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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
VIDEO: The Delaware Air National Guard has a new piece of emergency equipment ready to roll in the event of an aircraft emergency at the Wilmington Airport.
The Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 Airport Rescue Fire Fighting unit (ARFF) is 39-feet long, 12 ft. high, and 10 ft. wide, weighs 77,000 lbs., and carries 3,000 gallons of water, 400 gallons of foam, and 500 pounds of dry chemical. - PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDEL 1150AM & WDEL.com
As more women join the fire service, it’s imperative to understand the occupational risks involved for these women. And thanks to $1.5 million dollar grant from FEMA that will be possible.
The funding will help support research to examine how being a firefighter affects women’s health. “There’s the fires, the smoke that we breathe in, but it’s also the exhaust from the fire trucks, the ambulances that we get exposed to on a daily basis,” said Captain Liliana Pesqueira, the Tucson Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLD-TV CBS 13 Tucson
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that $29 million is available to support essential workers and first responders through the Empire Pandemic Response Reimbursement Fund program.
Cuomo says the program was created to help reimburse out-of-pocket childcare, transportation, lodging, and other qualifying expenses that enabled workers to perform their duties. - PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHEC-TV NBC News 10 Rochester
The main leaseholder of an Oakland warehouse that caught fire during a party in 2016, killing 36 people, was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison but may spend the remainder of his term at home as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
Derick Almena, 50, will serve one-and-a-half years at home with a GPS ankle monitor due to credit for time already spent behind bars while awaiting trial and good behavior. - PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
Emergency workers and local officials are responding to news of a 28-year-old paramedic from Staten Island who was allegedly bitten on the face early Friday morning by an emotionally disturbed teenager in Brooklyn.
Jenna Piscitello, of Great Kills, could have permanent scarring on her cheek from the attack, which occurred as medics were attempting to lay the female patient on a stretcher, according to a statement issued by the union representing city EMS workers. - PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: EMS World
VIDEO: Seven CenterPoint Energy workers were injured in a massive gas fire near Klein on Friday.
It happened in the 18700 block of Gleannloch Lakes Boulevard around 6 p.m. Comcast crews were in the area working when they punctured a gas line, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office.
CenterPoint Energy crews were then sent to fix the line. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston
PHOTOS: A 52-year-old Ormond Beach woman died and five City of Daytona Beach firefighters were hurt following a traffic crash near Halifax Health Medical Center on Saturday.
Just after 5 p.m., a Daytona Beach Fire Department truck flipped over after a collision with a silver Pontiac driven by the woman, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
Several fire departments pulled recruits from the state’s fire academy after a city firefighter suffered a medical emergency while participating in a training drill Wednesday at the facility in Montour Falls, near Watkins Glen.
Battalion Chief Sean McGarrity of the Ridge Road Fire Department, in Greece, Monroe County, confirmed that four department recruits were pulled from the training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science in Schuyler County. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times - Metered Site
PHOTOS: The Glenburn Fire Department lost its building and six trucks in an early morning fire Saturday.
Lance Johnson, fire district board vice president and firefighter, said the department responded to a call at 5 a.m. Area fire departments from Lansford, Maxbass and the Minot Air Force Base assisted. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Minot Daily News
