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Williamson County receiving 500 coronavirus test kits a day for first responders Williamson County is receiving 500 COVID-19 test kits a day, according to Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell. Most of those kits are being designated for people most in need of the tests like first responders and nursing home residents. Gravell provided an update on the county's response to the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday following the county's announcement of 10 new cases of coronavirus. Williamson County's latest total case count of coronavirus is 97 people with 40 considered recovered as of Wednesday. The county is reporting four people have died due to complications with the virus. Currently, 13 Williamson County coronavirus patients are on ventilators and 16 are hospitalized, Gravell said. Following guidelines from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Williamson County extended its stay-at-home order through the month of April. KXAN-TV NBC 36 AUSTIN Amarillo Fire Department announces promotions With the retirement of Fire Chief Jeff Greenlee, who served Amarillo Fire Department and the City of Amarillo for twenty seven years, AFD announces an extremely rare occurrence in the promotions and appointments throughout the department. Within the Amarillo Fire Department, in order for a promotion to occur, a vacancy must become available. With the highest ranking member of the department, the Fire Chief, retiring, a chain reaction takes place to fill each rank from the Fire Chief to Driver. Recently, the only two appointed positions within AFD were announced. Amarillo City Manager, Jared Miller, appointed Deputy Chief Jason Mays to the position of Fire Chief. Subsequently, Chief Mays appointed District Chief Brandon Mason to the role of Deputy Chief of Operations. KCIT-TV FOX 14 AMARILLO Tyler Junior College to provide temporary housing for healthcare professionals and first responders As part of TJC's service to the community, the College will provide temporary housing for healthcare professionals and first responders to stay overnight or rest between shifts. Only a few blocks from Tyler's medical district, TJC's Ornelas Residence Hall will be used by doctors, nurses, police, firefighters and other first responders who have not been infected with COVID-19, but may need temporary housing away from their own homes. Procedures will be in place to professionally clean and sanitize the rooms and common areas, and CDC guidelines will be followed to ensure the health and safety of those in the residence hall. TJC President Dr. Juan Mejia said, "As the community's College, it is our privilege to offer our TJC facilities to those healthcare professionals and first responders who are on the front lines taking care of the citizens of East Texas. We want our healthcare heroes to know we appreciate all they are doing, especially during this health crisis." KLTV-TV ABC 7 TYLER Amarillo College's first responders program set to begin construction of new building This is a one of a kind facility because all areas of the first responders program will come together to learn. "An estimated $8.6 million in bond funds will go towards this First Responders Academy project, and it's truly a win-win opportunity for Amarillo College and the Amarillo community and region," said Sadie Newsome, digital communications coordinator at Amarillo College. AC's board of regents continues to evaluate the logistics and location for the new building. "We are in phase one of this project, and the architect has been hired for the First Responders Academy, and we're going to be moving forward from there," said Newsome. This new building will prepare all students in the first responders program to work side by side as if they would in the workforce. KFDA CBS 10 AMARILLO Mother, three children wake up to house fire in northeast Houston A mother and her three children are safe after they woke up to a fire at their home overnight in northeast Houston. This happened around 1:30 a.m. Thursday at a home in the 8100 block of Howton Street. When Houston firefighters arrived at the scene, the found flames coming from the front of the single-story home. The mother and her three small children were able to evacuate the home on their own. Firefighters said the mother did suffer minor burns to her arm. Fire appears to have started and was contained to a bedroom in front of the home. No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON Lightning strikes gas line, shutting down east Bexar County highway Lightning struck a gas line Thursday night, causing an explosion in east Bexar County. Deputies shut down the eastbound and westbound lanes of Highway 87 near Loop 1604 due to the explosion, which was reported around 6:30 p.m. The lanes were reopened after 10 p.m. About 100 residents who live in homes within two miles of the explosion were evacuated until authorities took care of the explosion. No injuries or fatalities have been reported in connection with the explosion. The gas company was called out to shut down the lines and make repairs, Bexar County public information officer Monica Ramos said. All incoming westbound traffic from Wilson County is being diverted away, and drivers are encouraged to seek an alternate route while deputies assess the situation. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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Tennessee fire department initiates new COVID-19 campaign to educate potential victims and their families Starting Thursday, the Hendersonville Fire Department will be handing out important cleaning protocols for residents who may have come into contact with COVID-19. The three-page fact sheet covers deep cleaning and disinfecting and other CDC-approved protocols. The information will be disseminated every time Hendersonville Fire and EMS crews go out on a COVID-19 call, whether the patients are positive or not. The campaign covers many topics from how to deep clean a house, to how to disinfect surfaces, to how to make CDC-approved cleaners. The information is especially beneficial if someone in the house has been sick. "We'll start handing those out on the calls we go on, whether it is suspected or positive case, we feel like if someone was transported from the house, it was a perfect opportunity for us to give them the paperwork and for them to decon the house before that patient came home," said Hendersonville Fire Chief Scotty Bush. WKRN-TV ABC 3 NASHVILLE Thunderbirds to honor COVID-19 responders with Las Vegas flyover The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" will show their support for frontline COVID-19 responders with a flyover the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday. "The flyover is to show appreciation and support for the healthcare workers, first responders and other essential personnel in Las Vegas and around the nation who are working on the front lines to combat the coronavirus," the Thunderbirds said