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Inside the Great Chicago Fire PHOTOS: Hardly any rain had fallen on Chicago for months, and the drought was getting worse. Over the 22 days leading up to October 8, 1871, it had rained only once—a measly 0.11 inches. "Under the burning sun for so many weeks, the whole city became virtually a tinderbox," recalled William Bross, one of the Chicago Tribune's owners. A mere 35 years earlier, Chicago had been a frontier outpost with a few thousand inhabitants, but now it was the commercial metropolis at the heart of the Midwest, growing at an astonishing pace as it drew people from around the country and from Europe, mostly German and Irish immigrants. By 1870, it was the United States' fifth-largest city, with a population of 300,000. And for the most part, it was made of wood. "Lumber was cheaper than brick and was more easily procured and more rapidly handled," the Tribune would observe in 1872. CHICAGO MAGAZINE Great Lakes Exercise Brings Together Local, State and Federal First Responders Naval Station Great Lakes sponsored a full-scale exercise, Reliant Great Lakes 2021, on Sept. 21 on board the installation. This exercise provided Great Lakes first responders and responders from local, state and federal agencies with an opportunity to assess capabilities, plans, policies, and procedures. The exercise focused on decision-making, coordination, and integration with other jurisdictions and organizations during an active-threat scenario. "Exercises afford us the opportunity to gather lessons learned and to prepare for events that we hope are never realized," said Capt. Jason Williamson, Naval Station Great Lakes Commanding Officer. "Integration with local partners is key to preparedness." "We utilize the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Process to test the plans in place for 32 core capabilities that are standard throughout the country," said Michael Belmonte, Great Lakes Fire & Emergency Services Fire Inspector/Investigator. DVIDS COVID-19 Is 'Very Personal' To Alton Fire Chief: Family and Classmate Deaths Inspire Him To Host Vaccine Clinic The COVID-19 Pandemic has been a serious situation for first responders. Alton Fire Chief Jesse Jemison has felt the pandemic first hand with COVID-19 in his family and says it is "very personal," to him. Unfortunately, the chief lost his father-in-law, James Holloway, his cousin, Stanley Henderson, and a close friend/classmate to COVID-19. The pandemic has touched him so much that he wanted to host his own vaccine clinic with the State of Illinois at the Alton Fire Department. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, September 25, 2021, area residents are able to get their first COVID-19 vaccine. The State of Illinois is partnering with the Alton Fire Department for this COVID-19 vaccine clinic. RIVER BENDER Fire station strategies: Springfield moves closer to building new stations Visit Springfield Fire Department Station #1 on East Capitol Avenue and you will see the firefighters' pole near the garage entrance. It's partially enclosed by a metal railing – as if it were a shrine to the profession. The city's 206 firefighters now take the stairs to respond to fires or, increasingly, to attend to medical emergencies. During its Sept. 21 meeting, the city council approved a measure for St. Louis-based Archimages Inc. to design up to three new fire stations. The contract with the architecture firm is slated to cost up to $750,000. Springfield fire chief Brandon Blough said during a council meeting that it's possible at least two of the fire stations could be completed by the end of 2022. Locations have not been finalized for the sites. ILLINOIS TIMES Batavia fire chief leads hurricane relief effort in Louisiana Batavia fire Chief Randy Deicke led a contingent of Illinois firefighters to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana, providing relief to residents and operating local fire stations. Deicke and the deputy chief from another Illinois fire department served as co-commanders of the expedition, which spent about 10 days in Louisiana distributing food, water and supplies while handling emergency calls. The Federal Emergency Management Agency put out a request for assistance and Deicke answered the call. Fifteen fire engines from all over Illinois, including Elburn, Aurora and South Elgin, began rolling south on Sept. 7, arriving in Louisiana after a 22-hour drive. There, Deicke and the fire companies under his command found