In February 2014 we wrote that protective hoods are the most vulnerable area of the firefighter's ensemble. That's because hoods lack any type of barrier characteristics to keep out the superfine particles that absorb a variety of hazardous chemicals including carcinogens. This shortcoming was coupled with NIOSH studies and other research showing carcinogen buildup on firefighters' skin, particularly on the neck and face areas unprotected by the SCBA face piece.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

On May 16, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On May 15, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On May 14, 10 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On May 13, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On May 11, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Some firefighters in the county would have to pull out of their stations within four minutes of being dispatched — instead of the current eight minutes — under new tighter targets for fire crew response times being considered by the County Council. For stations in the city of Frederick and other towns, the new goal for response times — how long it takes from the moment a call is dispatched until a truck rolls out of the station house — would be cut in half under changes to county law proposed by the Frederick County Division of Fire & Rescue Services and the Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: frederick news post

A D.C. fire lieutenant who last year was accused of botching a response to a choking toddler who died has been found guilty of neglect, fined $5,000 and demoted in rank, according to two officials familiar with the case. The attorney for the father of the 18-month-old said his client would have preferred that the firefighter, 28-year veteran Guy Valentine, been fired, but understands that he got the most severe punishment possible for a charge of neglect of duty.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: washington post - metered site

A groundbreaking study in Illinois could change the way firefighters attack the hottest and most dangerous fires. The Milwaukee Fire Department is taking part in the study, but a retired New York City battalion chief says the researchers are all wet. It may sound elementary, but scientists in suburban Chicago are studying whether applying water on a fire from the outside should come before search and rescue on the inside.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Fire chiefs captured in racy photos on what was supposed to be a business trip are still in the hot seat. The county manager wants their boss to resign, but chief Steven Gonzales refuses to turn in a letter of resignation. "There's been a lot of public outcry," county manager Danny Monette said. Target 7 first told you about Gonzales and two of his fire chiefs.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAT-TV ABC 7 Albuquerque

Firefighters and emergency service providers working for Reedy Creek Improvement District, protested a stalled contract negotiations Sunday by picketing at the Disney Springs reopening. The protest ran from 9 a.m. to noon with about 50 emergency responders participating. The issue is the contract talks are now at impasse and awaiting a decision from a special magistrate over pay and health insurance, as well as cancer and wellness screenings.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Click Orlando

On May 15, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On May 14, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On May 13, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On May 12, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Port Chester was ordered by the New York State Supreme Court to temporarily restore the staffing of the Rye Brook firehouse with a paid firefighter starting Friday night. The court’s ruling comes 24 hours after Rye Brook filed a lawsuit against Port Chester for violating a shared fire services contract when Port Chester eliminated its paid fire department last week.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NY Journal News (Lohud.com)

A day after being fired from his post near the top of the Pensacola Fire Department, former Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover said he believes the investigation into the fire department and his subsequent firing was retaliation for claims of discrimination he's made against the city in the past. Glover and Interim Fire Chief Matt Schmitt were fired by Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward on Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pensacola News Journal

New information tonight as we continue to look into complaints from women firefighters in Fairfax County. They are upset about lewd pictures posted on the Facebook page of the man responsible for internal complaints. So how bad are the pictures? Some of them are so inappropriate that we couldn't show them on TV.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV 9 DC

Congress has passed and sent to President Obama a bill allowing members of Congress to provide flags flown over the Capitol to survivors of firefighters, police officers or other public safety officers who died in the line of duty. It was sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. It passed the Senate in April and was approved by voice vote in the House on Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

VIDEO - Dramatic video captured on a doorbell security camera shows Canadian firefighters trying to save a house in the Alberta city of Fort McMurray, one of the areas hit hardest by a devastating wildfire. The nearly seven-minute video, posted by the Edmonton Journal, shows a team of firefighters spraying the house with fire hoses.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fox news