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| Snowmachiner Dies In Avalanche In Unalaska Valley An Unalaska man was killed in an avalanche Tuesday evening while he was snowmachining in the Unalaska Valley. Trey Henning, 21, was buried in the avalanche and later recovered from the site near the quarry on Overland Drive. In a statement, the Department of Public Safety said life-saving measures were unsuccessful. "CPR was initiated and other life-saving measures were taken both on the scene and throughout his extrication from the mountain," said the statement. "Henning was taken to the Unalaska clinic for continued care. After exhausting all efforts to revive him, he was pronounced deceased at 1858 hours." Public Safety officials said they were notified of the avalanche around 5:30 p.m. The Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services led the response, with help from police and several Good Samaritan snowmachiners. KUCB 89.7 FM Follow-up: Neighbors saved him from his burning home in Anchorage; police say his brother was trying to kill him. A man was pulled out of his smoke-filled downtown apartment last week by two neighbors who heard an explosion and came to the rescue. His brother is accused of setting the fire. Freddie Lee Fox, 66, is in custody facing charges of arson, assault and attempted murder in the early morning Feb. 19 fire at an apartment on Eagle Street. According to charging documents, he is the older brother of Odell Fox, who lived inside the apartment. Odell Fox was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and placed in the intensive care unit. He suffered severe smoke inhalation, but is expected to survive. "I hear an explosion, a big bang,' said Joseph Schultz, a commercial fisherman who also lives at the apartment complex. "I was talking to my friend on the phone and all of a sudden, I open up my door and I'm talking to him and I go, 'Hey, holy smokes there's' — I cussed, I didn't say 'smokes' — and I go, 'there's a fire! There's a fire!' I said, 'Oh, this looks bad, I gotta go.' I hung up on my friend. I ran over here." KTVA-TV CBS 11 ANCHORAGE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Study: San Francisco's women firefighters face high exposure to toxic ‘forever chemicals' San Francisco's women firefighters are exposed to higher levels of certain toxic PFAS chemicals than women working in downtown San Francisco offices, shows a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, San Francisco, and Silent Spring Institute. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in grease- and water-resistant coatings and can be found in fabrics, furniture and food packaging, but also notably in firefighting foam and turnout gear. These "forever chemicals," which don't easily break down in the environment, have been linked to a variety of cancers and are known to interfere with immune function, endocrine function and breast development. The study, which appears online today (Wednesday, Feb. 26) in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, is one of the first published results from the Women Firefighter Biomonitoring Collaborative, a long-term investigation into the chemical exposures faced by women firefighters. UC BERKELEY Volunteer firefighters to see training tweaks in Georgia Senate bill The Georgia Senate passed legislation Tuesday aimed at loosening training requirements for volunteer fire departments in the state. Senate Bill 342 would create a council tasked with establishing training and certification rules for volunteer fire departments in Georgia that are separate from those required for full-time professional fire departments. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and heads to the Georgia House for consideration. Its sponsor, Sen. Burt Jones, said the measure's intent is to loosen training requirements for volunteer firefighters. Currently, volunteers receive the same kind of stringent training that professional firefighters are required to take. Jones, R-Jackson, said tougher training may scare off qualified people interested in volunteering particularly in rural areas where volunteer firehouses are often critical to a community's public safety readiness. THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE FDNY Urged To Look At Segways To Shorten Response Times Ambulances with flashing sirens trying to weave their way through congested city streets. Traffic poses challenges to EMTs rushing to treat patients. To improve response times, some EMTs in San Diego use scooters get around faster. City Councilman Joe Borelli wants the FDNY to