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| Denali Borough: Tired of ‘Into the Wild' rescues, locals want bus removed They're tired of the deaths and multiple rescues near a decrepit old bus whose legendary status continues to lure adventurers to one of Alaska's most unforgiving hinterlands, and now officials in the nearest town want the it removed, something the state has no intention of doing. The long-abandoned vehicle was made famous in the 1996 "Into the Wild" book and later in the movie of the same name. Scores of travelers have been rescued and two have died trying to cross the unpredictable Teklanika River while seeking to retrace the steps of Christopher McCandless along the Stampede Trail. The swollen banks of the Teklanika are what prevented the 24-year-old Virginian from seeking help before his 1992 starvation death inside the bus. The vehicle was left there about 1960, decades before McCandless encountered it and wrote in his journal about living there for 114 days, right up to his death. CORDOVA TIMES Alaska coronavirus case total rises, with three more confirmed Thursday Three new cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in Alaska, bringing the state total to 12, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Thursday. "We're fortunate today that we've had no deaths in Alaska," he said, "but we have both a health crisis and an economic crisis on our hands." The three new cases include two out of Fairbanks and one out of Ketchikan, Dunleavy said. According to the Department of Health and Social Services as of Thursday positive tests have been confirmed in four Alaskan cities: Anchorage (4 cases), Fairbanks (5 cases), Ketchikan (2 cases), and Seward (1 case). Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink said extensive travel histories of the three individuals confirmed Thursday had not yet been determined, but the individuals in Fairbanks reportedly have not traveled in the last two weeks. KTUU-TV NBC 2 ANCHORAGE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Ohio fire department splits staff to fend off coronavirus Knowing that firefighters have to protect themselves to help others, Worthington officials worried about having their 36 full-time staff working together in its single fire station. "We were hearing about these other stations being forced to shut down elsewhere. That would decimate our fire and EMS protection if we had to close our firehouse," said Mark Zambito, assistant fire chief. So in a brainstorming session, he asked about the now-closed community recreation center. With a large, now empty, parking lot, showers, a kitchen and makeshift bunk room, "everything we needed was there," he said. Setting up the station this week, on Highland Avenue, less than a mile from its High Street station, became urgent. "I looked at one of my captains and said, ‘I need you to stock it in two days.'" Capt. Chris Betts assembed beds and living quarters for three firefighters. A kitchen was stocked with supplies and food. A craft/activity room now has three beds. THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Hacker holds South Carolina fire department servers hostage, as authorities investigate "If you see this message — this means your files are now encrypted and are in a non-working state!" That note was discovered on the Bluffton Township Fire District's computer servers on Sunday, which were rendered inoperable by a hacker, according to a report from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. Staff at the fire department discovered they could not log into their computers Sunday and alerted Information Technology staff, who discovered that records, files and email communications had been encrypted. Late Sunday night, they reported the issue to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, S.C. Law Enforcement Division and Cyber Crimes unit for the F.B.I. Personal information on the fire department's servers was not accessed in the hack, and the department's ability to respond to emergencies was not affected, Bluffton Fire Capt. Lee Levesque said. THE ISLAND PACKET TV shows are donating supplies to local hospitals, fire departments amid coronavirus pandemic Fox's "The Resident" is doing its part to protect the residents -- and other health care workers -- at an Atlanta-area hospital amid the spread coronavirus. Dr. Karen L. Law, who is the program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Emory University, posted a photo to Instagram on Wednesday showing off a donation of masks, gowns and other supplies made by the team behind the medical drama. A spokesman for Disney Television Studios, which produces the series, confirmed the donation to CNN. "To the entire team @theresidentonfox, thank you for this incredibly generous donation of #PPE from your set, including gowns, masks, gloves, and all the things our healthcare workers need to provide safe care for our community during #COVID19," Law wrote. "Yesterday, I had a serious discussion with the residents about how, though supplies are low, a magical shipment of masks is unlikely to arrive. And yet, a magical shipment of masks DID arrive, in the form of this very generous gesture." CNN Fire department in Washington state shifting operations as it deals with quarantines of firefighters More than 30 members of the Spokane Fire Department are in self-quarantine in an attempt to stop the spread of sickness amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The firefighters – representing about 10% of the department –were exposed to patients who had symptoms similar to COVID-19. As of Thursday morning, none of them had received a positive test for the novel coronavirus – though one firefighter is in the hospital. Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said the department must take extreme precautions to prevent the spread of the illness. And the department is shifting some operations in partnership with a neighboring fire district to allow firefighters to isolate themselves from family members if they are concerned about spreading illness to their families. Firefighters who normally respond from Spokane Fire Department Station No. 6 on the West Plains have a new home at Spokane County Fire District 10 Station No. 10-1 as Station No. 6 is turned into a quarantine facility for Spokane firefighters. THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW IAFC to Congress: Include T-Band Mandate Repeal in COVID-19 Stimulus Package The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and other public safety and related industry organizations wrote to congressional leaders urging action on repealing the T-Band auction mandate on the nation's largest municipalities as part of any coronavirus emergency stimulus spending package. Read letter (PDF) "We write to strongly urge you to include language that would repeal Section 6103 in Title VI of P.L. 112-96 in any stimulus legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic," the organizations wrote. "Such language will prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from being forced to auction and clear public safety communications from critical spectrum known as the T-Band (470 MHz-512 MHz). "As emergency medical service (EMS), fire department, police department personnel, and others work to keep their communities safe and healthy during the current crisis and in the future, it is imperative that these T-Band users know they will continue to have the resources they need to do their jobs on behalf of the public." IAFC.ORG PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D West Virginia - Zachary S. Blankenship, Firefighter, Montcalm Volunteer Fire Department, Montcalm, WV L-O-D-D Michigan - Benjamen "Ben" Lauren, Firefighter, Forsyth Township Fire Department, Gwinn, MI L-O-D-D North Carolina - Joseph Jessie Tucker, Jr., Safety Officer, Thoroughfare Volunteer Fire Department, Goldsboro, NC L-O-D-D Pennsylvania - Jerome Guise, Firefighter, Citizen's Fire Company No. 1 of Mt. Holly Springs, Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania CFSI to Postpone National Fire and Emergency Services Symposium & Dinner - Due to Coronavirus Pandemic Coronavirus: What Fire Chiefs Need to Know - Webinar Coronavirus (COVID-19): - Resources for Fire Chiefs Last Call For FEMA Funded Opportunity - Get Your Safety Culture Data - Enrollment Closes April 15th Safety Stand Down 2020 - Building a Superhighway to Safety – Protecting our Responders on Roadways Nominations Open for IAFC Fire Chief of the Year - Apply by May 17, 2020 Nominations Open for IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor - Apply by May 17, 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants - Check for Awards Assistance to Firefighters Grant Awards - Check for Awards The Daily Dispatch Is Now On Facebook Find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/dailydispatch POST ANNOUNCEMENTS MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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| Recruit Firefighter - Fairbanks Fire Department - Fairbanks, AK Fire Captain - Schell Vista Fire Protection District - Sonoma, CA Fire-EMS College Student Live-In Program - Southern Maine Community College - South Portland, ME Firefighter/Paramedic - City of La Grande - La Grande, OR 3M Eastern Zone-Field Service Specialist - MD, NJ, PA, DE or New York Fire Marshal - Weber State University - Ogden, UT Deputy Fire Marshal - Pierce County - Tacoma, WA Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - McCall Fire Protection District - McCall, ID (closes: Mar 20, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - Lake Havasu City FD - Lake Havasu City, AZ (closes: Mar 23, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic and Firefighter/EMT - South Beach Regional Fire Authority - Westport, WA (closes: Mar 27, 2020) Inspector - North Tahoe Fire Protection District - Tahoe City, CA (closes: Mar 27, 2020) Lateral Entry and/or Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic - Crook County Fire & Rescue - Prineville, OR (closes: Mar 30, 2020) Fire Chief - Bellevue Fire Rescue Department - Bellevue, WI (closes: Mar 30, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - Pendleton Fire & Ambulance Department - Pendleton, OR (closes: Mar 31, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - Hoodland Fire District #74 - Welches, OR (closes: Mar 31, 2020) Fire Plans Examiner - City of Gresham - Gresham, OR (closes: Mar 31, 2020) EMS Director - Meeker Volunteer Fire & Rescue - Meeker, CO (closes: Apr 05, 2020) Assistant Fire Chief - City of Savannah - Savannah, GA (closes: Apr 10, 2020) Crew Fire Captain - North Lake Tahoe FPD - Incline Village, NV (closes: Apr 10, 2020) Fire Chief - Templeton Community Services District - Templeton, CA (closes: Apr 13, 2020) Fire Chief - Alameda County Fire Department - Dublin, CA (closes: Apr 13, 2020) Entry Level Firefighter & Firefighter-Paramedic - City of Walla Walla - Walla Walla, WA (closes: Apr 13, 2020) Fire Chief - Lake Valley Fire Protection District - South Lake Tahoe, CA (closes: Apr 17, 2020) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton - Thornton, CO (closes: May 04, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Ferno stretcher, Ferno stair chairs, Hose drying rack and CPR training manikins - Duvall, WA 2001 Ford Excursion Command Vehicle - Asking $7,000 - Murphys, CA 1989 International 4900 WestMark Engine - Asking $15,000 - Murphys, CA 1984 International S2500 Diesel - Minimum bid $30,000, Bids due by April 8, 2020 - Hood River, OR Surplus MSA SCBAs - Asking $20,000 - Chelan, WA MSA M7 FireHawk SCBA'S / Carbon Fiber Bottles / MSA Rescue RIT Kits /Ultra Elite Masks - Asking $30,000 - Corbett, OR 2000 Pierce Engine - Asking $150,000 - Cody, WY POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| Canceled: Wildland-Urban Interface - Reno, NV - 2020 IFE-USA AGM And Educational Conference - Indianapolis, IN - April 20, 2020 Water Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - May 14-17, 2020 International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference - IAFC - Baltimore, MD - June 4-7, 2020 NFPA Conference & Expo - Orlando, FL - June 15-18, 2020 TEEX Municipal Fire School - College Station, TX - July 19-24, 2020 Canceled: FFABCs Diversity Workshop - 50th Convention IABPFF - Hartford, CT - August 2-7, 2020 Fire-Rescue Med Conference - IAFC - Phoenix, AZ - August 17-18, 2020 Fire-Rescue International Conference and Expo - IAFC - Phoenix, AZ - August 19-21, 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Sun - IAFC - Clearwater, FL - November 12-15, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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