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Video and radio traffic from three-alarm fire in PA: A Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed two businesses and a home in Macungie. The video above is from News Working, where you will find more details and pictures. Also check out The Morning Call.
Newspaper has internal report saying test showed assistant chief was drunk when he crashed FD vehicle: The latest on the controversial November 30 wreck involving Montgomery County, Maryland Assistant Chief Greg DeHaven. The Washington Post has obtained an a “confidential” fire department report and has a statement from Chief DeHaven. Click here for the details.
Update on DC EMS call where family claims medic told man he had acid reflux: The Washington Post is on a roll this morning. Elissa Silverman also has some interesting internal documents on the call from December where Edward Givens died of a heart attack in Northeast. Relatives claim the paramedic said Givens just needed an antacid. Here’s the latest.
Update on South Milwaukee chief: Unless the South Milwaukee Police and Fire Commission has a different view, Chief Jay Behling’s bosses think he served his time for uttering a racist remark. Here is an update on the union’s claims that Behling is a repeat offender.
Wife of accused Coatesville firefighter-arsonist speaks but is too embarrassed to say where her husband really was: An excerpt from a story by WPVI-TV on Coatesville FD’s Robert Tracey’s arrest and what Tracey’s wife has to say about it –
“He is telling me he didn’t do it, he said he was in the area but it wasn’t him. I’m not going to say what he was doing in the area.”
Tracy March-Tracey says while she worked late Friday night her husband, Robert Tracey, left their young children home alone to go out in the night. She won’t say why saying it’s just too embarrassing.
Accused Long Island firefighter-arsonist in court “blowing kisses”: Click here for details of Long Island former probationary firefighter Caleb Lacey’s day in court charged with the arson that killed four members of the same family. Relatives of the victims were not happy with what they saw of Lacey.
It ain’t over until it’s over: The City of San Diego is appealing the award given to firefighters who were ordered to appear in a gay pride day parade. Read the latest.
Over on the Geezer channel: Bill has some closeup reports from a Firegeezer regular on the eruption of Mt. Redoubt in Alaska. And Mike Ward looks at the passing of an educator who had a big impact on Northern Virginia firefighters.
In the better late than never department: Friday was the public safety awards event in Montgomery County, MD. A scheduling conflict kept me away, but I failed to note that three gold medals were handed out in the fire department. Lt. Patrick Mitchell got his for the River Road water main break rescues. Lt. Curtis Warfield and FF John Klavon received their awards for the rescues of the triplets in Bethesda. Click here to read the entire list of winners. Congratulations to all.
