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Hawaii firefighter critically injured in training accident

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A firefighter was critically injured Tuesday in a rough water training accident off Diamond Head. A second firefighter was taken to the hospital for evaluation, and was subsequently released. The two were apparently training on Jet Skis in rough surf and police sources say they were knocked down by a large wave.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFVE-TV 5 The Home Team

What is the lone surviving firefighter from Yarnell Hill fire doing to get his reputation back?

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Brendan McDonough survived one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, an inferno near Yarnell, Ariz., that killed 19 of his fellow Granite Mountain Hotshots on June 30, 2013. For the next year, he went to memorials, gave speeches and raised money for wildland firefighting. But the constant reminders of the fire wore on him.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: los angeles times

5 Dead, 1 Arrested in Los Angeles Abandoned Building Fire

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A dispute between homeless people living together in an abandoned office building led one of them to set a fire that killed five others, authorities alleged Tuesday. Just one man was declared dead during the fire on Monday night, but two more men and two women were found dead in the rubble by a search team with dogs on Tuesday afternoon, city fire officials said.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abc news

Five Ways Fire Departments Can Partner with the Community

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Other than an emergency situation, one of the few times the community interacts with its fire department is at city or town council meetings during budget season. During these meetings, the fire department is often making requests for equipment and apparatus purchases, discussing code enforcement issues, or addressing citizen complaints.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: in public safety

New Jersey EMTs resign after live-streaming White Castle run while ignoring 911 call

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The EMTs who were apparently caught live-streaming their choice to stay on a fast food drive-thru line while calls for emergency service were coming in have resigned, as a hospital investigation into the incident continues. "The individuals involved in this matter have resigned their employment with University Hospital as a result of their inappropriate conduct, which violated numerous Hospital policies, including our clear guidance on emergency response protocols, the use of social media, and our code of conduct," hospital spokeswoman Stacie Newton said in a statement to NJ Advance Media Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com

Michigan fire chief's 'retirement' comes under pressure

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Plainfield Township Fire Chief Dave Peterson is retiring with lots of praise from township officials but also with a black mark on his record. Peterson, township officials have confirmed, agreed to retire under pressure after receiving a second warning that he had not followed township procedures for submitting grant applications -- an act he had been told was cause for dismissal.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: mlive.com

U.S. fire chief dies in 10-story fall in Turkey

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An American national working at Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey died Monday after falling from the roof of his apartment building as he attempted to enter using a 10th floor window, Turkey's state-run news agency reported. Thaddeus Borowicz, 61, of Traverse City, Michigan, died after tying an electrical cable to a chimney to access his apartment using an open window, the Anadolu Agency reported.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

Dispatch audio: As the Orlando Massacre unfolded

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We’ve obtained new dispatch recordings that show why rescuers were forced to wait for hours a block away from the wounded trapped with the gunman inside the Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning. Tegna investigative reporter Brendan Keefe also discovered at one point, Orlando Regional Medical Center turned patients away, fearing the gunman had stormed the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

Virginia departments making changes as cancer rates rise in the fire service

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When Deborah Gaudet and Sheila Wanner joined the fire service in the 1990s, neither of them thought their career could cause cancer. But it did. Wanner, a retired Newport News master firefighter-medic, and Gaudet, fire department safety officer in Virginia Beach, were part of a regional information session held in Newport News Monday to bring awareness to the problem.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: newport news daily press

Draft study of Tulsa fire department, EMSA advises decreased fire response to some medical calls

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An independent study of the Tulsa Fire Department is recommending several efficiency changes at the department, including reductions in response to both fires and medical calls. City officials received a draft version of a study this week, looking primarily at Tulsa Fire Department operations but also at the department’s relationship with EMSA on medical responses.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: tulsa world

Blaze leaves Alaska fire chief homeless

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Fire severely damaged the Meadow Lakes home of Houston Fire Chief Tom Hood Friday, leaving him and his family seeking temporarily shelter from the Red Cross. Mat-Su Borough emergency responders were dispatched to the fire at about 2:30 p.m., and by about 3:45 p.m., the main body of the fire was extinguished, leaving only spot fires inside the structure to be extinguished, according to incident commander and West Lakes Fire Chief John Fairchild.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wasilla Frontiersman

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