http://dynamic.firehouse.com Firehouse.com http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719552/pa-towns-lawsuit-against-fire-union-could-spend-months-in-court/news/10719552/pa-towns-lawsuit-against-fire-union-could-spend-months-in-court Chambersburg's lawsuit against IAFF Local 1813 and two of its officers came after the union allegedly ordered it's members to boycott volunteer fire services. Mon, 21 May 2012 15:30:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719552/pa-towns-lawsuit-against-fire-union-could-spend-months-in-court/news/10719552/pa-towns-lawsuit-against-fire-union-could-spend-months-in-court http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719089/virginia-firefighter-suffers-life-threatening-injuries/news/10719089/virginia-firefighter-suffers-life-threatening-injuries Charles City County Firefighter Michael R. Buchanan was flown to VCU Medical Center after a water tanker he was driving overturned Sunday. Mon, 21 May 2012 09:30:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719089/virginia-firefighter-suffers-life-threatening-injuries/news/10719089/virginia-firefighter-suffers-life-threatening-injuries http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719430/uk-officer-cleared-in-deaths-of-four-firefighters/news/10719430/uk-officer-cleared-in-deaths-of-four-firefighters A fire service manager accused of the manslaughter of four firefighters killed in a warehouse in a Warwickshire blaze has been found not guilty after a judge directed a jury to acquit him. Mon, 21 May 2012 09:20:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719430/uk-officer-cleared-in-deaths-of-four-firefighters/news/10719430/uk-officer-cleared-in-deaths-of-four-firefighters http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719259/despite-heroic-efforts-massachusetts-crash-victim-dies/news/10719259/despite-heroic-efforts-massachusetts-crash-victim-dies A Beverly firefighter shielded the man from the heat and flames. Mon, 21 May 2012 09:15:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719259/despite-heroic-efforts-massachusetts-crash-victim-dies/news/10719259/despite-heroic-efforts-massachusetts-crash-victim-dies http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719340/fed-by-dry-brush-gladiator-fire-continues-to-burn/news/10719340/fed-by-dry-brush-gladiator-fire-continues-to-burn An Arizona wildfire whipped up by winds and dry conditions threatened to trigger more evacuations on Sunday. Mon, 21 May 2012 09:05:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719340/fed-by-dry-brush-gladiator-fire-continues-to-burn/news/10719340/fed-by-dry-brush-gladiator-fire-continues-to-burn http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719240/georgia-city-uses-fire-code-to-raze-derelict-buildings/news/10719240/georgia-city-uses-fire-code-to-raze-derelict-buildings East Point has embarked on an aggressive program of using the city's fire code to declare abandoned properties safety hazards. Mon, 21 May 2012 09:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719240/georgia-city-uses-fire-code-to-raze-derelict-buildings/news/10719240/georgia-city-uses-fire-code-to-raze-derelict-buildings http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719110/response-to-nm-las-conchas-wildfire-recalled/news/10719110/response-to-nm-las-conchas-wildfire-recalled The fire burned 156,593 acres, destroyed 63 homes and forces the evacuation of Los Alamos. Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719110/response-to-nm-las-conchas-wildfire-recalled/news/10719110/response-to-nm-las-conchas-wildfire-recalled http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719108/report-mass-city-ignored-warnings-in-firefighters-suit/news/10719108/report-mass-city-ignored-warnings-in-firefighters-suit Former Pittsfield Mayor James M. Ruberto and Acting Fire Chief Robert Czerwinski repeatedly ignored those warnings, delaying for years the case of Firefighter Jeffery Rawson. Mon, 21 May 2012 06:30:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719108/report-mass-city-ignored-warnings-in-firefighters-suit/news/10719108/report-mass-city-ignored-warnings-in-firefighters-suit http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719105/minn-officials-credit-response-with-averting-disaster/news/10719105/minn-officials-credit-response-with-averting-disaster The "Highway 1 Fire" of 2012 could have been known as the fire that burned Ely to the ground. Mon, 21 May 2012 06:20:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719105/minn-officials-credit-response-with-averting-disaster/news/10719105/minn-officials-credit-response-with-averting-disaster http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719107/maine-man-guilty-of-trying-to-reignite-fire-being-doused/news/10719107/maine-man-guilty-of-trying-to-reignite-fire-being-doused A Stetson man charged after setting fire to his farm field and then trying to reignite the fire as firefighters were attempting to douse it was found guilty. Mon, 21 May 2012 