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| Another building burns on Chena Hot Springs Road near Fairbanks Less than 24 hours after a fire suspected to be arson destroyed a vacant commercial building near 10-mile of Chena Hot Springs Road, a second building was burned. Firefighters from the North Star Volunteer Fire Department responded to a residential building burning near 12-mile of Chena Hot Springs Road just after midnight on Thursday morning. The building was unoccupied and destroyed in the fire. According to Captain Eric Spitzer of the ‘D' Detachment of Alaska State Troopers, "This fire was also classified as incendiary in nature and is being investigated as an arson." He said the investigation is ongoing. Chena Hot Springs Road has seen numerous fires over the past few months as a serial arsonist has destroyed homes, abandoned buildings and commercial buildings on Chena Hot Springs Road near the communities of Two Rivers and Pleasant Valley. Alaska State Troopers, State Fire Marshals and the FBI are investigating the crimes. KTVF-TV NBC 11 FAIRBANKS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| City In California Swears In Alicia Welch To Serve As Its First Woman Fire Chief Alicia Welch knew she wanted a career that would challenge her mentally and physically, leading her to become a firefighter three decades ago. "I just wanted to help people and have a job where I would have to think and act," the Lompoc Fire Department's new chief told Noozhawk. A badge-pinning ceremony for Welch occurred Tuesday night during the Lompoc City Council meeting, a week after she started her new job. "I am really happy to be here serving you and this community," Welch said during the meeting. She came to Lompoc from a stint starting in 2018 with the Golden Fire Department in Colorado. Before that, she spent 27 years in various capacities with the Los Angeles City Fire Department from 1990 to 2017, rising in the ranks from firefighter to battalion chief. She is the first woman to serve as fire chief in Santa Barbara County or any of its cities. NOOZHAWK Minnesota fire department to staff new medical vehicle specializing in cardiac arrests The Edina Fire Department, in partnership with the University of Minnesota, will soon help operate a first-of-its-kind truck specializing in treating cardiac arrests. The fire-truck-sized vehicle, which will use a heart-lung bypass machine to treat patients who are experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest, will be stored and staffed by the Edina Fire Department. At its meeting Aug. 4, the Edina City Council approved an agreement to partner with the university's Center for Resuscitation Medicine, which officially launched the vehicle earlier this year. "We're able to take part in a program that's advancing neurologically intact survival from a sudden cardiac arrest," Edina EMS Chief Ryan Quinn told the Sun Current. "If we can be a part of latest and greatest evidence-based medicine, then it's a unique place to be and great opportunity for us to play a role." SUN CURRENT - METERED SITE How a 1976 St. Louis Fire Gave 'Escape From New York' Movie Its Setting PHOTOS: The dark streets, the shuttered buildings, the nightmare sci-fi future — St. Louis had it all when director John Carpenter featured the city's downtown as the main setting for his 1981 action masterpiece Escape from New York. The mix of devastation and grime wasn't a product of the city itself, but rather the aftermath of a firestorm that had consumed six buildings and left the area near Locust Street and North 21st Street looking like it had been carpet-bombed in 1976. For local filmmaker Mike Gualdoni — who this week released a tightly produced documentary video exploring the St. Louis settings in the legendary film — the choice to replicate a dystopian "New York" in a section of downtown St. Louis was nothing short of genius. RIVERFRONT TIMES Antique hook and ladder truck returns to New York fire department PHOTOS: In a true blast from the past, an antique, 1938 hook and ladder truck that once served the Rome Fire Department for more than 30 years has been returned to the city from a collector in Canada. The bright red fire truck is in "fantastic condition" after years of maintenance and "drives like a charm," said Deputy Fire Chief Timothy W. Reilly, who helped organize the donation. The city's firefighters hope to use the truck in future