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Tanker Fire Video; Bargaining Rights; Parole Sought in Deadly RI Fire; Eviction in the South; Drinking to the North; VAFireNews is 1.
Joe Sheptak’s picture of a lawn and garden center fire in Lackawanna County, PA. Courtesy of WithTheCommand.com. Details on the fire here. Video of tanker fire.
Good early video in Iowa of a fire involving a tanker truck next to railroad tank cars.
UPDATE from The Des Moines Register: “The driver was loading natural gasoline– gasoline without additives–from a railcar when the explosion occurred, officials said. The fire melted the truck’s aluminum tank”. More here.
Collective bargaining in VA.
The Washington Post looks at the prospects for collective bargaining for those in public safety in Virginia.
STATter 911 takes a look at the issue of automatic mutual aid in the region and two places where it doesn’t exist.
Computer racing fundraiser.
Jay Lowry at Firefighter Hourly has details of an online event to honor Charleston firefighter Mark Kelsey and to raise money for the Charleston 9 Memorial Fund.
Rocky Mountain high on EMS.
Firegeezer has details of what is being called a success story in Grand Junction, Colorado after the fire department became the sole provider of EMS.
I think the first anniversary is paper.
Congratulations to Rhett Fleitz, who this month has a year under his belt with VAFireNews.com. he actually isn’t looking for your gifts, but your ideas. Rhett and his partners want feedback about your likes and dislikes about the site. What I like is that, from the start, they have been very kind and encouraging to STATter 911.
Band manager seeks parole.
The man who sparked the 2003 fire that killed 100 people at The Station night club in Warwick, RI, is seeking parole.
Complaints about the fire department in rapper’s death.
In Montreal, the fire chief admits they could have found “Joe B.G.” sooner, but says it wouldn’t have changed the outcome. Details here and here.
Safe haven in fast-food parking lot.
The paramedics knew just what to do, but this is not what they were expecting when they stopped for lunch.
A growth problem.
Around Raleigh, NC, EMS is trying to keep afloat as the area grows and grows.
They need more than the banjo on their knee.
One Alabama fire department is on the move after being evicted from its own quarters
Bar exam.
A look at firehouses with bars and drinking policies in New Jersey.
And finally, trying to save someone from themselves can only lead to trouble and a lawsuit.
Police in Wales are being sued for forcing a retired army captain and his wife to leave their burning home and their valuables behind. As you will see the captain showed no concern for the cop’s valuables.
