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Local Scene News Archives NEWS STORIES December 2010 Vote For Indiana Fire Fighters to Win Grant to Fund Fire Victim Charity -- December 20, 2010 more Albuquerque Fire Fighters Feed Families for Christmas -- December 20, 2010 more Great Falls Fire Fighters Raise $9,500 for Cancer Research -- December 17, 2010 more Phoenix Local Raffles American-Made Motorcycle for Charity -- December 10, 2010 more San Bernardino Fire Fighters Donate $10,000 in Food to Charity -- December 7, 2010 more Phoenix Fire Fighters Deliver New Coats to Area Homeless Children -- December 7, 2010 more Nova Scotia Fire Fighters Ready to Use New Training Apparatus -- December 6, 2010 more Danbury Fire Fighters Already in the Holiday Spirit -- December 2, 2010 more California Fire Foundation Thanks Pro-Golfer for Generous Donation -- December 1, 2010 more November 2010 World Trade Center Steel Travels I-95 to Florida December 2-4 -- November 30, 2010 more Oceanside Fire Department’s 120-Year History Published -- November 19, 2010 more Florida Fire Fighters Escort 100 World War II Vets to Washington, DC -- November 19, 2010 more New Hampshire Fire Fighters Train for HazMat Situations -- November 17, 2010 more Fire on Ice 3 Benefits MDA -- November 16, 2010 more Long Beach Fire Fighters Bring Christmas to Underprivileged Kids -- November 16, 2010 more San Diego City Council Commits to Fire Fighting Staffing Levels -- November 16, 2010 more Driver Charged in Wreck That Killed Columbia Fire Fighter -- November 16, 2010 more Delray Beach St. Patrick’s Parade Is March 12, 2011 -- November 9, 2010 more Newburgh Fire Fighters Criticize City Hall for Rejected $948,000 Concession Offer -- November 8, 2010 more Stafford County Fire Fighters Get Lunch of a Lifetime -- November 5, 2010 more All-Female Fire Fighting Crew Together for Good Cause -- November 2, 2010 more Connecticut Decision-makers Become Fire Fighters For A Day -- November 1, 2010 more October 2010 Cincinnati Fire Fighters Facing Layoffs -- October 29, 2010 more DeCrane Presented ICC Fire Service Award - October 29, 2010 more Cincinnati Fire Fighters Agree to Two-Year Wage Freeze - October 28, 2010 more Winnipeg Mayor Wins Third Term Thanks to Fire Fighter Support - October 28, 2010 more Fire chief Blasts Suggestion to Cut Fire Fighters - October 27, 2010 more Tennessee Fire Departments to Benefit From Auction - October 27, 2010 more More Than $200,000 Raised for Injured Detroit Fire Fighters - October 27, 2010 more Jacksonville Fire Fighters Show Off Latest Fashion for Charity - October 26, 2010 more Schenectady Firefighters could face job loss or extra duties - October 26, 2010 more Seven Ohio Fire Fighters Become ‘Fowl Fighters’ - October 26, 2010 more Providence Fire Fighters Plan to Sue City - October 25, 2010 more U.S. Navy Settles Overtime Pay Dispute With Federal Local F-121 - October 22, 2010 more Union Grant Helps Fire Fighter Save Money for College Fund - October 21, 2010 more Merrimack Fire Fighter Hit by Sniper Bullet in Afghanistan - October 21, 2010 more Rockford Can’t Cut Fire Department Staffing, Arbitrator Rules - October 19, 2010 more Flint Fire Fighter Willing to Negotiate to Avoid Layoffs - October 19, 2010 more Two Tennessee Locals Host Joint Fire Opt - October 18, 2010 more Philadelphia Fire Fighters Awarded Four-Year Contract - October 18, 2010 more Danville Firefighters Relate to Chilean Mine Rescue - October 15, 2010 more New York Fire Fighter Talks Recovery in The Long Run - October 15, 2010 more Unions Rally In Support Of Unionization For Philly Paramedics - October 15, 2010 more Cincinnati Fire Fighters Facing Steep Layoffs - October 13, 2010 more Birmingham Fire Fighters Upset About Pay Cuts, Payroll Deduction Policy - October 13, 2010 more Houston's New Fire Chief Faces a Budget Blaze - October 13, 2010 more Crowd Urges Schenectady to Keep Firefighters' Jobs, Station - October 13, 2010 more Fundraiser for Injured Detroit Fire Fighters October 15 - October 8, 2010 more Hiring Freeze Taking Toll on Phoenix Fire Department - October 8, 2010 more Nevada Firefighter Unions Criticize EMT Service - October 6, 2010 more Canadian Fire Fighters Want Better Standards - October 6, 2010 more Orange Fire Rescue's Longest-Serving Female Firefighter Retiring - October 6, 2010 more Wisconsin Fire Fighters Recognized for Bravery - October 6, 2010 more Paramedics Booted Out of Philadelphia Fire Union - October 6, 2010 more IAFF Members Keep Boy Scouts Safe at 100th Anniversary - October 5, 2010 more Mehlville Fire Fighters Raise $30,000 for Injured Soldier - October 4, 2010 more Atlantic City Lays Off Dozens of Police and Fire Fighters - October 4, 2010 more Columbus Hiring Dozens of Fire Fighters, Police - October 4, 2010 more Eleven More Lorain Fire Fighters Laid Off - October 4, 2010 more Wolfeboro Local 3708 Stops Illegal Action by Town - October 4, 2010 more September 2010 Newton Fire Fighters Donate $20,000 to Blank Children’s Hospital - September 30, 2010 more Six IAFF Members Awarded Public Safety Medal of Valor - September 29, 2010 more DTE Halts Gas Cutoff to Detroit Firehouses - September 28, 2010 more Long Beach Firefighters, Managers Agree to Pay freeze - September 28, 2010 more Layoff, Demotion Notices Sent out for Jacksonville Fire Fighters - September 27, 2010 more Atlantic City Fire Fighters Say They're Spread Thin - September 27, 2010 more Chris Lytle Finds Perfect Career Mix With Fire Fighting and UFC - September 24, 2010 more D. Duane Dixon Memorial Planned for September 25 - September 22, 2010 more Warren Receives Grant to Return Laid-Off Fire Fighters - September 22, 2010 more Kansas City Fire Fighters Attack Proposal To Eliminate E-Tax - September 22, 2010 more Windsor firefighters wary of bedbug menace - September 22, 2010 more Accord Puts Eight Lawrence Fire Fighters Back on Job - September 22, 2010 more Hansen Clarke lobbies FEMA for Detroit fire fighter cash - September 21, 2010 more Utah fire burns hundreds of acres, burns two homes - September 21, 2010 more Vt. town debates on-call vs. full-time - September 20, 2010 more Canandiagua will fight judge's order to rehire laid off fire fighters - September 20, 2010 more Colorado Fire Fighters Battle Two Wildfires - September 16, 2010 more Up to 35 Mpls. police, firefighters to get retirement offers - September 16, 2010 more Long Beach Passes Budget With Cuts To Police & Fire - September 15, 2010 more Fire fighting 101 offered to media - September 14, 2010 more City of Detroit to feds: Help us hire fire fighters - September 13, 2010 more Fire fighters gain upper hand against Fourmile fire in Colorado - September 13, 2010 more Ravenna firefighter running marathon for charity - September 13, 2010 more Jonesboro Fire Fighters Protect Resources With Sales Tax Increase - September 10, 2010 more Detroit Mayor Bing to seek federal funds for additional firefighters in wake of disaster - September 10, 2010 more Inquiry Sifting Cause of Blast in the Bay Area - September 10, 2010 more Los Alamos Fire Department Deemed Among World’s Best - September 9, 2010 more Colorado Wildfire Now State's Most Destructive - September 9, 2010 more Naperville Fire Fighters