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Firefighters Battle Water Pressure Issues, Frigid Temperatures During Massachusetts House Fire

VIDEO: Lynn firefighters dealt with low water pressure and frigid weather conditions as they worked to control a house fire early Monday morning. Firefighters were met with flames – and bitter cold temperatures – when they arrived on Linden Street. No one was in the home when firefighters arrived around 2 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

Little library at New York fire station helping with fire safety in community

VIDEO: You may see a new building — a tiny one — on the property of the Ridge Road Fire District’s Stoneridge Station. It’s a mini firehouse library stacked with resources for the community. Firefighter Brian Shannon says due to the pandemic, many fire departments can’t do something they love: head out to classrooms to teach kids about fire safety.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rochester First

Weary firefighters in ‘crisis’ from understaffed stations, Cal Fire’s Riverside County Unit says

The union that represents Cal Fire firefighters in the Riverside County Unit has filed a workplace-safety complaint with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, alleging that unusual levels of physical fatigue and mental stress have set in because of excessive overtime worked due to inadequate staffing.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Press-Enterprise - Metered Site

New podcast goes behind the scenes at the Florida fire department

VIDEO: A firefighter's job often entails more than just fighting fires, but what goes on behind the scenes isn't always apparent. The Fort Walton Beach Fire Department hopes to change that with a new platform for communicating with the public. People can tune in to the Fire Department’s new podcast every two weeks to discover more about its inner workings.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Florida Daily News

Remembering two Pennsylvania firefighters killed in 2004 fire that destroyed Ebenezer Baptist Church

VIDEO: Two firefighters were killed in the line of duty while battling flames that destroyed Ebenezer Baptist Church in the Hill District on March 13, 2004. Firefighter Richard Stefanakis and Battalion Chief Charles Brace, both 30-year veterans of the department, were killed during the five-alarm blaze that also injured 29 other firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPXI-TV NBC 11 Pittsburgh

City of Pittsburgh is working on a plan to encourage more women to become firefighters

VIDEO: Colleen Walz shattered the glass ceiling to become the first female lieutenant in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire in 1995. Last week, Kari Burnham was honored in a ceremony as the second woman to hold the position. Burnham said, "This is something I love to do. It's like a dream come true." But why did it take decades for another woman to rise in the ranks? Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire chief Darryl Jones said, "It was an embarrassment not only that it took so long to promote a female to the rank of lieutenant to a company officer, but the number of females that we have on the job is way below the national average.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAE-TV ABC 4 Pittsburgh

'Genuinely surprising': Connecticut fire company's communications officer disputes arrest

The public information officer for the Chesterfield Fire Company has been charged in connection with crash scene photos he took without permission and posted to his agency’s Facebook page last month, according to an arrest warrant. Steven E. Frischling, 45, of Carriage Hill Drive in Niantic, was charged with two counts of illegally taking or transmission by first responders of images of crime or accident victims, according to a warrant for his arrest.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Connecticut Post

Field amputation performed on Oklahoma City iron company worker after hand caught in machine

VIDEO: A doctor performed a field amputation on a worker who became ensnared in a conveyor belt at an iron company in Oklahoma City. The emergency situation occurred Thursday afternoon in the 1500 block of East Reno, near Reno and Martin Luther King Avenue. The worker’s hand became caught in a conveyor belt, suffering extreme injury and could not be freed without an amputation being performed.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFOR-TV NBC 4 Oklahoma

Massachusetts fire chief pitches plan to double firefighters at no cost to taxpayers

After years of minimal staffing and low budgets, Hopedale’s fire chief said this week that he has found a way to double the town’s number of firefighters at no cost to taxpayers. “The runs are coming in, the staffing isn’t,” Fire Chief Thomas Daige told selectmen this week, referring to emergency calls that need firefighters and EMTs.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milford Daily News

