The Associated PressCAMPO, Calif. — Authorities say a wildfire burning in rural San Diego County was sparked by two illegal immigrants who set a signal fire after they got lost.California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Battalion Chief Nick Schuler says the migrants made a cell phone call to Mexico's emergency dispatch system Thursday afternoon saying they'd been lost for two days ...
The Associated PressNEW YORK — A smoky fire at a New York City sanitation pier has drawn more than 130 firefighters.The Manhattan pier and trash-filled trailers began burning Saturday afternoon. The Fire Department of New York says firefighters were still working to control the blaze more than three hours later.Fire officials are checking the stability of the pier after wooden parts of it went ...
The St. Petersburg Times BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — When the Brooksville City Council voted in June to adopt a fire assessment on all residential and commercial property in the city, many residents and business owners expected to receive a break on their property taxes.But with the council's tentative approval of a property tax rate of 6.069 mills, the same as last year, those hopes might be dashed ...
One mistake that I have seen some candidates make is focusing entirely on either becoming the best firefighter or becoming the best firefighter candidate that they can be. Some focus all of their energy on being a great firefighter, but don't do anything to improve the skills required to obtain the job they are so well prepared and trained for. As a result, many struggle to get hired, while others focus ...
F: First impression, firm handshake, face them eye to eye.O: Organize your thoughts, offer resume if appropriate.O: Opportunities. Each question is your opportunity to tell them about who you are and why you should be promoted.T: Tell them who you are. What is your footprint in the organization?P: Philosophies. Share your thoughts, goals, strengths. Why do you stand out?R: Resume. This interview is ...
Your footprint is what sets you apart from others. It is what you want to share with the interview panel at every opportunity. Be proud of it if it is deserving, strive to change it if it is not.
By Emiley Morgan The Deseret Morning NewsSANTA CLARA, Utah — The roof over the Santa Clara Fire Department caved in Thursday, prompting an investigation into what caused the collapse.The call came in to dispatchers at 4:05 p.m. after a contractor working across the street from the fire station, 2365 N. Rachel Drive, saw the roof collapse over the garage that houses the fire trucks, dispatcher ...
The Philadelphia InquirerPHILADELPHIA — Odell Joseph "Odie" Pommells Jr., 33, of West Oak Lane, a Philadelphia firefighter, died Saturday, Aug. 28, when the 2002 Suzuki motorcycle he was riding struck a car in West Philadelphia.A seven-year Fire Department veteran, Mr. Pommells was assigned to Engine 5 at 43d and Market Streets in West Philadelphia. His father, Odell Pommells Sr., is ...
By C.J. Sullivan The New York PostNEW YORK — One down — eight to go.Firefighters yesterday brought an apparently dead Brooklyn cat back to life after hooking it up to an oxygen mask.The smoke-eaters pulled the tabby from 925 Dumont Ave. during a four-alarm fire in front of its owner — a weeping 4-year-old girl.When firefighter Pat Foresta picked up the pussycat, it shook, so he and ...
By Perry Chiaramonte and Kirsten Fleming The New York PostNEW YORK — This terrifying Bronx inferno raged for more than five hours — and destroyed a row of businesses — before New York's Bravest could get it under control.The six-alarm blaze appeared to begin at Spice Island music, 4225 White Plains Road in Riverdale at around 12:30 a.m. and roared until 5:50 a.m., the FDNY said. Trevor ...
The Associated PressMOSCOW — The latest wave of forest fires in Russia have killed eight people and injured 17, authorities said Friday.Fires have blazed across much of European Russia in August following weeks of drought and record-high temperatures. A thick pall of smoke from the forest and peat-bog fires covered Moscow for several days.About 500 houses have been set ablaze, the Emergencies ...
Radford University Targeted News ServiceRADFORD, Va. — Two buildings that have served more than 25 years as homes for RU students served a different purpose last week when the structures were the site of a fire training exercise by the Radford City Fire Department.The three-story apartments on Howe Street will soon be demolished as site preparation work is under way for the new College of Business ...
By Christian Schiavone The Patriot LedgerBOSTON — A Weymouth firefighter will receive two days' pay he lost while he was suspended last year for filing an injury report because of razor burn.The state Civil Service Commission reversed Fire Chief Robert Leary's decision to suspend Firefighter Kenneth Morehouse for filing what the chief alleged was a false injury report.The commission ordered the ...
By Marc Perrusquia The Commercial AppealMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Still reeling from an expensive blunder that kept 90 new police cars out of service for months, the city of Memphis' Fleet Services unit is wrestling with another foul up — sidelined fire vehicles.The city received 20 new fire-red Chevy Tahoes in May — at a cost of $533,000 — but, for the most part, those SUVs have sat ...
By Ann Marie Bush The Topeka Capital-JournalTOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka Fire Department Capt. Todd Williams realizes he and several firefighters are making some sacrifices because of a renovation of Fire Station No. 5. But in the end, he said, it will be worth it.By the end of the day Monday, 27 firefighters at Topeka Fire Station No. 5, 720 S.W. 21st, had vacated the building as a $1.3 million renovation ...
By Mari A. Schaefer The Philadelphia Inquirer COLLINGDALE, Pa. — George Kaiser walked through the smoldering remains of his Collingdale self-storage business Thursday and gently pushed a basketball-size chunk of metal with the toe of his boot."It's a piece of a cylinder," he said, one of hundreds of shards of flying metal and chunks of concrete that rained down in the explosive fire ...
By Rosemary Sobol The Chicago Sun-TimesCHICAGO — A man doing maintenance work on the Washington Street bridge fell 30 feet into the structure's gear mechanisms after he slipped on a catwalk early Thursday.The man fell twice — down two levels — into an area that contained the "inner workings" of the bridge, according to Central District Police Sgt. Craig Roberts.Firefighters ...
By Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross The San Francisco ChronicleALAMEDA, Calif. — David Kapler, Alameda's $195,702-a-year fire chief who had been filling up his BMW convertible on the city's dime, was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday.Kapler, who has a $250-a-month car allowance in addition to his salary, said the free gas was part of the pay deal he cut with then-City Manager Debra Kurita ...
