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| ‘It Was a Long Night': Delta's First-Responders, Volunteers Hustle to Help Flooding Victims Warm weather has triggered rapid melting of last winter's above-average snowfall, and that's caused some serious flooding in communities around the Interior. Delta Junction-area first-responders helped more than 15 families whose homes were flooded. And with even warmer temperatures in the forecast for the coming week, volunteers have begun filling 10-thousand sandbags to divert flooding from Delta-area homes and businesses. About 40 volunteers from around the Delta area turned out Saturday morning at a local fire station to fill 500 sandbags to replace the 300 or so they'd used the night before to protect a house south of town from being swamped by floodwaters. "It was a long night," says Tim Castleberry, chief of Rural Deltana Volunteer Fire Department. KUAC-FM PUBLIC RADIO Interior Alaska firefighters hold a special parade for a special person Social distancing continues to disrupt lives and plans, and birthday parades are becoming a common replacement for parties. But one parade held on Sunday was a little more special. "This is about a huge mentor to the fire service in Interior Alaska and I'd say the state of Alaska. His name is Bud Rotroff," said Fairbanks Fire Department Acting Chief Todd Chambers. "He is the foundation for most of our careers. He has taught everybody around here something at some point." Rotroff turned 80 on Sunday and his friends weren't able to help celebrate the traditional way. "Considering what we are going through right now, we can't just all get together and throw him a party, so we threw him a parade," Chambers said. Rotroff's longtime friend and coworker Robert Wells, a battalion chief with the North Star Volunteer Fire Department was instrumental in setting up the parade. KTVF-TV NBC 11 FAIRBANKS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| What's Cooking? Face Mask Decontamination via Rice Cookers to Ward Off COVID-19 Medical investigators throughout the world are cooking up ideas that will hopefully put an end to COVID-19, sparing thousands of lives while bringing our old way of life back. (Maybe.) Count among them, investigators with the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, and the ideas they're cooking up come right from the kitchen. In a pre-print article in the American Journal of Infection Control, the investigators found that rice cookers—an appliance found in kitchens all over the world—can decontaminate cloth masks, and they urge that further studies be conducted to see if the rice cookers could also decontaminate surgical and N95 masks as well. "Given the recommendation that cloth face masks be worn in public settings, steam treatment using these readily available kitchen items could provide safe and effective decontamination of cloth masks," the investigators conclude. One of the questions investigators wanted to answer: Which is better at decontaminating masks, moist or dry heat? INFECTION CONTROL TODAY New COVID-19 test to help screen first responders in Arizona For the first time, a special type of COVID-19 test is available for first responders. "First responders wake up every single day, and they are going out to communities and not knowing where they might be getting exposure to COVID-19," Christine Wiggs, with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, said. "We believe that providing them with antibody tests to understand whether they've been recently exposed is an important first step." Monday morning, in a joint effort, first responders from across the Valley got tested to see if they've been exposed to COVID-19. "This is really important to us," P.J. Dean, United Phoenix Firefighters Association. "We had our members express a large amount of interest in obtaining this test." KASW-CW6 & KTVK-3TV (AZFAMILY.COM) Louisiana security company uses technology to help stop spread of COVID-19 Acadian Total Security is using existing technology in a new way to help stop the spread of coronavirus as businesses look to reopen. "Thermal cameras have been used for quite a while. I'll just give an example: a chemical plant. We've had cameras on a boiler where you want them to run at a certain temperature so you set a parameter saying 'if it reaches this temperature, I need to be alerted right away because something could be blowing soon if it's too hot," Jason Brown, Director of Sales, said. Now, in the age of coronavirus, cities and businesses are looking to reopen. Brown said thermographic cameras can be a tool to help them monitor their employees and customers' health. "It allows you to have, for instance, 14 people could be walking in through the door and it would actually have all 14 people's temperatures across. It will alert you which people you need to pull to the side. KPLC-TV NBC/CW+ 7 LAKE CHARLES Dallas one of 14 international cities with Lime's new COVID-19 scooter program Lime, the scooter company, is rolling out a new scooter service designed to help health care workers and first responders in the coronavirus pandemic. Called Lime Aid, it provides free 30-minute rides for public-health personnel and law-enforcement officers, in select cities around the world. That includes Dallas and Austin, plus Baltimore, Nashville, Oklahoma City, and Salt Lake City, but also Paris, Cologne, and Tel Aviv. We're so international. A release notes that the pandemic has made transportation more difficult, and Lime scooters are the perfect ride if you're trying to social distance. "Lime is proud to partner with cities to provide scooters as an essential transportation option to reliably get frontline workers and residents where they need to go," says David Spielfogel, Lime's Chief Policy Officer in a statement. "We