VIDEO: The city of Sacramento is looking to add a small fleet of bicycle medics to their toolbox.
“They found it to be a great little tool to quickly maneuver around downtown as opposed to a large vehicle when you're trying to navigate large crowds,” said Captain Keith Wade, Sacramento Fire Dept.
Trucks and engines are not always the best tool for the job, especially in large crowds. - PUB DATE: 4/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento
Decatur Fire Chief Mike Richardson has asked the county to look at a more equitable funding formula for local fire departments.
During Monday’s workshop, Richardson shared with the Decatur City Council a presentation on fire department funding and the challenges faced by departments in areas where the population is growing. - PUB DATE: 4/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wise County Messenger
Mayor Greg Fischer's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year will include steep cuts to public safety, but the cuts will not be as severe as what Fischer hinted at earlier this year.
The proposed fiscal year 2020 budget unveiled by Fischer on Thursday calls for about $9.6 million in cuts to public safety and the elimination of 81 public safety positions. - PUB DATE: 4/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Louisville Courier Journal
More than 200 Houston firefighters will be laid off after the City Council approved the measure Wednesday during a heated debate. The decision comes as the city tries to implement voter-mandated pay parity between the local police and fire departments. Mayor Sylvester Turner has said that the measure will cost the city $307 million from fiscal year 2019 to fiscal year 2023. - PUB DATE: 4/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Public Media
This fire company was a staple in the community for 110 years. Now, it’s gone.
Millbourne Fire Company in Delaware County voted to shut down Tuesday night following five years of financial instability.
Chief Joseph Artmont Jr. has been at the fire company since 1982 and became chief three years ago. - PUB DATE: 4/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC 10 Philadelphia
Listener Roberta "Bobbie" Brown recently emailed the Curiosity Desk, after reading a story in the paper about Boston firefighters. In the piece, the author referred to them as "jakes." She wanted to know where that term comes from and how it came to refer to firefighters in the region.
Like our curious listener, I too have seen firefighters called “jakes” in the papers. - PUB DATE: 4/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBH
VIDEOS: A Union Pacific freight train carrying ethanol careened off its tracks in a Fort Worth neighborhood Wednesday and burst into flames, prompting an evacuation of nearby homes and a hazardous materials response.
It happened at about 12:40 a.m. near the 3200 block of Yuma Street, on the city's southeast side and near Echo Lake. - PUB DATE: 4/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
More than 120 current and former Conway police and firefighters will receive money payment before the end of the year after the city agreed to settle the class action lawsuit for $1.15 million.
The Conway City Council voted on Monday in a special-called meeting to give Mayor Bart Castleberry the OK to request a preliminary approval in the suit that was filed against the city in 2012, a case Castleberry inherited when he was voted in as mayor in 2016. - PUB DATE: 4/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Log Cabin Democrat
VIDEO: In 2016, Ashland hired three additional firefighters for the first time since 2001 in response to service demands. Due to a $2 million budget deficit, those brand new positions could be eliminated in the 2019-2021 budget.
Ultimately, that would affect service levels in the city and reduce the number of staffed crews from about 10 members to a maximum of nine members. - PUB DATE: 4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVL News 10
VIDEO: Concerns over title transfers and insurance lead the City of Howardwick to file a lawsuit against the volunteer fire department that protects it.
In a recent lawsuit, the City of Howardwick contends a former city secretary improperly transferred the titles of three fire trucks and an ambulance to the Howardwick Volunteer Fire Department instead of to the city. - PUB DATE: 4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFDA News 10 Amarillo
The Talcott Volunteer Fire Department sits proudly with its engines in line. It was in June of 2016 when the department was closed by state officials who cited lack of crew members and equipment testing.
As the community had to rely on other departments as far away as Alderson to respond to calls, Chief Bill Costomiris and board members were forced to build from the ground up to get recertified. - PUB DATE: 4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVNS-TV FOX 59
The National Transportation Safety Board has been unable to determine the ignition source that sparked the explosion in a Silver Spring apartment complex meter room, where natural gas had been building up for at least three hours.
Seven people were killed and 65 were sent to the hospital after the explosion and fire at the Flower Branch Apartments on Aug. - PUB DATE: 4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM
VIDEO: The wife of a fallen police officer thought she would be getting help - but found out her family won't be getting the benefit of help with tuition bills.
A law in the books is supposed to take care of in-state college tuition for the families of fallen officers and firefighters, but there's a loophole that two freshman lawmakers want to tie up to make sure no family is left behind. - PUB DATE: 4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 2 News Detroit
Two fire districts in southern Arizona will become the first in the area to put to use new methods to help sick or injured children.
Golder Ranch Fire and Northwest Fire District's firefighters will train to use the Handtevy Pediatric Emergency Standards.
The standards will allow for firefighters to act quicker and more efficiently when it comes to treating the smallest patients. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGUN 9 Tucson
For years, most of the Santa Fe Fire Department’s work has not been fighting fires but delivering emergency medical services. It’s finally working on a long-awaited reorganization to better reflect that.
When Fire Chief Paul Babcock took over the department in the fall, he made it a priority to create a new EMS division alongside the operations and support services divisions. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Fe New Mexican
The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from their Paradise home.
“I thought, ‘Oh, well, the house is done,’ ” Oney Carrell said.
A few days later, they learned otherwise. The Carrells’ home survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history with a couple of warped window frames, a partially charred down spout and a stubborn smoky smell inside. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee - Metered Site
If the state of Alabama doesn’t update state law regarding the public employees retirement system, it may end up having a negative impact years down the road for the Vestavia Hills Police and Fire departments, leaders from both departments said.
In the 2012 legislative session, the Alabama Legislature changed the way employees were classified, with employees starting their jobs on or after Jan. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Vestavia Voice
Lower Burrell Council is exploring a local tax incentive for city firefighters to boost their thinning ranks and properly reward their community work.
Councilman Joe Grillo is looking at city firefighters forgoing the city’s earned income tax or other possibilities. A course for young firefighters is also under consideration. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TribLIVE
David R. Short II was remembered as having a larger-than-life personality. According to friends, he was easy to talk to and well-liked in his community.
The 26-year-old Indianapolis Fire Department recruit firefighter was killed Friday evening in a four-vehicle crash near the Indianapolis Regional Airport in Hancock County. - PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Indy Star
VIDEO: Eight west Valley firefighters are recovering following an explosion at an APS substation in Surprise on Friday night.
Four Peoria firefighters who were injured are "doing good," according to a department's spokesperson.
In a post on the Peoria Fire-Medical Department's Twitter page, officials say Engineer Justin Lopez, who was in critical condition and taken into surgery following the explosion, "is awake and doing as well as can be expected. - PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC15 Arizona
