Washington D.C.'s No One Goes Home program is a template any department can use to get SOG buy in from officers and firefighters.
Successful EMS grant applications may occur more frequently if your EMS agency uses a stakeholder review process that engages community VIPs and other stakeholders (even end-users of your lifesaving services) to read and comment on your grant application before submission. In some cases, these stakeholders might create a local solution for you because of their influence and access to local funds. Or ...
A firefighter writes a song to remember a traumatic call and the life lost in it.
For those not involved with testing or manufacturing PPE, finding specific data on standards can be a challenge.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Videos show storm chasers intercepting the monstrous tornado from within a half mile in Moore, Okla. The violent tornado plowed through the suburb on Monday and has killed at least 24 people, including at least seven children. "It was massive destruction last night," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said in an AP interview Tuesday. "It was an incredible sight to see how ...
By Julie Crothers Clarion Ledger FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The alarm sounds, and the earsplitting tones echo through the firehouse. In a dash, men and women donning heavy outfits and helmets jump aboard fire trucks. Less than 90 seconds later, they are out the door and down the street, headed to a vehicle crash, fire or other medical emergency. In a matter of seconds, firefighters go from sitting at ...
The Roanoke Times SALEM, Va. — A Salem man was arrested Friday on charges of possessing child pornography and having an inappropriate relationship with a minor. Eric Mallory, 31, was indicted by a Salem grand jury on Friday on 14 counts, including possession of child pornography and taking indecent liberties with a minor, according to a news release from Salem police. Mallory previously was arrested ...
Greenbaypressgazette.com GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Green Bay firefighter was hospitalized for dehydration Monday afternoon in connection with a roof fire at Procter & Gamble on the city’s northeast side. The fire was reported at 1:27 p.m. at a paper mill building at 501 Eastman Ave., fire battalion Chief Ed Jarosz said. Wood portions of the building were on fire and crews had to cut holes ...
By Judy Masterson Lake County News-Sun CHICAGO — Five new North Chicago firefighter/paramedics were sworn in on Monday, May 20, and the new hires aren’t costing the city a cent. Their salaries for the first two years of employment will be paid for through $832,741 in federal grant money, an amount that will also pay the first three years for a sixth firefighter, a veteran of the U.S. Army ...
By Jo Ciavaglia Phillyburbs.com BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. — Last Christmas Day, Trevose Fire Chief Ron Doster sent six volunteer firefighters into an inferno where a 70-year-old man was believed trapped. What Doster didn’t know until later was that his two sons were among them. The Doster brothers and a third firefighter managed to find the man and pull him out within three minutes. Two days after ...
By Erin Tiernan Portsmouth Patch PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — For 77 years, Portsmouth's Volunteer Fire Department has supplied the town with state-of-the-art medical rescue equipment, but with a final donation last week that burden will now be on the taxpayers. On Friday, the Portsmouth Volunteer Fire Department unveiled its final donation - a 2012 International/Horton Model 623 Medium Duty Ambulance ...
By Teresa Woodard WFAA DALLAS — The bells rang out at Park Cities Baptist Church on Monday night to honor Stanley Wilson, the veteran Dallas firefighter who was killed battling a condominium fire on Monday morning. The song was coming from the steeple that towers over the sanctuary where Wilson worshiped. The melody was "Amazing Grace." "You have in your mind what you think a firefighter ...
Salvage isn't the work recruiting posters are made of, but it is immensely important to those having one of the worst days of their lives.
At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb
By Tim Talley The Associated Press MOORE, Okla. — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. At least 37 people were reported killed. The storm laid waste to scores of buildings in Moore, south of the city. Block ...
As I leave the volunteer fire service for healthcare education, I carry that duty to serve common in volunteer firefighters.
There are several factors you need to consider if your application is going to compete for AFG funding
Proper training and understanding of the Halligan will make forcing the door faster and easier.
Frequent flyers can be sad, frustrating and, at times, quite funny.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A 200-pound black bear had to be tranquilized and removed from a two-story tree Sunday evening. The Gazette reported that Colorado Springs Fire Department crews and wildlife officials said the bear was fully sedated by Parks and Wildlife workers and firefighters removed branches from the tree to bring the animal down safely around 8 p.m. The female bear was spotted around ...
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