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
VIDEO: Dr. Reed Smith knows that when it comes to active shooter emergencies, seconds matter.
That’s why the emergency room doctor, who also serves as the medical director of the Arlington County Fire Department, began studying hundreds of autopsies from victims of mass shootings years ago. With other medical researchers at George Washington University, he found as many as 15 percent of victims might have lived had they gotten care quickly. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.
Every year at the end of March, firefighters and the family of fallen firefighter Brian Carey meet at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery for a memorial service.
It will be 10 years ago on March 30 when 28-year-old Carey, a rookie firefighter for the Homewood Fire Department, was killed after he rushed into a burning home in an effort to rescue a resident trapped inside. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune - Metered Site
The Wyoming Senate spent nearly an hour discussing a bill that would affect the lives of first responders across the state on Monday, Feb. 24.
SF 117 would allow first responders, law enforcement officers and search and rescue workers to apply for workers’ compensation if they receive a mental injury while performing official duty. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oil City News
Some Cleveland city council members expressed their disappoint and concern after they said they learned there weren't any minority candidates in the upcoming city fire department cadet class.
Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland told News 5 the current fire class applicants are made up of 42 white male candidates and no minorities, which is a violation of city guidelines, which require at least one out of every 10 candidates be a minority. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEWS-TV ABC 5 Cleveland
