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| Letter from Sen. Lisa Murkowski: Thanks, fire personnel Last summer's wildfires were among the worst Alaska has seen in decades. The skies filled with smoke, our main roads closed, and neighborhoods evacuated. A total of 742 fires destroyed more than 2.5 million acres — which is about twice the size of Delaware. From Hotshot crews and smokejumpers to the firefighters and managers stationed at command centers — our emergency responders, including many good Samaritans from the Lower 48 — were working hard, around the clock. This summer I met with fire mangers to receive firefighting updates, but also participated in after-action briefs where the discussion centered on best practices and lessons learned. We not only can learn from our experiences and put them to use in preparing for future fire seasons, but we can share that knowledge beyond our borders. And that's exactly what we're seeing right now. I'm proud of the Alaskan firefighters who made the 7,000-mile journey to help respond to the deadly Australia wildfires. To date more than 28 people have died and more than 3,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged. ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS - METERED SITE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Chicago sues Rockford coffee company for allegedly ripping off Chicago Fire Department logo The City of Chicago is suing a Rockford-based coffee company for trademark infringement, claiming the company's logo is an imitation of the Chicago Fire Department's symbol. Fire Department Coffee and the Fire Department both feature logos that consist of the letters D, F and C intertwined in a stylized monogram, which is likely to confuse consumers into thinking the city has endorsed or sponsored the business, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday. The lawsuit also alleges that the company was aware of the Fire Department's logo and created a similar symbol "because it concluded that using a mark similar to the CFD mark would greatly enhance the sale of goods" and the business' success. According to the lawsuit, the city first used the CFD mark in commerce as early as Jan. 1, 1949, and features the logo on ambulances, trucks and on some uniforms. CHICAGO SUN TIMES Washington state: Kennewick picks Vancouver firefighter to be new chief 4 months after controversial ouster A Vancouver firefighter is heading across the state to become Kennewick's new fire chief. Chad Michael is leaving a spot as the deputy chief of operations at the Vancouver Fire Department to return to his roots in Eastern Washington. He starts March 16 and will be sworn in at the March 17 city council meeting. City officials are working on scheduling a community reception. "We are thrilled to welcome Chief Michael to our city team," City Manager Marie Mosley said in an official statement. "We are confident that his diverse skill set and his commitment to serving the community at the highest levels are the right fit to lead the exceptional men and women in the Kennewick Fire Department." While Michael, 45, has spent a large portion of his career in Western Washington fire departments, he started firefighting in 1992 as a firefighter with Spokane County Fire District 8. TRI-CITY HERALD EMTs Quitting to Take Firefighter Jobs Causing Ambulance-Crew Shortages in New York Top Fire Department officials told a City Council committee Jan. 28 that the department's policy of "promoting" Emergency Medical Technicians to become Firefighters, who are paid tens of thousands of dollars more a year, had produced a major gap in Emergency Medical Service staffing. As a consequence, they conceded that even as the city continued to set records for EMS call volume, and response times for those calls were rising, there had been a decline in the number of ambulance crews available, a circumstance they said would take "a couple of years" to rectify. The troubling admission came before the Council Committee on Fire and Emergency Management. Administration officials cited a confluence of factors: the physical limitations of the FDNY's Queens training facility at Fort Totten that's slated for a multi-million-dollar upgrade; a national shortage of EMTs and Paramedics; and "a churn" of 1,200 EMS members into firefighting jobs every four years when the promotion exam was offered. THE CHIEF LEADER - METERED SITE Florida Still Working Out Flaws With Firefighter Cancer Bill When Brian Kernohan complained to his doctor of merciless headaches two summers ago, he expected to get a prescription for a sinus infection, not a diagnosis of brain cancer. The 37-year-old firefighter's eardrums were curved inward, so his doctor suggested a CT scan. It found a tumor the size of a golf ball sitting on his right cerebral artery, daring a stroke with every heartbeat. "Not even 24 hours later," Kernohan said, "they called me and said ‘get your rear into the hospital.'" On Veteran's Day 2018, the mass was surgically removed and found to be a medulloblastoma, one of the most common brain tumors for children. A year and a half later, earlier this month, Kernohan finished his final chemotherapy session. The husband and father of two young sons is now the first firefighter in Jacksonville to receive job compensation for his treatment under a new Florida law declaring cancer as a line-of-duty illness and outlining its accompanying benefits. WUFT-TV PBS 5 GAINESVILLE Los Angeles Fire Revives Push for Sprinklers in Older High-Rises Residents displaced when flames tore through a 1960s-era Los Angeles apartment tower and injured 13 people this week are wondering why the management company didn't install sprinklers after another destructive blaze seven years ago. City officials