to Donate $7,000 to Cancer Charity - September 9, 2010 more East Grand Forks Hosts 34th Annual IAFF Hockey Tournament - September 9, 2010 more Detroit Fires 'Natural Disaster' - September 8, 2010 more McKeesport fire fighter in training for 35th Marine marathon - September 8, 2010 more Organizers raised more than $900 - September 7, 2010 more Laid off Gulfport firefighters voice their concerns - September 7, 2010 more Omaha Firefighters Fundraise Without 'Fill the Boot' - September 7, 2010 more Massachusetts Governor Patrick Signs Novelty Lighter Ban - September 3, 2010 more California Fire Fighter Back to Work After Beating Cancer - September 3, 2010 more Carlyss Fire Fighters Going Pink in October - September 3, 2010 more Dallas police and fire fighter unions agree to furlough days, pay cuts - September 2, 2010 more Miami Imposes Pay and Benefit Cuts to Ease Deficit - September 2, 2010 more August 2010 After Amputation, Lawrence Fire Fighter Defies Odds - August 24, 2010 more Local Politicians Get a Taste of Fire Fighting - August 22, 2010 more Providence, Fire Fighters’ Union Strike Tentative Pension Agreement - August 21, 2010 more Australian and American Fire Fighters Run for 9/11 - August 19, 2010 more California Fire Fighters Extinguish Fire at Honey Processing Plant - August 19, 2010 more Northwest Fire Fighters Using New Tool to Save Lives - August 18, 2010 more Arson Ruled in Detroit Fire Injuring Seven IAFF Members - August 18, 2010 more South Charleston Fire Fighters Getting Specialized Training - August 17, 2010 more Austin Fire Fighter Plans Cross-Country Ride for Prostate Cancer Awareness - August 17, 2010 more At Least Six Detroit Fire Fighters Injured in Roof Collapse - August 13, 2010 more Worry Grows Over Meager Lawrence Fire Staffing - August 12, 2010 more New Mexico Invests $685,000 for Albuquerque Fire Fighters - August 11, 2010 more September 11 Benefit Fund Creates 10th Anniversary Commemorative Coin - August 11, 2010 more Seattle Fire Fighters Agree to Forgo Raises in 2011 - August 11, 2010 more Two Multiple-Alarm Fires Exhaust Lawrence Fire Fighters - August 10, 2010 more East St. Louis Layoffs Go Into Effect - August 2, 2010 more As Philadelphia Brownouts Start, Fire Fighters Continue Opposition - August 2, 2010 more Waterbury Calendar Raises Dollars for Children’s Burn Camp - August 2, 2010 more July 2010 Governor Quinn Signs Bills to Support Illinois’ Fire Fighters, Improve Fire Safety - July 23, 2010 more Brownouts May Have Contributed to Toddler Death - July 22, 2010 more Company Donates $100,000 in Furniture to Nashville Fire Fighters - July 22, 2010 more Retired Fire Fighter Helps Develop Mexico’s First Search and Rescue Task Force - July 21, 2010 more Jefferson County Turns Pink in October - July 21, 2010 more New Hampshire Fire Fighters Surprise Sick Fire Fighter With Special Gift - July 20, 2010 more South Dakota Local Helps Member Weather Tough Times - July 19, 2010 more SAFER Helps New Jersey Local Hire New Fire Fighters - July 19, 2010 more Dispute Delays Plans to Recall 25 Muncie Fire Fighters - July 19, 2010 more Bronx Firefighter Receives 'Major' Promotion - July 13, 2010 more FLRA Rules in Favor of Local F-263 - July 12, 2010 more Swift Political Action Saves Jobs in Lacey, Washington - July 2, 2010 more Fire Prevention Week Video Features South Portland Fire Fighter - July 1, 2010 more Connecticut Fire Fighter Competes for Own Show - July 1, 2010 more June 2010 Memorial Service Planned for Vandenberg Fire Fighter - June 30, 2010 more Little Rock Fire Fighters Raise $16,000 for Charity - June 29, 2010 more