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| Fire and rescue chiefs: We won't send crews into dangerous situations with limited DOT maintenance on Seward Highway Some local fire and rescue chiefs are pushing back against the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities closure of the Silvertip Maintenance Station, located at the junction of the Seward and Hope highways. DOT&PF says five staffers have been moved and the station will no longer be responsible for plowing and maintenance of the the 17-mile Hope Highway, as well as Turnagain Pass from mile markers 45 to 74. The department also says there will be no regular maintenance between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. "If the road isn't plowed, sanded and serviced then I can't imagine that we're going to be able to roll our equipment out to go help anybody," said Brendan Maguire, who is the chief of Hope Sunrise Emergency Services. It's something that has people who live there worried as well. KTVA-TV CBS 11 ANCHORAGE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Trump signs bill renaming Wisconsin post office for fallen Fire Captain Cory Barr President Donald Trump has signed a bill renaming the Sun Prairie post office after a firefighter killed in an explosion last year. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin's office says Trump signed the bill Thursday renaming the post office after Cory Barr. He was killed in a natural gas explosion in downtown Sun Prairie in July 2018. Workers installing fiber-optic cable triggered the explosion when they mistakenly struck an underground gas line. Barr was among a group of firefighters who evacuated more than 100 people from the area ahead of the blast. Six buildings were destroyed but no one else was killed. Baldwin and Wisconsin's other U.S. senator, Ron Johnson, introduced the bill in April. The Senate passed it in July. The House passed it Oct. 16. WKOW-TV ABC 27 MADISON Alaska fire and rescue chiefs: We won't send crews into dangerous situations with limited DOT maintenance on Seward Highway Some local fire and rescue chiefs are pushing back against the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities closure of the Silvertip Maintenance Station, located at the junction of the Seward and Hope highways. DOT&PF says five staffers have been moved and the station will no longer be responsible for plowing and maintenance of the the 17-mile Hope Highway, as well as Turnagain Pass from mile markers 45 to 74. The department also says there will be no regular maintenance between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. "If the road isn't plowed, sanded and serviced then I can't imagine that we're going to be able to roll our equipment out to go help anybody," said Brendan Maguire, who is the chief of Hope Sunrise Emergency Services. It's something that has people who live there worried as well. KTVA-TV CBS 11 ANCHORAGE Mitigation Played Important Role In Saving Homes During Colorado's Lake Christine Fire, New Report Says A new study on the Lake Christine fire finds that wildfire mitigation, like using flame-resistant construction materials and clearing vegetation around homes, played a significant role in saving property. The study, by the Community Wildfire Planning Center, was presented to the Eagle County board of commissioners by wildfire mitigation coordinator Eric Lovgren on Tuesday. "The report was fabulous in highlighting what a difference mitigation does both for the work the firefighters need to do but also in terms of saving property," commissioner Jeanne McQueeney said. It found that homes threatened by the fire survived due to both mitigation and actions taken by firefighters. The report says that residential areas that hadn't mitigated were fortunate that adequate firefighter resources were available. But it cautions that may not always be the case. ASPEN PUBLIC RADIO Proposed public safety pay changes met with criticism in Georgia county A proposed change in the way Cobb County's public safety officials are compensated has come under criticism from police and fire fighter representatives. Under the so-called "step and grade" table presented to county commissioners earlier this month, public safety employees would receive a 3-percent "step" increase each year. One sticking point is that the annual raises would not be automatic— they would only be paid if the commission approves them each year as part of the budget.The "grade" part of the plan would increase entry-level salaries by 9 percent, to $45,775 from $41,615, and double the salary increase for a promotion from lieutenant to captain — to 20 percent from 10 percent. ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION Private firefighting industry growing Private firefighting continues to grow as an industry. With fires scorching the state of California, some homeowners and insurance companies contract out companies to protect homes and structures in wildfires. "We've been doing the private sector for three years," Ryan Bellanca, of Bella Wildfire & Forestry Inc., says. "And we've had one that was successful and another was cancelled and that happens, you get called and get dismissed all the time." Mark Winkelman is a battalion chief with the Reno Fire Department who says during wildfires it can be challenging to coordinate with private crews. "The problem we have with the private firefighting companies is actually knowing they're on the fire," Wingelman says. "It's important to us to have accountability on all the firefighters that are working and sometimes those folks get lost in the shuffle because they don't come through federal contracts so it makes it difficult to track what they're actually doing on the fire." KOLO-TV ABC/CW+ 8 RENO PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Washington, DC - Alex Graham, Firefighter, DC Fire and EMS Department, Washington, DC L-O-D-D Alabama - Michael Johnston, Firefighter, Equality Volunteer Fire Department, Equality, AL L-O-D-D New York - Robert H. Bush, Firefighter, Homer Fire Department, Homer, New York Amanda Kimball named executive director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation - Casey Grant retires RFP: Program Services for the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association SAFER Recruitment & Retention Grant NFPA is awarded FEMA funds to develop free public safety drone compliance program for the fire service NFPA Standards Council receives request to develop new standard for community-based response to drug overdoses IAFC's Fire Service Executive Development Institute Available for 8th Year - Application deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 Request for Proposals: Fire Services Study - City of Mercer Island, WA - Proposals due by 11/8/19 Request for Proposal: SAFER Grant Administrator - Bids due by 11/5/19 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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| Public Protection (PPC) Field Representative - Insurance Services Office (ISO) - Allentown, PA and Lubbock, TX Deputy Fire Chief - Heber-Overgaard Fire District - Overgaard, AZ Part-Time Firefighter/EMT - Mason County Fire District #4 - Shelton, WA Fire Science and Maritime Fire Instructor - Clatsop Community College - Astoria, OR Lateral FF/EMT and a FF/Paramedic list. - Treasure Valley Fire Cooperative - Meridian, ID Paramedic Program Director - University of Washington - Seattle, WA Resident Firefighter - Grant County Fire District #3 - Quincy, WA Deputy Fire Chief, Operations - South Whidbey Fire/EMS - Freeland, WA Firefighter/Paramedic - City of La Grande - La Grande, OR Deputy Chief - City of Dallas - Dallas, OR Firefighter/Paramedic - Benton County Fire District #1 - Kennewick, WA (closes: Nov 01, 2019) Volunteer/Training Coordinator Position Announcement - Clallam 2 Fire Rescue - Port Angeles, WA (closes: Nov 04, 2019) Fire Deputy Chief – Fire Prevention - Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District - Reno, NV (closes: Nov 04, 2019) Fire Chief - North Whidbey Fire and Rescue - Oak Harbor, WA (closes: Nov 07, 2019) EMS Assistant Chief - City of Homer - Homer, AK (closes: Nov 08, 2019) Fire Protection Engineer - Spokane Valley Fire Department - Spokane Valley, WA (closes: Nov 08, 2019) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Rocklin - Rocklin, CA (closes: Nov 08, 2019) Entry & Lateral Firefighter/EMTs & Firefighter/Paramedics - Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue - Silverdale, WA (closes: Nov 08, 2019) Firefighter Paramedic - Bullhead City Fire Department - Bullhead City, AZ (closes: Nov 12, 2019) Fire Battalion Chief - Bullhead City Fire Department - Bullhead City, AZ (closes: Nov 12, 2019) Fire Quality Assurance Specialist - City of Cape Coral - Cape Coral, FL (closes: Nov 13, 2019) Firefighter and Firefighter/Paramedic Position (Lateral) - South Kitsap Fire and Rescue - Port Orchard, WA (closes: Nov 15, 2019) Fire Chief - City of Boulder City - Boulder City, NV (closes: Nov 15, 2019) Firefighter/Paramedic - Sheridan, West Valley, and Southwest Polk Fire Districts - OR (closes: Nov 20, 2019) Lateral Firefighter/EMT - Whatcom County Fire District #7 - Ferndale, WA (closes: Nov 22, 2019) Entry Level Firefighter - Spokane Valley Fire Department - Spokane Valley, WA (closes: Nov 25, 2019) Deputy Chief - Hoodland Fire District #74 - Welches, OR (closes: Nov 29, 2019) Fire Chief - West Dundee Fire Department - West Dundee, IL (closes: Nov 29, 2019) Paramedic or EMT - Skamania EMS & Rescue - Stevenson, WA (closes: Nov 30, 2019) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| SC 1910 Personal Protective Equipment Technician - Various dates available - North Las Vegas, NV - IAFC Chief's Edge - University of California, Davis - Davis, CA - November 18-19, 2019 Avoiding Inspection Issues and Interfacing with Fire Alarms - Webinar - November 21, 2019 Wildland Fire Training Class - Truckee Meadows Community College - Reno, NV - January 6 - May 4, 2020 FDSOA Fire Apparatus, Safety and Maintenance Conference - Scottsdale, AZ - January 12-15, 2020 Basics Of Spec Writing - FDSOA - Scottsdale, AZ - January 12, 2020 FDSOA Annual Health and Safety Conference - Scottsdale, AZ - January 13-16, 2020 Teex Leadership Development Symposium - San Marcos, TX - January 20-22, 2020 Model Performance in Community Risk Reduction Symposium - Murfreesboro, TN - February 18-20, 2020 Ice Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - February 20-23, 2020 High Performance Leadership and Coaching Academy - Grapeview, WA - February 25-28, 2020 Northwest Leadership Seminar - Portland, OR - March 4-6, 2020 Water Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - May 14-17, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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