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Four-alarms in Rolling Meadows, Illinois: In Chicago, Steve Redick, shot this fire Monday morning in a condo complex. Watch news coverage of the fire.
Four-alarms in Baltimore County, Maryland: We have raw video and nice still pictures from Sunday's garden-apartment fire in Randallstown. Click here.
Four-alarms in Middleborough, Massachusetts: New video was added Monday evening to our coverage of the fire in a 161-year-old church. The fire also caused cancellation of the town's Memorial Day parade. Check it out.
Inside the Command Post - Memorial Day weekend episode: San Bernardino City Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Alder's latest video from the command buggy is from Sunday's fire in a commercial building. Well worth watching and listening. You can also tour the building with Street View. Click here.
PGFD changes plans on repairs and physicals: A week ago we broke the news that the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department was not approving repairs on some front line equipment and delaying physicals for 43 volunteer applicants. This is all due to serious money issues as the department attempts to live within its budget. On Saturday, PGFD announced it has made some modifications in an effort to better deal with these two issues. Read the details.
Ugly Maryland episode settled giving former FFs $175,000: In January, 2008 we told you about the sexual abuse claims against the former president of the Odenton VFD in Anne Arundel County brought by two former members who were teenagers when the incidents were alleged to have occurred. Louis D'Camera had committed suicide after being caught with a male prostitute almost three years prior to the two men going public. They also accused Odenton and county officials of failing to deal with the problem at the time it occurred. The Capital reports this case has now been settled with the older victim getting $125,000 and the younger one $50,000, plus attorney's fees. Odenton VFD officials still deny the allegations and the county points out this is not an admission of guilt. The plaintiffs see it differently and are concerned some of the same people are still in charge. Read the article by Scott Daugherty.
Baltimore City in action: Early video as crews arrive on the scene of a rowhouse fire last week. Click here.
An action scene worthy of a movie: If you haven't seen the video released last week from a 2008 incident at a Wichita court house, check it out here.
Check out these pictures: NJ.com is running a couple of pictures of a house fire in Ocean Grove that are worth taking a look at. Four homes were damaged. Click here.
Handling the emergency in front of them: Heading to a brush fire, firefighters in Chester, New Hampshire found something a bit more pressing. They noticed fire coming from the attic of a home they were passing and soon discovered the mother and child inside weren't aware of the blaze. Click here to read the article.
A closer look at Seattle FD issues: The Seattle Times looks at other disciplinary issues with fire marshals in the aftermath of the Qwest Field scandal and investigations. Click here for the article.
Illinois looks at mandatory background checks for volunteers: There is a request for legislation making this a requirement. Firegeezer is on the story.
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