Quick takes
Some opinions on the MD helicopter crash: A Maryland State Senator who is a helicopter pilot has some thoughts about problems uncovered in an audit of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command. Also, the man who spoke for MSP when the last fatal crash occurred has a few things to say. Click here.
Watch the weekend events from Emmitsburg: Be at this very same web address on Saturday evening and Sunday morning and we will have live coverage of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. Again this year we have partnered with Firehouse.com to bring you this tribute to 101 firefighters who died in 2007 and nine who died in previous years.
We encourage all fire service websites to pick up the live streaming. Also, contact the newspapers and TV stations in your area to do the same. Cable operators can also downlink the telecasts. Read the details.
Furlough schedule translated for public consumption: Some who saw that spreadsheet we ran yesterday showing the schedule for PGFD’s furlough of medics might still be scratching your heads. I spent much of yesterday breaking it down so the public might have a better understanding of how the furloughs impacted their communities. The schedule shows there are 200 days between now and June when the department will be running with a reduced number of medic units for at least part of the day.
We ran the story on 9NEWS NOW at 6:00 PM and featured it on wusa9.com. Click here for the video and click here for the website with the much easier to read version of the schedule.
Jarman is fire chief of the year in CA: San Diego’s fire chief is honored. Click here.
And meanwhile, nearby, on the very same day: A juror has had its first full day of deliberations in the suit by four firefighters against San Diego. These are the firefighters who say they were sexually harassed after being ordered to ride in a gay pride parade. Read the story.
You think they would at least like the name of the place: Good fences supposedly make good neighbors. Firefighters in Adams County, CO put a fence up between the firehouse and the House of Babes next door. Read about the firefighter’s concerns.
Taxes may be the least of his problems: In Hong Kong a man wanted to show the city’s tax office just how upset he was with them. His display involved gasoline and fire. But it appears the man may not have given enough thought to his plan. Read more.