Albuquerque Fire Fighters Union Files Suit Against City - June 25, 2010 more Oakville Resident Thanks Fire Fighters Who Saved Him - June 25, 2010 more Fond Du Lac Fire Fighter to Appear on Regis and Kelly - June 24, 2010 more Halifax Fire Fighters, Bystander Roll Car Off Trapped Boy - June 23, 2010 more Halifax Fire Fighters, Bystander Roll Car Off Trapped Boy - June 23, 2010 more Union Plus Scholarships Awarded to IAFF Families - June 22, 2010 more Oklahoma City Fire Fighters Rescue Dozens From Raging Floodwaters - June 18, 2010 more Ohio Fire Fighters Design Military Vehicle Training Course - June 18, 2010 more Court Action Filed by Family of Kilgore Fire Fighter Killed in the Line of Duty - June 17, 2010 more Daughter Honors Fire Fighter Father With Heart Awareness Run - June 17, 2010 more Broward Fire Fighter Struck by Lightning in Colorado Dies - June 16, 2010 more Judge Says Omaha Must Hire More Fire Fighters - June 16, 2010 more Three Merrimack Fire Fighters Deployed to Afghanistan - June 14, 2010 more The Show Will Go On Thanks to Missouri Fire Fighters - June 9, 2010 more Greensboro Heroes Could Lose Pay Raises Indefinitely - June 8, 2010 more Connecticut Local Raises Awareness and Dollars for Cancer - June 8, 2010 more Florida Fire Fighters Raise $3,000 for Charity - June 7, 2010 more Fire and Police Softball Game to Benefit Cancer Charities - June 3, 2010 more Florida Fire Fighters Send Help to Nashville Flood Victims - June 3, 2010 more Weather Dampens Idaho Fire Fighters Fill-the-Boot Efforts - June 2, 2010 more Supporters of Boston Fire Fighters Rally on City Hall Plaza - June 2, 2010 more North Providence Fire Fighters Fight to Reopen Fire Station - June 2, 2010 more Nine Battle Creek Fire Fighters Back After Being Laid Off - June 2, 2010 more Silent Movie Features Florida Fire Fighters - June 2, 2010 more Boston Fire Union Chief Could Face Toughest Fight - June 2, 2010 more Iraqi, U.S. Fire Fighters Seize Real World Success - June 1, 2010 more May 2010 North Las Vegas Fire Fighters Reach Agreement to Save Jobs - May 28, 2010 more Wisconsin’s First Statewide Fire Ops Is Huge Success - May 27, 2010 more Columbia Fire Fighter Honored for Helping Save a Life - May 25, 2010 more After a Year of Recovery, Woman Meets Fire Fighters Who Saved Her - May 25, 2010 more Vermont Adopts CPAT to Test Recruits - May 25, 2010 more Montgomery County Police, Fire Fighters Picket Navarro Fundraiser - May 25, 2010 more Flint's Arson Numbers Being Called an Epidemic - May 21, 2010 more Prince George's County Fire Fighters' Very Own Cheesecake Factory - May 20, 2010 more Akron Receives Federal Funds to Bring Back 38 Laid-off Fire Fighters - May 19, 2010 more Broward Fire Fighter Struck by Lightning in Colorado Dies - May 19, 2010 more Winthrop Fire Fighter’s Run/Walk Will Raise Money, Promote Fitness - May 19, 2010 more Jefferson City Fire Fighter, Union President Finds It a Hard Line to Walk - May 19, 2010 more Permanent Fire Mill Tax Approved by Baton Rouge Voters - May 13, 2010 more Nevada Governor Seeks to Make Union Negotiations Public - May 12, 2010 more Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Earns Accreditation - May 12, 2010 more Cleveland Will Merge EMS and Fire Operations - May 10, 2010 more Santa Barbara County Benevolent Golf Tournament -- May 10, 2010 more Hagerstown Bonanza Extravaganza Raises Thousands for Charity -- May 7-8, 2010 more Federal Grant Saves 46 Orlando Fire Fighters' Jobs - May 7, 2010 more Gilbert Residents Wrestle With Sales Tax Issue as Vote Looms - May 4, 2010 more Globe's Crawl & Climb Benefits Burn Foundation - May 3, 