test the scooter idea here in New York. "We know that minutes and seconds do matter and it's not always safe to wait for an ambulance who might be stuck in some traffic in gridlocked streets," Borelli said. Borelli says scooters would be especially useful in Manhattan where security bollards and barricades create additional obstacles for first responders. "Having these vehicles that can navigate those is just something that can make the FDNY response time to medical emergencies much quicker," Borelli noted. SPECTRUM NEWS NY1 Hunterdon firehouses are working together in a program that could be a model for others across New Jersey Not only is somebody going to respond, but they are going to respond quickly. That's how Deputy Chief of Quakertown Fire Company Brad Patkochis described the North Hunterdon Fire Alliance's Squad 51 program, through which the communities of Quakertown (Franklin Township) as well as High Bridge, Lebanon, Clinton and Annandale are each serviced by the fire companies of all five towns. Through the program, between four and six firefighters from one of the five departments volunteer from 6 p.m. on Saturday through to 6 a.m. on Sunday on a rotational basis. If there is an emergency that occurs within that timeframe in any one of the five municipalities, firefighters from that town are dispatched to the scene in addition to the Squad 51 volunteers housed at a department in one of the four other neighboring municipalities. NJ.COM A baby born, a life saved: Iowa fire department recognizes saves beyond fighting fires VIDEO: It's easy to see and hear a firetruck when it's driving past but unless you are up close you might have missed a special marking. Small stickers line the doors of Davenport Fire Department trucks symbolizing an accomplishment achieved by the crew on board. "Those calls they go on, the saves they have or bringing a child into the world it's kinda a pride thing to recognize that they did something like that," Lt. Zach Soliz with Davenport Fire said. "It was very unique at the time and it's just a tradition that carried on since then." They have been handing out these stickers for over thirty years. A lightning bolt represents a crew saving someone using a defibrillator and a stork represents when a baby is delivered in the field. WQAD-TV ABC 8 MOLINE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| | | Rosenbauer Touts WFCA and Sourcewell Partnership Rosenbauer America congratulates the Western Fire Chief Association’s recently announced partnership with Sourcewell. The WFCA-Sourcewell partnership will provide members the ability to maximize their department budgets. Rosenbauer is the most experienced Sourcewell vendor in the fire-rescue sector |
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| L-O-D-D California - Patrick Jones, Firefighter, Porterville Fire Department, Porterville, CA L-O-D-D California - Ramon "Ray" Figueroa, Captain, Porterville Fire Department, Porterville, CA L-O-D-D Texas - Manuel Galindo, Jr., Fire Chief, Fort Hancock Volunteer Fire Department, Fort Hancock, TX WUI fire evacuations: how national address point data helps New report breaks down career and volunteer firefighters by gender; provides industry insight - NFPA FEMA Funded Opportunity - Get Your Safety Culture Data North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs' PSA Emmy Win - Two Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards Nominations Open for IAFC Fire Chief of the Year - Apply by May 17, 2020 Nominations Open for IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor - Apply by May 17, 2020 If You Don't Feel Well, Don't Make it Your Farewell - Cardiac Awareness Toolkit FDSOA Posts Successful Gains - For Both Apparatus and Health/Safety Conferences AFSA Webinar Discusses Building Management Skills - March 17, 11:00 a.m. 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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| | | 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 vendors - 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. |