How to Set Up an Efficient COVID-19 Vaccination Site

As world leaders grapple with how to efficiently and safely deliver COVID-19 vaccines to 8 billion people, the task of building vaccine-administration pods will fall to thousands of local hospitals, clinics, and community centers. There will be no “one size fits all” solution to this challenge; core design elements, based on basic principles of continuous improvement (or lean management), offer a roadmap.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Harvard Business Review - Metered Site

Fire destroys 150 year old Kentucky covered bridge

PHOTOS: An historic Kentucky landmark has been destroyed by fire. According to a Facebook post by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the Mt. Zion bridge was consumed by flames around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. The 280 foot long bridge, which spanned spans the Little Beech Fork, was built in 1871 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAVE-TV NBC 3 Louisville

New Jersey first responder plays famous piano to honor frontline workers

VIDEO: This year has been incredibly stressful for all of us, but our first responders have bravely and selflessly led the way. On Wednesday, one of our frontline heroes got the healing opportunity to make music on a legendary piano. It's something a volunteer firefighter and EMT in Princeton hasn't done since the pandemic began.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

'Nightmare' #13 fire station in Florida gets more help

VIDEO: Fire Station 13 sits in the shadow of SheiKra, the towering roller coaster at Busch Gardens. The station gets more calls for service than anywhere else in Tampa. It's so busy city councilman Luis Vera says it's earned the nickname 'Nightmare on Annie Street' because if you work here, don't plan on getting much sleep.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa

Illinois survey shows most first responders have post-retirement careers

The results of a new survey conducted by the Illinois Public Pension Fund Association (IPPFA) indicate the majority of Illinois firefighting and law enforcement professionals continue working in a variety of professions after retiring from their first responder jobs. Firefighters and law enforcement officers typically retire at a younger age due to the demands of the occupation than those in other lines of work.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Canton Daily Ledger

Kansas State Polytechnic hosts free webinar on UAS operations in public safety organizations

Public safety agencies are one of the fastest-growing adopters of unmanned aircraft systems technology. Utilizing UAS provides opportunities and advantages to law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency management personnel, but knowing where to start in developing a UAS operation can be complicated.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: sUAS News

1 civilian dead, 5 firefighters hurt in New York apartment fire

One person was killed and five firefighters were injured when a blaze broke out at a Bronx apartment building Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters were called responded to a fire on the fourth floor of an apartment building in the vicinity of West 165 Street and Anderson Avenue in the Highbridge neighborhood around 12:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York

Village board in Illinois reverses decision to close fire station following rally, community dissent

It seems the adage is true: It takes a village. In this case, an outspoken one. Following a recent decision from village officials to close the fire station at 831 E Lake Ave. and reallocate its resources to the other stations, a group of Glenview residents spoke out. In response, the village decided to reverse its plan, keep all five stations open and revisit the data to explore other options.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune - Metered Site

Firefighters, Faith Leaders Team Up to Vaccinate Vulnerable in Florida

VIDEO: At the end of a recent Sunday evening Spanish-language Mass, the Rev. Roberto Cid made an announcement that perked up many gray-haired heads. “If you are over 65 and a Florida resident and want a COVID vaccine, call the parish office and we can help you,” the Roman Catholic priest said, as happy nodding spread through the pews of historic St.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

8-year-old raises $1,000-plus for Wisconsin fire department

A lot of 8-year-olds create reams of artwork, which then goes on to hang on the refrigerator until it gets stale and ceases to be seen as art. Johnson Creek resident Bentley Schacht’s art, on the contrary, is hanging on people’s walls. His bold colors and designs stand out, as does his commitment to raise money for the Jefferson Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Jefferson County Union

'It will always be remembered': Deadly Brockton Strand Theatre fire in Massachusetts vivid 80 years later

VIDEO: The Strand Theatre, situated in Brockton's bustling downtown business district, was showing the film “Hoosier School Boy,” starring Mickey Rooney, followed by “Secret Evidence,” on Sunday, March 9, 1941. It was a busy and normal evening for the theater at Main and School streets, which sat 1,685 people.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Enterprise

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