In a somewhat related story an Ohio chief cites a wellness program funded by federal money for discovering a heart problem and possibly saving his own life. Read the article.
Update on Fort Wayne's policy of not sending volunteer station closest to the emergency: A month after we first brought you this story a Fort Wayne TV station questions Chief Pete Kelly about a triple-fatal apartment fire. The chief believes closest isn't always better. Read and watch the story.
Video and new details on New York's Chinatown fire: We now have a run down of companies and a timeline to go with the videos of the fire yesterday morning that left one person dead and injured many others, including eight firefighters. Click here.
Also in FDNY news, two firefighters were seriously injured in a fire in Queens last night. Click here for details.
FF/PM Meacham comes to Washington and so does Chief Dave Case: The fire service was well represented at President Obama's speech before Congress last night. A career FF/PM from Lynchburg, VA and the volunteer fire chief from Clarence Center, NY were on hand. FF/PM Meacham talked to reporters about her visit to The White House and the trip by motorcade to hear the speech. Click here for more.
Clearly not that Beverly Hills: In Beverly Hills, Texas there is a 911 problem. Because the city doesn't have the technology, two other towns receive its 911 calls. One gets the landline calls, the other the cell phone calls. That didn't work too well when a man tried to report that his neighbor's house was burning early Monday. Watch the story.
It is better than watching a soap opera: The lawyer for Darren Bates says the video police made during the prostitution sting will show his client did nothing wrong. The prosecutor says just the opposite. Read the former Omaha union president's lawyer's notes from that video.
More important stuff from Omaha as a captain tells about his tumble through the floor: A mayday yesterday in Omaha and Captain Joe Salcedo is already talking about it. The captain came through the floor into the basement of a burning apartment. Read and watch the story. More from Firefighter Close Calls.
Chief's buggy stolen and crashed: A teenager got into the SUV at a fire call at Hofstra University. Six people were hurt in the collision. Read more.
And in Winnipeg it was a paramedic vehicle that was stolen and rammed into a police car during a chase. Read that story.
Up on the roof with Bill: Firegeezer Bill Schumm has been focusing on roof operations and two recent pictures. Here is the latest.
More on Anchorage rolling closures: We mentioned the other day that budget cuts are forcing Anchorage, Alaska to close fire companies on a rotating basis. Here's an update.
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