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| 3M Eastern Zone-Field Service Specialist - MD, NJ, PA, DE or New York Fire Marshal - Weber State University - Ogden, UT Deputy Fire Marshal - Pierce County - Tacoma, WA Fire Chief - Sni Valley Fire Protection District - Oak Grove, MO Fire Investigator - Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc - Woodinville/Seattle, WA Firefighter - South Metro Fire Rescue - Centennial, CO Assistant Fire Chief - City of Homer - Homer, AK (closes: Feb 26, 2020) Fire Chief - Village of Menomonee Falls - Menomonee Falls, WI (closes: Feb 26, 2020) Battalion Chief - East Olympia Fire District #6 - East Olympia, WA (closes: Feb 26, 2020) Firefighter EMT(Entry Level & Lateral) - City of Longview - Longview, WA (closes: Feb 27, 2020) Paramedic Firefighter (Entry Level & Lateral) - City of Longview - Longview, WA (closes: Feb 27, 2020) Entry Level & Lateral Firefighter/EMTs - South Kitsap Fire and Rescue - Port Orchard, WA (closes: Feb 28, 2020) Deputy Chief - Hoodland Fire District #74 - Welches, OR (closes: Feb 28, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Redmond - Redmond, WA (closes: Mar 01, 2020) Firefighter - Entry Level - City of Hillsboro - Hillsboro, OR (closes: Mar 01, 2020) Fire Plans Examiner - City of Gresham - Gresham, OR (closes: Mar 02, 2020) Fire Deputy Chief - City of Fresno Fire Department - Fresno, CA (closes: Mar 02, 2020) Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Truckee Fire Protection District - Truckee, CA (closes: Mar 03, 2020) Training / Health & Safety Officer - City of Harrisonburg - Harrisonburg, VA (closes: Mar 05, 2020) Medical Services Compliance Officer - Columbia River Fire & Rescue - St. Helens, OR (closes: Mar 06, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Orem - Orem, UT (closes: Mar 06, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic, Entry & Lateral - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Roseburg, OR (closes: Mar 06, 2020) Firefighter / Paramedic - Hood River Fire & EMS - Hood River, OR (closes: Mar 08, 2020) Fire Chief / EMS Director - City of Monona - Monona, WI (closes: Mar 09, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief of Operations - City of Medford - Medford, OR (closes: Mar 09, 2020) Fire Chief - Town of Middletown - Middletown, RI (closes: Mar 12, 2020) Deputy Chief - Duvall-King County Fire District 45 - Duvall, WA (closes: Mar 15, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic list - Columbia River Fire & Rescue Civil Service Commission - Scappoose, St. Helens and Clatskanie, OR (closes: Mar 16, 2020) Fire Division Chief – Fuels Management & Wildfire - Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue - Reno, NV (closes: Mar 17, 2020) Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - McCall Fire Protection District - McCall, ID (closes: Mar 20, 2020) EMS Director - Meeker Volunteer Fire & Rescue - Meeker, CO (closes: Apr 05, 2020) Entry Level Firefighter & Firefighter-Paramedic - City of Walla Walla - Walla Walla, WA (closes: Apr 13, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| 1984 International S2500 Diesel - Minimum bid $30,000, Bids due by April 8, 2020 - Hood River, OR Surplus MSA SCBAs - Asking $20,000 - Chelan, WA MSA M7 FireHawk SCBA'S / Carbon Fiber Bottles / MSA Rescue RIT Kits /Ultra Elite Masks - Asking $30,000 - Corbett, OR 2000 E-One Cyclone Pumper - Asking $19,500 - Carol Stream, IL Needed: Used Ambulance/SUVTruck & Monitors for Volunteer Non-Profit Training Program - Boise, ID 2000 Pierce Engine - Asking $150,000 - Cody, WY 1994 Pierce Ladder Truck - Auction ends March 4, 2020 - Yuma, AZ POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| 24 hour EMT refresher / 48 hour Paramedic refresher - Various dates and locations available - OR - TEEX Spring Fire School - College Station, TX - March 1-6, 2020 Annual CPSE Excellence Conference - Impact–Inspire–Influence - Orlando, FL - March 3-6, 2020 Northwest Leadership Seminar - Portland, OR - March 4-6, 2020 Data Analysis and Presentation for Fire and EMS Classes - Several Locations - March 18 - May 18, 2020 Wildland-Urban Interface Conference - IAFC - Reno, NV - March 21-26, 2020 Newport EMS Conference - located at The Hallmark Inn - Newport, OR - April 2-5, 2020 2020 IFE-USA AGM And Educational Conference - Indianapolis, IN - April 20, 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Spring - IAFC - Minneapolis, MN - April 30 - May 2, 2020 Water Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - May 14-17, 2020 International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference - IAFC - Baltimore, MD - June 4-7, 2020 TEEX Municipal Fire School - College Station, TX - July 19-24, 2020 FFABCs Diversity Workshop - 50th Convention IABPFF - Hartford, CT - August 2-7, 2020 Fire-Rescue Med Conference - IAFC - Phoenix, AZ - August 17-18, 2020 Fire-Rescue International Conference and Expo - IAFC - Phoenix, AZ - August 19-21, 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Sun - IAFC - Clearwater, FL - November 12-15, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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