Quick takes
Come see us in Baltimore: As I first told you Sunday, FireGeezer Bill Schumm has made me an honorary Geezer for a couple of days. Bill has booth #743 at Firehouse Expo. I will be spending time this afternoon and Friday afternoon at the FireGeezer booth. Bill and I are also doing Chief Billy Goldfeder’s radio show Through the Smoke on Friday at noon from room 310. Please join us.
Chicago video brings comments: As I had hoped, a lively discussion is underway in our comments section following the posting of a video from last month showing a confrontation between a Chicago ambulance crew and the video makers. Click her to see the video and join in on the conversation.
Court paves the way for layoffs in Detroit and Pontiac: From mlive.com –
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against two firefighter unions seeking to prevent layoffs in Pontiac and Detroit.
The court ruled 4-3 that an Oakland County judge was wrong to grant an injunction in 2006, stopping Pontiac’s plan to lay off 28 of 117 firefighter.
Fire in PA: A series of pictures sent to STATter 911 from a fire Wednesday morning in McKeesport. Click here for the story.
Still chewing the fat on this one: The labor unrest over the firing of an overweight firefighter in the UK has brought both sides together for talks. Click here.