06:15:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719107/maine-man-guilty-of-trying-to-reignite-fire-being-doused/news/10719107/maine-man-guilty-of-trying-to-reignite-fire-being-doused http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719109/iowa-rescuers-free-two-trapped-cave-explorers/news/10719109/iowa-rescuers-free-two-trapped-cave-explorers Crews freed one man Saturday after he was trapped for over 20 hours and freed another Friday night after being stuck for over four hours. Mon, 21 May 2012 06:10:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719109/iowa-rescuers-free-two-trapped-cave-explorers/news/10719109/iowa-rescuers-free-two-trapped-cave-explorers http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719104/minors-playing-with-matches-blamed-in-maine-blaze/news/10719104/minors-playing-with-matches-blamed-in-maine-blaze Officials blame "outside horseplay" for a two-alarm structure fire destroying a maintenance shed at Beechstone Apartments Sunday evening. Mon, 21 May 2012 06:05:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719104/minors-playing-with-matches-blamed-in-maine-blaze/news/10719104/minors-playing-with-matches-blamed-in-maine-blaze http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719106/ex-ill-firefighter-sues-police-for-costing-him-his-job/news/10719106/ex-ill-firefighter-sues-police-for-costing-him-his-job Former Mokena Firefighter Justin Haskett was arrested and charged with public intoxication while celebrating his engagement last June. Mon, 21 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719106/ex-ill-firefighter-sues-police-for-costing-him-his-job/news/10719106/ex-ill-firefighter-sues-police-for-costing-him-his-job http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719082/fdny-firefighters-widow-reaches-10m-settlement/news/10719082/fdny-firefighters-widow-reaches-10m-settlement Bovis Lend Lease has agreed to pay Firefighter Joseph Graffagnino's wife and two children $9M while the city will pay another $1M in the fire that killed him and Firefighter Robert Beddia in 2007. Sun, 20 May 2012 10:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719082/fdny-firefighters-widow-reaches-10m-settlement/news/10719082/fdny-firefighters-widow-reaches-10m-settlement http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719078/video-calif-firefighters-battle-3-alarm-commercial-fire/news/10719078/video-calif-firefighters-battle-3-alarm-commercial-fire Firefighters from the Rialto and San Bernardino County fire departments battled a raging industrial fire. Sun, 20 May 2012 09:45:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719078/video-calif-firefighters-battle-3-alarm-commercial-fire/news/10719078/video-calif-firefighters-battle-3-alarm-commercial-fire http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719080/weather-helps-in-battle-against-arizona-wildfires/news/10719080/weather-helps-in-battle-against-arizona-wildfires Improving weather helped firefighters in Arizona make progress on Saturday against wildfires that have charred more than 65 square miles. Sun, 20 May 2012 09:30:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719080/weather-helps-in-battle-against-arizona-wildfires/news/10719080/weather-helps-in-battle-against-arizona-wildfires http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719079/case-against-bearded-virgin-islands-firefighter-settled/news/10719079/case-against-bearded-virgin-islands-firefighter-settled A case involving a firefighter in the U.S. Virgin Islands who has been suspended because he refused to shave his beard has been settled. Sun, 20 May 2012 09:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719079/case-against-bearded-virgin-islands-firefighter-settled/news/10719079/case-against-bearded-virgin-islands-firefighter-settled http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719065/joplin-mo-tornado-becomes-costliest-on-record/news/10719065/joplin-mo-tornado-becomes-costliest-on-record The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago already ranks as the deadliest twister in six decades and is now the the costliest since at least 1950. Sat, 19 May 2012 23:30:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719065/joplin-mo-tornado-becomes-costliest-on-record/news/10719065/joplin-mo-tornado-becomes-costliest-on-record http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719064/fdny-crews-rescue-three-girls-after-false-alarm/news/10719064/fdny-crews-rescue-three-girls-after-false-alarm A false alarm at a Bronx school early Saturday morning led to the rescue of three children from a fire. Sat, 19 May 2012 23:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719064/fdny-crews-rescue-three-girls-after-false-alarm/news/10719064/fdny-crews-rescue-three-girls-after-false-alarm http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719054/rain-helps-firefighters-get-handle-on-colorado-wildfire/news/10719054/rain-helps-firefighters-get-handle-on-colorado-wildfire The wildfire is 85 percent contained and the size of the fire has shrunk to 7,685 