
| Portland Fire Investigators and Portland Police Officers Make Arrest in Food Cart Fire
8/5/2010 6:43:57 AM Portland Fire Investigators and Portland Police arrested Kevin Daniel Mackin, age 26, on Friday, July 30th. |
| Philadelphia Fire Department Begins Rolling Brownouts Amidst Protests
8/3/2010 3:16:48 PM Rolling brownouts of fire stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania went into effect Monday morning. In front of Engine 57, one of the closed companies, about 80 firefighters, union leaders and residents started the day protesting, trying to get the public to call the Mayor and City Council with safety concerns. |
| San Francisco Fire Department Introduces New Lockbox System
8/3/2010 11:06:18 AM The San Francisco Fire Department is changing the type of lockbox it approves for Fire Department access to buildings in San Francisco. |
