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| Sweetwater's Fire Chief retires after 23 years of service Sweetwater's Fire Chief, Grant Madden, announced Wednesday that he is retiring after 23 years of serving the city. Chief Madden served the City of Sweetwater in the Fire Department & Ambulance Service for a total of 23 years, 15 as Chief. "I'd like to thank Chief Madden for his many years of loyal and dedicated service to the Sweetwater community and our fire department," City Manager David A. Vela said. "On behalf of the city council and city staff, we wish him well in his future endeavors. He will be sorely missed." Chief Madden's last day will be January 3, 2022. KTAB-TV CBS 32 ABILENE Lower Colorado River Authority Awards $50,000 Grant For New Fire Training Center in Coleman With help from a $50,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority, the Coleman Fire Department will open a live-fire training facility where firefighters from across the area can gain valuable hands-on experience fighting fires in a controlled setting. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, paired with matching funds of $19,000, will pay for the construction of a single-story, steel "burn building" that can be configured for a variety of training exercises. Coleman Fire Chief Jimmy Watson said the training facility likely will be built close to the city's airport, making it easy for Coleman firefighters to train in the area while still being able to respond to emergency calls that arise during training sessions. "As soon as I received the email about the grant, I pushed it out to everyone and my phone blew up," Watson said. COLEMAN TODAY Garland ambulance patients now have more choices about which hospital they're taken to Patients transported by Garland ambulances now have more choices about where they receive healthcare. In most situations, patients will have several options of nearby medical facilities they can choose from. Previously, they were transported to the closest medical facility. Fire chief Mark Lee briefed Garland City Council on the new policy at a work session on Dec. 6. The issue was reviewed by the city's public safety committee. Garland first responders aimed to ensure that response times didn't increase. That's why they took patients to the nearest hospital. But that created concerns for some patients, Lee said at the council meeting. "We were hearing that folks were not happy with where they were going, and potentially concerned about their medical records," he said. The city wanted to give residents more say in the matter. Patients can choose where they go, as long as it's relatively close and medically appropriate, Lee said. DALLAS MORNING NEWS - METERED SITE 1 killed in fiery wreck involving 2 semitrucks in Martin County VIDEO: Two semis crashed on eastbound I-20, just east of the FM 829 overpass, between mile markers 152 and 153, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Images and videos from viewers show the trucks on fire. The eastbound lane was closed and traffic was being diverted to the service road near mile marker 143 in Midland County. The accident was also slowing the flow of westbound traffic. There has been one confirmed fatality due to the accident, according to Martin County Sheriff Brad Ingram. The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating. The crash was cleared overnight around 4:00 a.m. on December 9. KWES-TV NBC 9 ODESSA Governor Abbott, TDEM Deploy Wildfire Response Resources In Panhandle, South Plains Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to ready and activate resources ahead of elevated conditions for fire danger in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. These resources will support local officials' response to wildfires if fires exceed local capabilities. The Texas A&M Forest Service warns that wildfire-prone conditions caused by underlying drought aligned with dryness, increased wind speeds, freeze cured grasses, an abundance of vegetation on the landscape, and elevated to critical fire weather are expected to become progressively more hazardous in the Panhandle and South Plains beginning Thursday, December 9th through Friday, December 10th and potentially through the weekend. OFFICE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNOR Austin Fire Department crews respond to diesel fuel spill, I-35 upper deck closed for cleanup A diesel fuel spill on the southbound upper deck of I-35 and the frontage road in central Austin is causing traffic slowdowns. The Austin Fire Department said they responded to 4300 N I-35 upper deck southbound around 10:51 a.m. Crews warned drivers about the road being closed while they clean up the spill. They also said the leak is affecting the traffic on the southbound frontage road. They are recommending drivers use the lower deck as an alternate route. At 11:30 a.m., fire crews said the leak was stopped, but crews were still cleaning up the hazardous conditions. No further details were provided. KEYE-TV CBS 42 AUSTIN PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Building that once housed adult day care in Mississippi goes up in flames A massive fire destroyed a vacant