2010 more Providence Cease Fire - May 3, 2010 more Run for Justice 5k -- May 2, 2010 more April 2010 Leduc and Edmonton Fire Fighters Honor Fallen Solider - April 29, 2010 more New Hampshire Legislation Could Mean $100m Windfall for Cities and Schools - April 29, 2010 more Contra Costa County Fire Fighter Puts Training to Test in Water Rescue - April 28, 2010 more Avra Valley Fire Fighters Finally Have a Voice - April 27, 2010 more Orange County Fire Fighters Join Vested Interest - April 22, 2010 more iPhone Shift Calendar App Available for Fire Fighters - April 19, 2010 more Santa Barbara County Benevolent Golf Tournament Is May 10 - April 19, 2010 more Columbia City Leaders Start Talking Goals Early - April 19, 2010 more Fort Worth Fire Fighters Ratifies First Contract with the City - April 19, 2010 more New Hampshire Local Government Center Owes Portsmouth Millions - April 19, 2010 more Sylvania Fire Fighter Has Many Hats - April 16, 2010 more Tempe Police and Fire Fighters Offer to Take Pay Cut - April 15, 2010 more Second Generation Pittsburgh Fire Fighter Passes the Baton to Son - April 15, 2010 more Idaho National Laboratory Fire Fighters Honors Local Girl as Fire Fighter for a Day - April 14, 2010 more North Las Vegas Fire Fighters to Launch Fiery Ad Campaign to Save Jobs - April 14, 2010 more Baltimore Union Blames Fire Fighter's Injuries On Budget Cuts - April 12, 2010 more Run for Justice Offers Discount for First Responders - April 12, 2010 more Laid-off Flint Fire Fighters Could Be Back on Job Soon - April 8, 2010 more Dramatic Boston Harbor Rescue - April 7, 2010 more Up in the Air Over Sit-Ups in Jeffersonville - April 7, 2010 more Tacoma Local 31 Welcomes New Engine 10 - April 5, 2010 more March 2010 Fitter Fire Fighters Saving Taxpayers' Money in Anne Arundel County - March 31, 2010 more Grant Paves Way for Elyria to Hire 23 Fire Fighters - March 31, 2010 more Toledo Fire Fighters Approve Contract - March 29, 2010 more Fire Fighter Political Action Spurs Columbia Police to Turn to Politics - March 29, 2010 more Phoenix Fire Captain Critically Injured in Motorcycle Accident - March 26, 2010 more Flint Laying Off 69 Police Officers and Fire Fighters - March 24, 2010 more Mayor's Budget Plan Includes Layoffs of More Than 600 - March 24, 2010 more Chester Fire Fighters Take Victory in Court - March 24, 2010 more Wyoming Passes Fire-Safe Cigarette Legislation - March 22, 2010 more Court: Wilkes-Barre Must Pay Fire Fighters - March 22, 2010 more Omaha Firehouse Cuts Dangerous - March 22, 2010 more Fire Fighters Say Thanks for Donations - March 19, 2010 more Three Fire Fighter-Friendly Candidates Elected in Florida - March 19, 2010 more Maine Fire Fighter Death Benefits Broaden to Protect Families - March 17, 2010 more Florida Fire Fighters Fight Attacks on Retirement Benefits - March 16, 2010 more Mesa Council Member, Residents Fired Up Over Brownout - March 15, 2010 more Plantation Pays $385,000 To Fired EMT - March 11, 2010 more Houston Budget to Consider Police, Fire Fighter Furloughs - March 11, 2010 more New Hampshire Fire Fighters to File Lawsuit - March 11, 2010 more Atlanta Fire Fighters Protest Citizen Group - March 10, 2010 more Clackamas Fire Fighters Help Fire Fighters Worldwide - March 9, 2010 more Hagerstown Bonanza Extravaganza Raises Thousands for Charity - March 9, 2010 more Jacksonville Fire Fighter Named 2009 Fire Fighter of the Year - March 9, 2010 more Flint Police Officers, Fire Fighters Take to Picket Line - March 9, 2010 more Canadian IAFF Members Keep Olympians Safe - March 8, 2010 more Philadelphia Fire Fighter Prevails