The Department of Homeland Security and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center are warning that cyberattacks against law enforcement, fire departments and other emergency services have become commonplace and are likely to increase in frequency. An intelligence assessment obtained by WTOP, reads, “cyber targeting of the Emergency Services Sector (ESS) will likely increase as systems and networks become more interconnected and the ESS becomes more dependent on information technology for daily operations.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wtop washington dc

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), in partnership with the International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services (iWomen), and the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section of the IAFC, is pleased to be undertaking a national initiative of the Volunteer Workforce Solutions (VWS) program, to assist combination and volunteer fire departments with the means to improve their ability to recruit, retain, and manage the volunteer of the future.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

On February 28, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 26, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 25, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Two firefighters were injured in a large blaze on Channel Lane Saturday night, including the borough's fire chief, who suffered a heart attack. Police arrived at the home at around 6:15 p.m. after receiving a report of heavy black smoke and flames emanating from the house. When officers arrived, the home was engulfed in flames, according to the Mantoloking Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com

Nearly four dozen current and former Southern Marin firefighters have filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming they were shorted of full overtime compensation. The firefighters allege the Southern Marin Fire Protection District violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by understating the regular pay rate upon which overtime is calculated.
- PUB DATE: 2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Marin Independent Journal

U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Richard Hanna (R-NY) today introduced a bill that would create a national cancer registry for firefighters diagnosed with the deadly disease. Firefighters are exposed to a range of harmful toxins and research has indicated that there is a strong connection between firefighting and an increased risk for several major cancers such as testicular, stomach, multiple myeloma and brain cancers.
- PUB DATE: 2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bergen dispatch

A Ponca City firefighter is recovering after he was accidentally run over by a fire truck. Lieutenant Lyle Crandall was headed to pick up a brush pumper at the fire station when he was hit by the fire engine. He was immediately treated at the scene and was taken by medi flight to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
- PUB DATE: 2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWTV-TV Oklahoma City

Medics stabbed in San Diego and Detroit; firefighters held hostage in Georgia; firefighters shot at in Florida, shot and killed in Arkansas. Every week there is another story in the news about a first responder who is attacked, assaulted and even killed while performing their duties. This escalating spiral of violence is the new reality for fire and EMS.
- PUB DATE: 2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

On February 25, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 22, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 20, 11 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

TransCare ambulances will soon stop responding to 911 calls across two of their busiest boroughs –– Manhattan and the Bronx. The private ambulance company filed for Chapter 7 Wednesday, taking 27 ambulances out of service, which means 81 shifts need to be filled. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said the department is prepared to pick up the slack.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: pix11.com

Liberty Volunteer Fire District Assistant Chief Tony Roy isn’t apologizing for ordering a tanker truck to not respond to a Walton County Fire Rescue call for assistance fighting a house fire. The county should have anticipated the reaction, Roy said, and unless it decides to start sending some money Liberty’s way, can expect more of the same in the future.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nwfdailynews.com

Clad in blue jeans and hooded sweatshirts, Stockton firefighters today battled a blaze that hit them where they live. A witness reported seeing smoke coming from the village’s fire station around 11 a.m. Within minutes, volunteer firefighters were on scene and emergency responders from nearby agencies had been called to help save the headquarters of the Stockton Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: thonline.com

A veteran firefighter is recovering today from injuries he received early Thursday while battling a house fire in Tullahoma, Tenn. At 2:50 a.m. Thursday, firefighters found light smoke coming from the home at 309 Decherd Street, Tullahoma Fire Chief Richard Shasteen said in a statement on the incident.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: timefreepress.com

The D.C. fire lieutenant accused of neglect of duty after a child died choking on grapes last year was a no-show at his disciplinary hearing on Wednesday. The attorney representing Guy Valentine told a panel of fire officials the lieutenant was officially retired and they no longer had the authority to judge his actions.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: foxdc.com

On February 24, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 23, 14 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.