UTAH FIRE CHIEF DIES FOLLOWING A RUN---LODD
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Springville Fire Chief Phil Whitney, 75, passed away yesterday morning. The Chief (serving as Chief for 25 years) called in early Wednesday morning to say he wasn't feeling well and according to media, made a run the night before. His daughter found him collapsed on the bathroom floor in his home. Our sincere condolences to all affected. 
 
 
DID THE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION??
NEW ORLEANS FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVE AT HOUSE FIRE----SHOTS FIRED BY OCCUPANT
Around noon today, New Orleans FF's responded to a house fire. They reported on scene with a working fire and an occupant inside. As they began initial fire operations they were met by gunfire from the occupant. The firefighters withdrew and none of them were struck by gunfire. The occupant was in the process of being evicted...and had an assault rifle.
 
The bad guy inside the home told the deputy trying to deliver the eviction notice to hold a minute, while never opening door. The deputy then saw smoke coming from the home and called 911. When the fire department arrived, according to police, the man fired at the firefighters who apparently, were not warned about the situation. Reports are that Firefighters showed up, forced entry, they ran in and all of a sudden shots were fired and the Firefighters immediately exited. The occupant is still in the house as of this writing and the cops are negotiating. 
 
 
IDAHO TILLER LADDER RESPONDS----WITHOUT TILLER DRIVER
A Boise Fire tiller truck and a pick-up truck crashed this afternoon while responding to an automatic fire alarm. Unfortunately, the tiller driver was not in the tiller seat at the time of the response. We have some more details and pictures on our home page. Thankfully no one was hurt.
Take Care-BE CAREFUL.
BillyG
The Secret List 10-29-09 / 2115 Hours
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