As people prepare for coronavirus, emergency responders are working to be two steps ahead. Madison Fire Department’s assistant chief Che Stedman says that in one day the department may have eight ambulances with 16 paramedics.
"We are expecting to go through supplies pretty quickly once the pandemic hits,” Stedman says.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2020 6:43:50 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
While many employers are urging their staff to work from home, that just isn't a possibility for a handful of people -- including first responders.
That's why police and fire departments across the area are taking extra steps to protect themselves from the coronavirus pandemic. First responders say now is not the time to panic, but it is time to prepare.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2020 2:39:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
A Green Bay man has been found guilty of two counts of arson in federal court.
According to the U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 57-year-old William Julius was found guilty by a jury of setting fire to a porch in the 300 block of South Madison Street in Green Bay on August 20, 2017.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2020 5:41:48 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
VIDEO: Dr. Christopher Bosche was 44 when he died on Sept. 12th, 2017. His 3-year battle with cancer was linked to exposure while responding to Ground Zero following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001.
State Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph) said Bosche is one of three first responders from Missouri who died from illnesses linked to their response to 9/11.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVI-TV FOX 2 St. Louis
PHOTOS: “Stress is the body’s reaction to harmful situations,” according to WebMd. “Stress can affect all aspects of your life, including your emotions, behaviors, thinking ability, and physical health. No part of the body is immune.”
Working in stressful and intense situations can take their toll on police officers, firefighters and paramedics.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hometown Source - Metered Site
Texas A&M University researchers have developed a flood prediction tool that can improve emergency response during hurricanes.
The almost real-time device uses an algorithm to determine the flow of water with the help of information about a city’s architecture, drainage systems and flood gauges, according to a Texas A&M Engineering website news release.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Eagle
The Eugene Springfield Fire Department received Tuesday the first in a new line of locally built electric trikes the vehicle manufacturer hopes will change the way first responders reach people in need of emergency help.
Arcimoto, which last year launched its three-wheel Fun Utility Vehicle after a dozen years of redesign and development, now has delivered the first Rapid Responder model to the local fire department.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse
Kolby Adams is a tenacious 7-year-old with a lot of big ideas, and he’s not letting his tender age stand in his way of shaking things up.
The Swartz Creek youngster’s latest venture is his vlog, the theme of which might come as a surprise to some people.
“When he first said he wanted to be a vlogger, I thought that the last thing I wanted to do was a vlog about worms and G.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Swartz Creek View
For the first time since the 2017 merger between the Rothschild and Schofield fire departments, the combined Riverside Fire District is at full staff.
"We've been trying to find the right candidates for our job," Riverside Fire District Lt. Dylan Green said. "Obviously, it's not a job that (just) anybody can do, so it's more or less finding someone that's willing to be part of the team, that's willing to help people, that's willing to do the right thing when nobody is watching.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2020 4:43:56 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
While officials insist first responders in Wisconsin are ready to safely handle the likely spread of coronavirus, some haven’t been able to order new protective masks and not all 911 dispatchers are following national recommendations to keep paramedics safe.
Emergency personnel are looking to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for guidance as the virus becomes a larger threat.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2020 9:12:41 AM - SOURCE: Marshfield News-Herald
Jefferson County in southern Wisconsin is pursuing options for sharing government resources among its municipalities, both to shore up expenses as budgets remain tight and take advantage of an evaporating labor pool for highly skilled workers.
Officials in Jefferson County are reviewing a case study published in February by the Wisconsin Policy Forum, an independent policy research organization, that recommends taking deeper dives into the efficacy of sharing services in fire and dispatch services.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2020 4:46:27 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio
One person is without a home after a kitchen fire in an apartment in Green Bay’s Monroe Plaza.
Green Bay Metro Fire says they were dispatched to the 400 block of North Monroe around 3:20 a.m. Wednesday morning for a smoke alarm activation.
Upon arrival, Green Bay Metro Fire crews found a fire in a single apartment.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2020 4:40:03 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
PHOTOS:Four Arkansas firefighters were hospitalized after an accident on Interstate 55 near Marion on Monday.
The Marion Fire Department was clearing the scene of an unrelated accident at the 24-mile marker of Interstate 55 when the department was “involved in an accident with a semi truck.”
According to a Facebook post, four fire department personnel were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNWA-TV NBC 51 Rogers
The Chicago Fire Department is swapping out coloring books for virtual reality headsets as its preferred educational tool to instill fire safety basics in the minds of elementary and middle schoolers.
Fire Commissioner Richard Ford unveiled the technology Tuesday during a demonstration at St. Sabina Academy with a group of 5th and 6th graders who strapped on the headsets to find themselves getting out of bed to the sound of a beeping smoke detector.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Sun Times
PHOTOS: San Bernardino County Fire Department search teams staged a daring and complex rescue of a man trapped in a remote mine over the weekend, authorities say.
Early Sunday morning, County Fire officials received a call from an unidentified explorer in a rural, unincorporated area of Twentynine Palms who had recently left a mine and reported that a partner was still inside and unable to get out.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Press
A bill is being discussed in a Kansas Senate committee Tuesday that would give fire investigators law enforcement powers in the state.
This means, if an investigator encounters a crime in progress, they would have the legal right to pull-over, detain, and even arrest someone. The Kansas Fire Marshal, Doug Jorgensen, made clear during his testimony in favor of the bill that investigators would not be conducting traffic stops.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNT-TV NBC 27 Topeka
A few Upstate ambulances are now carrying a cooler that can save lives.
The No. 1 cause of preventable deaths that ambulances deal with is loss of blood, said Aaron Dix, Prisma Health's executive director of emergency medical services.
If someone has a severe gunshot wound or hemorrhaging or has been in a severe accident, they could lose blood faster than an ambulance can get them to a hospital, Dix said.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greenville News
Firefighters are responding to a residential fire in the village of Windsor on Tuesday night.
Dane County dispatch said it received a call at 6:55 p.m. for a report of a structure fire on the 3400 block of Heatherstone Ridge.
Officials said a box-level alarm has been issued, meaning multiple agencies have been sent to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2020 5:45:54 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
The Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue will be using their firetrucks to deliver Dominos pizzas to customers to celebrate “Firetruck Day” on March 10.
According to Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue, they have partnered with the local Dominos to deliver pizzas to nine lucky customers on Wednesday between 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2020 12:39:31 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
Legislation that would give full-time first responders compensation for post traumatic stress disorder diagnosis is gaining momentum in the Senate and Assembly, but coauthor state Sen. Patty Schachtner said she hopes it won’t stop there.
Senate Bill 511 and companion Assembly Bill 569, both backed with bipartisan support, are good places to start, according to the Somerset Democrat; however, they leave a large demographic out of the mix.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2020 11:12:50 AM - SOURCE: Rivertowns
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