Leaders of the city's fire department feel they're playing a game of Russian Roulette when choosing which engine companies should be taken out of service during staff shortages, Fire Chief Darren Rivers said.
Rivers' rare public admonishment of the administration was joined by Freeholder Bill O'Dea at a public safety meeting at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center on Monday night, where Rivers said he went to "address the issue of closing firehouses. - PUB DATE: 7/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com
Today’s burning question: Can we delete comments that we find offensive on our fire department’s Facebook page?
Answer: That question is actually a heck of a lot more complicated than you might imagine… just ask the City of Beech Grove, Indiana. The city is facing a federal lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Indiana on behalf of two women who claim that their posts on the Beech Grove Police Department’s Facebook page as well as the city’s Facebook page have been deleted and the women blocked from making further posts. - PUB DATE: 7/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Curt Varone fire law blog
Attention, Pokemon gamers:
If the new Pokemon GO app tells you to go to a local fire station, government compound or even the middle of the road for a "Poke Stop," don't go there.
Several Central New York fire and police departments are warning gamers not to try to "catch monsters" on their property, for the safety of both emergency crews and the public. - PUB DATE: 7/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Syracuse Post-Standard
A Delaware firefighter has died after falling from a helicopter during a training exercise with the Delaware Air Rescue Team.
Police identified the firefighter Tuesday morning as Tim McClanahan, 46, of Lewes.
The incident occurred while a Delaware State Police aviation unit was conducting monthly "hoist training" with DART at the Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown Monday night. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online)
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Metropolitan Fire Chiefs (Metro Chiefs), National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and the United States Fire Administration
(USFA) join together to condemn the tragic events in Dallas, Texas, that took the lives of five career police officers. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association
As the D.C. Fire and EMS Department handles a growing number of 911 calls, officials are examining whether taxis or Uber drivers' cars could be used to transport callers who do no have true emergencies.
D.C FEMS Chief Gregory Dean told News4 on Monday that the department and other D.C. officials are considering adding nurses to the 911 call center to evaluate medical needs and using vehicles other than ambulances to transport people who need to go to a doctor's office -- but not to an emergency room. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nbc washington
Recently I was chatting with several public safety women regarding the lack of sufficient numbers of women in firefighting and law enforcement.
A number of us who have been in the public safety arena for many years expressed frustration over a common piece of advice that we hear from many inside public safety and public management: "Don't worry. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firechief.com
A 16-year Columbia Fire Department captain was fired Monday from his $53,722-a-year job for making threatening remarks against people in a Black Lives Matter protest that on Sunday night closed down a major interstate corridor into Columbia, city officials said Monday. On Sunday night, in apparent reaction to a S. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the state
When Rev. Jeff Hood heard gunfire, he sprung into action — a reflex he said comes from watching his fire chief dad serve and protect their community.
Hood was present at the Dallas protest last week, where five officers were left dead. Toward the end of the protest, Hood said he heard gunshots and, “As I looked up, two officers collapsed. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1
A crash on Highway 140, north of Winnemucca, has claimed the life of two firefighters and has sent a third to the hospital.
Captain Ken Whittaker with Humboldt General Hospital said the crash happened at mile marker 6 in the southbound lanes of Highway 140, the road that goes up to Denio.
According to the Bureau of Land Management, it was a single- vehicle crash but its cause is currently under investigation. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLO-TV ABC 8
VIDEO - On Sunday morning an 18-year-old died after swerving off the road, taking out the guard rail, going airborne, and damaging a bridge's support beam, according to sergeant Shaun Hoover, with the California Highway Patrol.
While responding to the crash a CAL FIRE engine, with a crew of three, fell through a section of the bridge that was damaged. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRCR-TV ABC 7 & KCVU-TV Fox 20
Zeeland Fire Chief Bill Gruppen started out like any kid who wanted to be a firefighter and “chase fires,” but he soon came to love the camaraderie of the team more than anything else.
“The firefighter family is referred to often, and you’ll see that when somebody gets hurt at a fire. I mean, it’s everybody supporting that person. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: holland sentinel
The future is weighing heavily on the volunteer fire department.
The need is as critical as ever — more so now that today’s firefighter is more than a person with a helmet and a fire hose. Modern day firefighters go through months of training to receive basic certification that must be followed up with ongoing education. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: courier tribune
A Columbus Fire Division paramedic involved in the death of a woman and a $1.2 million city settlement with her family is now under investigation for letting his paramedic certification lapse.
James Amick was one of two paramedics who was dispatched in January 2011 to help Sonia Bray. Bray was having chest pains and trouble breathing, vomited and began turning blue while she was getting an MRI. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: columbus dispatch
After months of controversy, the Valencia County fire chief has been fired.Steven Gonzales is facing charges of impersonating an officer and false imprisonment after he pulled over a person for driving erratically in Los Lunas. Authorities say that as fire chief, Gonzales had no authority to pull people over. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: koat.com
A borough resident has made an official complaint to Hightstown's council about a hip hop video partially filmed at the borough's volunteer fire station that features its apparatus.
The video is for a song called "IDK" by New Jersey performer Elite Motivated, and it was filmed and directed by Patrick Byas, an actor and director from Hightstown. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nj.com
After years of discussion and shared services, Clark County Fire District 2 might merge with Clark County Fire & Rescue.
Residents of District 2 will decide whether to merge during a vote on Aug. 2. To pass, the vote will require a simple majority.
District 2 covers a small portion of Clark County between Woodland and La Center. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbian
Last October, longtime Somerville Firefighter Robert Quinn died suddenly at the age of 57 of a heart attack. Two months later, 48-year-old Somerville Fire Lieutenant Paul Sullivan died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Today, two other Somerville firefighters are on leave, diagnosed with cancer, and over the past year, many others have missed time with other injuries. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Somerville Journal
Washington State is preparing for wildfire season, but one man is prepping for his 50th and final season as a firefighter.
Brock Shero is on the Northwest Incident Management team and has decided to retire after he finishes his fifth decade of service later this year.
“I’ve seen a lot of challenges, I’ve seen a lot of changes, the one thing that hasn’t really changed is the hand tools we use, they’re the same we started with 50 years ago,” Shero told NBC K5. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1.com
A photograph of firefighters folding an American flag outside a fire-damaged Libertyville home turned heads on social media Wednesday.
The scene unfolded Tuesday — just one day after Americans celebrated the country's independence — when a fire started at a house in the 500 block of Fairhill Road about 2 p. - PUB DATE: 7/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
