To celebrate Read Across America day, St. George firefighters visited elementary schools Monday to read to students in an effort to help promote the importance of reading.
In celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, Read Across America is a reading initiative held annually and was first incepted in 1997 by the National Education Association. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. George News
The International Association Firefighters (IAFF) and the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters (WSCFF) issued a joint statement reporting that several firefighters have been exposed to the virus.
The statement reports that members from Kirkland Fire, Redmond Fire and Woodinville Fire had been exposed to the coronavirus, and were isolating themselves for evaluation. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane
VIDEO: Falls happen on ice, in homes, and outside.
When EMS and fire crews respond, Des Moines Fire says it's easy for them to get hurt when lifting someone that has fallen.
That's why Jeff Downing, an engineer with Des Moines fire, created the Jak Harness.
"I felt the need to create this because in recent years we've been going on more and more calls of people that have fallen down and they're not injured and they can't get up," Downing said. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOI-TV ABC 5 Des Moines
First responders in Nebraska would be offered annual “resiliency training” to help combat and cope with post-traumatic stress disorder under a bill given initial approval by state lawmakers on Wednesday.
State Sen. Mike McDonnell, a former Omaha fire chief, said that 1 in 4 firefighters on average will visit an emergency room during their career for physical injuries on the job. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Scottsbluff Star Herald
It isn't easy to describe the life of an emergency responder, but Jonathon Gould, with Chatham EMS, sees it as "sheer boredom interrupted with complete chaos."
Gould, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician from Ludowici, has wanted to help others since he was a teenager, putting himself through EMT school at the age of 17. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJCL-TV ABC 22 Savannah
The scene is disturbingly realistic: Two men lie on the floor with very convincing fake blood pooling around them. Others in the room are screaming in fear. A siren is heard in the distance. Several men and women arrive with stretchers and medical gear to treat the “wounded,” while two men pose as police to attend to the upset onlookers, who shout, “That’s my friend!” and “You’re not working fast enough!”
This is just one of the scenarios that the Black Fire Brigade’s EMT program uses to prepare students for work on the job. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTTW-TV PBS 11 Chicago
Local and state leaders are preparing for COVID-19 like they would a hurricane.
The local emergency operation center is now active in Jacksonville ahead of a potential coronavirus outbreak.
While there are currently no cases in Florida, local and state leaders said now is the time to be prepared.
Our firefighters and paramedics are the first line of defense, along with health care workers. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFOX-TV 30 Jacksonville
An interest arbitration board reached a decision Tuesday regarding the FY19 firefighters’ contract, awarding an across-the-board wage increase of 2.25 percent for the July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 agreement, Mayor Joseph J. Solomon announced Wednesday.
The decision puts to rest the final issue related to negotiations that had been ongoing since the prior contract expired on June 30, 2018. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Warwick Beacon
New Jersey officials have issued a $108,000 fine to a Burlington County ambulance squad after finding the crew drove an ambulance to 90 emergencies even though the vehicle was not licensed through the state’s Department of Health.
Shamong Medical Services, which is part of the Indian Mills Volunteer Fire Company, responded to those calls between Oct. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com
Maybe it’s finally time to recognize the 699 New York City firefighters who battled the famous New York City Telephone Company fire 45 years ago today.
Nearly 700 men fought the awful five-alarm inferno that broke out in the early morning hours of Feb. 27, 1975 at the telephone company’s switching center on Second Ave. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site
VIDEO: A DWI suspect crashed into a fire station leaving one firefighter in the hospital overnight.
Houston Fire Chief Sam Pena visited the firefighter at the hospital overnight. HFD District Fire Chief Ruy Lozano said the firefighter suffered a head injury, possibly a concussion.
Pena later tweeted on Thursday morning that the firefighter had been released from the hospital. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston
Denver Fire Chief Eric Tade has resigned his position with the Denver Fire Department. Tade gave his resignation to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Monday afternoon.
“Chief Tade is dedicated to this department, and his decision that new leadership was needed reflects his devotion to the men and women who serve our residents in the Denver Fire Department,” Mayor Hancock said in a statement. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
Five Escambia County fire stations are operating with reduced staffing because of budget constraints.
Escambia County Interim Fire Chief Paul Williams sent a memo Friday to all firefighters announcing several changes, including the reduction in staffing levels at the five stations in an effort to cut down on the amount of overtime. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pensacola News Journal
A Carroll County commissioner with decades of firefighting experience testified in Annapolis on Tuesday in support of a Maryland bill that would require the state fire marshal to enforce residential fire sprinkler requirements.
Commissioner Stephen Wantz, R-District 1, who has 30 years of experience as a career firefighter in the state and 44 years as a volunteer firefighter, said Tuesday the Maryland State Firemen’s Association asked if he would speak to the importance of House Bill 823 at a hearing of the House Environment and Transportation Committee, and he did. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun - Metered Site
VIDEO: Over the years, Hoboken has evolved from a gritty, working-class enclave to a town with the highest rents in the state of New Jersey. Hoboken’s Hispanic population has dropped by 50% during that time.
The gentrification of Hoboken wasn’t just the result of market forces and economics. It was fueled by evictions, intimidation, violence, arson and murder. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 New Jersey
San Francisco’s women firefighters are exposed to higher levels of certain toxic PFAS chemicals than women working in downtown San Francisco offices, shows a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, San Francisco, and Silent Spring Institute. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UC Berkeley
The Georgia Senate passed legislation Tuesday aimed at loosening training requirements for volunteer fire departments in the state.
Senate Bill 342 would create a council tasked with establishing training and certification rules for volunteer fire departments in Georgia that are separate from those required for full-time professional fire departments. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Augusta Chronicle
Ambulances with flashing sirens trying to weave their way through congested city streets. Traffic poses challenges to EMTs rushing to treat patients.
To improve response times, some EMTs in San Diego use scooters get around faster.
City Councilman Joe Borelli wants the FDNY to test the scooter idea here in New York. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News NY1
Not only is somebody going to respond, but they are going to respond quickly.
That’s how Deputy Chief of Quakertown Fire Company Brad Patkochis described the North Hunterdon Fire Alliance’s Squad 51 program, through which the communities of Quakertown (Franklin Township) as well as High Bridge, Lebanon, Clinton and Annandale are each serviced by the fire companies of all five towns. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com
VIDEO: It's easy to see and hear a firetruck when it's driving past but unless you are up close you might have missed a special marking.
Small stickers line the doors of Davenport Fire Department trucks symbolizing an accomplishment achieved by the crew on board.
"Those calls they go on, the saves they have or bringing a child into the world it's kinda a pride thing to recognize that they did something like that," Lt. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQAD-TV ABC 8 Moline
