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| One Firefighter Injured In Extra-Alarm Fire In Bellwood A firefighter was injured Sunday evening when an extra-alarm fire broke out in west suburban Bellwood. Around 6:30 p.m., the Bellwood Fire Department was called to 2513 W. St. Charles Rd. in Bellwood for a call of a fire in a building with a business on the first floor and apartments on the second. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire on the first floor and people trying to escape from the second, according to Bellwood Fire Chief Douglas Dombek. The fire was raised to a third alarm, and firefighters battled the fire while assisting residents out, Dombek said. One firefighter was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. He was believed to be in good condition. "I suspect we'll be on the scene chasing hot spots until tomorrow morning," Dombek said. The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago has been contacted, Dombek said. CBS CHICAGO Chicago: 38 vehicles set on fire in Gresham, West Pullman neighborhoods Dozens of cars were lit on fire Monday in two separate arsons in Gresham and West Pullman on the city's South and Far South sides. About midnight, someone entered a fenced lot in the 300 block of East 115th Street and set fire to eight abandoned vehicles, according to Chicago police and fire officials. At 12:37 a.m., someone entered a private towing yard in the 8800 block of South Genoa Avenue and set 30 cars on fire, police and fire officials said. No injuries were reported in either incident and no one is in custody, authorities said. It was not immediately clear whether the two arsons were related, police said. The CPD Arson Unit is investigating. WFLD-TV MYFOX 32 CHICAGO Residents, pets safe after fire in Streator The residents and pets of a Streator home are OK after a Saturday morning fire. Streator firefighters were called at 9:55 a.m. Saturday to 921 Maple St. and arrived in less than five minutes to find heavy fire coming from the rear of the home, according to a press release issued by the Streator Fire Department. Firefighters were told by the residents who had exited safely from the home that their two dogs and a cat were still inside. The two dogs and cat were found and rescued after about 10 minutes of searching. The pets were administered oxygen by Streator Animal Control and Streator firefighters. The fire was contained in less than 15 minutes and firefighters remained on scene for more than two hours. Nine Streator firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. One Streator firefighter was treated at the scene by Advanced Medical Transport for a minor injury. THE TIMES 6 residents displaced after Springfield house fire Four adults and two children were displaced Friday afternoon after a blaze Springfield fire officials say was caused accidentally. Fire Chief Allen Reyne said crews were called to a single-story house in the 1900 block of Watch Avenue and spotted heavy flames coming from the front of the structure. He said it took about 10 minutes for the fire to be extinguished. The house's occupants are being assisted by the American Red Cross. No injuries were reported at the scene. Reyne said a damage estimate was not available Friday afternoon. WAND-TV NBC CHANNEL 17 PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Firefighter overtime surged 65% in a decade, costing California $5 billion a year in wages Faced with an unprecedented string of wildfires across California, overtime costs for firefighters have surged by 65% in the last decade, pushing annual wages to nearly $5 billion, according to a Times analysis of state payroll records. The overtime spending is further evidence of a statewide toll: Wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes, killed scores of residents and disrupted power supplies across large swaths of the state — and, increasingly, they are chewing through government budgets. With overtime, firefighters are among the best-paid workers in California government, in some cases earning sums that rival their commanders. In the city and county fire departments in Los Angeles, for example, the number of firefighters earning more than $100,000 in overtime alone has surged from 41 in 2011 to 1,085 last year. LOS ANGELES TIMES - METERED SITE Colorado firefighter dies after falling from roof of five-story condo building during fire Summit Fire & EMS firefighter Ken Jones, 46, died after falling about 60 feet from the roof of a Copper Mountain condo building early Saturday, when crews were working to battle a fire at that location, according to Summit Fire & EMS officials. The fire at Bridge End — 860 Copper Road, near the base of Copper Mountain Resort — was first reported by a call to 911 at 1:51 a.m. Saturday. Jones and a crew from the Copper fire station were the first on scene minutes later, according to Summit Fire spokesman Steve Lipsher. Jones headed to the roof of the five-story building to find a way to access the fire. He fell to his death shortly before 2 a.m., according to Lipsher. After the fall, emergency workers called to ask for help from another fire station outside of the Summit Fire department. SUMMIT DAILY EMS Providers: Maine's System on Brink of Collapse Five minutes ago, Kassie Scott was driving the ambulance down Main Street with lights on and siren blaring, but now she and paramedic Steve Smith are parked in front of the response address, sitting in silence, waiting for the police to arrive. The caller said the person was violent. Scott and Smith are trained and equipped to save lives, not defend their own. Protocol requires law enforcement to go in first, but they've beaten them there. They're both anxious to go in—they chose this career to help people—but you never know what's on the other side of the door: someone high on drugs or having a psychotic breakdown or armed or maybe all three at the same time. A police cruiser pulls in, and Scott and Smith follow the officer into the home. A terrified young woman there thinks a serial killer has been stalking her and now knows her location. FIREHOUSE Indiana fire official douses city's claims of cost savings in controversial firefighter shift