parades and other events after a little restoration. "There was no way we were going to pass this up," Reilly stated. "We are never going to have this opportunity again." According to Reilly, the truck was purchased by the City of Rome in 1938 as the city's first motorized ladder truck. ROME SENTINEL AstraZeneca antibody cocktail 77 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 among the high-risk AstraZeneca scored a win on Friday as data showed its antibody cocktail is 77 percent effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in high-risk populations. The research found no one who took AstraZeneca's combination, called AZD7442, developed severe COVID-19 or died due to the virus. In comparison, three participants who received the placebo endured serious illness, with two fatalities. AstraZencea called the treatment, involving the antibodies ixagevimab and cilgavimab, the first "long-acting antibody combination to prevent COVID-19" in a release. Overall, 25 positive coronavirus infections were confirmed in the Provent study involving more than 5,100 patients across sites in the U.S., U.K., Belgium, France and Spain. The participants were unvaccinated at the time and had a negative test. THE HILL PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Florida - Mario J. Moya, Lieutenant, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, Jacksonville, FL L-O-D-D Kansas - Joshua Schwindt, Firefighter, Morton County Fire Department, Elkhart, KS L-O-D-D North Carolina - William Stalls, Firefighter/EMT, Oak City Fire and Rescue Department, Oak City, NC L-O-D-D North Carolina - Willie Bunch, Lieutenant, Oak City Fire and Rescue Department, Oak City, NC L-O-D-D Georgia - Tommy Allen Hopson, Deputy Chief, Carroll County Fire Rescue, Carrollton, GA L-O-D-D Texas - Dylan Rodiek, Firefighter/EMT, Jollyville Fire Department, Austin, Texas L-O-D-D Georgia - Timothy Watson, Firefighter/EMT, Barrow County Emergency Services, Winder, GA L-O-D-D Connecticut - Colin McFadden, Firefighter/EMT, Burlington Volunteer Fire Department, Burlington, CT L-O-D-D Maryland - Joshua D. Laird, Captain, Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, Frederick, MD L-O-D-D Mississippi - Larry Dean Adams, Lieutenant, Yazoo County District 3 Volunteer Fire Department, Yazoo City, MS The Fire Protection Research Foundation bestows its top honors During Campus Fire Safety Month this September - NFPA / CCFS urge college students to protect themselves & their peers from fire on campus Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association endorses Outthink Wildfire - NFPA initiative aimed at reducing wildfire risk to communities by 2050 CampHERO Celebrates 10th Anniversary - Monday, July 19th – Saturday, July 31st NFPA announces "Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety" - theme for Fire Prevention Week 2021 Vision 20/20's latest episode of CRR Radio - Wildland Firefighting in 2021 Fire Camp Scholarships - IAFC's National Volunteer Workforce Solutions 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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| Firefighter/Paramedic - City of La Grande - La Grande, OR Firefighter EMS / Firefighter Paramedic - Central Cascades Fire & EMS - Crescent Lake, OR Assistant Fire Chief - City of Manitowoc - Manitowoc, WI Fire Chief - Livingston Fire Rescue - Livingston, MT Fire Chief - Pioneer Fire Protection District - Somerset, CA Paramedic 911 Ambulance - Mount Shasta Ambulance - Mount Shasta, CA Training Officer - New Carlton Fire District - Lafayette, OR Fleet Maintenance Manager - Poudre Fire Authority - Fort Collins, CO Airport Fire Chief - Snohomish County Airport - Everett, WA Firefighter/EMT - Mason County Fire Protection District No. 4 - Shelton, WA Firefighter/Paramedic - Oakridge Fire & EMS - Oakridge, OR Entry Level or Lateral Transfer Firefighter/Paramedic - Port Angeles Fire Department - Port Angeles, WA Firefighter/EMT – Paramedic Trainee - Port Angeles Fire Department - Port Angeles, WA Single-Role Paramedic - Snohomish County Fire District 17 - Granite Falls, WA Fire Lieutenant - City of Bethel - Bethel, AK Public Safety Information Officer - City of Meridian - Meridian, ID Vegetation Management Program Manager - Novato Fire District - Novato, CA Firefighter/EMT - City of Bethel - Bethel, AK Confidential Recruiting: - What is it? Fire Chief - Town of Merrimack - Merrimack, NH (closes: Aug 20, 