After being denied the grant renewal, at least nine other Chico firefighters face layoffs Jan 5, 2017 By FireRescue1 Staff CHICO, Calif. — Six Chico firefighters will lose their jobs at the end of this week after their fire department SAFER grant renewal was denied. At … [Read more...]

The city now has only 48 firefighters and one of four stations operating Jul 5, 2016 LORAIN, Ohio — Over 22 firefighters were laid off Saturday in a city effort to close a $3.6 million deficit. According to ABC5, the city has only one fire station and two trucks running; … [Read more...]

Nine firefighters will be laid off, fire stations closed By Ashiah Scharaga, Enterprise-Record Posted: 02/07/17, 11:02 PM PST | Updated: 3 hrs ago Chico - Nine Chico firefighters will lose their jobs and several city fire stations will close this March. Tuesday, the … [Read more...]

Two firefighters each worked more than 6,000 hours, which amounted to "almost 70 percent of the time they are living and breathing" Feb 3, 2017 By Anita Chabria The Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento firefighters worked more than a quarter-million overtime … [Read more...]

Ahead of Super Bowl, Houston Hotels Lack Fire Inspections St. John Barned-Smith Houston Chronicle On Feb 3, 2017 Source: McClatchy Feb. 03--Fans flooding into Houston for Super Bowl LI could land in hotels and motels that have not been fully inspected, a local critic of … [Read more...]

The Code Violation System Yamiche Alcindor is on the team of Times reporters looking into the aftermath of the fire. On Wednesday, I set off to find out more about Oakland’s fire inspection codes, which have become a major focus since the fire. Topping the list of people … [Read more...]