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| Group Of Unalaskans On Journey To Become Certified Firefighters A group of locals stand around a small fire pit outside, but it's not your average weekend island bonfire. Instead of roasting marshmallows or drinking beers around the fire, most of them are dressed in full firefighter gear, waiting for their turn to attack the flames. One after another, they step up with extinguishers. Unalaska Fire Department Captain Ben Knowles offers feedback and instruction. "I would actually prefer that you stand up when you come at this thing because there's this lip here," Knowles said, demonstrating to the class as he kneeled near the pit. "So, if you're down next to this thing and you're hitting it, you're missing all this inside edge." Unalaska's Firefighter I certification course began in February and is scheduled to end sometime around June. The course includes three major sections: fire and hazardous materials training, as well as a written portion. After completing the course and final testing, the six students participating will be certified to work as firefighters. KUCB-FM 89.7 UNALASKA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| FireRescue GPO Is Now Part of Sourcewell & Public Safety Contracts Expanded
Author: Crosby Grindle, Strategic Development - Public Safety, Sourcewell
Did you know Sourcewell provides procurement solutions across the U.S. and Canada, and serves approximately 50,000 public agencies as the sole cooperative purchasing partner of the IAFC? Or that through its partnership with FireRescue GPO, a public safety focused cooperative purchasing program founded by WFCA, Sourcewell supports fire chiefs associations? As North America's largest government cooperative procurement organization, Sourcewell offers contracts that include industry-leading public safety-related equipment and supplies. It’s likely your locality is already using Sourcewell for purchasing—now might be the time to revisit all that Sourcewell has t o offer your department or agency. read more |
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| Florida fire rescue reveals new, more efficient engine VIDEO: Two years ago, the Orange County Fire Rescue Division created an Apparatus Committee with the expectation of taking a look at its current apparatus, and specifically its fire engines, in order to find ways to become more efficient. The results were recently revealed in impressive fashion. "Efficiency and safety were our two main goals when we went to redesign the engine," said Battalion Chief Brian Beechner. "We put out a survey to the entire department, all 1,200 members, asking specific questions about what we can do to increase efficiency." "When firefighters are riding around all day in the cab, they don't want to be subjected to the potential carcinogens on some of the equipment stored there," explained Beechner. Knowing what it needed, the department went to work designing the new engine, which features lower hose beds – with different hose loads and sizes – to make it more efficient to deploy them. ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT Texas Fire Captain: Electric cars cause different hazards for firefighters VIDEO: Electric cars are better for the environment but can pose a hazard for firefighters. El Paso Fire Department Captain Manuel Maldonado said electric cars are not necessarily more dangerous, but require a different approach when trying to put out fires caused by a crash or any accident. He said that the initial extinguishing of the fire is the same: the firefighters wear the same protective equipment to extinguish the flames, but they take one additional step after. "Once the fire is extinguished, we're going to locate the battery," said Maldonado. Each make and model of an electric or hybrid vehicle may have the battery positioned differently. Some vehicles can have the whole bottom part designated for a lithium battery. Maldonado explained that because of the thermal runaway and stranded energy, the battery will keep heating up and potentially igniting over again until it is properly and promptly cooled down. KTSM-TV NBC 9 EL PASO Appellate court says man can be retried in deaths of 3 Pittsburgh firefighters A federal appellate court said Tuesday that prosecutors can retry a man whose conviction in the 1995 deaths of three firefighters in the East Hills was overturned. In a 19-page opinion, the three judge-panel from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the federal retrial of Gregory Brown Jr., on a single charge of malicious destruction of property by fire resulting in death, does not violate his double jeopardy rights. Just after midnight on Feb. 14, 1995, Pittsburgh firefighters responded to a home on Bricelyn Street. Several entered the basement. Marc Kolenda, 27, Patricia Conroy, 43, and Capt. Thomas Brooks, 42, were killed when a stairwell collapsed. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated and said gasoline was found in the basement. They ruled the fire arson and offered a $15,000 reward for information on the case. TRIBLIVE.COM/TRIBUNE-REVIEW Firefighters conduct rescue training in memory of Ohio man PHOTOS: When firefighters arranged to conduct search and rescue training on a vacant house in memory of Dominic "Bama" Hunt, who died in a Sylvania Township house fire in February, Mr. Hunt's fiancée Teresa Laney wanted to be there. "We had to be here as part of the healing process," Ms. Laney said. Through Fireground Training Bureau, area firefighters participated in training all weekend. Working in a smoke-filled house in Rossford to rescue plastic mannequins and dolls simulating real victims, firefighters took turns on different exercises that were designed to replicate a real-life situation as much as possible. "It's the beginning of realistic training," said Pvt. Barrett Dorner, founder of Fireground and a firefighter with Toledo Fire & Rescue Department. While fire training programs have facilities where drills can take place, Private Dorner said it's difficult to make those areas feel like a real house. Being able to train in a realistic setting is an invaluable experience, as firefighters learn how to navigate around furniture and how to feel the difference between different types of floorings. THE BLADE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Ohio - Selinde Roosenburg, Wildland Firefighter, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Columbus, OH L-O-D-D Delaware - Laura Madara, Fire Police Officer, Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company, Selbyville, DE L-O-D-D West Virginia - Charles Wesley "Chuck" Miller, Jr., Captain, Albright Volunteer Fire Department, Albright, WV National Fire Academy Course Vacancies - May - September 2021 Columbia River Fire Rescue First Agency To Deploy Tempus Monitors In Oregon Fire Chief of the Year Award - Michael McLaughlin FDSOA Receives Grant - to Support New Traffic Incident Management Technician Certification Land Rover: Defender Above & Beyond Service Awards - Search and Rescue Submissions March 9 - April 7 Six King County Fire Departments Launch WAFireCareers.org - Making a Career in Firefighting More Accessible, Affordable, & Inclusive Safety Stand Down 2021 Rebuild Rehab - Rebuild Rehab 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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| | | FireRescue GPO - is now partnering with Sourcewell, one of the largest cooperative purchasing organizations in North America. Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) - is a government organization providing cooperative purchasing solutions across the United States and Canada to over 50,000 public-agency members. Membership is free with no obligation to purchase. With over 400 competitively awarded suppliers - members have access to contracts for fire apparatus, ambulances, fleet vehicles and products, facilities (MRO), furniture, office supplies, leasing services, and more. Learn more about the new partnership. C.E.T. Fire Pumps - Featured Supplier - High quality portable fire pumps, skid units, and compressed air foam systems Sutphen - Featured Supplier - Quality fire apparatus manufacturer with a full spectrum of vehicles including aerial, pumper, tanker, and custom apparatus |
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| Surplus Fire Engines - $5500.00 Each OBO - Mist, OR 2001 Ford E-450 Lifeline Ambulance - Minimum bid is $3,500 - Novato, CA 2013 Spartan 105' Tractor Drawn Aerial - Asking $400,000 - Novato, CA 1993 Ford E-350 Wheeled Coach 4x4 Ambulance - Minimum Bid of $3,500 | Auction Deadline: April 16, 2021 - Portland, OR SCOTT 45min 4500psi Cylinders - 54 Cylinders | $40,500 Total | $800/ea (minimum purchase 18) - Roseville Fire Department (CA) 1996 E-One 95' Tower Ladder - $55,000.00 - Carol Stream, IL POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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