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| Anchorage: 20th annual Shop with a Cop, Shop with a Firefighter was one for the books For 20 years, Anchorage Cops for Community and The Anchorage Fire Fighters Local 1264 have been putting on Shop with a Cop, Shop with a Fire Fighter. This time around, it was a particularly special event. Shop with a Cop, Shop with a Fire Fighter is a chance for first responders to serve the community when there isn't an emergency. Children from local shelters go to Fred Meyer via limousine, get paired with either a police officer or firefighter, and go on a shopping spree to give them some extra Christmas cheer. According to Capt. Jason Dolph with the fire department, this year was the biggest yet. "We've gone from having 15 kids from one shelter to 50," he said comparing this year to the first, "and we've had the biggest amount of participation that we've ever had." KTUU-TV ABC 2 ANCHORAGE Trailer fire in Anchorage Anchorage Fire Department responded to a camper trailer fire in the 7900 block of North Wind Ave off Muldoon Friday evening. According to AFD, the 25 foot camper was separate from the adjacent home and was completely engulfed. No injuries were reported as of 6:40 p.m. As of 6:40 Friday, two units were on scene with a third on the way. The fire was reported to not have spread to the adjacent home. No cause has been reported at this time. KTUU-TV ABC 2 ANCHORAGE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Blue for cops, red for fire & rescue: Virginia tree honors 2019's fallen first responders A nine-foot tree outside Fairfax County's Public Safety Headquarters is not only celebrating the holidays but honoring those who served. "The cumulative impact of stress from being a first responder starts to creep up on you," said Fairfax County Police Chief Ed Roessler. Two years ago, stress caught up with the Chief after some of his friends died in the line of duty and by suicide. "I was ashamed to talk about it until 2017," the Chief said. To honor the fallen, the Fairfax County Police Association put up the tree, which was donated by the Merrifield Garden Center. The tree has 330 blue ornaments and 176 red ornaments to represent the number of suicide and line of duty deaths nationally in 2019 among law enforcement and fire and rescue. A gold and silver ornament represents the suicides by 911 dispatchers and call-takers. WJLA-TV ABC 7 Volunteer firefighters, EMTs worry they won't have NYPD radio access to help public As the city continues to stay mum on the plan to encrypt tens of thousands of police radios in New York City, yet another group is expressing concerns that they will also be shut out of the NYPD feed — volunteer firefighters and ambulance companies. Dozens of volunteer ambulance groups currently respond to help New Yorkers around the city, and they monitor police radios to provide assistance. Those radios will likely go silent should the NYPD proceed with its plan to encrypt all police radios in 2020, as reported Wednesday in amNewYork. The NYPD, while not explicitly denying the amNewYork report, said in a statement Tuesday that the department "is undergoing a systems upgrade that is underway for the next 3-5 years." "Part of that upgrade includes ensuring radios can support either encrypted or non-encrypted use," said Sergeant Jessica McCrory, a spokesperson for the NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information. AMNEWYORK Knee replacement made from own cells allows Massachusetts firefighter to get back to work Mike Berthiaume, 31, a Franklin firefighter, was transferring a patient at the hospital when he suddenly felt pain in his knee. The injury would cause him to miss work, his one true passion, for the next year. "I basically just twisted my knee the wrong way, it was like a compression and twisting injury, and from there it just escalated," said Berthiaume. He was injured in March 2018 and quickly learned he would need surgery, which would take him out of his beloved job as a firefighter for a year. "I enjoy working, so I think that was the hardest part, it was looking at the rehab being a year-plus, it was hard," said Berthiaume. "I had one thought in my mind — to get better." Berthiaume's surgeon, Dr. Kai Mithoefer of Boston Sports and Shoulder, recommended an innovative treatment called MACI that uses a patient's own cells to repair knee cartilage damage instead of using traditional metal or plastic devices. THE BOSTON HERALD - METERED SITE Firefighters start pillow fights to spread Christmas cheer in Kentucky One community is getting into the holiday spirit in an unconventional way. Grayson firefighters saw a video of a fireman in New York, dressed as Buddy the Elf, starting pillow fights with random people. They said it looked like too much fun not to try themselves. When people see the Clark Griswold car approaching blaring music from the National Lampoon Vacation films, it's only a harbinger of the surreal Christmas experience that's about to literally strike them. Wednesday night, firefighters drove around town, stopping at gas station and grocery store parking lots, where Lt. Travis McHenry, a Will Ferrell doppelganger clad as Buddy the Elf, challenged unsuspecting victims to pillow duels. "You have a 6-foot tall Buddy the Elf jump out and throw pillows at adults or kids or whoever, it really puts a smile on their faces," said Assistant Chief Kyle Morgan. This is the second year the fire department has done this. WSFA-TV NBC 12 MONTGOMERY North Carolina: I-485 drivers criticized by EMS for gawking at and videotaping overturned car Interstate 485 drivers caused a traffic jam while gawking at and videotaping an overturned car, emergency responders said in a lengthy rebuke on Twitter Saturday night. "Please put your phones down and keep your eyes on the road," Matthews Fire & EMS tweeted earlier in the day with two photos from the wreck scene, including