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| Wheaton College To House First Responders In Coronavirus Shutdown First responders in Wheaton who need to self-isolate from their families during the new coronavirus crisis can now do so for free at Wheaton College. The college is offering 58 units in its Terrace Apartments to accommodate police, paramedics, firefighters and other first responders. Wheaton College President Philip Ryken said in a statement, "Since our founding, Wheaton College has enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with the City of Wheaton. We are eager to support our first responders as they work selflessly to save lives in this community." Wheaton College shifted to remote campus operations as of March 19, though some students are still on campus. The Terrace Apartments are three blocks from the Wheaton College campus and are not "contiguous to" other residences, according to city officials. This will help ensure the safety of anyone still on campus, officials said. WHEATON PATCH Danville man faces charges in several arson incidents around city A Danville man who allegedly set several fires in that city since April 1, including two where people were present, remains jailed in lieu of $300,000 bond. Vermilion County State's Attorney Jacqueline Lacy said Shane Wombles, 39, who listed an address in the 400 block of North Beard Street, was charged Thursday in three separate cases following his arrest Wednesday morning. Danville police were called just before 6 a.m. Wednesday to the Circle K gas station, 1212 N. Bowman Ave., for a car fire. The vehicle's owner was working there when another employee told her someone was in her car. She saw a man get out the passenger side and something on fire in the car. She pulled the items out and smothered the fire. CHAMPAIGN NEWS-GAZETTE Normal's Marriott lobby, cafe damaged in fire No one was injured Thursday morning when a fire damaged the cafe in the lobby of the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. The hotel remains open and operations will not be affected by the damage or restoration work. The cafe had "heavy" fire damage and the lobby was damaged by water. A cause and dollar estimate were not immediately available. The Normal Fire Department was called to the hotel at 201 Broadway St. at 7:33 a.m. for a fire reported in the Caffeina's Marketplace Cafe inside the lobby. Before firefighters arrived, a hotel employee tried to put out the fire using a fire extinguisher, but the fire sprinklers were triggered within a few moments "and began flowing water to slow the spread of the fire," according to a news release from Normal Fire. BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL PANTAGRAPH PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Tennessee fire department initiates new COVID-19 campaign to educate potential victims and their families Starting Thursday, the Hendersonville Fire Department will be handing out important cleaning protocols for residents who may have come into contact with COVID-19. The three-page fact sheet covers deep cleaning and disinfecting and other CDC-approved protocols. The information will be disseminated every time Hendersonville Fire and EMS crews go out on a COVID-19 call, whether the patients are positive or not. The campaign covers many topics from how to deep clean a house, to how to disinfect surfaces, to how to make CDC-approved cleaners. The information is especially beneficial if someone in the house has been sick. "We'll start handing those out on the calls we go on, whether it is suspected or positive case, we feel like if someone was transported from the house, it was a perfect opportunity for us to give them the paperwork and for them to decon the house before that patient came home," said Hendersonville Fire Chief Scotty Bush. WKRN-TV ABC 3 NASHVILLE Thunderbirds to honor COVID-19 responders with Las Vegas flyover The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" will show their support for frontline COVID-19 responders with a flyover the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday. "The flyover is to show appreciation and support for the healthcare workers, first responders and other essential personnel in Las Vegas and around the nation who are working on the front lines to combat the coronavirus," the Thunderbirds said in a news release. Saturday's flyover will feature eight F-16 Fighting Falcons, soaring throughout Las Vegas starting at 2:30 p.m. and will last approximately 25 minutes, officials said. "It is an honor to fly for the Americans at the forefront of our nation's fight against the coronavirus," said Lt. Col. John Caldwell, Thunderbirds commander and leader. KVVU-TV FOX 5 VEGAS Massachusetts bill would free doctors, EMTs facing life or death choices amid pandemic from liability Gov. Charlie Baker is taking steps to shield doctors, nurses and some health care facilities on the front lines from liability as a possible surge in coronavirus cases is expected. Existing federal and state laws already provide some protections to health care workers and volunteers against civil lawsuits, but a bill Baker filed Wednesday "would provide broader liability protections appropriate to the scope of the challenge our health care providers are confronting," Baker wrote in a letter urging legislators to act quickly. "During this pandemic, we're in unprecedented times where our providers may be asked to make difficult choices and we're asking them to operate in conditions that they've never planned for. We need to make sure that fear of getting sued doesn't prevent them from being able to do what they need to do to treat as many people as possible," Baker said at a press conference Wednesday at the State House. In addition to doctors and nurses, the bill would also