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Some FDNY action: No date on when this one occurred in Manhattan. The building sits at the corner of Kenmare St. and Elizabeth St. Click here for the Google Map Street View of the building.
WOW!!!: If you haven’t by seen the video from Milwaukee of the family rescued from the overturned and burning vehicle, stop what you are doing and do so now. Check out the raw video and news stories here. WTMJ-TV now has this quote from the grandmother of the injured children –
“It’s a tragedy this happened, but I just feel so grateful that these people, these wonderful people, I’m calling them angels, were there to save my family,” said Deborah Jones.
“Words can’t express my sincere gratitude and my thanks.”
This pot operation that burned is a legal one: A fire around 5:30 this morning at a medical marijuana facility in Los Angeles. Click here.
Fire chief as poster child for pension reform: Everyone seems to agree that Pete Nowicki is just following the rules that were created by someone else. But the Northern California fire chief has drawn the attention of the Wall Street Journal and other new outlets for his annual pension of $241,000 dollars, considering his salary was $186,000. Read the details and see who is outraged.
Chief who said no to the mayor says yes to his first interview: Remember Chief Donald Barnes who was fired by the mayor of Shaker Heights for refusing to follow though on budget cuts? FireRescue1 now has an exclusive interview with Chief Barnes talking about the details of what brought about his dismissal. Click here.
Tasered man bursts into flames: A very interesting police story from Australia . Check it out.
Georgia firefighters in the middle of an armed robbery: An Atlanta firefighter was inside the Mrs. Winner’s Chicken & Biscuits getting lunch for the shift when it was robbed Monday afternoon. Before it was over the gunman was apparently shooting at the whole crew. No one was hit. More from The Secret List.
Mass casualty: Firegeezer has the story from the M-2 Autobahn where heavy rains helped cause 73 wrecks involving 259 vehicles. Check out his story.