one of an overturned car. Three people had to be extracted from the wreck and were taken to hospitals, according to Matthews Fire & EMS. The wreck just before 11 a.m. closed I-485 Inner Loop between John Street and Providence Road, according to another Fire and EMS tweet. On Facebook, emergency responders said their response efforts "were further hampered by motorists who did not yield to emergency vehicles, motorists who attempted to circumnavigate traffic by using the emergency/breakdown lanes and several motorists who abandoned their vehicles to talk to other drivers or to get a better look at the accident." THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D New York - Michael Cardinale, Sr., Firefighter, East Farmingdale Fire Company, Farmingdale, NY L-O-D-D Pennsylvania - Michael Malinowski, Sr., Captain, Morton-Rutledge Volunteer Fire Company, Morton, PA L-O-D-D Colorado - Kenneth Jones, Firefighter, Summit Fire & EMS Authority, Frisco, CO The Daily Dispatch office will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24 & Wednesday, Dec. 25 - In observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Town/Gown Fire Safety Community Service Project - Campus Firewatch, First Alert & Minger Foundation Center for Public Safety Excellence Board Approves New CFAI 10th Edition Model FEMA Funded Opportunity - Get Your Safety Culture Data - FOCUS 2.0 The Vision 20/20 Project looks back on over a decade of progress - Report Now Available NFPA: The holiday season presents increased fire risks - making December a leading month for U.S. home fires Request for Proposal: Cache County Fire & EMS Analysis and Study - Cache County, UT - Proposal due by 1/31/2020 Wildland Fire and Incident Management Team Training at Truckee Meadows Community College - Reno, NV 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/EMT - City of Bethel - Bethel, AK Deputy Fire Marshal - Pierce County - Tacoma, WA Assistant Fire Chief - City of Burlington Fire Department - Burlington, WA Heavy Rescue Specialist - L.N. Curtis & sons - AK, ID, OR and WA Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic & Firefighter EMT - City of Clarkston - Clarkston, WA Resident Intern - Pleasant Hill Goshen Fire & Rescue - Eugene, OR Firefighter Recruit - West Metro Fire Protection District - Lakewood, CO Fire Marshal / Division Chief - Estes Valley Fire Protection District - Estes Park, CO Lateral FF/EMT and a FF/Paramedic list. - Treasure Valley Fire Cooperative - Meridian, ID Lateral Firefighter - Duvall/King County Fire District 45 - Duvall, WA (closes: Dec 27, 2019) Fire Systems Inspector - Riverside County Office of the Fire Marshal - Riverside County, CA (closes: Dec 30, 2019) Fire Prevention Program Analyst - City of Bellevue - Bellevue, WA (closes: Dec 31, 2019) Fire Chief - Boardman Rural Fire District - Boardman, OR (closes: Dec 31, 2019) CEO/Executive Director - International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) - Chantilly, VA (closes: Jan 02, 2020) Fire Chief - Klamath County Fire Dist. No. 1 - Klamath Falls, OR (closes: Jan 02, 2020) Battalion Chief - Fort Mojave Mesa Fire Department - Fort Mohave, AZ (closes: Jan 03, 2020) Fire Chief - North Whidbey Fire and Rescue - Oak Harbor, WA (closes: Jan 03, 2020) Career Firefighter/EMT-B and Career Firefighter/Paramedic - Spokane County Fire District 8 - Valleyford, WA (closes: Jan 03, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - Menlo Park Fire Protection District - Menlo Park, CA (closes: Jan 05, 2020) Division Administrator, State Fire Marshal - Nevada Department of Public Safety - Carson City, NV (closes: Jan 06, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Rockaway Beach - Rockaway Beach, OR (closes: Jan 06, 2020) Civilian Fire Marshal - City of Sunnyvale - Sunnyvale, CA (closes: Jan 06, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - Clallam County Fire District 3 - Sequim, WA (closes: Jan 06, 2020) Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Mohave Valley Fire Department - Mohave Valley, AZ (closes: Jan 10, 2020) Firefighter Cadet - Corpus Christi Fire Department - Corpus Christi, TX (closes: Jan 10, 2020) Entry Level and Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic & Firefighter/EMT - Fort Mojave Mesa Fire Department - Fort Mohave, AZ (closes: Jan 15, 2020) Fire Mechanic II - City of Yakima - Yakima, WA (closes: Jan 17, 2020) Firefighter Paramedic Lateral - City of Oceanside - Oceanside, CA (closes: Jan 17, 2020) Public Safety Communications Manager - Provo City - Provo, UT (closes: Jan 17, 2020) Accounting Assistant - Valley Regional Fire Authority - Auburn, WA (closes: Jan 20, 2020) Firefighter/Firefighter Paramedic - Port of Portland - Portland, OR (closes: Jan 21, 2020) Lateral Firefighter / Paramedic - North Tahoe Fire Protection District - Tahoe City, CA (closes: Jan 21, 2020) Fire Chief - Village of Barrington - Barrington, IL (closes: Jan 22, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Beloit - Beloit, WI (closes: Jan 24, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Redlands Fire Department - Redlands, CA (closes: Feb 07, 2020) Firefighter - Entry Level & Lateral - Central Pierce Fire & Rescue - Tacoma, WA (closes: Feb 12, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Vancouver - Vancouver, WA (closes: Feb 14, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Wildland Fire Training Classes - Truckee Meadows Community College - Reno, NV - January 6 - May 4, 2020 24 hour EMT refresher / 48 hour Paramedic refresher - Various dates available - Springfield, OR - Jan 12, 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 Pre-Conference HSO Academy - Scottsdale, AZ - January 13-14, 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 High Performance Leadership and Coaching Academy - Grapeview, WA - February 25-28, 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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