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| Study: Alaskans are highly compliant with mask recommendations A new poll shows that the vast majority of Alaskans are abiding by either local mandates or state recommendation to wear a face mask over nose and mouth when in public, to ward off the highly infectious COVID-19 virus. Anchorage, Seward, and Juneau have mask mandates, while most of the rest of the state is going by recommendations, rather than mandates. Several large stores like Fred Meyer and Carr's have their own mask requirements. According to the statewide public opinion poll conducted over the Thanksgiving holidays, more than eight in 10 Alaskans report wearing a face mask "some or all of the time." Also, 82 percent believe it's important to change their daily habits to prevent the transmission of the virus. But only 75 percent of Alaskans who responded to the survey think masks actually work to prevent the spread of the virus that came from China late last year. One out of four Alaskans do not think the masks work as promised by medical experts. MUST READ ALASKA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| 'Top Gun' Firefighting: Inside the North Carolina program teaching firefighters across the nation how to survive VIDEO: It's considered one of the toughest firefighter training programs in the country, with a waitlist stretching three years and filled with the names of firefighters from as far away as California and Washington State. The North Carolina Breathing Equipment School, which is held twice a year at Gaston College's Dallas campus, even held the distinction of being named the "Top Gun" of firefighter schools. But in late-March 2020, the school unexpectedly earned another distinction as being the site of one of the last pre-pandemic firefighter training sessions in the entire country. On a cloudy Tuesday morning, firefighters from across the country were spread out across Gaston College's Regional Emergency Services Training Center. The school teaches firefighters how to save themselves and their fellow firefighters in "maydays," a situation when a firefighter is in imminent danger and in need of immediate rescue. WCNC-TV NBC 36 CHARLOTTE Gunfire, warnings, then an explosion: What videos show about the Nashville bombing Nashville residents were jolted awake by a loud explosion in the city's historic downtown district on Christmas morning. The bomb, hidden inside a recreational vehicle, devastated businesses in the area and disrupted AT&T communication networks throughout the state. Officials described the event as an "intentional act" and a "deliberate bomb." Downtown Nashville appeared to be peacefully quiet early Friday morning, until residents heard what they believed to be gunshots. Videos, photos and audio show city blocks that quickly turned chaotic in the wake of the explosion. The Washington Post examined surveillance video, listened to emergency response radio channels and spoke to witnesses to reconstruct how the incident unfolded. THE WASHINGTON POST - METERED SITE Massive fire caused by explosion engulfs Texas home, damages multiple others VIDEO: A homeowner said she is glad to be alive after her house exploded into a fireball that damaged multiple homes in southeast Houston. The explosion happened around 11 a.m. Sunday at a home in the 6000 block of Doulton Drive near Bellfort Avenue. Mildred Whitfield captured the fire on her phone across the street. "This was an explosion, I mean it was a ball of fire, it was whoop - it just went up," Whitfield said. Homeowner Jewell Meyers told KPRC 2 photographer Wladimir Moquete that she noticed the smell of gas Sunday morning. The 82-year-old said the odor was strong and she could smell it in her bathroom and her kitchen, so she went to the neighbor's house next door to ask about to odor. "I wasn't going to stay in there smelling that gas that strong," Meyers said. KPRC-TV NBC 2 HOUSTON Kentucky boy delivers thousands of cards to first responders A Muhlenberg boy is finishing up a year-long journey. Seven-year-old Ayden Robbins does good deeds year-round, but he's most proud of the thousands of cards he's written to first responders. In all, he's written cards to 68 departments across the country, from California to Alaska to Florida to Maine. In October, he started sending Christmas cards to every department he could. "We got everything delivered off Christmas eve. His total was 3,028 Christmas cards," explains Ayden's Grandmother, Leah Norris. He hand-delivered to departments in Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio. Owensboro FOP even sponsored his journey. "They sent him a check in the mail for a couple hundred dollars. We opened him a bank account and deposited it in there." Leah says these first responders are Ayden's heroes, every officer, every firefighter and every dispatcher. The messages he receives personalize it so much more. WYMT-TV CBS 15 HAZARD Fire department in New York holds moment of silence, remembers fatal 1983 blast VIDEO: On Sunday 37 years ago, five Buffalo firefighters and two civilians died in one of the worst disasters the city has ever seen. A propane explosion leveled a portion of North Division Street downtown. Every year, the Buffalo Fire Department marks the exact time of the blast, 8:23 p.m., with a moment of silence. The explosion ripped through a warehouse and destroyed a dozen homes in the area. One man who was injured in the blaze returned to the memorial, that stands at the site of the deadly explosion, and said the firefighters had told him at first it was a false alarm. "And then the building just blew up," Theodore Hampton, who was injured in the fire, had previously told 2 On Your Side. "It just blew up. I mean, being so close to the building, you could barely hear anything. But I knew that I was knocked out, after I came to, that many people had died that night." WGRZ-TV ABC 2 BUFFALO PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Oklahoma - Andrew "Andy" P. Davis, Major, Oklahoma