building in South Jackson. The fire was reported about 9 p.m. Wednesday at what was once the ANCOR Adult Daycare on Robinson Road. The flames were so intense that part of the building collapsed. Deputy Chief Cleotha Sanders said the business was not operating and there was no power to the building. Firefighters stayed at the scene overnight putting out hot spots, Sanders said. The cause of the fire has not been determined. No injuries were reported. WAPT-TV ABC 16 JACKSON EMS not considered ‘essential' in South Carolina, but proposed bill would change that The pandemic has shown how critical emergency medical services are across the country. But in South Carolina and most other states, EMS is not classified as an "essential service," as law enforcement and fire services are. While those services have been part of the US in some fashion since colonial times, EMS is much younger, established in many areas of the country in the 1970s, according to South Carolina EMS Association Advocacy and Legislative Chair Steven McDade. But since then, McDade said EMS has become a necessity in every community. "You can look at it from just an everyday thing, where you can call for a heart attack or a stroke or a car wreck, or look at the impact that EMS has had during this pandemic. They, really, we've been the ones, frontline, combatting that," he said. WIS-TV NBC/CW 10 COLUMBIA Kentucky public school utilizes virtual reality to train future firefighters VIDEO/PHOTOS: Jefferson County Public Schools is utilizing virtual reality to train future firefighters. The district is incorporating virtual reality into its academic programs and pathways, including in the Fire Science program at Fern Creek High School. Students use VR headsets to experience what it's like to enter a burning building. Fern Creek firefighters provide weekly class time and training for students. "They're able to get training done now, while they are in school, that would take them 6 months to complete after they graduated," said Nathan Mulvey, chief of the Fern Creek Fire Department. "So it's pretty exciting." Since there is also a shortage of EMTs, organizers are trying to develop an EMT program within the school's Fire Science program. WDRB-TV FOX 41 LOUISVILLE One small step for Maryland county, one giant leap for volunteer firefighter Christopher Williams is still in disbelief that he's going to be an astronaut. "It's still almost a little bit surreal, something that you've dreamed about your whole life and now getting the opportunity to do, I feel so lucky and honored to have the chance to do this and to be part of the team," he told MyMCM. NASA announced its latest astronauts on Dec. 6 with Williams and nine other candidates being selected from a field of more than 12,000 applicants, according to a press release from NASA. Since the original Mercury Seven space mission in 1959, there have only been 360 astronauts selected by NASA, including Williams' cohort. "Becoming an astronaut has been sort of a dream of mine ever since I was a little kid," Williams said. MY MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEDIA Florida Task Force 3 honored for Surfside condo rescue mission Dec. 8, 2021, is officially known as Florida Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 3 Day in Hillsborough County in honor of the first responders that jumped into action after this summer's deadly Surfside condo collapse. In the wake of the tragedy that claimed 98 lives, some 75 men and women across the Tampa Bay area were dispatched to South Florida to assist with search and rescue efforts. The elite group, led by Andrew Capelleti of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and Captain Brian Eichholz from Tampa Fire Rescue, consisted of members of both agencies as well as St. Pete Fire Rescue. "The gallant first responders of Florida Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 3 worked side by side, day and night, doing everything they could for the victims of this terrible tragedy and their grieving families," Hillsborough County Commissioner Harry Cohen said during Wednesday's meeting. WTSP-TV CBS NEWS 10 TAMPA PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Illinois - Garrett Edward Ramos, Lieutenant, Sterling Fire Department, Sterling, IL L-O-D-D Texas - Ross Darren Estabrooks, Assistant Chief, Tri-Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, Pittsburg, TX L-O-D-D Tennessee - Darin Dean Pasold, Lieutenant, Hohenwald Fire Department, Hohenwald, TN NFPA releases Drone Knowledgebase - Encourages U.S. fire departments to provide local insights to help inform best practices Fire Safety Resources: December - Put a Freeze on Winter Fires COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandates for EMS agencies Registration Opens for 2022 FDSOA Conferences - January 9-12, 2022 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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| | | 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. Icom America - Featured Supplier - Communications equipment including amateur, avionic, land mobile, marine, and network handhelds and products Husqvarna - Featured Supplier - Supplier of a full range of tools including chainsaws, trimmers, brush cutters, axes, and hand tools |