said after the 2013 fire "that it shouldn't take another tragedy" to get sprinklers into older buildings that are exempt from retrofitting rules, City Councilman Mike Bonin said Thursday. "But it did." Bonin will introduce a measure Friday that would require sprinklers in residential buildings built more than 50 years ago, before regulations required fire-suppression systems in buildings taller than 75 feet (23 meters). It's an issue that officials in other U.S. cities have grappled with in recent years. Honolulu passed regulations requiring stricter safety rules for buildings with 10 floors or more after a fire raged through a 35-story condominium in 2017, killing four people. It was built in 1971, before the city required condos to have a sprinkler system. KNBC-TV NBC 4 LOS ANGELES PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Georgia - John Kevin Cash, Firefighter, Roswell Fire Department, Alpharetta, GA L-O-D-D Alaska - Roger D. DeLongchamp, Driver-Operator, Willow-Caswell Fire Department, Willow, AK L-O-D-D Connecticut - Timothy P. Smith, Fire Marshal, Orange, CT Fire Marshal's Office, Orange, CT Coronavirus: Resources for Fire Chiefs - IAFC AFSA Announces Schedule for 2020 - Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School NFPA urges teens not to participate in trending social media challenge - TikTok's #outletchallenge Massachusetts is first state to officially update to the 2020 edition of the NEC - NFPA Request for Proposal: Cache County Fire & EMS Analysis and Study - Cache County, UT - Proposal due by 1/31/2020 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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| Fire Investigator - Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc - Woodinville/Seattle, WA Firefighter/Paramedic - Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue - Kelso, WA Fire Chief - City of Gilroy - Gilroy, CA Fire Marshal - Weber State University - Ogden, UT Fire Chief - Brigham City Fire Department - Brigham City, UT Firefighter - South Metro Fire Rescue - Centennial, CO Fire Chief - Arvada Fire Protection District - Arvada, CO Firefighter/Paramedic - San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District - San Ramon, CA Fire Chief - City of Lincoln - Lincoln, NE Fire Inspector - City of Flagstaff - Flagstaff, AZ Fire Chief/EMS Director - City Of Clarkston - Clarkston, WA Fire Marshal - City of Elko - Elko, NV (closes: Jan 31, 2020) Assistant Fire Chief - City of Pendleton - Pendleton, OR (closes: Jan 31, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - Olympia Fire Department - Olympia, WA (closes: Feb 02, 2020) Battalion Chief - City of Corvallis - Corvallis, OR (closes: Feb 05, 2020) Deputy Fire Marshal - City of Vancouver - Vancouver, WA (closes: Feb 07, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Redlands Fire Department - Redlands, CA (closes: Feb 07, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - South Pierce Fire & Rescue - Eatonville, WA (closes: Feb 10, 2020) Lateral/Experienced Firefighter Paramedic - Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One - Gig Harbor, WA (closes: Feb 10, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Kenai - Kenai, AK (closes: Feb 12, 2020) Firefighter EMT(Entry Level & Lateral) - City of Longview - Longview, WA (closes: Feb 13, 2020) Paramedic Firefighter (Entry Level & Lateral) - City of Longview - Longview, WA (closes: Feb 13, 2020) Firefighter - Paramedic - Boulder Rural Fire & Rescue - Boulder, CO (closes: Feb 14, 2020) Entry-Level or Lateral Firefighter/EMT - Kittitas County Fire District 7 - Cle Elum, WA (closes: Feb 14, 2020) Firefighter Paramedic - Grays Harbor Fire District 5 - Elma, WA (closes: Feb 14, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Vancouver - Vancouver, WA (closes: Feb 14, 2020) Fire Chief - City of South Lake Tahoe - South Lake Tahoe, CA (closes: Feb 17, 2020) Community Care Provider - Jackson County Fire District 3 - White City, OR (closes: Feb 20, 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) 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) Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Truckee Fire Protection District - Truckee, CA (closes: Mar 03, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic, Entry & Lateral - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Roseburg, OR (closes: Mar 06, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief of Operations - City of Medford - Medford, OR (closes: Mar 09, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| 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 1989 Braun Northwest Ambulance with 7.3 Liter Diesel - Asking $12,000 - Granite Falls, WA 2000 E-One Cyclone Pumper - Asking $19,500 - Carol Stream, IL Needed: Used Ambulance/SUVTruck & Monitors for Volunteer Non-Profit Training Program - Boise, ID 1997 Simon Duplex Pumper - Asking $22,750 - Salem, OR POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| 24 hour EMT refresher / 48 hour Paramedic refresher - Various dates and locations available - OR - Model Performance in Community Risk Reduction Symposium - Murfreesboro, TN - February 18-20, 2020 PPE symposium / HSO & ISO classes - Mather, California - February 19-21, 2020 60-hr / 30-hr Paramedic Refresher - The Resuscitation Group - Vancouver, WA - February 20-27, 2020 Ice Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - February 20-23, 2020 High Performance Leadership and Coaching Academy - Grapeview, WA - February 25-28, 2020 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 2020 IFE-USA AGM And Educational Conference - Indianapolis, IN - April 20, 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 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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