he Franklin Fire Department was dispatched to the Payne and Dolan quarry along Rawson Ave. in Franklin on Wednesday morning, June 5. Fire officials tell FOX6 News a 36-year-old dump truck driver from Milwaukee was at the quarry to dump a load of sand. The driver apparently had some sort of brake failure when he was going down into the quarry.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2019 1:45:21 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee

In recognition of National CPR and AED Awareness Week, Dane County hospitals and emergency responders came together to celebrate the success of the PulsePoint app in helping to save a 28-year-old student at Madison College experiencing cardiac arrest. Connected with the Dane County Public Safety 911 Communications, the PulsePoint app alerts CPR-trained bystanders when a sudden cardiac arrest occurs in a safe public place nearby.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2019 12:53:32 PM - SOURCE: County of Dane Wisconsin

Police officers and firefighters called on the Legislature Tuesday to address Wisconsin's road funding needs, saying poor road conditions are putting public safety at risk. Their call comes two days before the Legislature's budget committee is scheduled to debate Gov. Tony Evers' road budget, which would increase taxes and fees to boost road funding by more than $600 million.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio

A 74-year-old woman who was injured while hiking Piestewa Peak Tuesday afternoon was lifted from the mountain by helicopter, during which the basket she was in began spinning out of control. Video of the rescue — and the woman's wild ride — was captured by several local television news helicopter cameras.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Arizona Republic

An off-duty Frederick County, Maryland, firefighter died after being pinned beneath a tractor in Montgomery County. The death of 60-year-old Drue Jones was confirmed in a tweet Tuesday from Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said earlier that they were responding to a remote area of farmland in Dickerson.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM Washington, D.C.

Ohio first responders are once again butting heads with the business community over workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. A fight that has repeatedly arisen over recent years is again heating up, after House lawmakers added a provision to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation budget allowing police, firefighters and emergency medical workers to file claims without a correlating physical injury.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbus Dispatch

PHOTOS: As the seven-alarm fire engulfed Kings Plaza mall’s parking garage, radios used to communicate by firefighters kept going in and out. There were seven “May Day” calls from firefighters during the height of the fire that consumed over a hundred cars on Sept. 17, 2018, whose oxygen tanks were depleting as they were lost in the dense smoke.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bklyner

Nebraska Task Force 1 (NE-TF1) is making history as one of eleven emergency response teams participating in the nation's largest civilian based search and rescue exercise ever done in the United States. Over 1,500 trained emergency responders will be stationed at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC), Indiana, for the exercise on June 1-7.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSLS-TV NBC 10

Financial safety nets are in place for employees who die in the line of duty, as Appleton firefighter Mitch Lundgaard did when he was fatally shot during a May 15 medical call at the Valley Transit Center. Lundgaard's wife, Lindsey, and his three sons, ages 9, 7 and 4, are entitled to federal, state and local death benefits, including a $359,316 payment through the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program administered by the U.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2019 3:01:03 PM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald

Personnel from more than 30 volunteer fire departments in Douglas and Bayfield counties will gather from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Brule for the annual "Be Somebody" recruiting event. “The 'Be Somebody' event has been very, very positive, as far as both getting volunteers and raising awareness in the community that the service is provided by volunteers, and helping us get equipment that we need and facilitates that we need,” said Brule Fire Chief Keith Kesler.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Duluth News Tribune

Hotshot crews from around western and central Montana are headed to Canada this week to help fight wildfires that have forced thousands from their homes. The Northern Rockies Coordination Center (NRCC) confirmed the Helena Hotshots, Bitterroot Hotshots, Lolo Hotshots, and the Flathead Hotshots are all being dispatched to Alberta on Wednesday, June 5.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVH-DT Helena

Conducting search and rescue operations in one of the busiest waterways in the world commands the use of all the tools of the trade. That's why the Menlo Park Fire Protection District has teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard to create a first-of-its-kind drone operation over San Francisco Bay. "Unmanned aerial systems," aka drones, have been added in the partnerships to complement commonly-used vehicles in the rescue fleet such as helicopters.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Menlo Park-Atherton Patch

As the Phoenix population continues to increase, so do its residents’ calls for help. From 2012 to 2018, the Phoenix Fire Department saw an increase of nearly 35,000 calls, or about 100 more calls per day. Newly elected Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego is working side by side with her city’s first responders to ensure that this public safety need is met.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR-FM Glendale

VIDEO: The Amherst Fire Department is getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. The department just purchased new high-tech helmets for firefighters to wear when they are on a call. These helmets are the latest gear for firefighters in Amherst. They are much different from the old helmets that have been around for hundreds of years in the United States.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Western Mass News

The City of New Orleans has reduced carbon monoxide emissions from its fleet of emergency vehicles by 147 tons in the past year by installing solar panels on the top of 16 ambulances. The fleet of New Orleans EMS ambulances each have eight solar panels attached to the roof, and the solar energy collected maintains power to each ambulance’s vital systems while the vehicles idle.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGNO-TV ABC 26 New Orleans

The mother of a Port Washington boy praised police officers and firefighters who came to her son's rescue Sunday evening, June 2 after the boy got stuck in an unusual spot -- under a dumpster. It all started with a missing baseball, and the boy quickly found himself in a bit of a pickle. "We got a lot of guys on this department with a lot of experience, and this is the first time we've seen something like this," said Port Washington Fire Chief Mark Mitchell.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2019 7:50:59 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

A man news reports say was an off-duty firefighter died Sunday morning while competing in a triathlon in Cape May County, officials said. CBS Philly reported the man was an off-duty Philadelphia firefighter. An employee at the Philadelphia Fire Department, who declined to be identified, confirmed that a firefighter had died at the event.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

Land managers have a new tool in their firefighting arsenals that models forest fuels in three dimensions. These 3D fuel models have the potential to make firefighting and the management of controlled burns safer and less costly while helping to protect valuable natural resources. The 3D fuels modeling technique will benefit land managers by allowing firefighters to develop better strategies and helping predict future fire behavior.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: U.S. Department of Agriculture

As the number of fire calls increases year after year, the number of volunteer firefighters to answer those calls dwindles. Between retirements, scheduling conflicts and an overall loss in interest, Davidson County fire officials say local departments are short staffed and suffering, but wonder if there is a solution to this nationwide problem.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lexington Dispatch

Officials with the Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9 announced at a May 28 meeting intentions to take control of the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department and begin offering fire and emergency medical services directly by year’s end. The move will unlock several advantages that will help the department, as a fully governmental entity, be more competitive in recruiting and maintaining fire fighters, which ESD Commissioner Tommy Balez said will be crucial for adapting to population growth.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Community Impact Newspaper