With last year’s pay raises in effect, City Council members now want to know what it would take to make Montgomery’s public safety officers the highest paid in the state.
For years, retention troubles have plagued the Montgomery Police Department and Montgomery Fire/Rescue. Despite high marks from outside groups on their performance, police lost around 60 officers last year, while firefighters had about 30 leave. - PUB DATE: 2/6/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser
In the last year, Ventura County's first responders have been put through the wringer.
From the Thomas Fire in December 2017 to the Woolsey Fire, and the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in between in November, it's safe to say it hasn't been easy.
But in the face of all the hardship and tragedy, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen has been a steadying force not only for the first responders, but for the community — which is why Congresswoman Julia Brownley will have Lorenzen as her guest to the State of the Union Address Tuesday night in Washington, D. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star
In the last year, Ventura County's first responders have been put through the wringer.
From the Thomas Fire in December 2017 to the Woolsey Fire, and the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in between in November, it's safe to say it hasn't been easy.
But in the face of all the hardship and tragedy, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen has been a steadying force not only for the first responders, but for the community — which is why Congresswoman Julia Brownley will have Lorenzen as her guest to the State of the Union Address Tuesday night in Washington, D. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star
Three days after losing a lower court’s ruling, the city is taking steps to take an arbitration case against the city’s firefighters’ union to the state’s highest court.
On Friday, the state Appellate Division, Fourth Department, in Rochester, unanimously reversed a ruling by state Supreme Court Judge James P. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times
VIDEO: A Dauphin County firefighter with special needs is breaking barriers serving his community.
33-year-old Danny Zmitrovich has been working with Hummelstown Fire Department for the last seventeen years.
“I’m like, we’re going! So we grab our gear jump in the truck and go!" said Zmitrovich. "I like helping out people that need the help so that’s why I do this job for a reason," he added. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 43
VIDEO: Mobile's Fire Chief, Mark Sealy, reveals that he was diagnosed with cancer several months ago. The diagnosis of kidney cancer came last summer when he was attending a fire chief's conference in Texas. A company called Lifescan Wellness Centers was conducting full body ultrasounds on first responders at the meeting. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wKRG
The Baltimore City Council plans to summon Fire Department leaders for hearings after an aging firetruck caught fire and amid warnings from the firefighters' union about the agency’s readiness to respond to emergencies.
Councilman Brandon Scott, chairman of the public safety committee, said the first hearing will be one of a series to keep a closer watch on the department. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun - Metered Site
In the last year, Ventura County's first responders have been put through the wringer.
From the Thomas Fire in December 2017 to the Woolsey Fire, and the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in between in November, it's safe to say it hasn't been easy.
But in the face of all the hardship and tragedy, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen has been a steadying force not only for the first responders, but for the community — which is why Congresswoman Julia Brownley will have Lorenzen as her guest to the State of the Union Address Tuesday night in Washington, D. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star
Three days after losing a lower court’s ruling, the city is taking steps to take an arbitration case against the city’s firefighters’ union to the state’s highest court.
On Friday, the state Appellate Division, Fourth Department, in Rochester, unanimously reversed a ruling by state Supreme Court Judge James P. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times
VIDEO: A Dauphin County firefighter with special needs is breaking barriers serving his community.
33-year-old Danny Zmitrovich has been working with Hummelstown Fire Department for the last seventeen years.
“I’m like, we’re going! So we grab our gear jump in the truck and go!" said Zmitrovich. "I like helping out people that need the help so that’s why I do this job for a reason," he added. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 43
VIDEO: Mobile's Fire Chief, Mark Sealy, reveals that he was diagnosed with cancer several months ago. The diagnosis of kidney cancer came last summer when he was attending a fire chief's conference in Texas. A company called Lifescan Wellness Centers was conducting full body ultrasounds on first responders at the meeting. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wKRG
The Baltimore City Council plans to summon Fire Department leaders for hearings after an aging firetruck caught fire and amid warnings from the firefighters' union about the agency’s readiness to respond to emergencies.
Councilman Brandon Scott, chairman of the public safety committee, said the first hearing will be one of a series to keep a closer watch on the department. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun - Metered Site
VIDEO: Witnesses say the residents of one of the homes set ablaze in the plane crash in Yorba Linda were hosting a Super Bowl party at the time of the fatal wreck.
The small plane lifted off from Fullerton Municipal Airport shortly after 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Authorities said the pilot flew the 1981 twin-engine Cessna 414A about 10 miles before he encountered some sort of mid-air issue. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC 7 News
VIDEO: CBS 11 News has learned some of the big problems the city of Dallas is having with its payroll system.
The president of the Dallas Fire Fighters Association, Jim McDade, said it’s hitting the city’s firefighters particularly hard.
“We have a morale problem with the fire department and this is just an added kick to the head with these guys,” said McDade. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: DFW CBS 11
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), through their Safety, Health and Survival Section and in cooperation with the Emergency Responder Safety Institute, are urging all fire chiefs and officers to immediately issue a safety and survival alert in their departments.
During an emergency safety and survival alert, personnel are urged to postpone non-emergency tasks to focus on critical safety and survival training. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org
VIDEO: A special moment of communication between a boy and a Manchester fire lieutenant was caught on camera, and the video has now gone viral.
It was a brief interaction, but Manchester resident Amy McCall said the 39-second encounter will last a lifetime for her son, Tegan.
"He's not going to forget it," she said. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMUR 9
VIDEO: It's a legal victory for the union that represents Watertown's city firefighters - the union can bring its dispute over staffing levels to arbitration.
Just a year ago, a state Supreme Court judge ruled the union couldn't go to arbitration. Now a state appellate court has overturned that ruling. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWNY.com
VIDEO: Witnesses say the residents of one of the homes set ablaze in the plane crash in Yorba Linda were hosting a Super Bowl party at the time of the fatal wreck.
The small plane lifted off from Fullerton Municipal Airport shortly after 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Authorities said the pilot flew the 1981 twin-engine Cessna 414A about 10 miles before he encountered some sort of mid-air issue. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC 7 News
VIDEO: CBS 11 News has learned some of the big problems the city of Dallas is having with its payroll system.
The president of the Dallas Fire Fighters Association, Jim McDade, said it’s hitting the city’s firefighters particularly hard.
“We have a morale problem with the fire department and this is just an added kick to the head with these guys,” said McDade. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: DFW CBS 11
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), through their Safety, Health and Survival Section and in cooperation with the Emergency Responder Safety Institute, are urging all fire chiefs and officers to immediately issue a safety and survival alert in their departments.
During an emergency safety and survival alert, personnel are urged to postpone non-emergency tasks to focus on critical safety and survival training. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org