City Fire Department, Oklahoma City, OK L-O-D-D Pennsylvania - Edward Hine, Firefighter, Colonial Park Fire Company, Harrisburg, PA L-O-D-D Pennsylvania - Lee Witman, Chief Emeritus/Firefighter, Colonial Park Fire Company, Harrisburg, PA L-O-D-D Alabama - Donald Downs, Firefighter, Saragossa Volunteer Fire Department, Nauvoo, AL L-O-D-D Wisconsin - David Jerald Tomlinson, Firefighter/Fire Inspector, Poynette-Dekorra Fire Department, Poynette, WI L-O-D-D Texas - Randy Robinson, Captain, Fort Worth Fire Department, Fort Worth, TX L-O-D-D Illinois - Leo W. Werner, Captain, Scales Mound Fire Protection District, Scales Mound, IL L-O-D-D Kentucky - Robert "Rob" Orkies, Chief, Zoneton Fire Protection District, Shepherdsville, KY The Daily Dispatch office will be closed Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 - In observance of New Year's Day Menlo Park Firefighters vaccinated for COVID-19 - after staffing one of the first Fire Pandemic Medical Response Units in the Nation Constellis to Sell Full Line of Honeywell PPE - Read the Press Release January 2021 is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month! Home electrical safety the subject of the newest NFPA Faces of Fire - electrical hazard awareness campaign video Needs assessment of U.S. Fire Service - NFPA COVID-19 Resource Update - USFA First Due & BRYCER TCE Partner to Re-imagine Code Compliance & Fire Safety 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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| Deputy Fire Chief - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Fire Station - Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Fire Chief - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) fire station - Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Fire Prevention Plan Checker - City of Redondo Beach - Redondo Beach, CA Battalion Chief – Pre-fire Management & Wildfire Resilience - Santa Clara County Fire Department - Los Gatos, CA Resident Volunteer Firefighter - Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD and Vernonia RFPD - Mist and Vernonia, OR Director of Emergency Services - Bakersfield / Monterey / Oxnard / Redlands / San Diego, CA, Hendersonville, TN, Mobile, AL, Palmer, AK Firefighter/Paramedic - City of La Grande - La Grande, OR Entry Level or Lateral Transfer Firefighter/Paramedic - Port Angeles Fire Department - Port Angeles, WA Deputy Fire Chief - Operations - Bothell Fire Department - Bothell, WA Community Paramedic - Port Angeles Fire Department - Port Angeles, WA Firefighter/EMT – Paramedic Trainee - Port Angeles Fire Department - Port Angeles, WA Firefighter/EMT - City of Bethel Fire Department - Bethel, AK Fire Chief - City of Meridian - Meridian, ID EMT - Mobile Medic Response Team - Atlanta Fire Rescue Department - Aviation Division - Atlanta, GA Director of Emergency Services - Bakersfield / Monterey / Oxnard / Redlands / San Diego, CA, Hendersonville, TN, Mobile, AL, Palmer, AK Assistant Fire Chief - Lynden Fire Department - Lynden, WA (closes: Dec 28, 2020) Firefighter - Ashland Fire & Rescue - Ashland, OR (closes: Dec 29, 2020) Assistant Fire Marshal - City of Sparks - Sparks, NV (closes: Dec 29, 2020) Division Fire Chief - Hillsboro Fire & Rescue Department - Hillsboro, OR (closes: Dec 30, 2020) Fire Chief - Poudre Fire Authority - Fort Collins, CO (closes: Dec 31, 2020) Fire Engineer - Colton Fire Department - Colton, CA (closes: Dec 31, 2020) Entry-Level & Lateral Firefighter/EMT & Firefighter/Paramedic - Clark County Fire & Rescue - Ridgefield, WA (closes: Jan 02, 2021) Chief of Airport Rescue Firefighters - Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority - Reno, NV (closes: Jan 04, 2021) Training Captain/EMT - Klickitat County Fire District 3 - Husum, WA (closes: Jan 04, 2021) Training and Wellness Captain - Bullhead City Fire Department - Bullhead City, AZ (closes: Jan 04, 2021) Entry Level Firefighter/EMT - Bainbridge Island Fire Department - Bainbridge Island, WA (closes: Jan 04, 2021) Fire Chief - Town of Southington - Southington, CT (closes: Jan 05, 2021) Fire Chief - City of Lafayette - Lafayette, CO (closes: Jan 06, 2021) Deputy Fire Chief - Yakima Fire Department - Yakima, WA (closes: Jan 06, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - Novato Fire District - Novato, CA (closes: Jan 08, 2021) Lieutenant - Columbia River Fire & Rescue - St. Helens, OR (closes: Jan 11, 2021) Firefighter Paramedic - Bend Fire & Rescue - Bend, OR (closes: Jan 11, 2021) Battalion Chief - South Bay Fire Department - Olympia, WA (closes: Jan 11, 2021) Firefighter/EMT - Sheridan, West Valley, and Southwest Polk Fire Districts - Sheridan, OR (closes: Jan 15, 2021) Fuels Crew Supervisor - Evergreen Fire/Rescue - Evergreen, CO (closes: Jan 15, 2021) Firefighter Paramedic - Grays Harbor Fire District 5 - Elma, WA (closes: Jan 15, 2021) Firefighter Cadet - Corpus Christi Fire Department - Corpus Christi, TX (closes: Jan 15, 2021) Fire Chief - Verde Valley Fire District - Cottonwood, AZ (closes: Jan 15, 2021) Fire Chief - City of Piedmont - Piedmont, CA (closes: Jan 19, 2021) Assistant Chief - King County Fire District #2 - Burien, WA (closes: Jan 20, 2021) Firefighter - City of Roseburg - Roseburg, OR (closes: Jan 22, 2021) Entry Level / Lateral / Firefighter / EMTs / Paramedics - South Kitsap Fire and Rescue - Port Orchard, WA (closes: Jan 22, 2021) Fire Chief - City of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, CA (closes: Jan 25, 2021) Entry level / Lateral Firefighter - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Roseburg, OR (closes: Feb 01, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - Scappoose and Clatskanie Rural Fire Districts, Columbia River Fire and Rescue - Columbia County, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Lateral & Entry-Level Firefighter/Paramedic - Umatilla County Fire District #1 - Hermiston, OR (closes: Feb 26, 2021) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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