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| East Peoria council agrees on a firefighter contract At the almost-end of a crooked, pot-holed and obstacle-laden parliamentary path, the city and its firefighter's union have arrived at an agreement on a five-year contract. Nothing's perfect, but (the contract) is fair," Mayor John Kahl said Tuesday night. "I'm glad to put this to rest and move on to other things." The council approved the contract on a 4-0 vote Tuesday with only one of the five members of the city council voting the same way he did when it first came up more than two months ago. The process stalled last month when Commissioner Mike Sutherland challenged Commissioner Dan Decker's legal right to vote on a firefighter contract because he is an assistant chief on the East Peoria Fire Department. Without Decker's vote there was no consensus on the council and the issue appeared to be headed to arbitration. So, the council tabled a vote and agreed to pay about $3,000 to a Chicago law firm that specializes in municipal law to render an opinion on Decker's legal rights. EAST PEORIA TIMES-COURIER Charleston council approves loan for ambulance purchase A $226,500 loan to cover the purchase of new ambulance got the OK Tuesday from the Charleston City Council. The loan will fund the purchase of the ambulance that fire Chief Steve Bennett said is heavier duty than the vehicles currently in the fleet. The purchase was included in the fire department's current fiscal year budget, Bennett said. He said the vehicle is already on hand but has to be equipped and then pass a state inspection. It's expected to be in service next month and the department will evaluate whether to take any of its older ambulances out of service, Bennett added. According to information from the city, the loan will be from First Mid Bank & Trust for five years with a 2.31% interest rate. MATTOON JOURNAL GAZETTE & TIMES-COURIER Plainfield firefighters help boy celebrate 7th birthday When only one guest was able to attend a boy's 7th birthday party, the Plainfied Fire Department stepped in to make sure he had a good time. Only one of the guests Dominic Giatris invited to his birthday party at GymQuest on Saturday was able to come, so the manager made a call to the fire department. Within minutes, nearly a dozen firefighters had arrived to help him celebrate. The firefighters challenged Dominic to a Nerf gun war, and they all enjoyed pizza afterward. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Efforts underway in New York to build firefighter cancer registry amid observed link No one knows how many firefighters have been diagnosed with cancer in the country, let alone the state or Dutchess County. In the past five years, officials from the state to firemen associations, have recognized the prevalence of the cancer risk that career and volunteer firefighters face. And different organizations are taking steps to quantify the problem. On Oct. 17, 2018, the state Volunteer Firefighter Enhanced Cancer Disability Benefits Program, regulations proposed by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, went into effect. It allows volunteer firefighters to file a claim that they had been diagnosed with cancer relating to their fire service. The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Office of Fire Prevention and Control will be able to see how many claims were filed at the end of the year. POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL Words Matter: How to Safely Communicate About Suicide - Free Webinar, November 21 The public safety sector—including fire service, law enforcement, EMS and corrections—has made significant gains in raising awareness around suicide among first responders. But did you know that sometimes the very messages used to promote awareness can cause harm and undermine suicide prevention efforts? Fortunately, there is a safe way to talk about suicide. Public safety professionals of all ranks and positions can learn to convey messages of hope and resiliency and promote positive, help-seeking behaviors. This webinar, brought to you by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention and Lexipol, will share actionable steps public safety professionals can take to create honest, empathetic, effective messages that support departmental prevention efforts and focus on solutions. A significant portion of the webinar will be set aside for audience Q&A. FIRERESCUE1.COM 1 million dollars for a fire truck? Yup, and here's why The Lewiston Fire Department's new Engine 3, a Pierce Ascendant with aerial ladder, is an impressive beast no matter how you look at it. But the rig cost the city nearly $1 million dollars and there are people who want to know how this truck is better than the old one, which lasted the city 22 years. Lt. Rick Emmons is more than happy to help with that. The new truck is going to help firefighters work faster and more efficiently, he says, and in a vast variety of ways. It starts with the heavy-duty aerial ladder, 107 feet long compared to the old truck's 75-foot ladder. "It's much bigger than the old truck's," Emmons says. "It's not always the height that we need. Oftentimes it's the horizontal reach. We're often the second or third to the fire and we have to park back a bit. We need that extra length to get to the buildings." That massive reach has already been put to good use, as it happens. SUN JOURNAL New protocol allowing firefighters to leave scene to be tested in North Carolina All members of the Medical Control Board voted to start testing a pilot program that would allow Charlotte firefighters to leave the scene of a call if the patient is OK and MEDIC is already on its way. "You call 911 and you're going to get a red truck coming pretty fast in a short time frame," said CFD Chief Reginald Johnson. "But there are non-emergency calls -- foot injuries, back injuries where the person is in a stable place at home but still wants to be transported to the emergency room. That could be one of those type of calls." Johnson said the new protocol would free up his firefighters, so they can respond to more serious, life-threatening calls, like cardiac arrests, car wrecks and seizures. Charlotte resident Shay Morgan suffered a seizure and said it required a response from first responders. "They actually took me to the emergency room and I actually had to stay in the hospital a couple of days," said Morgan. WSOC-TV New Jersey firefighters battle four-alarm blaze live on A&E's "Live Rescue" No one was injured Monday night as Paterson firefighters battled a structure fire on Rosa Parks Boulevard that spread to an adjacent building. The fire was broadcast live on national television as part of a three-hour version of A&E's "Live Rescue." Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott told TV viewers, "We had a pretty advanced fire on arrival. ... We had a collapse of the main fire building." Ten to 15 people from four families were displaced by the fire, according to Red Cross New Jersey and the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. Just before "Live Rescue" wrapped up its coverage at midnight, Capt. Arthur Woods told A&E that crews were able to contain the fire to the two buildings and keep it from spreading to more buildings on the block. NORTHJERSEY.COM PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| 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 L-O-D-D Florida - Dwain S. Bradshaw, Assistant District Chief,,Escambia County Fire Rescue, Pensacola, FL The Daily Dispatch office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 & Friday, Nov. 29 - In observance of Thanksgiving 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 4 Common Mistakes Agencies Make When Evaluating Personnel. Download White Paper Now! AFSA Announces 2019-2020 Board of Directors - Ted Wills Elected Chair of the Board IAFC's Fire Service Executive Development Institute Available for 8th Year - Application deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 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 Inspector - Village of Schaumburg - Schaumburg, IL (closes: Nov 24, 2019) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Collinsville, IL - Collinsville, IL (closes: Nov 24, 2019) 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) Firefighter Cadet - Corpus Christi Fire Department - Corpus Christi, TX (closes: Jan 10, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Avoiding Inspection Issues and Interfacing with Fire Alarms - Webinar - November 21, 2019 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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