In a move designed to increase safety, communication and oversight, the Philadelphia Fire Department is putting more chiefs in the field through the restorations of Battalions 5 & 6 and Division 3.
In the same way police operate in districts, the Fire Department divides the city into battalions. Each one is led by a Battalion Chief, who responds on emergency calls to supervise firefighters. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Philadelphia
Remember those annual reminders to check your smoke alarm batteries when you turn your clocks back?
Those will become a thing of the past when a new state law takes effect April 1.
The law requires that all new or replacement smoke detectors sold in New York state be either powered by a 10-year, sealed, non-removable battery, or hardwired to the home. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Elmira Star Gazette
VIDEO: Effingham County welcomed home a fallen firefighter Tuesday afternoon.
Effingham County Battalion Chief Matt Kicklighter died of natural causes over the weekend in Daytona Beach, FL, where officials say he was attending a fire and rescue conference.
The rain felt very fitting during the procession. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOC 11
For years lawmakers have tried to pass a bill in the state legislature that would allow presumptive care for firefighters. Each year that bill is denied and for the most part it comes down to funding.
As the law stands now, it's up to the firefighter to prove his illness came while on the job. If this bill passes, it puts the burden of proof on the insurance carrier instead of the individual. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC Fox Montana
Pleas for the Unicoi County Commission to redo its advertisement for bids on a four-year ambulance service contract awarded to MedicOne Medical Response in December fell short Monday on a split commission vote that hinged on the possibility of $900,000 lawsuit.
With commissioners Matthew Rice, Jamie Harris, Glenn White, Stephen Hendrix and John Mosley opposed, commissioners Todd Wilcox, Marie Rice and Jason Harris in favor and Commission Chairman Loren Thomas abstaining, a motion to put the contract back out for bids failed by a vote of 5 to 3. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Johnson City Press
A young woman who recently gave birth to twins arrived at Fire Station 302 in Hesperia and surrendered her children under the states “Safe-Haven Law”.
It happened at about 8:40 pm, on January 28, 2019. San Bernardino County Fire department officials said, a woman showed up at the station and gave possession of the newborn twins to the crew. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: VVNG.com
VIDEO: It was probably the last thing Matt Olechnowicz expected when he asked a valet at a Biscayne Boulevard parking garage to get his car about 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Olechnowicz told reporters that a short time later his custom 2005 Acura TL plunged down an elevator shaft and burst into flames.
“When I called for the car, all the sudden I hear my car alarm going off and I hear a big bang. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun Sentinel
VIDEO: Effingham County welcomed home a fallen firefighter Tuesday afternoon.
Effingham County Battalion Chief Matt Kicklighter died of natural causes over the weekend in Daytona Beach, FL, where officials say he was attending a fire and rescue conference.
The rain felt very fitting during the procession. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOC 11
For years lawmakers have tried to pass a bill in the state legislature that would allow presumptive care for firefighters. Each year that bill is denied and for the most part it comes down to funding.
As the law stands now, it's up to the firefighter to prove his illness came while on the job. If this bill passes, it puts the burden of proof on the insurance carrier instead of the individual. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC Fox Montana
Pleas for the Unicoi County Commission to redo its advertisement for bids on a four-year ambulance service contract awarded to MedicOne Medical Response in December fell short Monday on a split commission vote that hinged on the possibility of $900,000 lawsuit.
With commissioners Matthew Rice, Jamie Harris, Glenn White, Stephen Hendrix and John Mosley opposed, commissioners Todd Wilcox, Marie Rice and Jason Harris in favor and Commission Chairman Loren Thomas abstaining, a motion to put the contract back out for bids failed by a vote of 5 to 3. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Johnson City Press
A young woman who recently gave birth to twins arrived at Fire Station 302 in Hesperia and surrendered her children under the states “Safe-Haven Law”.
It happened at about 8:40 pm, on January 28, 2019. San Bernardino County Fire department officials said, a woman showed up at the station and gave possession of the newborn twins to the crew. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: VVNG.com
VIDEO: It was probably the last thing Matt Olechnowicz expected when he asked a valet at a Biscayne Boulevard parking garage to get his car about 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Olechnowicz told reporters that a short time later his custom 2005 Acura TL plunged down an elevator shaft and burst into flames.
“When I called for the car, all the sudden I hear my car alarm going off and I hear a big bang. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun Sentinel
A years-long legal battle between Marshfield and former Fire Chief Kevin Robinson ended earlier this month after U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Groton rejected an age discrimination lawsuit Robinson filed against the town, ruling the complaint did not have enough merit for the case to go to trial.
Robinson resigned as Marshfield’s fire chief in March 2015, shortly after he and his brother, Capt. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wicked Local Marshfield
Spangler Fire Company shot back Monday at recent criticism and accusations of mismanagement circulating in social media.
“It is unfortunate, with today’s technology and the existence of social media, that scurrilous assertions can so easily be made without accountability and/or proof of the statements made,” the fire company said in a statement provided by its attorney, Richard Corcoran of Homady & Corcoran LLC in Ebensburg. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Tribune-Democrat
A liquid oxygen spill Monday prompted closure of the emergency room at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital and the postponement of surgeries, but no injuries were reported.
Firefighters were sent to the facility at 4650 Lincoln Blvd. about 8:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
"The liquid oxygen spill originated from a sheared pipe on a 2,000- gallon tank," said Margaret Stewart of the LAFD. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles
City leaders are accused of failing to stop racial discrimination at the Lansing Fire Department after an African-American firefighter found a banana on the windshield of his assigned truck, according to allegations listed in a federal court case.
The fruit was "pinned between the windshield and wiper blade obviously placed there to harass and intimidate" him and another African-American firefighter, according to the civil complaint filed this month in U. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
The Payson Town Council refused to commit to a merger between the Payson, Hellsgate and Houston-Mesa fire departments Thursday, saying they need more time.
The council asked staff to explore a different model for the merger, conduct further financial analysis and look into how much control Payson would have if the merger went forward. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Payson Roundup
A years-long legal battle between Marshfield and former Fire Chief Kevin Robinson ended earlier this month after U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Groton rejected an age discrimination lawsuit Robinson filed against the town, ruling the complaint did not have enough merit for the case to go to trial.
Robinson resigned as Marshfield’s fire chief in March 2015, shortly after he and his brother, Capt. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wicked Local Marshfield
Spangler Fire Company shot back Monday at recent criticism and accusations of mismanagement circulating in social media.
“It is unfortunate, with today’s technology and the existence of social media, that scurrilous assertions can so easily be made without accountability and/or proof of the statements made,” the fire company said in a statement provided by its attorney, Richard Corcoran of Homady & Corcoran LLC in Ebensburg. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Tribune-Democrat
A liquid oxygen spill Monday prompted closure of the emergency room at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital and the postponement of surgeries, but no injuries were reported.
Firefighters were sent to the facility at 4650 Lincoln Blvd. about 8:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
"The liquid oxygen spill originated from a sheared pipe on a 2,000- gallon tank," said Margaret Stewart of the LAFD. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles
