Posts Tagged: New Mexico
How to handle the bad news: Albuquerque firefighter arrested in major drug & money bust. Chief doesn’t say it’s a personnel matter or under investigation.
AFD investigating if Firefighter Steve Chavez was doing his money laundering on duty.
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Neighbors & chiefs say they were mislead by engine crew. Albuquerque FD rig in neighboring jurisdiction for two hours to fix firefighter’s broken water pipe.
Chief says he is "very concerned about this incident."
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Charges dropped against New Mexico Chief Eddie Velarde. He had been arrested while in command of a fire.
Cops say chief had called for mass evacuation when arrested.
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Arizona Wallow Fire, 2nd Largest In History
The Wallow fire in Arizona has forced thousands to evacuate and it's officially the second-largest wildfire in the state's history.
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Dash-cam video: Wheel chocks, bar & quick thinking Santa Fe firefighters stop drunk driver.
Car couldn't speed off thanks to placement of wheel chocks by firefighters.
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‘Am I safe here?’ Award winning commentary from a fire video.
In the category of live color commentary from the scene of a vehicle fire, the winner is ...
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Velarde, New Mexico chief arrested for disorderly conduct while in command. Sheriff’s deputies claim fire wasn’t out of control but chief was.
Sheriff's department says chief made too big of a deal out of a relatively small fire.
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Time-lapse Video: Buildings Burn and are Torn Down in Cloudcroft, NM…in 52 seconds
CLOUDCROFT -- The village of Cloudcroft was shocked after a fire gutted a portion of its main shopping strip in a forest community that is a favorite retreat for residents of El Paso and Las Cruces.
The fire destroyed the Pine Stump Mall and the Copper Butterfly store on Burro Street -- Cloudcroft's main shopping strip -- and dealt a severe blow to the economy of the mountain village that relies on visitors.
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Quick Takes
Fire and EMS news for Monday.
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Quick Takes
Fire and EMS news for Friday.
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Quick Takes
Fire & EMS news for Thursday.
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A New Mexico PIO Revolving Door
There’s a baseball expression about a swift trip to the major leagues before heading back to the minors being called “a quick cup of coffee.” If you like your coffee instant and on the run, head for a PIO job in the New Mexico Lieutenant Governors office.
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Quick Takes
Tuesday's Quick Takes includes: Documents denied in case of Florida chief who still is employed in DC; PGFD responds to staffing complaint; VFD president has complaints about STATter911.com coverage; Enter our contest and win; Early video in fire that took out part of North Bend, Nebraska business district; Arrests in Woonsocket arsons; Video from Baltimore County house fire.
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All for a radar detector: Chief Ron Grogan & four firefighters charged with theft & other crimes. Grogan has been in trouble before.
Chief who kept his job after fondling incident is in trouble again.
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