remain committed to the cities we love and serve, and we recognize the critical role of micromobility in serving transportation needs now and as we emerge from this crisis." CULTURE MAP DALLAS Vermont releases town-by-town breakdown of coronavirus cases; New Hampshire notifying first responders of cases The bulk of the diagnosed COVID-19 cases in Vermont are clustered in the Burlington area, home to some of the long-term care facilities that have seen outbreaks, but Hartford and Woodstock have also seen a notable number of cases. The Vermont Department of Health on Monday released a town-by-town breakdown that showed Hartford had 10 COVID-19 cases and Woodstock 7. Vermont has had 855 diagnosed cases as of Monday, and Burlington led the town-by-town breakdown, which was from weekend data, with 157 COVID-19 cases, followed by Essex, 47, Swanton, 44, Colchester, 38, and South Burlington, 37. State officials said residents of a long-term care facility or inmates at a correctional facility are counted in the town where the facility is located when they were tested, which would account for the high number in Swanton. VALLEY NEWS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Texas - Eduardo Ramirez, Fire Suppression Technician, El Paso Fire Department, El Paso, TX L-O-D-D New Jersey - Israel Tolentino, Jr., Firefighter/EMT, Passaic Fire Department, Passaic, NJ L-O-D-D Illinios - Mario Araujo, Firefighter, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago, IL L-O-D-D Kentucky - John "Andy" Andrew Kuchar III, Sergeant, Burlington Fire Protection District, Burlington, Kentucky You are Thinking about the Community, Who is Thinking about Your Family? - FDSOA AFSA Announces New On-Demand Training Oregon Deputy Fire Marshal receives national award - for home fire sprinkler advocacy Two new online courses can help housebound learners understand Life Safety & Fire Protection Systems/ITM - for Water-Based Fire Suppression Systems New NFPA tip sheet offers timely information on demobilizing buildings under construction - during government-required shutdowns University of Minnesota looking to enroll Firefighters & EMT participants in FDA-approved clinical trials - COVID-19 Guidelines for COVID-19 Fire Station Exposure Reduction - FDSOA Vision 20/20's latest episode of CRR Radio - COVID-19 Series 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 June 17, 2020 Nominations Open for IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor - Apply by June 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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| Deputy Chief of Operations - Northshore Fire Department - Kenmore, WA Resident Firefighter - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Wenatchee, WA Fire Marshal - City of Caldwell - Caldwell, ID Fire Chief - Yakima County Fire District #4 - Moxee, WA Fire Chief - City of Casa Grande - Casa Grande, AZ Division Chief - Whatcom County Fire District 1 - Everson, WA Firefighter/EMT and Firefighter/Paramedic - Klamath County Fire District No.1 - Klamath Falls, OR Fire Chief - City of Rocklin - Rocklin, CA Training/Safety Captain - North Whidbey Fire and Rescue - Oak Harbor, WA (closes: Apr 30, 2020) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton - Thornton, CO (closes: May 04, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief Administration and Deputy Fire Chief Operations - San Bernardino County - San Bernardino, CA (closes: May 11, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - Sheridan, West Valley, and Southwest Polk Fire Districts - OR (closes: May 15, 2020) District Administrator - Coast Life Support District - Gualala, CA (closes: May 18, 2020) Firefighter- Paramedic - Hanford Fire Department - Hanford, WA (closes: May 18, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic (Entry and Lateral Level) - Riverside Fire Authority - Centralia, WA (closes: May 22, 2020) EMS Training Program Specialist - Whatcom County - Bellingham, WA (closes: May 26, 2020) Firefighter - Fox Valley Regional Fire Department - WI (closes: May 31, 2020) Entry level & Lateral: Firefighter/Paramedic - Umatilla County Fire District #1 - Hermiston, OR (closes: Jun 01, 2020) Firefighter, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Level I/II - Sacramento County - Sacramento, CA (closes: Jun 12, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| 2004 America LaFrance Eagle - Asking $44,750 - Salem, OR 1993 Pierce Dash Pumper - Asking $21,750 - Salem, OR Available for Donation: Five Dell MDC Docks, Three Lind Electronics Power Supply Modules - Reno, NV Bauer Fill Stations - Asking $7,995 / $8,995 - Arlington, WA 1989 American Eagle Tender - Asking $20,000 - Yakima, WA 2012 Freightliner Ambulance for Sale - Asking $39,000 - Carol Stream, IL Ferno stretcher, Ferno stair chairs, Hose drying rack and CPR training manikins - Duvall, WA 2001 Ford Excursion Command Vehicle - Asking $7,000 - Murphys, CA 2000 Pierce Engine - Asking $150,000 - Cody, WY POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| Decision-Making & Financial Management for Fire/EMS Organizations - NFA Online mediated course - May 10 - July 26, 2020 International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference - IAFC - Baltimore, MD - June 4-7, 2020 Canceled: NFPA Conference & Expo - Orlando, FL - June 15-18, 2020 Water Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - June 25-28, 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 American Fire Sprinkler Association to host AFSA39 - Orlando, FL - September 13-16, 2020 Wildland-Urban Interface - IAFC - Reno, NV - November 2-6, 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Sun - IAFC - Clearwater, FL - November 12-15, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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