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| Pearland Fire Department Selected for Community Risk Reduction Pilot Program The Pearland Fire Department has been selected by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to participate in the second phase of a pilot program to build a digital community risk assessment (CRA) tool. Aligned to NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, the tool, or "dashboard," enables community leaders to gain valuable insights and make data-informed decisions around fire prevention and other risk-reduction activities in their communities. According to NFPA, the concept of community risk reduction (CRR) - a process that identifies and prioritizes risks and ensures impactful mitigation initiatives- has been gaining traction across North America for more than 20 years. CITY OF PEARLAND Waco teen who saved her family from house fire awarded a Medal of Merit The Waco Fire Department honored a local woman who saved her family from a fire. She received the Medal of Merit Wednesday for her heroic actions. On the morning of January 15, 19-year-old Bianca Rivera was just getting off work when she quickly jumped into action to save her family. "Our whole hallway was filled with smoke, you couldn't even walk through it without coughing," Rivera said. Rivera's home on the 200 block of Joey Drive was fully engulfed. Eight of her relatives were inside. "I got the kids out first, and then I started getting everyone else out," Rivera said. As the flames quickly spread she remembered that her family was suffering from COVID-19 and couldn't smell smoke because they lost their sense of taste and smell due to the virus. KCEN-TV NBC 6 TEMPLE Brownwood fire service officers Preston, Hull end storied careers Members of the Brownwood Fire Department and other city employees gave a fond sendoff Tuesday to two of their colleagues — and Nika the arson dog — who retired after distinguished careers in the fire service. Buddy Preston, who held the title of assistant fire marshal for prevention/investigations (formerly known as fire marshal) and Lt. Ted Hull received engraved fire axes and other gifts as they stood with other fire department members in the Central Fire Station engine bay. Nika, a black lab who was Preston's canine partner for the past 10 years, sat on her haunches near Preston as Fire Chief Eric Hicks and City Manager Emily Crawford offered brief tributes. Guests sat in folding chairs or stood around the engine bay. Hull and Preston — who received numerous awards and recognitions in their careers — retired after 28 and 27 years of service, respectively. BROWNWOOD BULLETIN - METERED SITE Atascosa County: Llamas retires from Paisano Volunteer Fire Department after 45 years of service After more than 45 years of service with the Paisano Volunteer Fire Department in Campbellton, Fire Chief Martin Llamas Jr. officially retired on Jan. 14. He was honored with a dinner on Jan. 24. Llamas grew up in Campbellton and is a lifelong resident. "I have been married to my beautiful wife Dora Llamas for over 54 years," said Llamas. "I have two wonderful children, Ann Margaret Llamas and Chris Llamas." He officially joined the Paisano VFD when it was chartered back in 1973, but had been volunteering for a while even before the department was officially chartered. Seeing a need "I saw the need for Campbellton to have its own fire department. That was my main motivation for joining the department. I also wanted a way to give back to my community," Llamas said. PLEASANTON EXPRESS Georgetown fire engine hit while responding to crash on I-35 A Georgetown fire engine was hit while responding to a crash on I-35 Tuesday night. According to the Georgetown Fire Department, fire crews responded to a crash on I-35 around 9:47 p.m. January 26. The department says Engine Two was positioned to block the scene while crews provided care. Shortly after, E2 was struck by a pickup truck. Due to E2's placement, no emergency providers or patients were injured. The department is reminding drivers to follow the "Move Over" law. This law requires drivers move over or slow down when passing emergency vehicles. KXXV-TV ABC 25 WACO Congressman encourages fire departments in 15th District of Texas to apply for Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program Congressman Vicente Gonzalez encouraged the eligible fire departments in the 15th District of Texas to apply for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FEMA Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Program. The application process opened on Jan. 25 and will close on Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. ET. The purpose of the FP&S Program is to reach high-risk target groups and reduce deaths and injuries caused by fire and fire-related hazards, said the news release. Funding under FP&S also supports Firefighter Safety as well as Research and Development (R&D) activities. The allocation of FP&S awards