the devastation that had been wreaked by Hurricane Ida between Aug. 26 and Sept. 4. KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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2 Injured in Massachusetts House Fire VIDEO: Two people have been hospitalized with minor injuries after an early morning house fire in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Five people in all escaped from the home on Carleton Street around 3 a.m. Thursday before firefighters were able to arrive. Fire Chief David Moriarty said heavy fire was showing on the second floor when firefighters first arrived at the scene. "They had fire blowing out down the stairs from the attic area into the second floor. The entire attic was already blowing heavy fire 5 to 10 feet up in the air on arrival," he said. Firefighters attempted to beat back the flames but eventually had to retreat and battle the flames from the street due to unsafe conditions. "As you can see already, the third floor is completely missing, essentially," Moriarty said. WBTS-TV NBC 10 BOSTON Even in death, a Virginia firefighter is saving lives Throughout his more than 30-year career as a firefighter, Bobby Duffus' mission was to save lives. It was a mission he was able to continue after his untimely passing. When the Richmond Fire Battalion Chief died on September 17 following a medical emergency, he gave the gift of life to others by donating his organs to those in need. His family and fellow firefighters lined the halls of Chippenham Hospital in Richmond on Monday to honor Duffus and his life-saving donation. "A heartbreaking moment for many of us," a Richmond Fire spokesperson wrote on social media. "Dozens of people came to see and salute Chief Duffus for the last time as we know him. His family joined doctors and nurses in moving his stretcher to an OR to begin his next chapter of saving lives." WTVR-TV CBS 6 RICHMOND Inside the Great Chicago Fire PHOTOS: Hardly any rain had fallen on Chicago for months, and the drought was getting worse. Over the 22 days leading up to October 8, 1871, it had rained only once—a measly 0.11 inches. "Under the burning sun for so many weeks, the whole city became virtually a tinderbox," recalled William Bross, one of the Chicago Tribune's owners. A mere 35 years earlier, Chicago had been a frontier outpost with a few thousand inhabitants, but now it was the commercial metropolis at the heart of the Midwest, growing at an astonishing pace as it drew people from around the country and from Europe, mostly German and Irish immigrants. By 1870, it was the United States' fifth-largest city, with a population of 300,000. And for the most part, it was made of wood. CHICAGO MAGAZINE City in Kentucky sets aside millions for ‘hero pay' for employees; Vaccinations not required The Lexington council took its first vote Tuesday to set aside $15 million in federal coronavirus relief money for supplemental pay for up to 1,700 essential city employees who have worked during the pandemic. During a Tuesday council work session, Lexington city administrators did not have the full details on exactly how many people and departments qualify as essential workers, nor did it have an exact amount each of those essential workers would receive under the pay program. Public safety — including police, fire, 911 call center employees and corrections officers — would qualify as essential workers, city officials said. The council voted during the work session to move the proposal to its council meeting agenda, despite pushback from some members who said the issue of supplemental pay should be addressed at a Sept. 30 meeting. LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER - METERED SITE Iowa firefighter discusses her battle with narcolepsy on World Narcolepsy Day Tara O'Connor is a firefighter and EMT for Atkins Volunteer Fire Department. She's learned to overcome narcolepsy, and is using World Narcolepsy Day, held every year on September 22, to tell her story. O'Connor joined the department two years ago at age 22. She wanted to do it right after high school but had to figure out what was wrong first. "I just knew I couldn't right away, cause I was always tired," O'Connor said. "I got misdiagnosed with a lot of different things. I was misdiagnosed with ADHD, ODD, anxiety, depression." O'Connor was diagnosed with Narcolepsy in 2019. She takes medicine to sleep at night and to keep her up during the day and takes naps daily. She doesn't go on night calls with the fire department. "Just because