The Chicago Fire Department is facing major budget cuts.  There is talk of closing stations and reducing trucks and firefighters.  For more details click on the video.  Click on the link for the Chicago Fire Department Message Board:

Chicago Fire Department Message Board

The Flint Fire Department Union President has asked the Emergency Manager to issue pink slips for some of the department’s firefighters.  Click on the video for full details, click on the link for the Flint Fire Department Message Board:

Flint Fire Department Message Board

Station log books have warnings that anyone who protests the Mayor’s State of the District Address will be punished.  The Fire Chief denies issuing that order.  Click on the video to watch the story.

Firefighter Louis Jones was responding to just another Emergency Medical Call.  While there, he started noticing items, that looked like items stolen from his garage a week before.  For the rest of the details, click on the video.

Atoka, OK sought to break the world’s record for the largest fire truck parade, by beating 159.  Over 300 fire trucks showed up.  Click on the video to watch the full story.

For the fifth time in a year, the chief of the DC  Fire Department has issued a new rule regarding cold weather clothing.  Firefighters are standing up to him, as they have to keep paying for the clothing required.  Click on the video to watch it for full details.

The Des Moines Fire Chief and the union are squabbling over the possibility of $600,000 in cuts. The cuts would mean 1 less rescue squad and 6 less men. The chief says it would not effect response times, while the union argues that it would. Click on the video to watch the full story.

When should firefighters risk their lives to save someone’s pet? Firefighters are constantly risking their lives to save people’s lives, but should they be doing the same for a pet? Click on the video to watch it.

A veteran DC firefighter is speaking out against an unfunded clothing mandate by the Chief.  For the full Story click on the video.

A firefighter is donating a kidney to his ailing Captain. Click on the video to watch the story.