Bargersville fire officials are looking at a program would allow them to better serve local residents to help prevent medical emergencies.
The Bargersville Fire Department is considering a paramedicine program, which would allow fire departments to take a greater role in primary care and preventative services. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Journal
After having sole access to a state-of-the-art driving simulator for the better part of a week, the Moscow Volunteer Fire Department is already making plans to bring the equipment back in 2020.
Situated in a long, enclosed tractor-trailer, the simulator is from the College of Eastern Idaho’s Fire Service Technology program and is intended to give new recruits experience driving large emergency vehicles without any risk. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Moscow-Pullman Daily News - Metered Site
PHOTOS: Harris County has sued Intercontinental Terminals Co. for failing to prevent a massive chemical fire that burned for more than 60 hours last week and spewed an unknown volume of hazardous chemicals into the air and nearby waterways.
The county is seeking a temporary injunction and restraining order against the company, alleging that it violated the Texas Clean Air Act and the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act, among other rules. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle
VIDEO: KHON2's recent stories highlighting EMS spending and staffing now has the State Department of Health looking for more answers.
This, after we raised questions on ambulance units closing and the purchase of a gas truck that has never been used.
The health department controls the money for EMS but does give it leeway on what to purchase. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHON-TV FOX 2
VIDEO: A new law in Arkansas has lowered the minimum age requirement for certain fire departments in the state.
In order to expand their pool of potential recruits, a Texarkana, Arkansas Battalion Chief requested the change last year.
Nearly two decades ago, Texarkana, Arkansas fire officials say they had about 100 people taking the test to become a firefighter, now they hover around 25 applicants. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The De Queen Bee
Staffing shortages at West Carrollton fire stations are causing brownouts, or temporary closures.
The lack of staff is largely due to the city’s inability to retain part-time firefighters and paramedics, West Carrollton City Manager Brad Townsend said.“With a lot of people retiring and the demand for firefighters and paramedics and all of the overtime that other departments are having to work their people, we’re struggling to keep a full complement going,” Townsend said. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News
PHOTOS: No two calls are ever the same for the crew of MedForce Aeromedical Transport.
But when the sleek, blue-and-yellow medical helicopter transport is called to the scene of a crash, fire or near-drowning, the crew – and the public – knows it’s serious.
“There's a lot of calls. All the calls are bad,” said Justin Hicks, a six-year flight nurse for MedForce. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Quad-City Times
VIDEO: The march of time is bringing us the electric car. It's no longer a science experiment, as there are electric cars, particularly Teslas, all over town.
But any car can have an accident, and electric vehicles are a new challenge for firefighters and it can be dangerous, as well.
Electric cars run on lithium batteries, roughly the same batteries as cellphones, but they are hundreds of times larger and come with enormous challenges for everyone involved in an accident. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit
A bill introduced by state Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, would allow firefighter academy graduates to receive a brief history of the labor movement for firefighters passed out of the House Labor and Commerce Committee.
House Bill 2215 allows for candidates to receive a brief presentation that provides them with a historical perspective on the labor movement in the fire service. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MyWebTimes-The Times
On a mild spring day, Cory Pippen suits up in firefighter’s gear outside Therrell High School as he prepares to climb Atlanta fire Truck 25.
No, he’s not putting out a fire or saving someone from a burning building, but with the help of the Atlanta Fire Department, he is one step closer to a dream he’s had since he was a child: being a firefighter. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When slurred speech, facial droop and other telltale symptoms of a stroke develop in Columbus residents, they soon will be able to receive specialized care before they ever see the inside of a hospital.
The Columbus Division of Fire and the city’s three major hospital networks are working together on a new ambulance equipped with specialized equipment and personnel to respond faster to patients having a stroke, when minutes saved can translate into days of healthy living. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbus Dispatch
A new federal law aims to protect wildland firefighters by requiring agencies to outfit crews with GPS locators and deploy drones to scout out and map blazes.
The Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., was signed by President Donald Trump last week after sailing through both chambers of Congress with large majorities. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review
A recent study revealed Frederick County firefighters are paid less and receive less benefits than those in nearby counties.
The study, completed in November and released publicly last week, is an analysis of pay scales, benefit comparisons and how large each county’s fire services division is
Multiple county officials this week said that although Frederick County pays its firefighters less, other jurisdictions — like Montgomery County and Baltimore County, both used in the more-than-100-page study — have both larger populations and tax bases to pull money from. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Frederick News-Post
On a mild spring day, Cory Pippen suits up in firefighter’s gear outside Therrell High School as he prepares to climb Atlanta fire Truck 25.
No, he’s not putting out a fire or saving someone from a burning building, but with the help of the Atlanta Fire Department, he is one step closer to a dream he’s had since he was a child: being a firefighter. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlanta Journal Constitution
While a couple of cities over the past year have threatened to drop out of the Orange County Fire Authority, Garden Grove is veering the opposite direction – toward membership.
If the final steps unfold as expected, OCFA may absorb the 93-year-old Garden Grove Fire Department as early as August. All full-time current employees would stay put. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Orange County Register - Metered Site
Attracting and retaining volunteers to fill the ranks of Maine’s many volunteer fire departments has gotten increasingly difficult, but lawmakers hope a bill to fund a pension program for volunteers could change that.
The Legislature approved a bill in 2017 setting up the pension program but did not fund it. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Portland Press Herald
VIDEO: In a field traditionally seen as one for men, a crew of female firefighters is hosing down the stereotypes.
The West Carter County Fire Department has the first all-female duty in the region.
The four women that make up the shift are Ashley Perdue and her mother Carol Jones, Amber Hubbard and Krysten Kelch. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJHL.com
PHOTOS: Kara Rathbone’s story may sound familiar to many firefighters who marched with her Tuesday along Bagby Street in downtown Houston.
Rathbone’s husband, Austin, drives to work from their home in Bellville, about 70 miles away. A seven-year Houston firefighter, he has received scant raises since joining the department, and makes ends meet by installing irrigation systems on the side and working for a small fire department near Bellville, where about 4,300 people live. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Houston Chronicle
The city of Bloomington has been incorrectly billing businesses for fire protection for nearly 10 years, resulting perhaps in the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue.
The current monthly rate, based on the diameter of the water line that serves a business's internal fire suppression system, is $27. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Pantagraph
The city’s fire department is testing out a new device that could help drivers using navigational apps steer clear of firetrucks responding to an emergency, helping improve safety for both drivers and firefighters.
The device, a small black box about four inches tall and wide, sends out alerts to drivers about the locations of the trucks to drivers using a navigation app called Waze. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Patriot Ledger