people like me have narcolepsy doesn't mean you can't do what you want to do," O'Connor said. KCRG-TV ABC 9 CEDAR RAPIDS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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L-O-D-D Colorado - Jeffrey J. Billingsley, Technician, Denver Fire Department, Denver, Colorado L-O-D-D North Carolina - Joshua Dylan Megill, Firefighter, Perrytown Volunteer Fire Department, Colerain, North Carolina L-O-D-D North Carolina - Jeffrey C. Hager, Firefighter, Huntersville Fire Department, Huntersville, North Carolina L-O-D-D Idaho - Jon Delvalle, Chief, Garden Valley Fire Protection District, Garden Valley, Idaho L-O-D-D Arizona - Miguel Angulo, Firefighter/Paramedic, Phoenix Fire Department, Phoenix, AZ NFPA to host Keeping Hazardous Environments Safe conference - full-day online program focused on industrial, chemical, and emerging tech topics Vision 20/20 awarded a FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant - Expand the Adoption of Community Risk Reduction in the Fire Service Portable Fire Extinguishers - How Reliable Are They? Data Analysis & Presentation for Fire and EMS - for Fire and EMS RFP: Community Risk Assessment/Standard of Coverage - Deadline: 4:00 PM, PDT, October 6, 2021 RFP: SAFER Grant Writing & Management - DEADLINE: October 11, 2021 @ 4:00 pm ET Registration Opens for 2022 FDSOA Conferences - January 9-12, 2022 NFPA announces "Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety" - theme for Fire Prevention Week 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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Inspector-Life Safety Officer I - Cañon City Area Fire Protection District - Cañon City, CO Firefighter I / EMT III / Paramedic - Central Emergency Services - Soldotna, AK Fire Chief - City of Ketchikan - Ketchikan, AK Assistant Fire Chief - City of Manitowoc - Manitowoc, WI Firefighter - City of Wyoming - City of Wyoming, MI Paramedic/Firefighter - Delta Township Fire Department - Lansing, MI Deputy Fire Marshal - Pierce County Department of Emergency Management - Tacoma, WA Confidential Recruiting: - What is it? Emergency Medical Services Specialist - County of San Bernardino - San Bernardino, CA (closes: Sep 23, 2021) Firefighter - City of Muscatine - Muscatine, IA (closes: Sep 23, 2021) Fire Chief - Town of Granby - Granby, MA (closes: Sep 27, 2021) Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - North County Regional Fire Authority - Stanwood, WA (closes: Sep 30, 2021) Fire Captain - Campbell County Fire Department - Gillette, WY (closes: Sep 30, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - Teton County Fire & Rescue - Teton Valley, ID (closes: Oct 01, 2021) Firefighter EMT / Pending Paramedic / Firefighter Paramedic - Kansas Fire Department - Kansas City, KS (closes: Oct 06, 2021) Fire Chief - City of Grants Pass - Grants Pass, OR (closes: Oct 08, 2021) Firefighter - Elmhurst Fire Department - Elmhurst, IL (closes: Oct 11, 2021) Fire Chief - City of Webster Groves - Webster Groves, MO (closes: Oct 15, 2021) Battalion Chief of Airport Fire - Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority - Reno, NV (closes: Oct 27, 2021) Structural Firefighter/ Heavy Fire Equipment Operator - Eagle Fire Department - Eagle, ID (closes: Oct 29, 2021) Firefighter - Olympia Fire Department - Olympia, WA (closes: Nov 15, 2021) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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IFSAC Fire Service Instructor 1 - South King County Fire Training Consortium - Kent, WA - October 4-8, 2021 Fire Officer 3 - Mason County Fire District 6 - Union, WA - October 11-20, 2021 IFSAC Fire Officer 1 - South King County Fire Training Consortium - Kent, WA - October 18-22, 2021 Fire Service Inspector 2 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 18-23, 2021 First Responder Wellness, PTSD & Suicide in Public Safety - International Public Safety Leadership & Ethics Institute - Anaheim, CA - November 1, 2021 IFSAC Fire Officer 2 - South King County Fire Training Consortium - Kent, WA - November 8-12, 2021 IFSAC Fire Service Instructor 2 - South King County Fire Training Consortium - Kent, WA - November 15-19, 2021 Data Analysis & Presentation for Fire and EMS - Roselle Fire Department - Roselle, IL - November 16-18, 2021 Fire Service Inspector 2 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - December 6-11, 2021 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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