City Gets Closer to Filling 8 Vacant Fire Inspector Jobs
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By Alexis Huicochea, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 5--The Tucson Fire Department is getting closer to filling eight vacant fire inspector positions after an exhaustive effort to recruit firefighters within the department, officials said.
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All but two of what had been 24 blazes are now more than half contained, bringing firefighters close to claiming victory.
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A mayor whose administration is under federal investigation. An alderman who just got hit with a federal bribery charge. Four politicians who served time for corruption and want their old jobs back.
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Ministers order review after figures show almost 800,000 empty places
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By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Mar. 4--Soon residents who think they see illegal grading will be able to get a city inspector on site within a few hours.
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By Janice L. Habuda, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 6--Kenmore officials want to join a growing coalition of municipalities seeking guidance for dealing with vacant properties.
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By Leigh Ann Tipton, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Mar. 10--In the last week, firefighter David Henderson said the Hartford Fire Department has responded to about seven brush fires.
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There were more U.S. job openings in  October and also more positions filled, the Labor Department  said on Wednesday.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 10--BRENTWOOD -- Residents this week got their first glimpse of a proposal to expand fire protection services in far East County that includes doubling the number of firefighters and adding paramedics to each fire engine.
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By Gary Gray, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Sep. 9--One last procedural hurdle must be cleared, but it looks like the city of Morgantown has finally secured land on which to build a North Side Fire Station.
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Firefighters across the country are arriving to fires later each year, with barely over a third of fire departments nationwide meeting national standards for response time, according to an analysis by The Boston Globe.
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By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 24--When it comes to fireside chats, local air pollution control officials believe money will talk louder than words.
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A Chicago outplacement firm says planned job cuts announced by employers hit an eight-month high of 107,863 in September. Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas, in a report released Tuesday
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The reason for the fire was not immediately known but Film City sources say it could be due to a short circuit.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - A suspected arson fire engulfed an apartment complex in suburban Columbus Sunday, killing eight people and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape, firefighters said.    The fire in Prairie Township came just six weeks after three fires were set in the same building in an empty apartment and hallway, said Fire Chief Steve Feustel...
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Feb. 24--Far East County residents appear to want better fire protection services, but whether they are willing to pay for it is questionable, fire officials said.
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Chicago has qualified seven teams to bid on a long-term lease of its three garbage recycling facilities, the city announced Thursday.