17 August 2019

• Possible Health Benefits Cuts Alarm CA Firefighters
  Sacramento's fire union is worried a new contract with the city, set for binding arbitration in November, could reduce or eliminate health benefits for current and retired firefighters.
• CA Fire District to Add Two-Member Rescue Squads
  The squads would help the stretched-thin East Contra Costa Fire Protection District address Brentwood's growth and assist firefighters on calls as needed.
• FDNY Crews Rescue Resident from Bronx Fire
  Two people were taken to the hospital with severe burns from a blaze that spread through a three-story house early Saturday.
• Six OH Firefighters Put on Administrative Leave
  The Sullivan firefighters are accused of offenses such as "derogatory" online comments and "insubordination." But a city official said the move "crippled" the department.
• FL Firefighter Suing over Denied Cancer Benefits
  St. Petersburg Fire Lt. Jason Francis says his benefits claim was wrongly rejected by the city after he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer earlier this year.