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| Wildland Fire Mitigation & Management Commission Releases an Aerial Equipment Strategy Report
Author: Bob Roper, Senior Policy Advisor, Western Fire Chiefs Association
This week, the Biden-Harris administration’s Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission released a report outlining a strategy to meet aerial firefighting equipment needs through 2030. The report reexamines existing approaches to aviation fleet procurement, mobilization, composition and quantity in order to set aviation management on a new trajectory for the next decade and beyond. We encourage you to read the report and submit your thoughts and recommendations to the Commission or forward them to WFCA. read more |
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| Palmer Library suffers roof collapse Part of the roof of the Palmer Library collapsed Wednesday night. The collapse is believed to have occurred near the library's closing time. Palmer Deputy Mayor Pamela Melin said in a Facebook post that no one had been injured in the roof collapse. "Everyone is now safe and accounted for," Melin wrote. "Significant structural and water damage." Palmer City Manager John Moosey said that the partial roof collapse occurred shortly after 5:35 p.m. on Wednesday. Moosey said that Palmer Public Works, Palmer Fire and Rescue and Mat-Su Borough emergency crews responded. Palmer Fire and Rescue Chief Chad Cameron told an Alaska's News Source reporter in Palmer that everyone inside the library self-evacuated, including a family of four and three staff members. Cameron said that the library's occupants were examined by Matanuska-Susitna Borough EMS and did not suffer any injuries. KTUU-TV NBC 2 ANCHORAGE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Ohio apartment building destroyed in large fire Nearly 20 crews are at the scene of a large fire at an apartment complex in Willoughby Friday morning, according to Willoughby Fire Chief Todd Ungar. The building was completely destroyed. The fire is at the Chagrin Riverwalk complex on Mentor Avenue between Erie Street and Kirtland Road. Ungar, who is at the scene, said no one was inside the building when the fire started. He said fire was found throughout the building. At this point, Ungar said the main concern is making sure the surrounding buildings do not also catch on fire, including a school and fine arts building across the street, and two apartment buildings on each side. Ungar told Fox 8 crews that it is hard to tell at this point what exactly started the fire in the four-story apartment building. WJW-TV FOX 8 CLEVELAND Former NFL player becomes Florida firefighter after tragic loss VIDEO: A former New England Patriot and University of Central Florida football player is the newest member of the Seminole County Fire Department. Chris Martin left behind his life as an NFL star after an awful personal tragedy and decided to become a firefighter to teach others how to avoid that tragedy. Martin's 2-year-old son Gunner was precious, adorable and everything a dad could have ever wanted in a little boy. "On April 6, 2016, my wife and I found our son unfortunately at the bottom of a pool," Martin said. "We had a pool in the backyard. We weren't really aware of the different preventative measures we could take to prevent it." The Florida native was playing football at the time, first at UCF and then in the NFL. "That's when I realized that's what I want to do when I'm done," Martin said. WKMG-TV CBS 6 ORLANDO Wisconsin fire department gets new child transport device VIDEO: Ambulance crews in Antigo have some help when taking care of young patients. A special security strap allows then to secure and transport pediatric patients. Up until now they've been using car seats, since traditional stretchers are made for the average adult. While most calls are for adults, they do occasionally need to take a child to the hospital. "The more capacity these cots hold, the less likely they are to properly fit a child, these devices go up to a 110 pounds, so that's a pretty significant sized child, and so that definitely goes to show that the harnesses that comes with the cots are definitely not made for children," said Corey Smith, Assistant Fire Chief. The new devices have three sizes, ranging from infants to older children. WAOW-TV ABC 9 WAUSAU Remembering The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island PHOTOS: Twenty years after the nation's 4th worst nightclub fire, Rhode Island is still dealing with the collective trauma, legislative fallout and lasting impacts of The Station nightclub fire. The West Warwick, Rhode Island club The Station was purchased by brothers Michael A. and Jeffrey A. Derderian in 2000 and three years later became a scene of tragedy that would haunt Rhode Island forever. As the California band Great White took the stage that February night in 2003, pyrotechnics ignited soundproofing foam insulation which resulted in a massive blaze. Survivors, families, friends, firefighters, doctors and nurses were left to carry the physical and emotional scars of that night. For everyone who was involved, the memories still haunt them. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL - METERED SITE Traversing through the smoke: Women on the frontline of fires and hardship in Iowa Megan Wichmann sat in her high school English classroom in 2009 and contemplated her new assignment for the month: Pick a career and research it. Wichmann was interested in shadowing a paramedic, so she went on a few ambulance ride-alongs in Johnson County. Wichmann's mother's partner at the time was an Iowa City firefighter, and he asked Wichmann if she wanted to ride along in a firetruck for the day. Wichmann quickly accepted, eager for every experience she was offered. "I think that's honestly where I fell in love with firefighting because I get to do EMS and fire," the Iowa native said. "Then, it kind of took off from there." And with each ride-along and conversation, Wichmann's passion for helping others grew stronger. Twenty days after Wichmann graduated from Iowa City High School, she went on a ride-along at Station Five in Cedar Rapids. THE DAILY IOWAN PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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