in a news release. Saturday's flyover will feature eight F-16 Fighting Falcons, soaring throughout Las Vegas starting at 2:30 p.m. and will last approximately 25 minutes, officials said. "It is an honor to fly for the Americans at the forefront of our nation's fight against the coronavirus," said Lt. Col. John Caldwell, Thunderbirds commander and leader. KVVU-TV FOX 5 VEGAS Massachusetts bill would free doctors, EMTs facing life or death choices amid pandemic from liability Gov. Charlie Baker is taking steps to shield doctors, nurses and some health care facilities on the front lines from liability as a possible surge in coronavirus cases is expected. Existing federal and state laws already provide some protections to health care workers and volunteers against civil lawsuits, but a bill Baker filed Wednesday "would provide broader liability protections appropriate to the scope of the challenge our health care providers are confronting," Baker wrote in a letter urging legislators to act quickly. "During this pandemic, we're in unprecedented times where our providers may be asked to make difficult choices and we're asking them to operate in conditions that they've never planned for. We need to make sure that fear of getting sued doesn't prevent them from being able to do what they need to do to treat as many people as possible," Baker said at a press conference Wednesday at the State House. In addition to doctors and nurses, the bill would also protect EMTs and facilities like the field hospitals at Worcester's DCU Center and South Boston's convention center. BOSTON HERALD Kentucky firefighters approved for 'Virtual Training' Uncertainties over how long the coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings and interaction will be in place has prompted the Kentucky Fire Commission to allow fire departments and firefighters to conduct "virtual" training. Virtual training is conducted in real time and differs from online training classes, which are pre-posted training sessions available at any time, executive director Larry Potter noted. The new regulations take effect Friday. "The Kentucky Fire Commission recognizes that virtual classrooms/learning/meetings have become the norm due to the current COVID-19 state of emergency," Potter wrote, listing several online platforms fire departments can use. The new rules are in effect until the coronavirus state of emergency is lifted. But the new rules will allow departments to continue valuable training hours. WTVQ-DT ABC 36 LEXINGTON First responders in South Dakota are getting more use out of their masks Because of the COVID 19 pandemic, Personal protective equipment is in high demand. That creates a challenge to the U.S. healthcare system for people like Brian Hambek who is the Executive Director of the Spearfish Ambulance Service. "We're worried about what we call burn rate on PPE, Personal Protective Equipment, and that is a one time use thing that you throw away," said Hambek. "Well we don't have the back-up for this, we don't have the supplies coming in. So we have to re-use whatever we can." The Spearfish Ambulance Service found an answer at Black Hills State University, an autoclave. It's like a medical-grade steam cleaner and it works like this. Masks are taken out of brown paper bags labeled with the responder's name and put onto shelves that slid into the autoclave. One of the people in charge of the autoclave is Assistant Director Facility Services at Black Hills State University Mike Overby. KOTA-TV ABC 3 RAPID CITY 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 New York - Michael Field, Firefighter/EMT, Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department, Valley Stream, NY L-O-D-D North Carolina - James "Tank" Waters, Fire Chief, Tryon Fire Department, Tryon, NC Call For Presentations is Open - 2021 Virginia Fire Rescue Conference March 1937 New London Massive Consolidated School Explosion - National Fire Heritage Newsletter NFPA releases Responder Infection Control tip sheet for COVID-19 times NFPA offers resources for conducting remote video inspections (RVI) - when access to buildings is limited Resources to help you respond to COVID-19 - USFA As threat of COVID-19 continues to expand globally, NFPA offers information/resources to help Vision 20/20's latest episode of CRR Radio - COVID-19 Series Last Call For FEMA Funded Opportunity - Get Your Safety Culture Data - Enrollment Closes April 15th Safety Stand Down 2020 - Building a Superhighway to Safety – Protecting our Responders on Roadways 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 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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Fire Marshal - City of Caldwell - Caldwell, ID Fire Chief - Yakima County Fire District #4 - Moxee, WA Firefighter/EMT and Firefighter/Paramedic - Klamath County Fire District No.1 - Klamath Falls, OR Fire Chief - City of Rocklin - Rocklin, CA Fire-EMS College Student Live-In Program - Southern Maine Community College - South Portland, ME Assistant Fire Chief - City of Savannah - Savannah, GA (closes: Apr 10, 2020) Fire Chief - Lake Valley Fire Protection District - South Lake Tahoe, CA (closes: Apr 17, 2020) Training/Safety Captain - North Whidbey Fire and Rescue - Oak Harbor, WA (closes: Apr 30, 2020) Firefighter- Paramedic - Hanford Fire Department - Hanford, WA (closes: May 04, 2020) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton - Thornton, CO (closes: May 04, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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Bauer Fill Stations - Asking $7,995 / $8,995 - Arlington, WA 1999 Ford F550 Rescue - Bids due by 4/23/20, Minimum bid $20,000 - Grass Valley, OR 1989 American Eagle Tender - Asking $20,000 - Yakima, WA 2012 Freightliner Ambulance for Sale - Asking $39,000 - Carol Stream, IL 2001 Ford Excursion Command Vehicle - Asking $7,000 - Murphys, CA 2000 Pierce Engine - Asking $150,000 - Cody, WY POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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2020 IFE-USA AGM And Educational Conference - Indianapolis, IN - April 20, 2020 Decision-Making & Financial Management for Fire/EMS Organizations - NFA Online mediated course - May 10 - July 26, 2020 IAFC conneXions - Dallas, TX - May 18-20, 2020 International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference - IAFC - Baltimore, MD - June 4-7, 2020 NFPA Conference & Expo - Orlando, FL - June 15-18, 2020 Water Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - June 25-28, 2020 TEEX Municipal Fire School - College Station, TX - July 19-24, 2020 Canceled: 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 American Fire Sprinkler Association to host AFSA39 - Orlando, FL - September 13-16, 2020 Wildland-Urban Interface - IAFC - Reno, NV - November 2-6, 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Sun - IAFC - Clearwater, FL - November 12-15, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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