State Sen. Dan Laughlin is exploring the possibility of tapping into Pennsylvania’s prison system to help generate new firefighters for the state’s staff-starved volunteer service.
Laughlin, of Millcreek Township, R-49th Dist., said last week that he is in the process of setting up an appointment with Department of Corrections Secretary John E. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Erie Times
Ask Fort Worth’s retiring Fire Chief Rudy Jackson about the fires he’s fought during his career and he’ll tell you there are too many stories to tell.
Or, ask him about how he’s achieved such a low turnover rate among firefighters since he’s been chief and he’ll tell you he credits the good people he has working for him. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A high-ranking state firefighter with 24 years of experience was compelled to resign last month because his department believed he helped a fire captain cheat on a test that the captain failed.
Jeff Isaacs’ ouster as an assistant chief for the department’s Fresno unit is a sign of the tough line Cal Fire has taken on discipline since a 2014 investigation revealed sex-related misconduct and inappropriate drinking at its fire academy. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Modesto Bee
VIDEO - The Palmyra Fire Department has released video of an incident that injured two of its firefighters and resulted in the filing of reckless endangerment and other charges against a 21-year-old Palmyra woman earlier this month.
In the Jan. 9 incident, the Palmyra Fire Department was extinguishing a fire at an apartment complex on the 1300 block of Park Drive. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV Fox 43
Bickering between sheriff’s deputies and firefighters over which agency should conduct air rescues in Orange County has led to delays in getting injured people to hospitals, raising concerns that the running feud could impair medical care and put taxpayers at risk of unexpected legal payouts.
In one 2016 incident, detailed in a letter by the county’s Emergency Medical Services director obtained by The Orange County Register, a conflict between sheriff’s deputies and Orange County Fire Authority paramedics delayed the transport of an elderly woman with a serious head injury. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orange County Register
In December, Baltimore County police evacuated their Woodlawn precinct overnight after three officers needed treatment for exposure to fentanyl, a potent opioid responsible for the skyrocketing number of deaths among drug users.
Months earlier, a Harford County deputy needed the overdose reversal drug naloxone and two paramedics were treated for exposure after responding to an overdose call. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baltimore Sun
South Korea's deadliest fire in almost a decade has ripped through a hospital in the city of Miryang, killing at least 37 people and injuring more than 100.
Authorities revised the death toll down from 39 on Friday afternoon, but a Miryang City official warned it could rise as at least 18 patients remained in critical condition. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
Rockville Centre residents will continue receiving top care despite the state downgrading the fire department’s emergency medical services’ advanced life support, or ALS, certification to basic life support, BLS, earlier this month.
The change came as the result of a new regulation that mandates narcotics to be on hand in all ALS ambulances, which requires special equipment and licensing. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: LIherald.com
Christine Jameson fought back tears at the State Senate Tuesday as she recounted the death of her husband Kyle, 33, a Hampton firefighter. Her devastating loss was compounded by massive bills she didn’t know how she could pay.
She shared her story with the Senate Finance Committee in support of a bill that would prevent other firefighters’ families from having to go through the same ordeal. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seacoastonline.com
A blinking green light could mean the difference between life and death the next time fire targets a house in town.
The lights are located on the side of the new masks firefighters began wearing on the job earlier this month. With funding approved by Town Meeting last year, Plymouth is the first town in the state to outfit all of its firefighters with the thermal imaging technology. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Plymouthwickedlocal.com
City officials and Kokomo firefighters added another chapter to their ongoing contract dispute saga Wednesday with a heated exchange between a board president and a retired firefighter.
The incident followed the Kokomo Board of Public Works and Safety’s passing of a measure that approved the city’s HR Policy Manual as the standard for all non-contractual employees, including the fire department, which is currently acting without a contract for the first time. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kokomo Tribune
West, the town where a fertilizer plant exploded after a fire, killing 15, has settled its claims with manufacturers and distributors of the product that exploded, according to a news release.
CF Industries, El Dorado Chemical Company, International Chemical Company and Adair Grain will pay the city $10. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Plainview Daily Herald & My Plainview
PHOTO - A Normal Fire Department truck caught fire and was destroyed Wednesday morning on eastbound Interstate 74 near Knoxville.
"Today, on the interstate on the way back from refurbishment, Engine 15 suffered some kind of mechanical failure in the rear end, which then caught fire," the fire department said in a Facebook post. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Pantagraph
When the 2018 Oscar nominations were read off on Tuesday morning, Heroin(e), the Netflix documentary about the opioid crisis in Huntington, West Virginia, was amongst the films on the list to run for the prestigious movie award.
Heroin(e), with its 40 minute running length, was among five films in the Best Documentary Short category. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ironton Tribune
Local officials say the state is playing with fire by yanking funding to train some of Connecticut’s first responders.
Regional fire schools help firefighters fulfill Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements and qualify for certifications, and the facilities provide live-burn training. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Connecticut Post
Firefighting foams containing a class of chemicals linked to water pollution would face major new restrictions under a bill introduced in the Washington state House of Representatives.
Some polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl chemicals — known as PFAS — have turned up in state waterways and drinking-water wells, and surveys indicate they are present in the blood of most Americans. - PUB DATE: 1/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times
PHOTO - A bizarre car fire erupted at a Las Vegas fire station.
Firefighters say a woman lit up a firefighter's personal truck in the parking lot. Las Vegas fire officials have no clue why the arsonist picked that truck.
Snapshots show an early morning truck fire underneath U.S. 95 near North Casino Center Boulevard. - PUB DATE: 1/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNV NBC 3 Las Vegas
Municipal fire districts and private emergency squads are clashing at the statehouse over a measure that would allow volunteer fire departments to bill patients' insurers for ambulance runs.
Some volunteer emergency medical services have been forced to close due to rising costs and their inability to find the revenue needed to sustain their operations and recover their expenses, said Thomas Rinaldi, president of the Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York. - PUB DATE: 1/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oneonta Daily Star
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is accepting applications for the 2018 James M. Shannon Advocacy Medal, which recognizes outstanding efforts of people taking a firm stance on fire and life safety issues.
The James M. Shannon Advocacy Medal was established in honor of former NFPA President James Shannon. - PUB DATE: 1/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association
Jordan Bond is proof that good ideas can come from unexpected places. For Bond, the place was Norway and the idea was a life-saving mobile phone application.
"I noticed a medical study in Norway that studied whether people survived better if citizens did CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) versus if they didn't, using an app," said Bond, a senior firefighter/medic with the Newport News Fire Department the past eight years. - PUB DATE: 1/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newport News Daily Press
