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Alameda Fire Chief On Administrative Leave
Alameda officials have placed fire Chief Dave Kapler on administrative leave amid accusations that he inappropriately used the Fire Department's gas pumps to fuel his personal vehicles. Kapler was placed on leave ...Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST
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Children Of Fallen Heroes May Get Extra Points In Hiring
Following the deaths of two city firefighters in July, the city's Civil Service Commission is working on changing its hiring process for patrol officers and firefighters to grant extra points to children of city ...Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST

Jakes Save Hub Jumper
In a scene right out of a Hollywood action flick, a Boston firefighter hooked into a harness, rappelled off the roof of a Commonwealth Avenue building and swung into a sixth-floor window to rescue an apparently ...Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST

Firefighters' Union Chief Steps Down
Ed Kelly, the bullish head of Boston Firefighters Union Local 718, is stepping down after a contentious five-year reign marked by a bitter contract dispute with Mayor Thomas M. Menino that ended with a landmark ...Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST

Dothan Firefighter Killed In Four-wheeler Crash
A four-wheeler crash Wednesday night in Geneva County killed a Hartford man and injured another. Mason Joel Walding, 24, of Hartford and Nathaniel Brock Rainey, 27, of Hartford were traveling on a 2007 Honda ...Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST

Former Joseph Fire Department Treasurer Charged With Stealing From Department
Mike Moore of Joseph was arrested Aug. 16 and charged with first-degree theft and theft by deception while serving as the secretary/treasurer of the Joseph Fire Department. Moore had served on the department as a ...Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST

NY Firefighters Battle Six Alarms In The Bronx
The Upper Bronx has been getting a rash of multiple alarm fires lately, and in the early morning hours of September 2nd, a blaze that reached a sixth alarm kept the trend going by consuming a taxpayer with almost ...Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST

Fire At Turkey Farm Results In Damage
Fire swept through a processing center and shop at a turkey farm Wednesday morning, causing about $470,000 in damage, a fire company official said. The Frederick County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the ...Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST


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