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| Harrison County discusses better mapping system to benefit Emergency Services Districts It's been about three years since the county implemented its new computer-aided dispatch system, but the mapping capabilities still pose a problem. In an effort to help the county's nine Emergency Services District better navigate during emergencies, the Harrison County Commissioners Court plans to reach out to the East Texas Council of Governments to connect to the agency's digital mapping system, for better accuracy. "The commissioners court in Harrison County does all we can to make sure that the people are safe in this area," said Pct. 1 Commissioner William Hatfield. "From the law enforcement officers with what we done to the CAD systems, to the radio communications, the antennae upgrades, to helping our EMS folks out … we want to make sure that these guys are able to go home at the end of their shift and are here to save as many lives and do what they can to make Harrison County a community that we're all very proud to be part of." MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER - METERED SITE Central Texas criminal who spit on first-responders sent to prison for fourth time A Mexia man's criminal history caught up with him this week when a Limestone County jury sentenced him to 85 years in prison for running from the first-responders who were treating him after he was hit by a car, later spitting on them. At the Limestone County Courthouse in Groesbeck Wednesday, a jury convicted Eric Mack, 41, of Mexia, on two counts of harassment of a public servant and a count of evading arrest with a previous conviction. Mack was sentenced Thursday to 85-years in prison on each harassment charge, and 20 years in prison for the evading charge, according to Limestone County Attorney Roy DeFriend who says the sentences will run concurrently. The charges stem from an incident on May 6, 2018 when Mack was hit by a car near his home on Commerce St. and Ross St., DeFriend says. KWTX-TV CBS 10 WACO Citgo surprises two Corpus Christi firefighters with sponsorships to run 2020 Boston Marathon For runners, competing in the Boston Marathon is a bucket list item. Thanks to Citgo, two Corpus Christi firefighters will have a chance to check off that item in April. The company surprised Scott Marsh and David Torres Jr. with the news on Thursday at CCFD headquarters, giving both Boston Marathon shirts in front of colleagues and chief Robert Rocha. As a long-time sponsor of the marathon the company sponsors runners for the event which for years had meant Citgo employees. Last year the company offered educators in cities where Citgo refineries were located the opportunity to be sponsored to run the race. This year, they invited first responders in their communities to apply for a sponsorship. Marsh and Torres are the first two of three Corpus Christi runners that will be sponsored by Citgo, with the third scheduled to be announced Friday. CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES Heartwarming letter describes how Austin firefighter went headfirst down storm drain for lost phone A tourist who was visiting Central Texas got to see firsthand how our first responders will go above and beyond to serve their community. In a letter sent to Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk, Eddie Branch described the 'most incredible' experience he had while visiting Austin last week. "As I was getting out of the car from an Uber ride about 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, the day before we were leaving, my phone slipped out of my pocket, bounced once, and fell directly into a storm drain in downtown Austin." "I can't tell you what helpless feeling it was to lose my phone like that, wondering what in the hell am I going to do now!," Eddie continued in his letter. His wife suggested to him to call 911, Eddie says he explained to dispatch that it wasn't an emergency but asked if there was anything that they could do. A very nice man then got on the phone, who 'sympathized,' and said he had a truck in the area that had just finished work at a high rise who could possibly help. KTBC-TV FOX 7 AUSTIN Firefighters quickly extinguished attic fire at Victoria house VIDEO: Firefighters extinguished a blaze in the attic of a Victoria house Thursday morning. At 9:24 a.m. firefighters were dispatched to 106 Yorkshire Lane where they found an "active, working fire," said Fire Chief Tracy Fox. Firefighters quickly extinguished much of the blaze, Fox said, but continued to battle hot spots 30 minutes later as smoke continued to emerge from the building. No one was home at the time, and no injuries were reported, he said. Police at the scene said a dog was inside the home at the time but managed to make it out. Police held the dog in the rear of a patrol vehicle before it was reunited with its family. Although Fox said the fire burned the attic, he did not speculate about its cause. He said he also was unsure about the extent of damage to the home. VICTORIA ADVOCATE - METERED SITE Update: Harris County to sue Watson Grinding and Manufacturing in wake of deadly blast in Houston The Harris County attorney plans to sue Watson Grinding and Manufacturing over the explosion that left two dead and damaged 450 structures last week. The suit, to be filed today by County Attorney Vince Ryan, said the company violated numerous laws following the explosion Friday at its Gessner facility, according to First Assistant County Attorney Robert Soard. The County Attorney's lawsuit alleges that Watson discharged air pollutants into the atmosphere (including propylene and byproducts of