fire department

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In March, the Daytona Beach city auditor’s report on the fire department cited weak p-card supervision and expenses that didn’t clearly fit “core operational needs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

GEO Group is currently fighting the City of Newark over the municipality’s right to require a certificate of occupancy and regular fire department inspections of the massive congregant care site.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Francisco Arboleda, head of the Popayan fire department, said some of the spectators rushed to hospital were in serious condition.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“We can’t just be building the housing if we don’t have the fire department resources or the road capacity to handle it,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Even the fire department used fire: Steam engines powered the pumps on the department’s horse-drawn fire trucks.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson