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| Wildfires and the Pandemic – What’s Ahead
Author: Bob Roper, Senior Policy Advisor, Western Fire Chiefs Association
The COVID-19 virus is presenting a unique challenge to our communities and first responders. Historically, communities and first responders prepare for a wildfire and then respond to the fire’s complexities. This has been a rather localized practice with a localized involvement. As wildfires have grown in size and scale, we are much more reliant on neighboring resources and in some cases multi-state/international response. History has shown that there has always been some type of “reserve capacity” available in the system to combat the challenges. read more |
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| New Chicago paramedics graduate early to assist in COVID-19 pandemic Chicago's beleaguered first responders will soon be getting some help, as nearly 36 new paramedics will be hitting the streets in the next couple of days after their training was accelerated. That, as Mayor Lightfoot announces the city will be taking over a downtown hotel to provide a home away from home for first responders. A no-frills swearing-in ceremony, with social distancing, of course, occurred for 34 new city of Chicago paramedics who were rushed through the Fire Academy to help battle coronavirus. "Your city needs you more than ever," said Mayor Lightfoot. "And as proof of that, you need look no further than the fact you're graduating ahead of schedule." The state-certified paramedics crammed 10 weeks of training into four weeks and will be reporting to firehouses across the city within the next four days. WFLD-TV FOX 32 CHICAGO Related: Hotel Essex In Chicago Providing 274 Rooms For First Responders Fighting Coronavirus Outbreak As police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs continue to work on the front lines of the city's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, a downtown hotel is making its 274 rooms available to first responders worried about possibly taking the virus home to their families. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city is paying for the rooms at the Hotel Essex, at 800 S. Michigan Av., to give first responders a safe place to stay during the coronavirus outbreak. "It's often said that our first responders run towards danger, and that reality has never been more true in these unprecedented times. We need to continue to rally as a city to support all of our first responders, because we need them now more than ever," Lightfoot said. WBBM-TV CBS 2 CHICAGO Little York man who honored first responders with American flags dies A man who honored first responders by placing American flags on funeral routes has died. Larry Eckhardt, also known as 'the Flagman' died Tuesday at the age of 63, according to a post on his caretaker's Facebook page. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 before suffering from vocal cord paralysis. In 2006, Eckhardt, of Little York, Illinois, started placing flags along funeral routes to honor first responders. He received the same honor when he traveled back to Little York after spending a month in Iowa City for hospice care. KCRG-TV ABC 9 Fire damages one unit of a Champaign duplex A fire early Wednesday morning has displaced the residents of a home in northwest Champaign. Fire Department spokesman Randy Smith says crews were called to a single-story duplex at 1618 West Union Street just before 1 a.m. Wednesday. Smith says firefighters saw smoke coming from one unit of the duplex when they arrived on scene. He says they quickly put out the flames that had only started to extend beyond a bedroom. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. A dollar damage estimate was not available. The occupants of the duplex were not home at the time of the blaze. CHAMPAIGN NEWS-GAZETTE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Colorado fire department says it's developed a way to sterilize, reuse N95 masks amid shortage VIDEO: N95 masks are ideally single-use, which contributes to the shortage felt by first responders amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That's why one southern Colorado fire department sought out a way to extend the life of each mask. South Fork Fire Rescue in the San Luis Valley says it's developed a way to safely reuse a mask up to 10 times. "This UVC Chamber allows the use of an N95 to be extended to 10 times vs a single-use," said Captain Tyler Schmidt with SFFR in a Facebook post. "It doesn't cure the current shortage being experienced during the COVID-19 Pandemic, but it will help us stretch our masks a little longer until the factories can keep up with demand." Schmidt posted a video explaining how to build the UV light chamber and the department's calculations. KRDO-TV ABC 13 COLORADO SPRINGS Ambulances from across U.S. to aid heavily-burdened FDNY EMS system amid coronavirus crisis A partnership between FEMA and New York City is aiming to bring aid to an overburdened FDNY EMS system that has received an "unprecedented" influx of calls due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mayor Bill de Blasio, FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro, NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Deanne Criswell and FEMA Region II Administrator Tom Van Essen announced the partnership, which will bring more than 250 ambulances and approximately 500 more EMTs to the city. "When I heard that this was actually a real thing, that people would come from around the country and help us out with ambulances, I almost didn't believe it — but, seeing is believing" said Nigro. "All I can say is thank you so much for the people of the city of New York," said Nigro, at Fort Totten in Queens — where EMTs from across the U.S. were gathered on Tuesday. SILIVE.COM Police, fire departments in Massachusetts town employ new weapon against spread of coronavirus The police and fire departments have gone full Star Wars on battling the coronavirus. Cops and firefighters are using electrostatic guns to disinfect cruisers, cells, fire apparatus and equipment. "It looks like something out of Star Wars," Police Chief Brian Clark said Tuesday, adding that the gun quickly and evenly coats a surface with a chlorine solution. The applicator gives a negative charge to the disinfecting solution as it exits the nozzle. It allows the sanitizer to wrap around and evenly coat all types of surfaces for a better cleaning job, Clark said. In addition, the surfaces that are already covered repel the spray, making the method extremely efficient. "It cleans more. It's more efficient and you don't have to touch the surface," Clark said. THE SUN CHRONICLE Michigan lawmaker floats income tax holiday for first responders, hospital workers As lawmakers prepare a fourth round of stimulus relief in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a Michigan lawmaker plans to introduce a bill this week calling for a federal income tax holiday for doctors, nurses and first responders. Rep. Bill Huizenga, a Zeeland Republican, said the proposed tax holiday for three months is modeled after how the federal government excludes income taxes from members of the military serving on the front lines in combat zones. It's targeted at first responders like police, firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians. The holiday also would cover hospital staffers such as nurses, doctors, physicians assistants and nurse practitioners who work in a county with at least one case of COVID-19 or are providing direct services to COVID patients in a hospital. "If we're viewing this as sort of a war-like footing, then let's try to treat it that way," Huizenga said. THE DETROIT NEWS 1st responders line up outside California hospital to honor doctors, nurses, staff amid coronavirus outbreak VIDEO: A group of first responders in Palmdale expressed their appreciation to those on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic Monday night. The salute to doctors, nurses and medical staff at Palmdale Regional Medical Center took place around 7:30 p.m., coinciding with the setting sun, according to a post on the Palmdale sheriff's staton's Facebook page. Sheriff's deputies, as well as personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department and California Highway Patrol, took part in the salute. They parked their patrol cars and fire engines outside the hospital, located at 38600 Medical Center Drive, then turned their emergency lights on. Numerous first responder vehicles were lined up at the curb outside the facility, and many had their sirens turned on, video of the demonstration showed. The bright, flashing lights, as well as the many sirens blaring, caught the attention of the emergency room staff. KTLA-TV WB 5 LOS ANGELES 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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| | | 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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| 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 3M Eastern Zone-Field Service Specialist - MD, NJ, PA, DE or New York Firefighter - Village of Skokie - Skokie, IL (closes: Apr 01, 2020) EMS Director - Meeker Volunteer Fire & Rescue - Meeker, CO (closes: Apr 05, 2020) 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 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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| Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs Conference and Expo - Novi, MI - April 6-8, 2020 2020 IFE-USA AGM And Educational Conference - Indianapolis, IN - April 20, 2020 Decision-Making & Financial Management for Fire/EMS Organizations - NFA - Online-mediated - 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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