protect EMTs and facilities like the field hospitals at Worcester's DCU Center and South Boston's convention center. BOSTON HERALD Kentucky firefighters approved for 'Virtual Training' Uncertainties over how long the coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings and interaction will be in place has prompted the Kentucky Fire Commission to allow fire departments and firefighters to conduct "virtual" training. Virtual training is conducted in real time and differs from online training classes, which are pre-posted training sessions available at any time, executive director Larry Potter noted. The new regulations take effect Friday. "The Kentucky Fire Commission recognizes that virtual classrooms/learning/meetings have become the norm due to the current COVID-19 state of emergency," Potter wrote, listing several online platforms fire departments can use. The new rules are in effect until the coronavirus state of emergency is lifted. But the new rules will allow departments to continue valuable training hours. WTVQ-DT ABC 36 LEXINGTON First responders in South Dakota are getting more use out of their masks Because of the COVID 19 pandemic, Personal protective equipment is in high demand. That creates a challenge to the U.S. healthcare system for people like Brian Hambek who is the Executive Director of the Spearfish Ambulance Service. "We're worried about what we call burn rate on PPE, Personal Protective Equipment, and that is a one time use thing that you throw away," said Hambek. "Well we don't have the back-up for this, we don't have the supplies coming in. So we have to re-use whatever we can." The Spearfish Ambulance Service found an answer at Black Hills State University, an autoclave. It's like a medical-grade steam cleaner and it works like this. Masks are taken out of brown paper bags labeled with the responder's name and put onto shelves that slid into the autoclave. One of the people in charge of the autoclave is Assistant Director Facility Services at Black Hills State University Mike Overby. KOTA-TV ABC 3 RAPID CITY PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| | | Rosenbauer Touts WFCA and Sourcewell Partnership Rosenbauer America congratulates the Western Fire Chief Association’s recently announced partnership with Sourcewell. The WFCA-Sourcewell partnership will provide members the ability to maximize their department budgets. Rosenbauer is the most experienced Sourcewell vendor in the fire-rescue sector |
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| L-O-D-D New York - Michael Field, Firefighter/EMT, Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department, Valley Stream, NY L-O-D-D North Carolina - James "Tank" Waters, Fire Chief, Tryon Fire Department, Tryon, NC Call For Presentations is Open - 2021 Virginia Fire Rescue Conference NFPA releases Responder Infection Control tip sheet for COVID-19 times Obituary: Lonnie Jackson, Former Besenville Fire Chief NFPA offers resources for conducting remote video inspections (RVI) - when access to buildings is limited Resources to help you respond to COVID-19 - USFA As threat of COVID-19 continues to expand globally, NFPA offers information/resources to help Vision 20/20's latest episode of CRR Radio - COVID-19 Series 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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| | | FireRescue GPO - is now partnering with Sourcewell, one of the largest cooperative purchasing organizations in North America. Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) - is a government organization providing cooperative purchasing solutions across the United States and Canada to over 50,000 public-agency members. Membership is free with no obligation to purchase. With over 400 competitively awarded vendors - members have access to contracts for fire apparatus, ambulances, fleet vehicles and products, facilities (MRO), furniture, office supplies, leasing services, and more. Learn more about the new partnership. |
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| Fire Marshal - City of Caldwell - Caldwell, ID Fire Chief - Yakima County Fire District #4 - Moxee, WA Firefighter/EMT and Firefighter/Paramedic - Klamath County Fire District No.1 - Klamath Falls, OR Fire Chief - City of Rocklin - Rocklin, CA Fire-EMS College Student Live-In Program - Southern Maine Community College - South Portland, ME Assistant Fire Chief - City of Savannah - Savannah, GA (closes: Apr 10, 2020) Fire Chief - Troy Fire Protection District - Troy, IL (closes: Apr 15, 2020) Fire Chief - Lake Valley Fire Protection District - South Lake Tahoe, CA (closes: Apr 17, 2020) Fire Chief - Bloomingdale Fire Protection District #1 - Bloomingdale, IL (closes: Apr 24, 2020) Training/Safety Captain - North Whidbey Fire and Rescue - Oak Harbor, WA (closes: Apr 30, 2020) Firefighter- Paramedic - Hanford Fire Department - Hanford, WA (closes: May 04, 2020) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton - Thornton, CO (closes: May 04, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Bauer Fill Stations - Asking $7,995 / $8,995 - Arlington, WA 1999 Ford F550 Rescue - Bids due by 4/23/20, Minimum bid $20,000 - Grass Valley, OR 1989 American Eagle Tender - Asking $20,000 - Yakima, WA 2012 Freightliner Ambulance for Sale - Asking $39,000 - Carol Stream, IL 2001 Ford Excursion Command Vehicle - Asking $7,000 - Murphys, CA International Lifeline Type 1 Ambulance - Asking $12,000 - West Chicago, IL 2000 Pierce Engine - Asking $150,000 - Cody, WY POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| 2020 IFE-USA AGM And Educational Conference - Indianapolis, IN - April 20, 2020 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 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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