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| Chicago: Four Firefighters, Civilian Injured In Fire Engine Crash In Greater Grand Crossing Four Chicago firefighters and one other person were injured Sunday morning, when a fire engine and a car collided in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. Fire Department officials said, around 7 a.m., Engine 122 was involved in a crash with a passenger vehicle at 75th and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. A CTA bus shelter was demolished in the collision. Police said the fire engine was headed north on King Drive and its lights and sirens were running when it hit the other vehicle, which was headed east on 75th Street. Four firefighters were injured in the crash. One was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious but stable condition, one was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in serious but stable condition, and two were taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in fair condition. All but one had been released from the hospital by Sunday afternoon. CBS CHICAGO 2 fire victims identified from Sunday morning Streator fire The La Salle County Coroner's Office said a 67-year-old woman and 27-year-old man were the victims of a Sunday morning fire in Streator. Lois J. Green and Christian Green were identified as the deceased in a Monday news release. Calling Sunday one of its saddest days, the Streator Fire Department said the two died in a in the fire at 1013 E. Wilson St. Firefighters were called at 2:27 a.m. to a fire where the Greens were in the single-story home filled with heavy smoke, according to a press release issued by the department. Arriving in less than two minutes, two firefighters immediately entered the home through a window and were able to remove a victim from a bedroom. Two additional firefighters entered the home, then found and removed another victim from another bedroom. MYWEBTIMES-THE TIMES - METERED SITE Limestone Fire District says staffing levels have reached 'crisis' level Officials with the Limestone Township Fire Protection District say their department is in a crisis. The key problem is staffing. The department has 32 members, but only 10 are considered consistently active. Limestone Fire Chief Mike Whalen said he has met with other area departments who say they are suffering the same problem. The state training requirements for department members are steep, which means fewer people join. It takes about two years of training to become a paramedic, Whalen said. Additionally, laws require firefighters to get 250 hours of continuing education annually. With that kind of training, Whalen said, those who complete it eventually seek a full-time job, often in the suburbs, where pay is higher. So essentially, Whalen said, departments such as Limestone subsidize larger departments by footing training bills. KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL Update: Man who threatened Milford firefighter with gun now in custody A man who firefighters said had a gun when they responded to a fire, is behind bars. Crews said at 6:15 p.m., the fire happened at 1691 E. 1100 N. in the Milford area. They found flames coming from an upstairs window and, when they tried to enter the building, they said a man holding a gun threatened a firefighter. The Iroquois County Sheriff's Office was then called to the scene and secured it. Milford police also responded. Olan E Morris III, 33, was identified as the subject and was transported to Iroquis Memorial hospital. Following his release, Morris was taken into custody and transported to Iroquis County Jail. Morris was charged with Residential Arson and Possession of Methamphetamine. Police said evidence was found of shots fired in the home, but it's unclear if they happened while firefighters were on the scene. WAND-TV NBC CHANNEL 17 DeKalb firefighters partner with Operation Warm to provide coats for kids The DeKalb Fire Department opened its doors Saturday morning to families from DeKalb School District 428 in need of winter supplies for their children. The event was held in conjunction with the national nonprofit organization Operation Warm. Operation Warm's mission is to provide ‘warmth, confidence, and hope to children in need through the gift of brand new winter coats.' The organization works with communities all over the U.S., and has distributed more than 3 million winter coats since its beginnings in 1998. DeKalb firefightere union President Noah Millard said that the DeKalb firehouse has been an Operation Warm partner for five years. Working with the DeKalb Classroom Teachers' Association, Thrivent Financial, the Knights of Columbus and Jason Fowler of Compass Mortgage, the firehouse has distributed about 750 coats to District 428 children as of 2019. DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| FDNY Union Says Increased Pedestrian Space Around Rockefeller Center ‘Makes This City Less Safe' The FDNY-Uniformed Firefighter Association is criticizing the decision to shut down streets around Rockefeller Center for pedestrians during the holidays. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week that the city would expand pedestrian space in the area and close streets to traffic, saying the increasing number of people in the area is "creating a real safety issue." Gerald Fitzgerald, president of the firefighters union, put out a statement Sunday saying he believes there will be increased citywide gridlock as a result of the changes — and that gridlock could affect emergency vehicles. "The move to increase ‘pedestrian space' surrounding Rockefeller Center is misguided and makes this city less safe – plain and simple. As it is, traffic is interfering with our firefighters' abilities to reach the scene of a fire, but this new plan will have wide-felt repercussions in the form of traffic from river-to-river," he said. WLNY-TV 55 RIVERHEAD After latest deadly blaze, Massachusetts department creates task force to examine fire safety In view of the Nov. 13 house fire that claimed the life of 39-year-old Lt. Jason Menard, the department's second line-of-duty death in less than a year, City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr. Friday announced his intention to name a task force to look at firefighter safety. The task force will do its work alongside the typically yearlong federal review the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health conducts as a matter of course after a firefighter dies on duty. Augustus announced his intentions the same day a strongly worded editorial by Kathy Spencer was published in the Telegram & Gazette. Spencer is the widow of Lt. Thomas Spencer, one of the six city firefighters who died in the Worcester Cold Storage & Warehouse Co. fire on Dec. 3, 1999. She is also the mother of a current Worcester firefighter, Daniel Spencer. Spencer's piece, among other suggestions, called for better training. WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE Less carcinogens, healthier firefighters - Here's how a Virginia fire department is trying to reduce deadly exposure When buildings and vehicles are set ablaze, toxic chemicals are released into the air. Those chemicals can last by hanging on to firefighters' gear, even taken back to the station after fires are put out -- causing troubling consequences for health and safety to those in duty. According to a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health study, firefighters are twice as likely to get skin and testicular cancer and mesothelioma. Fairfax Fire and Rescue is looking to reduce those numbers with a new approach. The department partnered with the National Fire Protection Association Research Foundation on a four-phase study that aims to improve equipment that can filter through the carcinogens and make for healthier firefighters. The partnership aims at a "holistic approach" to improving that gear and reducing cancer exposure. WUSA-TV CBS 9 Cal Fire says In-N-Out was responsible for a SLO County fire; It's suing for $1.2 million Fast food chain In-N-Out was responsible for a 2017 grass fire in rural Arroyo Grande, a lawsuit filed by Cal Fire in San Luis Obispo Superior Court alleges. According to the lawsuit, a wildfire sparked Sept. 20, 2017 on a property owned by In-N-Out at 9815 Huasna Road in Arroyo Grande. The fire was caused by a tractor mowing grass on the property, Cal Fire says in the suit — noting that the property was covered in "dry annual grasses and scattered brush, which created a receptive bed of flammable vegetation." According to the lawsuit, chaff built up on the mower deck before being ignited by a hot clutch and then blown off the mower deck, landing in the dry grass below. It quickly spread to the surrounding vegetation, aided in part by warm and windy temperatures that day. SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE - METERED SITE Pennsylvania ambulance company takes unique approach to collecting money Use an ambulance, don't pay the bill and face criminal charges. That is what's happening in one Westmoreland County community. EMS companies all over the area are facing huge debts. Rescue 14 in Adamsburg in Westmoreland County is no different. But the district attorney has signed off on its new groundbreaking method of bill collecting. So far, it's working and the unit has collected thousands of dollars. Over the years, Rescue 14 Operations Manager Don Thoma tried to get money from patients in civil court, but he said it took too much time and too much money. He came up with the idea to file criminal complaints for theft against them after he heard of another ambulance company doing it. Target 11's Rick Earle asked him if he ever feels bad about filing charges. "It's not like I don't care," Thoma said. "It bothers me that they don't care." WPXI-TV NBC 11 PITTSBURGH 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 New York - Darryl Rollins, Chief, North Amityville Volunteer Fire Company, Amityville, New York L-O-D-D Massachusetts - Jason Menard, Lieutenant, Worcester Fire Department, Worcester, MA L-O-D-D Nebraska - John Sing, Chief, Boys Town Fire & Rescue, Boys Town, NE The Daily Dispatch office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 & Friday, Nov. 29 - In observance of Thanksgiving Are We Fit to Fight Fires? Real-World Guidance for Firefighters and Leaders [On-Demand Webinar] Thanksgiving is by far the leading day for U.S. home cooking fires - NFPA Ready, Set, Go! (RSG) Program Accepting Submissions for Contractors - IAFC FEMA Funded Opportunity - Get Your Safety Culture Data Need a Holiday Gift Idea for Your Fire Service Colleagues & Friends? - CFSI's 2019 Christmas Ornament IAFC's Fire Service Executive Development Institute Available for 8th Year - Application deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 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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| Fire Chief - Lake Havasu City - Lake Havasu City, AZ 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 Chief - Village of Suamico - Suamico, WI (closes: Nov 27, 2019) Battalion Chief of Operations - City of Grand Junction - Grand Junction, CO (closes: Nov 29, 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) 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) Fire Chief - Klamath County Fire Dist. No. 1 - Klamath Falls, OR (closes: Jan 02, 2020) Firefighter Cadet - Corpus Christi Fire Department - Corpus Christi, TX (closes: Jan 10, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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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 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 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 Northwest Leadership Seminar - Portland, OR - March 4-6, 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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