http://dynamic.firehouse.com Firehouse.com http://dynamic.firehouse.com/blog/10635802/beware-of-the-ides-of-march/blog/10635802/beware-of-the-ides-of-march In 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was warned by a fortune teller that things were not going to go too well for him around the 15th of March. This meeting was dramatized in William Shakespeare's play when the soothsayer warned him, "Beware the Ides of March... Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:00:00 -0600 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/blog/10635802/beware-of-the-ides-of-march/blog/10635802/beware-of-the-ides-of-march http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10582935/wis-driver-cited-for-driving-over-fire-hose/news/10582935/wis-driver-cited-for-driving-over-fire-hose MADISON, Wis. -- An early Sunday morning fire forced 29 Madison residents out of their westside apartment building, located on 2814 Ashford Lane. Madison fire authorities said a resident was cooking french fries in oil... Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:56:32 -0600 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10582935/wis-driver-cited-for-driving-over-fire-hose/news/10582935/wis-driver-cited-for-driving-over-fire-hose http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10565484/colo-firefighters-take-over-charity-calendar/news/10565484/colo-firefighters-take-over-charity-calendar DENVER -- The Colorado Attorney General has filed a suit aimed at dissolving the nonprofit organization behind the Colorado Firefighters calendar. According to the complaint, filed in Denver District Court, Fired Up For... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:59:34 -0600 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10565484/colo-firefighters-take-over-charity-calendar/news/10565484/colo-firefighters-take-over-charity-calendar http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10522346/three-hurt-in-collision-with-texas-fire-truck/news/10522346/three-hurt-in-collision-with-texas-fire-truck A driver and his two passengers were in stable condition Saturday after a Chevy 3500 pickup collided with a Channelview Volunteer Fire Department fire truck. The pickup driver, whose name was not immediately available, was westbound on the Interstate... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:17:58 -0600 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10522346/three-hurt-in-collision-with-texas-fire-truck/news/10522346/three-hurt-in-collision-with-texas-fire-truck http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10456296/dc-chief-proposes-staffing-cuts-12-hour-shifts/news/10456296/dc-chief-proposes-staffing-cuts-12-hour-shifts Union firefighters in Washington, D.C., are calling the chiefs effort to reduce the size of the department by more than 20 percent absurd. Theyre also not thrilled with his idea to switch from 24-hour shifts to 12-hour shifts, according to a news... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:34:22 -0600 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10456296/dc-chief-proposes-staffing-cuts-12-hour-shifts/news/10456296/dc-chief-proposes-staffing-cuts-12-hour-shifts http://dynamic.firehouse.com/podcast/10456422/fire-marshals-corner-philadelphias-outreach-autism-awareness/podcast/10456422/fire-marshals-corner-philadelphias-outreach-amp-autism-awareness On this month's Fire Marshal's Corner, host Ed Comeau talks with Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers about the department's aggressive campaign to install smoke alarms in high risk homes around Philadelphia. He shares the success they are having... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:56:18 -0600 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/podcast/10456422/fire-marshals-corner-philadelphias-outreach-autism-awareness/podcast/10456422/fire-marshals-corner-philadelphias-outreach-amp-autism-awareness http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10457883/houston-changes-911-policy-after-girl-dies/news/10457883/houston-changes-911-policy-after-girl-dies HOUSTON -- The city of Houston has changed its 911 policy after a young girl died. A Kingwood mother backed her vehicle over her 4-year-old daughter, Rebecca, in the 2300 block of Cumberland Oak in Kingwood about 4:45 p.m... Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:54:36 -0600 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10457883/houston-changes-911-policy-after-girl-dies/news/10457883/houston-changes-911-policy-after-girl-dies http://dynamic.firehouse.com/blog/10456796/remembering-hal-bruno/blog/10456796/remembering-hal-bruno When I received word that Hal Bruno passed away last night, I took a little time to reflect on the lessons that Hal taught me in my four years working with him at Firehouse Magazine. I learned as much about politics as I did the fire service and... Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:31:44 -0600 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/blog/10456796/remembering-hal-bruno/blog/10456796/remembering-hal-bruno http://dynamic.firehouse.com/video/10457946/fire-service-mourns-loss-of-legend-leader-hal-bruno/video/10457946/fire-service-mourns-loss-of-legend-leader-hal-bruno Bruno was a firefighter for more than 60 years, an original columnist for Firehouse magazine and the chairman emeritus of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:01:17 -0600 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/video/10457946/fire-service-mourns-loss-of-legend-leader-hal-bruno/video/10457946/fire-service-mourns-loss-of-legend-leader-hal-bruno http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10457945/fire-service-mourns-loss-of-legend-leader-hal-bruno/news/10457945/fire-service-mourns-loss-of-legend-leader-hal-bruno Bruno was a firefighter for more than 60 years, an original columnist for Firehouse magazine and the chairman emeritus of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:01:17 -0600 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10457945/fire-service-mourns-loss-of-legend-leader-hal-bruno/news/10457945/fire-service-mourns-loss-of-legend-leader-hal-bruno http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10458010/montana-fire-district-missing-taxes/news/10458010/montana-fire-district-missing-taxes Nov. 03--Like most volunteer fire departments, Troy Rural Fire District 1F & 15F always seems to have more needs than it has funding to meet those needs. Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:09:37 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10458010/montana-fire-district-missing-taxes/news/10458010/montana-fire-district-missing-taxes http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10458063/mother-of-children-who-died-in-colo-fire-arrested/news/10458063/mother-of-children-who-died-in-colo-fire-arrested AURORA, Colo. -- Aurora police have arrested the mother of two children who died in a weekend house fire in Aurora. CALL7 Investigator Tony Kovaleski was the first to report that Danielle Lynn Brockman, 23, was arrested... Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:03:56 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10458063/mother-of-children-who-died-in-colo-fire-arrested/news/10458063/mother-of-children-who-died-in-colo-fire-arrested http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10458064/texas-family-loses-suit-but-pickets-station/news/10458064/texas-family-loses-suit-but-pickets-station SAN ANTONIO -- There was a protest outside San Antonio Fire Department headquarters downtown on Tuesday afternoon. Some of those in the small group were family members of a woman who died after being cared for by EMS who... Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:02:13 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10458064/texas-family-loses-suit-but-pickets-station/news/10458064/texas-family-loses-suit-but-pickets-station http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10458094/ill-city-may-charge-nonresidents-for-fire-services/news/10458094/ill-city-may-charge-nonresidents-for-fire-services The Elgin Fire Department is continuing its efforts to recover some of the costs of providing services now by possibly charging nonresidents for emergency responses. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:04:11 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10458094/ill-city-may-charge-nonresidents-for-fire-services/news/10458094/ill-city-may-charge-nonresidents-for-fire-services http://dynamic.firehouse.com/article/10458115/a-debt-we-can-never-truly-repay/article/10458115/a-debt-we-can-never-truly-repay American Jobs Act Sets Aside $1 Billion for Firefighter Jobs Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/article/10458115/a-debt-we-can-never-truly-repay/article/10458115/a-debt-we-can-never-truly-repay http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10458223/miami-dade-mayor-probes-fire-take-home-cars/news/10458223/miami-dade-mayor-probes-fire-take-home-cars MIAMI -- There is a new twist in a Local 10 investigation into the number of Miami-Dade County vehicles employees are allowed to take home at the taxpayers' expense. Does Miami-Dade Fire Rescue really know how many vehicles go home, or were we... Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:22:06 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10458223/miami-dade-mayor-probes-fire-take-home-cars/news/10458223/miami-dade-mayor-probes-fire-take-home-cars http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460229/woman-baby-hurt-in-crash-with-calif-fire-truck/news/10460229/woman-baby-hurt-in-crash-with-calif-fire-truck Oct. 27--A woman suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized along with her 5-month-old child Wednesday afternoon after her car collided with a fire truck in Fairfield. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:00:16 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460229/woman-baby-hurt-in-crash-with-calif-fire-truck/news/10460229/woman-baby-hurt-in-crash-with-calif-fire-truck http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460227/on-duty-fla-firefighters-play-tennis-out-of-village/news/10460227/on-duty-fla-firefighters-play-tennis-out-of-village KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- The Village of Key Biscayne has launched a massive investigation after Local 10 cameras spotted on-duty firefighters playing tennis outside the village limits. The senior ranking officer at the tennis courts is now being... Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:24:27 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460227/on-duty-fla-firefighters-play-tennis-out-of-village/news/10460227/on-duty-fla-firefighters-play-tennis-out-of-village http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460435/group-admits-mishandling-calif-victim-funds/news/10460435/group-admits-mishandling-calif-victim-funds SAN DIEGO -- Officials with the local chapter for Habitat for Humanity said on Tuesday that the organization made a mistake in handling donations for the 2007 wildfire victims. About $733,000 was raised but none of... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:07:54 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460435/group-admits-mishandling-calif-victim-funds/news/10460435/group-admits-mishandling-calif-victim-funds http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460527/colo-firefighter-resigns-amid-sex-allegations/news/10460527/colo-firefighter-resigns-amid-sex-allegations LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- A West Metro firefighter has resigned amid allegations of sex acts at a fire station. There was a full investigation, because we take those allegations so seriously," said West Metro Fire Protection District spokeswoman... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:29:22 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460527/colo-firefighter-resigns-amid-sex-allegations/news/10460527/colo-firefighter-resigns-amid-sex-allegations http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460555/texas-dept-low-on-fuel-for-trucks-bills-unpaid/news/10460555/texas-dept-low-on-fuel-for-trucks-bills-unpaid BROOKSHIRE, Texas -- Several insiders said a city is running on empty because of unpaid fuel bills. According to multiple sources, the fire department in Brookshire has not been able to buy fuel for the fire trucks because... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:54:49 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460555/texas-dept-low-on-fuel-for-trucks-bills-unpaid/news/10460555/texas-dept-low-on-fuel-for-trucks-bills-unpaid http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460605/pa-fire-siren-silenced-by-vandals-some-thrilled/news/10460605/pa-fire-siren-silenced-by-vandals-some-thrilled YOUNGWOOD, Pa. -- A Westmoreland County fire company is struggling with a vandalism case that's causing a major public safety hazard Youngwood Fire Chief Lloyd Crago told Channel 4 Action News' Ashlie Hardway that over the... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:53:08 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460605/pa-fire-siren-silenced-by-vandals-some-thrilled/news/10460605/pa-fire-siren-silenced-by-vandals-some-thrilled http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460654/texas-firefighters-at-odds-over-finances/news/10460654/texas-firefighters-at-odds-over-finances SAN ANTONIO -- Firefighters with South Bexar, Ata-Bexar and Sandy Oaks Volunteer Fire Departments are at odds with Emergency Services District No. 6 over their financial predicaments. "In three weeks, if the ESD has not compensated what they... Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:47:35 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460654/texas-firefighters-at-odds-over-finances/news/10460654/texas-firefighters-at-odds-over-finances http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460675/ex-chief-speaks-on-nm-firefighter-deportation/news/10460675/ex-chief-speaks-on-nm-firefighter-deportation ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- For the first time, the fire chief who hired a firefighter facing deportation speaks about the situation. Albuquerque firefighter Jose Gonzales, whos a legal resident but not a U.S. citizen, works out of the fire marshals... Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:57:12 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460675/ex-chief-speaks-on-nm-firefighter-deportation/news/10460675/ex-chief-speaks-on-nm-firefighter-deportation http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460677/wis-departments-racial-email-stirs-controversy/news/10460677/wis-departments-racial-email-stirs-controversy BROOKFIELD, Wis. -- The Waukesha County's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter is calling for an investigation into the distribution of what it said is a racially offensive email distributed by members of... Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:15:19 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460677/wis-departments-racial-email-stirs-controversy/news/10460677/wis-departments-racial-email-stirs-controversy http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460684/pa-firefighter-accused-of-copper-theft/news/10460684/pa-firefighter-accused-of-copper-theft NEW EAGLE, Pa. -- A Washington County volunteer firefighter is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from his own department. Police say 25-year-old Michael Griest of New Eagle stole $40,000 worth of items from the New Eagle Fire... Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:31:25 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460684/pa-firefighter-accused-of-copper-theft/news/10460684/pa-firefighter-accused-of-copper-theft http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460742/nm-firefighter-arrested-faces-deportation/news/10460742/nm-firefighter-arrested-faces-deportation ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- City officials said an Albuquerque firefighter is locked up and is facing possible deportation. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents confirmed they took Jose Gonzalez into custody a few weeks ago, but... Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:31:46 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460742/nm-firefighter-arrested-faces-deportation/news/10460742/nm-firefighter-arrested-faces-deportation http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460799/crash-victim-allegedly-stole-from-fla-fire-crew/news/10460799/crash-victim-allegedly-stole-from-fla-fire-crew WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A man accused of stealing uniforms and other merchandise from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue was arrested when he needed help from that very department just hours later, WPBF 25 News has learned... Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:04:42 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460799/crash-victim-allegedly-stole-from-fla-fire-crew/news/10460799/crash-victim-allegedly-stole-from-fla-fire-crew http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460815/new-fire-chief-named-after-homicide-in-okla/news/10460815/new-fire-chief-named-after-homicide-in-okla NICHOLS HILLS, Okla. -- The Nichols Hills Fire Department has appointed a new chief one week after its former chief was shot and killed. Sources confirmed early Thursday that Assistant Fire Chief Terry Hamilton had been... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:10:04 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460815/new-fire-chief-named-after-homicide-in-okla/news/10460815/new-fire-chief-named-after-homicide-in-okla http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460926/new-orleans-fire-union-pushes-for-ems-runs/news/10460926/new-orleans-fire-union-pushes-for-ems-runs NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Fire Fighters Association wants the city to change how it responds to medical emergencies, but Mayor Mitch Landrieu said he will make his decision when he lays out his budget next month. With... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:01:37 -0500 http://dynamic.firehouse.com/news/10460926/new-orleans-fire-union-pushes-for-ems-runs/news/10460926/new-orleans-fire-union-pushes-for-ems-runs