changes The firefighter and EMT union president in Washington D.C. is disputing recent claims by the East Chicago city administration as it justified controversial new shifts for city firefighters. Mayor Anthony Copeland and Fire Chief Anthony Serna recently told The Times the firefighters shifts were being changed to save taxpayer dollars, a move they claimed was successful in Washington, D.C. But Dabney Scott Hudson, president of the District of Columbia FireFighters Association, told The Times on Saturday those claims were incorrect. "Our case went to arbitration, and we prevailed in the arbitration case, keeping our 24-hour shift. In the arbitration, the city testified that the change would in fact increase costs to the city. Additionally, the health and safety, as well as cognitive function of the workers significantly, decrease working rotating shifts such as the ones they are proposing," Hudson said in a statement. NORTHWEST TIMES App alerts California firefighters to pedestrian hit right in front of fire station One person was hit and injured by a vehicle in Arroyo Grande on Friday morning — and the incident happened right in front of a Five Cities Fire Authority station. Five Cities Fire Authority Chief Steve Lieberman told The Tribune a woman was crossing the street where there was no marked crosswalk in Arroyo Grande outside of the Village when she appears to have been hit by a car. She has been transported to the trauma center at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, he said. Soon after the incident, the Fire Department — which serves Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and Oceano — tweeted that thanks to the new Pulse Point app, which notifies the public of medical and emergency incidents in their vicinity, FCFA crews could respond immediately and begin life-saving measures before dispatch notified them of the crash. THE TRIBUNE 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 Sourcwell vendor in the fire-rescue sector |
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| L-O-D-D Colorado - Kenneth Jones, Firefighter, Summit Fire & EMS Authority, Frisco, CO L-O-D-D Georgia - George "Johnny" Childs, Firefighter, Arcade Fire Department, Jefferson, GA L-O-D-D New York - Robert White, Jr., Chief, West Stockholm Fire Department, West Stockholm, NY NFPA to honor key safety advocate at national event - Call for nominations 2020 Smokey Bear Awards - Nominations Are Now Open - Until December 15 National Firefighter Registry website now open - NIOSH Are We Fit to Fight Fires? Real-World Guidance for Firefighters and Leaders [On-Demand Webinar] Ready, Set, Go! (RSG) Program Accepting Submissions for Contractors - IAFC Need a Holiday Gift Idea for Your Fire Service Colleagues & Friends? - CFSI's 2019 Christmas Ornament Vision 20/20's latest episode of CRR Radio - Using iPads and VR to Teach Fire Safety in Madison, Alabama 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 Marshal - Pierce County - Tacoma, WA Assistant Fire Chief - City of Burlington Fire Department - Burlington, WA Fire Chief - Lake Havasu City - Lake Havasu City, AZ Firefighter Recruit - West Metro Fire Protection District - Lakewood, CO Fire Marshal / Division Chief - Estes Valley Fire Protection District - Estes Park, CO Public Protection (PPC) Field Representative - Insurance Services Office (ISO) - Allentown, PA and Lubbock, TX Lateral FF/EMT and a FF/Paramedic list. - Treasure Valley Fire Cooperative - Meridian, ID Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer - City of Hillsboro - Hillsboro, OR (closes: Dec 09, 2019) Division Chief of Fire Operations - Evergreen Fire/Rescue - Evergreen, CO (closes: Dec 11, 2019) Fire Chief - Sni Valley Fire Protection District - Oak Grove, MO (closes: Dec 13, 2019) Fire Chief - City of Hastings - Hastings, MN (closes: Dec 15, 2019) Firefighter/Paramedic - City of Sterling Heights - Sterling Heights, MI (closes: Dec 15, 2019) EMS Training Coordinator - Eugene Springfield Fire - Eugene, OR (closes: Dec 20, 2019) Lateral Firefighter - Duvall/King County Fire District 45 - Duvall, WA (closes: Dec 27, 2019) CEO/Executive Director - International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) - Chantilly, VA (closes: Jan 02, 2020) Fire Chief - Klamath County Fire Dist. No. 1 - Klamath Falls, OR (closes: Jan 02, 2020) Fire Chief - North Whidbey Fire and Rescue - Oak Harbor, WA (closes: Jan 03, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Rockaway Beach - Rockaway Beach, OR (closes: Jan 06, 2020) Firefighter Cadet - Corpus Christi Fire Department - Corpus Christi, TX (closes: Jan 10, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Beloit - Beloit, WI (closes: Jan 24, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| 1997 Simon Duplex Pumper - Asking $22,750 - Salem, OR 2000 Pierce Engine - Asking $150,000 - Cody, WY 2003 Scotty Safety Trailer for Sale - Asking $4,995 - Indianapolis, IN 2004 American La France Eagle - Asking $48,750 - Salem, OR 1994 Pierce Ladder Truck - Yuma, AZ Oregon Fire Service Museum Seek Surplus Fire Service Vehicles & Equipment - Salem, OR POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| Wildland Fire Training Classes - 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 Pre-Conference HSO Academy - Scottsdale, AZ - January 13-14, 2020 FDSOA Annual Health and Safety Conference - Scottsdale, AZ - January 13-16, 2020 Pre-Conference Session: Sets & Reps for Incident Safety Officers - FDSOA - Scottsdale, AZ - January 14, 2020 Teex Leadership Development Symposium - San Marcos, TX - January 20-22, 2020 ISO PPC Class - Lockport, IL - January 29, 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 Public Fire Safety Education Summit - by Chicago Fire Department - Chicago, IL - February 21, 2020 Northwest Leadership Seminar - Portland, OR - March 4-6, 2020 Huntley Fire Protection District Winter Lecture 2020 - The Functional Fire Company - Huntley, IL - March 13, 2020 Water Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - May 14-17, 2020 FFABCs Diversity Workshop - 50th Convention IABPFF - Hartford, CT - August 2-7, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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