Milton fire officials don’t recommend keeping the city’s outdated fire station at 614 W. Madison St. much longer, according to a recently released report. Former Fire Chief Randy Banker, who oversaw the Janesville and Milton fire departments, and other officials believe modernizing the Milton station is not ideal because of cost and location, according to the report.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette

Retired Richmond fire marshal David Creasy wasn’t among the firefighters from across Virginia who packed a Senate committee meeting Tuesday. But Creasy, who died in October after more than four years of battling cancer, was well represented in the annual legislative battle to extend workers’ compensation benefits automatically to firefighters and other first responders stricken by certain forms of cancer they say are caused by exposure to toxic chemicals in the line of duty.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Richmond Times-Dispatch

VIDEO: Every riding member of the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department is outfitted with a bullet resistant vest. In August fire crews were first on scene at the Landing when a gunman opened fire killing two people and injuring several others before turning the gun on himself. On Tuesday Chief Kurtis Wilson told Action News Jax the shooting made the department rethink safety protocol.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS 47 Action News Jax

VIDEO: Do you sleep with your door closed? A group of Maryland firefighters are reminding people to sleep with their bedroom doors closed — as it prevents fires from spreading quickly through the home. “THIS is why you should always sleep with you doors closed,” posted the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ 13 Baltimore

Montgomery Fire Rescue shared an intense video of a house fire to their social media Wednesday. According to MFR’s Facebook page, the video is from a fire which happened around midnight in the 800 block of Buford Street. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was “fully involved” with flames and large amounts of smoke.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSA 12 News

A destroyed truck and large sign on the side of a Columbus County highway have no doubt caught the attention of thousands of drivers, and the fire chief behind the display hopes the message will shock people into yielding to emergency vehicles on the road. "The message is: Put down your phones, pay attention to what's going on, give us your undivided attention, so that way we can remain safe," said Steve Camlin, chief of Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV Channel 6

Milton fire officials don’t recommend keeping the city’s outdated fire station at 614 W. Madison St. much longer, according to a recently released report. Former Fire Chief Randy Banker, who oversaw the Janesville and Milton fire departments, and other officials believe modernizing the Milton station is not ideal because of cost and location, according to the report.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette

Retired Richmond fire marshal David Creasy wasn’t among the firefighters from across Virginia who packed a Senate committee meeting Tuesday. But Creasy, who died in October after more than four years of battling cancer, was well represented in the annual legislative battle to extend workers’ compensation benefits automatically to firefighters and other first responders stricken by certain forms of cancer they say are caused by exposure to toxic chemicals in the line of duty.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Richmond Times-Dispatch

VIDEO: Every riding member of the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department is outfitted with a bullet resistant vest. In August fire crews were first on scene at the Landing when a gunman opened fire killing two people and injuring several others before turning the gun on himself. On Tuesday Chief Kurtis Wilson told Action News Jax the shooting made the department rethink safety protocol.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS 47 Action News Jax

VIDEO: Do you sleep with your door closed? A group of Maryland firefighters are reminding people to sleep with their bedroom doors closed — as it prevents fires from spreading quickly through the home. “THIS is why you should always sleep with you doors closed,” posted the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ 13 Baltimore

Montgomery Fire Rescue shared an intense video of a house fire to their social media Wednesday. According to MFR’s Facebook page, the video is from a fire which happened around midnight in the 800 block of Buford Street. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was “fully involved” with flames and large amounts of smoke.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSA 12 News

A destroyed truck and large sign on the side of a Columbus County highway have no doubt caught the attention of thousands of drivers, and the fire chief behind the display hopes the message will shock people into yielding to emergency vehicles on the road. "The message is: Put down your phones, pay attention to what's going on, give us your undivided attention, so that way we can remain safe," said Steve Camlin, chief of Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV Channel 6

“Without new pediatric medical equipment, EMS staff would be using equipment that is over 15 years old to treat patients during emergencies,” said McMillan Fire Department Captain Lorrie Bauer. That’s why Bauer, a Marshfield Clinic Health System employee, nominated the McMillan Fire Department for the Employee-Driven Corporate Giving grant.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 7:52:40 AM - SOURCE: WCCN-FM Central Wisconsin Broadcasting

“Without new pediatric medical equipment, EMS staff would be using equipment that is over 15 years old to treat patients during emergencies,” said McMillan Fire Department Captain Lorrie Bauer. That’s why Bauer, a Marshfield Clinic Health System employee, nominated the McMillan Fire Department for the Employee-Driven Corporate Giving grant.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 7:52:40 AM - SOURCE: WCCN-FM Central Wisconsin Broadcasting

Ann Arbor firefighters are getting retroactive raises going back more than two years. The City Council voted 9-1 to OK a three-year contract with the firefighters union Tuesday night, Jan. 22. The last negotiated collective bargaining agreement expired at the end of 2016. The new one runs Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive.com

Despite pushback from the firefighters’ union, the Orlando Fire Department on Friday inducted 23 civilian paramedics, a response to the city’s growing population and demand for emergency medical services, the department said. Among the 23 hires are 14 women, a record number for an OFD graduating class, according to the release.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orlando Sentinel

VIDEO: When two firefighters clocked into work Monday, they didn't realize they'd be making history. In a first for Spokane County Fire District 8, an all-female firefighting team ran the paramedic unit. But Meg Williams and Jennifer Raudebaugh say despite Monday's milestone, it felt like any other day on the job.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY.com

VIDEO: Flagging, communication and detours were the main sticking points discussed at a meeting on how to better handle accidents on Interstate 78. Firefighters, fire police, PSP troopers, EMS members, PEMA officials, PennDOT officials and others gathered at the PEMA Eastern Area Office on Tuesday night to improve handling traffic and managing the scene when an accident forces I-78 to be shut down.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 News

Firefighters, EMS personnel, or any member of the Virginia National Guard Armed Forces Reserves may soon be able to carry a concealed weapon without a permit thanks to legislation passed by Virginia’s Senate Tuesday. SB 1012, introduced by Sen. Amanda Chase (R – Amelia County, Colonial Heights), would allow specific firefighters and EMS providers to carry concealed weapons without a permit “provided that such firefighter or person employed as emergency medical services personnel has been approved to carry a concealed handgun by his fire chief or emergency medical services chief.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6

Ann Arbor firefighters are getting retroactive raises going back more than two years. The City Council voted 9-1 to OK a three-year contract with the firefighters union Tuesday night, Jan. 22. The last negotiated collective bargaining agreement expired at the end of 2016. The new one runs Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive.com