STATter911.comWASHINGTON, DC — As the investigation into the death of Stephanie Stephens continues, a top official at Children's National Medical Center has made his views about the case known. In a letter to the editor in Monday's Washington Post, Dr. Joseph Wright said, "The decision not to immediately transport a 2-year-old with respiratory symptoms is inexcusable."Dr. Wright is referring ...

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:10:33 UTC

By Gary A. Harki The Charleston GazetteFAYETTE COUNTY, S.C. — A Fayette County sheriff's deputy is charged with two counts of felony fraudulent schemes for allegedly embezzling more than $375,000 from the Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department, said West Virginia State Police Sgt. J.L. Cahill.Deputy Micha Feltner, 40, posted $50,000 bond after being arrested on the charges Monday, Cahill said.In July ...

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:56:16 UTC

By Glenn Smith The Post and CourierCHARLESTON, S.C. — The families of eight of the nine Charleston firefighters who died battling the 2007 Sofa Super Store blaze have reached a more than $1.2 million partial settlement with several companies they claimed were negligent in the deaths of their loved ones.From an initial field of some 30 defendants, all but about four companies have agreed to settlements ...

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:52:21 UTC

By Jose Lamiet Palm Beach PostWELLINGTON, Fla. — The first responders to the fatal car crash involving International Polo Club founder John Goodman are under investigation because the body of 23-year-old Scott Wilson was not found until an hour after the accident.As many as 10 Palm Beach County Fire Rescue workers are under investigation in the aftermath of the Feb. 12 accident, when Goodman ran ...

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:40:51 UTC

By Matthew Bowers The Virginian-PilotPORTSMOUTH, Va. — The fire department warned residents Tuesday about a man who recently posed as a firefighter making safety inspections and tried to enter at least one home in the Highland-Biltmore neighborhood.The man wore no uniform and displayed no city identification, and the resident didn't let him in, said Capt. Paul Hoyle, a spokesman for Portsmouth ...

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:19:15 UTC

Brad Walls warns firefighters of Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems, a petroleum-based material that can harm firefighters

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 UTC

Verbal comprehension tests for civil service jobs are different from reading exams in school. These techniques can help you succeed on this important step in the fire service hiring process.

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:55:14 UTC

The Patriot Ledger BOSTON — A board of inquiry probing a deadly Boston fire-truck crash that killed a Quincy man found a number of contributing factors, including a lack of preventative maintenance.Lt. Kevin Kelley was killed in January 2009 when the ladder truck he was riding in suffered a brake failure on a steep hill in Boston and slammed into a building. Kelley and his wife raised their three ...

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:38:12 UTC

The Associated PressHARRISBURG, Pa. — Authorities in Pennsylvania say a gas station patron died when static electricity ignited a fire as he filled up his tank.Authorities say 19-year-old L. David Byers of central Pennsylvania died early Friday at the gas station in Camp Hill.A gas station equipment expert says the only other fatality from a static-generated fire was in Oklahoma more than a decade ...

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:55:18 UTC

CBC NewsTORONTO — A 12-year-old Toronto girl died Monday of injuries sustained in a weekend fire that claimed her father's life.Family and friends of Ken Einboden announced his daughter's death at a news conference outside Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children early Monday afternoon. They said Britney Einboden had succumbed to her injuries moments earlier."Today, God took back one of his angels ...

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:40:39 UTC