In 1871, the Common Council assumed the responsibility of appointing Chiefs annually with chiefs commonly serving more than one term. The Board of Police and Fire Commissioners was established in 1897 and have since that time appointed the Department's chiefs. Under the boards authority, chiefs ...
1966 (January 8)Firefighter Daniel P. Parkinson was killed while fighting a fire in the apartments above the Sergenian's Carpet Store at 227 State Street. Parkinson was the fourth Madison firefighter to die in the line of duty. 1967 (January)The department abandoned split-shifts and returned...
But Stoops will stay neutral and remain above the fray. Stoops’ relationship with both coaches goes far behind that 2000 national title team. He also recruited and ultimately coached Venables as a linebacker at Kansas State before Venables began his coachi...
Fire authorities from around the world have been meeting in Australia to learn from the devastating bush fires in the southern state of Victoria earlier this year. Firefighters using mobile tanker trucks work to keep fire under control at containment line near the Grose Valley in Blue Mountains, ...