is a highly competitive process. The news release stated that awards are determined based on an applicant's ability to both address FP&S program priorities and provide the most compelling justification for their need. KVEO-TV NBC 23 BROWNSVILLE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Female FDNY EMT assaulted on scene of Bronx stores fire; 7 businesses damaged VIDEO: A female FDNY EMT was assaulted at the scene of a three-alarm fire in the Bronx that damaged seven businesses. The fire broke out on Westchester Avenue in the Parkchester section just before 6:30 a.m. Thursday, right near the elevated subway tracks. The fire appears to have started in a 99-cent store. While no one was injured in the fire, an FDNY EMT was assaulted at the scene. Heavy smoke spread over the neighborhood and across an adjacent elevated subway line, where passing trains were slowed. FDNY Chief of EMS Operations Lillian Bonsignore released a statement calling the incident, "unbelievable and despicable." "We are out here ready to save the lives of the people who depend on us, out in the freezing cold while our firefighters are fighting this fire," she said. Bonsignore says the female EMT was flagged down by someone who said they were in need of help. The 32-year-old EMT saw the man collapsing on the sidewalk. WABC-TV ABC 7 NEW YORK Firefighter saves painters at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after scaffolding breaks VIDEO: One NASA Kennedy Space Center firefighter went above and beyond in his rescue back in October. A broken scaffolding left a team of painters hanging on the side of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. The painters were dangling 375-feet above ground while painting the flag on the VAB. They had already been stuck a couple of hours when Kennedy Fire Rescue got the alert. Firefighter Andrew Morgan scaled down to the rescue once he reached the scaffolding, strapped one of the men to his body and the two were hauled to the roof. WOFL-TV FOX 35 ORLANDO Massachusetts fire department chosen for national program The Bourne Fire Department has been selected to take part in a nationwide program with a goal of building a digital tool that will share information on community risk factors. Assistant Fire Chief David S. Pelonzi announced that Bourne Fire/Rescue and Emergency Services was selected by the National Fire Protection Association to participate in the second phase of the pilot program. The program focuses on the concept of community risk reduction, or CRR. CRR is a process that identifies and prioritizes risks and ensures impactful mitigation initiatives, Asst. Chief Pelonzi said. The idea has been gaining traction across North America for more than 20 years, he said. "NFPA's CRR tool works to help fire departments aggregate and disseminate data that pinpoint where risks exist within a given community," the assistant chief said. CAPE NEWS - METERED SITE What we know so far about COVID-19 variants worldwide Scientists around the world are on the lookout for new COVID-19 variants, which are caused by mutations of the virus when its replication machinery makes an error. Experts say these mutations and the new variants are normal and to be expected. In recent months, so-called variants of concern have been identified in the U.K., South Africa, Brazil and in the U.S. And it's not a coincidence they're appearing in these countries, which have been overwhelmed by the sheer number of COVID-19 cases. Finding variants by screening COVID-19-infected patients with genomic sequencing is the easy part. The difficult part is then figuring out what these mutations mean. Researchers are studying the variants daily to gain a better understanding of their differences. While we still don't know a lot about how the mutations in these variants change the virus, we do have evidence that some might be more transmissible. ABC NEWS Colorado first responders say pandemic has made their bond stronger as they adjust to challenges together When we need help, first responders are the ones who answer the call. Firefighters, EMTs, and police officers put their health and lives at risk every day to serve those in their community. During the pandemic, those risks have only become more pronounced as first responders venture into dozens of homes each week, many of them for COVID-19-related calls. "This last year, we had a lot of growing pains together, and from those growing pains came this really positive light that we can get through it together," said Cpt. Brac Heiss with the Denver Fire Department. Cpt. Heiss has been with the Denver Fire Department for 15 years. It comes as no surprise that some of his career's biggest challenges have come since last March. "Everybody is a potential COVID patient now. Everybody is presumptive COVID positive until they're not," he said. KERO-TV ABC 23 BAKERSFIELD PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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