acres. Sat, 19 May 2012 22:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719054/rain-helps-firefighters-get-handle-on-colorado-wildfire/news/10719054/rain-helps-firefighters-get-handle-on-colorado-wildfire http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719055/fire-engulfs-louisiana-frat-house-no-serious-injuries/news/10719055/fire-engulfs-louisiana-frat-house-no-serious-injuries The fire at Louisiana Tech University resulted in minor injuries to three firefighters but none to students. Sat, 19 May 2012 21:45:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719055/fire-engulfs-louisiana-frat-house-no-serious-injuries/news/10719055/fire-engulfs-louisiana-frat-house-no-serious-injuries http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719056/200-acre-wildfire-scars-entry-into-minnestoa-city/news/10719056/200-acre-wildfire-scars-entry-into-minnestoa-city Some 100 firefighters spent Friday working their way through the woods with chainsaws, hoses and axes. Sat, 19 May 2012 21:30:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719056/200-acre-wildfire-scars-entry-into-minnestoa-city/news/10719056/200-acre-wildfire-scars-entry-into-minnestoa-city http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719031/ny-firefighter-directing-traffic-hit-by-patrol-vehicle/news/10719031/ny-firefighter-directing-traffic-hit-by-patrol-vehicle Theresa Firefighter Lance G. Willix was seriously injured Friday night at the scene of a crash when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy. Sat, 19 May 2012 09:30:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719031/ny-firefighter-directing-traffic-hit-by-patrol-vehicle/news/10719031/ny-firefighter-directing-traffic-hit-by-patrol-vehicle http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719032/feds-say-colorado-wildfire-started-on-camp-stove/news/10719032/feds-say-colorado-wildfire-started-on-camp-stove Hundreds of firefighters are battling a blaze fueled by warm, dry weather in northern Colorado that federal officials say started with a camp stove. Sat, 19 May 2012 08:20:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719032/feds-say-colorado-wildfire-started-on-camp-stove/news/10719032/feds-say-colorado-wildfire-started-on-camp-stove http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719039/lafd-audit-ems-response-slowed-after-brownouts/news/10719039/lafd-audit-ems-response-slowed-after-brownouts Response slowed by 12 seconds citywide and as much as 20 seconds following budget cuts. Sat, 19 May 2012 08:10:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719039/lafd-audit-ems-response-slowed-after-brownouts/news/10719039/lafd-audit-ems-response-slowed-after-brownouts http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719038/blackout-knocked-out-boston-fire-communications/news/10719038/blackout-knocked-out-boston-fire-communications The Boston Fire Department lost its communications system in a March blackout that left Downtown in the dark for days. Sat, 19 May 2012 08:05:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719038/blackout-knocked-out-boston-fire-communications/news/10719038/blackout-knocked-out-boston-fire-communications http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719037/five-row-houses-damaged-in-suspicious-pa-blaze/news/10719037/five-row-houses-damaged-in-suspicious-pa-blaze The Allentown blaze sent plumes of smoke more than 100 feet in the air. Sat, 19 May 2012 08:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10719037/five-row-houses-damaged-in-suspicious-pa-blaze/news/10719037/five-row-houses-damaged-in-suspicious-pa-blaze http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10718453/four-arkansas-firefighters-injured-battling-blaze/news/10718453/four-arkansas-firefighters-injured-battling-blaze Four firefighters suffered from smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion following a blaze at a home of one of their own in Taylor Thursday night. Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10718453/four-arkansas-firefighters-injured-battling-blaze/news/10718453/four-arkansas-firefighters-injured-battling-blaze http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10717554/chicago-fire-dept-to-use-long-stalled-radio-system/news/10717554/chicago-fire-dept-to-use-long-stalled-radio-system The $23 million digital radio system will help speed emergency response during the NATO Summit. Fri, 18 May 2012 14:30:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10717554/chicago-fire-dept-to-use-long-stalled-radio-system/news/10717554/chicago-fire-dept-to-use-long-stalled-radio-system http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10717504/report-dispatch-lag-slows-lafd-call-response/news/10717504/report-dispatch-lag-slows-lafd-call-response Dispatchers on average take far longer than the national standard to send rescuers, analysis shows. Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10717504/report-dispatch-lag-slows-lafd-call-response/news/10717504/report-dispatch-lag-slows-lafd-call-response