2021) Deputy Chief of Operations - Graham Fire & Rescue, - Graham, WA (closes: Aug 20, 2021) Firefighter - Experienced Paramedic - City of Richland - Richland, WA (closes: Aug 24, 2021) Fire Prevention Inspector I/II - City of Modesto - Modesto, CA (closes: Aug 25, 2021) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Homer - Homer, AK (closes: Aug 25, 2021) Deputy Chief - Estacada Fire District - Estacada, OR (closes: Aug 26, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - Columbus Rural Fire District #3 - Columbus, MT (closes: Aug 27, 2021) Firefighter/EMT - City of Newport - Newport, OR (closes: Aug 27, 2021) Full Time Firefighter/EMT – Entry Level or Lateral - City of Lynden - Lynden, WA (closes: Aug 27, 2021) Firefighter/EMT - City of Port Angeles - Port Angeles, WA (closes: Aug 27, 2021) Fire Chief/Director of Emergency Management - City of Monroe - Monroe, WI (closes: Aug 27, 2021) Battalion Chief - Longview Fire Department - Longview, WA (closes: Aug 29, 2021) Deputy Fire Marshal - City of Salem - Salem, OR (closes: Aug 30, 2021) Firefighter/EMT - Firefighter/Paramedic - Horry County Fire Rescue - Conway, SC (closes: Aug 31, 2021) Division Chief - Sonoma County Fire District - Windsor, CA (closes: Aug 31, 2021) Paramedic - Western Lane Ambulance District - Florence, OR (closes: Aug 31, 2021) Firefighter-Paramedic Recruit - City of Ventura - Ventura, CA (closes: Aug 31, 2021) Fire Chief - City of Albany - Albany, CA (closes: Sep 01, 2021) Firefighter/EMT - Umatilla Rural Fire Protection District - Umatilla, OR (closes: Sep 03, 2021) Fire Chief - Village of River Forest - River Forest, IL (closes: Sep 03, 2021) Emergency Medical Services Nurse Specialist - City of Glendale - Glendale, CA (closes: Sep 03, 2021) Deputy Fire Chief - Ashland Fire Department - Ashland, OR (closes: Sep 04, 2021) ***Confidential Fire Chief Recruitment*** - Jefferson County Fire District #1 - Madras, OR (closes: Sep 06, 2021) Assistant Fire Marshal - City of Petaluma - Petaluma, CA (closes: Sep 07, 2021) Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic - Sheridan, West Valley, and Southwest Polk Fire Districts - Willamina, OR (closes: Sep 10, 2021) Deputy Fire Marshal I, II, or III - Fire District 3 - Jackson County, OR (closes: Sep 13, 2021) Community Risk Reduction Coordinator - Evergreen Fire/Rescue - Evergreen, CO (closes: Sep 15, 2021) Fire Chief - Town of St. Johnsbury - St. Johnsbury, VT (closes: Sep 17, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - City of Kalispell - Kalispell, MT (closes: Sep 27, 2021) Fire Chief - Town of Granby - Granby, MA (closes: Sep 27, 2021) Firefighter Paramedic - Ashland Fire & Rescue - Ashland, OR (closes: Sep 30, 2021) Fire Marshal (Safety/Non-Safety) - North Tahoe Fire Protection District - Tahoe City, CA (closes: Oct 01, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - Novato Fire District - Novato, CA (closes: Oct 15, 2021) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Station Design Conference - Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark - St. Louis, MO - August 24-26, 2021 2021 FIRE Fellowship Reflection Event - Center for FIRST at Drexel University 1-4 PM ET - Webinar - August 26, 2021 Free Online VFCA Training Series featuring Jan Spence - Hosted By: IAFC & VFCA - Online - August 26, 2021 Improving Emergency Response with HPUE - 10:00 AM PST - Hosted by Airgain and RadioMobile - Online Webinar - August 26, 2021 RDD Basic Fire Fighter 1 Recruit Academy - Mason County, WA - September 9 - December 14, 2021 Fire Alarm Plan Review Class - Washington State Association of Fire Marshals - Virtual - September 14-23, 2021 Firehouse Expo 2021 - Greater Columbus Convention Center - Columbus, OH - September 14-18, 2021 Fire Officer 3 - Mason County Fire District 6 - Union, WA - October 11-20, 2021 Fire Prevention Institute - Campbell's Resort - Lake Chelan, WA - October 18-22, 2021 Fire Service Inspector 2 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 18-23, 2021 Rick Lasky - Pride and Ownership - Failing to Read the Building & Sweating the Small Stuff - Selah, WA - October 30-31, 2021 Fire Inspector 1 Boot Camp - Washington State Association of Fire Marshals - Virtual - November 1-4, 2021 Fire Service Inspector 2 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - December 6-11, 2021 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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