By RICHARD DEGENER Staff Writer | Posted: Friday, March 5, 2010 | 0 comments

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Pumps didn’t work. Excavation didn’t work. In a bizarre rescue case Friday afternoon in Rio Grande, the final solution turned out to be pulling a man right out of his boots.

That’s how firefighters were able to get John Oliva out of the mudhole he was stuck in....Continue Reading

From Press staff reports | Posted: Saturday, March 6, 2010 | 0 comments

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A Hazmat team responded to a fiery crash along US 29 at Fairland Road. A gas line ruptured in the crash, resulting in a large fire. Route 29 northbound at Fairland Road is temporarily closed due to Fire Rescue activity. The Highway Administration has established detours for motorists and people traveling through the area are urged to use I-95, US 1 or MD 295 as alternate routes.

By LYNDA COHEN, Staff Writer | Posted: Friday, March 5, 2010 | 9 comments

MAYS LANDING — A former Atlantic City firefighter was sentenced to three years' probation for threatening his ex-wife. But whether he is mandated to give up public service work is still up for debate.

 Robert Wenzel, 43, admitted in January that on March 14, 2009, he called his former spouse and "told her I was going to kill her."....Continue Reading

Checked chimney for fire, checked interior & exterior wall for extension. One firefighter slipped & fell on a wet deck, he was transported to hospital for evaluation. All units were clear at 5:22am.

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From Press staff reports | Posted: Monday, March 1, 2010 | 0 comments

A deputy fire chief who supervised payroll for the Ocean City Fire Department was entitled to the overtime he claimed, a state judge said last week.

Administrative Court Judge W. Todd Miller on Thursday said Deputy Chief Mark McCulley made a mistake in claiming $7,100 in benefits under the Fair Labor Standard Act when he should have been paid $11,000 or more in straight overtime....Continue Reading