It’s a hot market for firefighter jobs throughout Sonoma County with dozens of recent hires and more openings available as numerous agencies hustle to fill slots and bolster staffing.
Jobs are open at small and large agencies — even PG&E is hiring its own firefighting staff, which is a first for the utility company seeking at least 50 firefighters for high fire danger areas in the state, including the North Bay. - PUB DATE: 5/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Press Democrat
When it comes to the history of the nation’s vast public lands, what’s often missing from the narrative is the role women played during the early years of the U.S. Forest Service, and the increasing role they have played in overseeing the lands for the past five decades.
“For most of its existence, the Forest Service has had a reputation as a 'good ol’ boys' organization, due in large part to its reliance on a male workforce,” said Richa Wilson, an architectural historian for the U. - PUB DATE: 5/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City
Brookline will issue an apology to Gerald Alston, the former Brookline firefighter who the town fired after he came forward to report a supervisor had left a voicemail with a racial epithet on it.
Town Meeting members discussed at length whether to issue a formal apology before the vote. Some argued it could hurt the town, which is still facing litigation from Alston. - PUB DATE: 5/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brookline Patch
A nationwide "Ride 4 Relief" is kicking off in Sioux Falls Thursday.
Jeff Shepard is driving through 35 states spreading awareness about the stresses and dangers police officers, firefighters and other first responders face and how they can affect mental health.
"It's a sad thing and it needs to be talked and people to be aware of it," Shepard said. - PUB DATE: 5/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KELO-TV CBS Sioux Falls
Gov. Phil Murphy voiced his support for organized labor during a speech Wednesday morning at the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey Convention.
“I remain committed to protecting the rights of working people to come together and form a union,” Murphy said. “And I remain equally opposed to the misguided and disingenuous efforts of those trying to break up unions. - PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Press of Atlantic City
The West Metro Fire Protection District has reached an agreement to pay 70 retired firefighters and their families $1.2 million to settle a class action lawsuit over retiree health benefits.
“This was never about the money involved”, said retired firefighter Tim O’Hayre, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. - PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
One extra body makes a difference when responding to a fire. Paducah’s fire chief says it takes everyone on a shift to respond to a fire.
A report by the International Association of Firefighters, a union representing firefighters in the U.S. and Canada, says the city of Paducah is recommended to have 24 people per shift. - PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPSD-TV NBC 6 Paducah
VIDEO: It seems like an unimaginable act- a parent leaving or forgetting their child in a locked car. However, the Fayetteville Fire Department says it happens, more often than it should.
"This year we've responded to nearly 70 kids that have been locked into vehicles here," said Fire Chief Mike Hill. - PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham
Firefighters on the front lines protecting their communities now have a valuable tool for recording and providing evidence of work-related exposures to help protect them against deadly cancers and other occupational hazards in the fire service.
The new National Fire Operations Reporting System (NFORS) Exposure Tracker is now available as an app for firefighters, paramedics or officers to create a personal diary for logging exposure and incident details in a private, encrypted and secure online environment. - PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal of Emergency Medical Services
Firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty, Katy Fire Chief Russell Wilson said. To help his staff with the stress of their jobs, he has brought a comprehensive mental health initiative called Operation Resilience Program to the Katy Fire Department. It includes a peer support program, family days, workshops and evidence-based training on coping techniques. - PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Community Impact Newspaper
VIDEO:When there's a hazardous spill with the potential to harm human life or the environment, the Hazardous Materials Response Team takes over.
Michael Heffner, with the Office of State Fire Marshal says “ we are very focused on over the highway transportation emergencies,” but added that they support their various response partners with “instance then we radio-logical materials, biological incidence and other toxic industrial chemicals. - PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMTR-TV NBC 16 Eugene
The $11.8 billion budget passed by Arizona lawmakers Monday will double a revolving account set up in 2016 to pay local fire agencies that respond to fires on federal land.
Fire agencies throughout the state have long sought an increase to the $10 million stabilization fund and are pleased to see the fund boosted to $20 million, Green Valley Fire District Chief Chuck Wunder said Tuesday. - PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Green Valley News
A fire broke out at an Oceanside Fire Station Tuesday morning and left behind a building that its battalion chief called “uninhabitable.”
A driver reported the fire just before 10 a.m. after passing by Oceanside Fire Station 3, located on Oceanside Boulevard.
The fire started inside the station’s sleeping quarters, Oceanside Fire Department Battalion Chief Scott Stein said. - PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC San Diego
New research shows that many drivers are profoundly distracted by their phones when they're going past first responders working accidents on the roadways. New research from the National Safety Council found 71% of drivers admitted to taking photos and texting while driving by emergency workers; that's nearly triple the 24% who admitted to doing it under normal driving conditions. - PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS This Morning
A Fort Worth firefighter died Friday from pancreatic cancer caused by heat and smoke exposure.
Capt. Keven Teague was a firefighter in Fort Worth for 24 years, Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis said in a Facebook post.
Teague, 46, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two weeks ago and was being treated at a local hospital. - PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Southold Town officials said they are considering giving top priority to local volunteer firefighters who are seeking affordable housing.
Southold Supervisor Scott Russell, who suggested the idea at the town board’s May 21 work session, said volunteer firefighters provide a vital service and he would further discuss a proposal with the board in the future. - PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsday
A Midlands man who was also a South Carolina firefighter was killed in an ATV crash Saturday night, the Kershaw County coroner said.
EMS and Fire Service members found Stephen Campbell, one of their own, when they responded to a 911 call just before 9 p.m. about an ATV that flipped over, Kershaw County Coroner David West said Sunday in a news release. - PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Herald-Sun
More than 100 firefighters battled a massive fire at the Ambassador Hotel near downtown Dallas Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported and the fire is under control.
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded about 1:30 a.m. to the hotel at 1312 South Ervay Street. The six-story building was engulfed in flames and firefighters shifted to a defensive position. - PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Firefighters and pyrotechnics manufacturers agree state laws allowing Ohio residents to purchase but not launch fireworks in-state are ineffective, but disagree on how to fix them.
Fireworks proponents say the answer is to relax the existing law. Though it hasn’t been legal in decades, a pair of bills before the General Assembly would allow Ohioans to purchase so-called 1. - PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News
A bill that would increase penalties for Scott’s Law violations has passed both chambers of the General Assembly.
Democratic Rep. Marcus Evans, of Chicago, said the 2002 “Slow Down or Move Over Law” was passed in memory of the death of Lt. Scott Gillen, a firefighter who was killed by a passing motorist while assisting a traffic accident. - PUB DATE: 5/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Herald