In Hearing Loss Lawsuit - March 5, 2010 more Albuquerque President Back to Union Work - March 5, 2010 more Minnesota Fire Fighters Speak Out Against State Cuts - March 5, 2010 more Flint Police, Fire Fighter Layoffs Delayed - March 5, 2010 more Flint Residents Worry About More Public Safety Cuts - March 4, 2010 more Tip-a-Fire Fighter Raises Dollars for Connecticut Charity - March 3, 2010 more Brotherhood Ride Honors Fallen Texas Fire Fighters - March 2, 2010 more Corning Fire Fighters Predict Dire Results From Job Cuts - March 1, 2010 more No Layoffs for Phoenix Officers, Fire Fighters - March 1, 2010 more February 2010 Federal Grant Helps West Virginia Fire Fighters and Citizens - February 26, 2010 more Jersey City Fire Fighters Eager to Retire to Protect Benefits - February 26, 2010 more Phoenix Fire Fighters Take Pay Cut to Save Jobs - February 26, 2010 more Fire Department Lauded for Supporting Military Families - February 26, 2010 more Anchorage Trims Fire Department's Specialty Services to Save Cash - February 26, 2010 more Oklahoma Fire Fighter Studies Lack of On-Duty Seatbelt Use - February 26, 2010 more Jacksonville Fire Fighters go to Court in Pension Battle - February 26, 2010 more Arizona Local Gains Meet and Confer Rights - February 26, 2010 more 10 Percent Sears Outlet Store Discount for Fire Fighters February 26-27 - February 25, 2010 more Maine Fire Fighter Awarded the Bronze Star - February 19, 2010 more Layoff Notices Expected for 80 Flint Police Officers,Fire Fighters - February 19, 2010 more South Kitsap Fire Fighter's Super Bowl Dream Comes True - February 19, 2010 more Jacksonville Fire Fighters Send Flag to Ground Zero - February 17, 2010 more Kansas City Fire Fighters, Police Oppose E-tax Repeal Petitions - February 15, 2010 more Waterbury Fire Fighter Gets Engaged on Live TV - February 15, 2010 more Columbus Fire Fighters Recall Saving a Brother-in-Arms - February 15, 2010 more Mayday Called for Two Virginia Fire Fighters - February 9, 2010 more DC Area Snow Causes Firehouse Roof Collapse - February 8, 2010 more Mehlville Fire District May Have Collected Too Much Tax Revenue - February 3, 2010 more Grand Rapids Tax Hike Would Help Rehire Police, Fire Fighters - February 3, 2010 more Lynchburg Budget Cuts Could Hurt Public Safety - February 2, 2010 more East St. Louis Fire Fighters Afraid Furloughs Place Residents At Risk - February 1, 2010 more Tulsa Fire Fighters Vote for Pay Cuts - February 1, 2010 more New Hampshire Court: Fire Fighters Get Salary Records - February 1, 2010 more Columbia Firetruck Coming Back Online - February 1, 2010 more January 2010 Arbitrator Sides With Key West Fire Fighters in Staffing Grievance - January 26, 2010 more 147 Tulsa Fire Fighters Laid Off - January 22, 2010 more Dropped Calls Put Hamilton County Fire Fighters in Danger - January 19, 2010 more British Columbia Fire Fighter to Carry Olympic Torch - January 15, 2010 more Cleveland Police And Fire Fighters Laid Off - January 12, 2010 more Tulsa City Council Requests Reserve Money - January 8, 2010 more Connecticut Fire Fighter Honored for Saving a Life - January 8, 2010 more Cleveland Police and Fire Fighters Could Be Forced to Retire at 65 - January 6, 2010 more Florida Fire Fighters Donate Toys to Children’s Hospital - January 6, 2010 more Rhode Island Fire Fighter Wins Nintendo Wii in MDA Raffle - January 6, 2010 more Pennsylvania Fire Fighters Honored for Helping Arson Victims - January 6, 2010 more Tulsa Fire Fighters, Police Rally Against Layoffs - January 4, 2010 more Warren Fire Fighters Approve Contract - January 4, 2010 more | |||