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| Deputy Fire Chief - Enumclaw Fire Department - Enumclaw, WA Deputy Fire Chief - City of Beverly Hills - Beverly Hills, CA EMS Division Chief - Washington Township/Avon Fire Department - Avon, IN Deputy Fire Chief - Roswell Fire Department - Roswell, NM Fire Division Chief - City of Corvallis - Corvallis, OR Entry-Level Firefighter, Lateral Firefighter, and Paramedic Firefighter - Caldwell Fire Department - Caldwell, ID Fire Plans Examiner - City of Palm Beach Gardens - Palm Beach Gardens, FL Firefighter/Paramedic - North Las Vegas Fire Department - North Las Vegas, NV Firefighter/Paramedic - McMinnville Fire Department - McMinnville, OR Firefighter - DeKalb County Fire Rescue - DeKalb County, GA Deputy Fire Marshal - Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue - Ridgefield, WA Assistant Fire Chief / Fire Division Chief - San Bernardino County Fire District - San Bernardino, CA Fire Chief - City of Ketchikan - Ketchikan, AK Confidential Recruiting: - What is it? Fire Chief - City of Madison - Madison, WI (closes: Dec 15, 2021) Fire Chief - Itasca Fire Protection District - Itasca, IL (closes: Dec 17, 2021) Fire Chief - Town of Cohasset - Cohasset, MA (closes: Dec 20, 2021) Firefighter - Redding Fire Department - Redding, CA (closes: Dec 22, 2021) Deputy Fire Marshal 1/II - Hillsboro Fire & Rescue - Hillsboro, OR (closes: Dec 31, 2021) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education Specialist - Poudre Fire Authority - Fort Collins, CO (closes: Dec 31, 2021) Mechanic - Poulsbo Fire Department - Poulsbo, WA (closes: Jan 05, 2022) Firefighter – Entry Level - City of Hillsboro - Hillsboro, OR (closes: Jan 09, 2022) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton - Thornton, CO (closes: Jan 14, 2022) Assistant Fire Chief - North County Regional Fire Authority - Stanwood, WA (closes: Jan 14, 2022) Firefighter Cadet - Corpus Christi Fire Department - Corpus Christi, TX (closes: Jan 14, 2022) Deputy Fire Marshal - Spokane Fire Department - Spokane, WA (closes: Jan 18, 2022) Director of Fire Service Program - Bates Technical College - Tacoma, WA (closes: Jan 22, 2022) Fire Investigator II - King County Sheriff's Office - Seattle, WA (closes: Jan 22, 2022) Fire Chief - City of Lansing - Lansing, MI (closes: Jan 23, 2022) Deputy Chief - Kittitas County Fire District 7 - Cle Elum, WA (closes: Jan 31, 2022) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Leading and Engaging with Volunteers and Employees - 7:00 PM EST - Online - December 14, 2021 PHTLS Refresher 9e Hybrid Course - Jefferson Fire District - Online - January 8, 2022 PHTLS Provider 9e Hybrid Course - Jefferson Fire District - Online - January 9, 2022 Fire Officer I - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - January 10-14, 2022 Fire Officer 3 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Union, WA - January 10-19, 2022 Fire Officer 4 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Union, WA - January 31 - February 9, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - February 21-25, 2022 Fire Service Inspector 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - February 21-25, 2022 Fire Service Instructor 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - February 28 - March 3, 2022 53rd Annual Northwest Leadership Seminar - Register Online - Portland, OR - March 2-4, 2022 Hazmat Awareness/Operations - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - March 5-19, 2022 Center for Public Safety Excellence Conference 2022 - Call For Presentations Now Open - Orlando, FL - March 22-25, 2022 Fire Service Instructor II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - March 28 - April 1, 2022 Fire Officer I - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - April 4-8, 2022 Fire Fighter 2 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - April 9-23, 2022 Fire Service Instructor 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - April 25-28, 2022 Hazmat Incident Commander - Academy - Mason County Fire District 6 - Union, WA - May 2-6, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - May 16-20, 2022 Hazmat Awareness/Operations - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 10-24, 2022 Fire Service Instructor 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 12-15, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 19-23, 2022 Fire Service Inspector 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 26-30, 2022 Fire Fighter 2 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 1-15, 2022 Fire Officer I - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 3-7, 2022 Fire Service Instructor II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 3-7, 2022 Hazmat Incident Commander - Academy - Mason County Fire District 6 - Union, WA - October 31 - November 4, 2022 Fire Officer I - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - November 28 - December 2, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - December 5-9, 2022 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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