City cops aren't the only ones who may get pink slips as a result of Paterson’s budget crisis. The tentative layoff plan crafted by Mayor Andre Sayegh's administration would terminate 89 city firefighters in addition to the 112 Paterson police officers whose jobs are in danger, union leaders said Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NorthJersey.com

Morale in the workplace can go a long way. At one Maine fire department, it's helping them better help the community, even during a time when the impact of a firefighter shortage is felt at departments statewide. "Help wanted. Odd hours. Low pay. Sweet helmet." A sign outside the Lebanon Fire Department has captured the attention of hundreds on social media.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLBZ-TV NBC 2 Bangor

VIDEO: New Mexico fire departments are looking to help protect their firefighters from getting cancer. The Bernalillo County Fire Department is now the first in the state to have fire engines built to help with that mission. BCFD said the number of firefighter deaths from cancer is increasing nationwide, in part, because of the exposure to carcinogens often left on their gear.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRQE

Courtesy of Columbia Gas, the city of Lawrence will have an extra crew of firefighters on duty for at least the first two months of this year. The natural gas provider has agreed to pay for an extra, three-person engine company of firefighters for January and February 2019, Fire Chief Brian Moriarty announced Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Eagle Tribune

VIDEO: Some first responders, who are used to 96-hour shifts and tasked with saving our homes during raging wildfires, got the experience of a lifetime Wednesday as the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the everyday heroes for batting practice. Several hundred first responders were welcomed by the Dodgers organization as a show of appreciation for battling the recent wildfires in Southern California.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Los Angeles

City cops aren't the only ones who may get pink slips as a result of Paterson’s budget crisis. The tentative layoff plan crafted by Mayor Andre Sayegh's administration would terminate 89 city firefighters in addition to the 112 Paterson police officers whose jobs are in danger, union leaders said Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NorthJersey.com

Morale in the workplace can go a long way. At one Maine fire department, it's helping them better help the community, even during a time when the impact of a firefighter shortage is felt at departments statewide. "Help wanted. Odd hours. Low pay. Sweet helmet." A sign outside the Lebanon Fire Department has captured the attention of hundreds on social media.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLBZ-TV NBC 2 Bangor

VIDEO: New Mexico fire departments are looking to help protect their firefighters from getting cancer. The Bernalillo County Fire Department is now the first in the state to have fire engines built to help with that mission. BCFD said the number of firefighter deaths from cancer is increasing nationwide, in part, because of the exposure to carcinogens often left on their gear.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRQE

Courtesy of Columbia Gas, the city of Lawrence will have an extra crew of firefighters on duty for at least the first two months of this year. The natural gas provider has agreed to pay for an extra, three-person engine company of firefighters for January and February 2019, Fire Chief Brian Moriarty announced Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Eagle Tribune

VIDEO: Some first responders, who are used to 96-hour shifts and tasked with saving our homes during raging wildfires, got the experience of a lifetime Wednesday as the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the everyday heroes for batting practice. Several hundred first responders were welcomed by the Dodgers organization as a show of appreciation for battling the recent wildfires in Southern California.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Los Angeles

Retired Richmond fire marshal David Creasy wasn’t among the firefighters from across Virginia who packed a Senate committee meeting Tuesday. But Creasy, who died in October after more than four years of battling cancer, was well represented in the annual legislative battle to extend workers’ compensation benefits automatically to firefighters and other first responders stricken by certain forms of cancer they say are caused by exposure to toxic chemicals in the line of duty.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Richmond Times-Dispatch

VIDEO: Every riding member of the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department is outfitted with a bullet resistant vest. In August fire crews were first on scene at the Landing when a gunman opened fire killing two people and injuring several others before turning the gun on himself. On Tuesday Chief Kurtis Wilson told Action News Jax the shooting made the department rethink safety protocol.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS 47 Action News Jax

VIDEO: Do you sleep with your door closed? A group of Maryland firefighters are reminding people to sleep with their bedroom doors closed — as it prevents fires from spreading quickly through the home. “THIS is why you should always sleep with you doors closed,” posted the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ 13 Baltimore

Montgomery Fire Rescue shared an intense video of a house fire to their social media Wednesday. According to MFR’s Facebook page, the video is from a fire which happened around midnight in the 800 block of Buford Street. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was “fully involved” with flames and large amounts of smoke.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSA 12 News

A destroyed truck and large sign on the side of a Columbus County highway have no doubt caught the attention of thousands of drivers, and the fire chief behind the display hopes the message will shock people into yielding to emergency vehicles on the road. "The message is: Put down your phones, pay attention to what's going on, give us your undivided attention, so that way we can remain safe," said Steve Camlin, chief of Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV Channel 6

Retired Richmond fire marshal David Creasy wasn’t among the firefighters from across Virginia who packed a Senate committee meeting Tuesday. But Creasy, who died in October after more than four years of battling cancer, was well represented in the annual legislative battle to extend workers’ compensation benefits automatically to firefighters and other first responders stricken by certain forms of cancer they say are caused by exposure to toxic chemicals in the line of duty.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Richmond Times-Dispatch

VIDEO: Every riding member of the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department is outfitted with a bullet resistant vest. In August fire crews were first on scene at the Landing when a gunman opened fire killing two people and injuring several others before turning the gun on himself. On Tuesday Chief Kurtis Wilson told Action News Jax the shooting made the department rethink safety protocol.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS 47 Action News Jax

VIDEO: Do you sleep with your door closed? A group of Maryland firefighters are reminding people to sleep with their bedroom doors closed — as it prevents fires from spreading quickly through the home. “THIS is why you should always sleep with you doors closed,” posted the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ 13 Baltimore

Montgomery Fire Rescue shared an intense video of a house fire to their social media Wednesday. According to MFR’s Facebook page, the video is from a fire which happened around midnight in the 800 block of Buford Street. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was “fully involved” with flames and large amounts of smoke.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSA 12 News

A destroyed truck and large sign on the side of a Columbus County highway have no doubt caught the attention of thousands of drivers, and the fire chief behind the display hopes the message will shock people into yielding to emergency vehicles on the road. "The message is: Put down your phones, pay attention to what's going on, give us your undivided attention, so that way we can remain safe," said Steve Camlin, chief of Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV Channel 6