combustion) when a 2,000 gallon propylene tank exploded. According to the release, "Flying glass and debris injured many residents while they slept. As a result of the blast, many nearby residents cannot occupy their damaged homes while others now live in damaged structures." LAREDO MORNING TIMES PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Chicago sues Rockford coffee company for allegedly ripping off Chicago Fire Department logo The City of Chicago is suing a Rockford-based coffee company for trademark infringement, claiming the company's logo is an imitation of the Chicago Fire Department's symbol. Fire Department Coffee and the Fire Department both feature logos that consist of the letters D, F and C intertwined in a stylized monogram, which is likely to confuse consumers into thinking the city has endorsed or sponsored the business, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday. The lawsuit also alleges that the company was aware of the Fire Department's logo and created a similar symbol "because it concluded that using a mark similar to the CFD mark would greatly enhance the sale of goods" and the business' success. According to the lawsuit, the city first used the CFD mark in commerce as early as Jan. 1, 1949, and features the logo on ambulances, trucks and on some uniforms. CHICAGO SUN TIMES Washington state: Kennewick picks Vancouver firefighter to be new chief 4 months after controversial ouster A Vancouver firefighter is heading across the state to become Kennewick's new fire chief. Chad Michael is leaving a spot as the deputy chief of operations at the Vancouver Fire Department to return to his roots in Eastern Washington. He starts March 16 and will be sworn in at the March 17 city council meeting. City officials are working on scheduling a community reception. "We are thrilled to welcome Chief Michael to our city team," City Manager Marie Mosley said in an official statement. "We are confident that his diverse skill set and his commitment to serving the community at the highest levels are the right fit to lead the exceptional men and women in the Kennewick Fire Department." While Michael, 45, has spent a large portion of his career in Western Washington fire departments, he started firefighting in 1992 as a firefighter with Spokane County Fire District 8. TRI-CITY HERALD EMTs Quitting to Take Firefighter Jobs Causing Ambulance-Crew Shortages in New York Top Fire Department officials told a City Council committee Jan. 28 that the department's policy of "promoting" Emergency Medical Technicians to become Firefighters, who are paid tens of thousands of dollars more a year, had produced a major gap in Emergency Medical Service staffing. As a consequence, they conceded that even as the city continued to set records for EMS call volume, and response times for those calls were rising, there had been a decline in the number of ambulance crews available, a circumstance they said would take "a couple of years" to rectify. The troubling admission came before the Council Committee on Fire and Emergency Management. Administration officials cited a confluence of factors: the physical limitations of the FDNY's Queens training facility at Fort Totten that's slated for a multi-million-dollar upgrade; a national shortage of EMTs and Paramedics; and "a churn" of 1,200 EMS members into firefighting jobs every four years when the promotion exam was offered. THE CHIEF LEADER - METERED SITE Florida Still Working Out Flaws With Firefighter Cancer Bill When Brian Kernohan complained to his doctor of merciless headaches two summers ago, he expected to get a prescription for a sinus infection, not a diagnosis of brain cancer. The 37-year-old firefighter's eardrums were curved inward, so his doctor suggested a CT scan. It found a tumor the size of a golf ball sitting on his right cerebral artery, daring a stroke with every heartbeat. "Not even 24 hours later," Kernohan said, "they called me and said ‘get your rear into the hospital.'" On Veteran's Day 2018, the mass was surgically removed and found to be a medulloblastoma, one of the most common brain tumors for children. A year and a half later, earlier this month, Kernohan finished his final chemotherapy session. The husband and father of two young sons is now the first firefighter in Jacksonville to receive job compensation for his treatment under a new Florida law declaring cancer as a line-of-duty illness and outlining its accompanying benefits. WUFT-TV PBS 5 GAINESVILLE Los Angeles Fire Revives Push for Sprinklers in Older High-Rises Residents displaced when flames tore through a 1960s-era Los Angeles apartment tower and injured 13 people this week are wondering why the management company didn't install sprinklers after another destructive blaze seven years ago. City officials said after the 2013 fire "that it shouldn't take another tragedy" to get sprinklers into older buildings that are exempt from retrofitting rules, City Councilman Mike Bonin said Thursday. "But it did." Bonin will introduce a measure Friday that would require sprinklers in residential buildings built more than 50 years ago, before regulations required fire-suppression systems in buildings taller than 75 feet (23 meters). It's an issue that officials in other U.S. cities have grappled with in recent years. Honolulu passed regulations requiring stricter safety rules for buildings with 10 floors or more after a fire raged through a 35-story condominium in 2017, killing four people. It was built in 1971, before the city required condos to have a sprinkler system. KNBC-TV NBC 4 LOS ANGELES PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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