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| Official: Alaska Hospitals Reaching Coronavirus Space Limits Alaska may have reached the limit of hospital space available for care of people infected with COVID-19, a health care company official said. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation recently had to keep a patient at its Bethel facility for an extra day because there were no available beds in Anchorage, KYUK-AM reported Wednesday. The corporation's hospital in Bethel does not have an intensive care unit, which medical staff deemed necessary for the patient's treatment, said Dr. Ellen Hodges, the corporation's chief of staff. "This was an ICU-level patient, and all the ICU beds in Anchorage were full," Hodges said Wednesday. "So we've already reached, I think, the limits of our capacity of the healthcare of the state. So it makes some of these mitigation strategies more important." Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities are experiencing a national trend, noted in statistics released by the federal Centers for Disease Control. US NEWS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| New York App Alerts You If You Come Near Someone With Coronavirus New Yorkers can now download a free app to their smartphones that will alert them if they come near people who test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday the launch of the state's new COVID Alert NY app. New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware will offer their own versions of the app as well. The app uses the phone's existing Bluetooth technology to alert the user when they come within close contact of an infected person, defined as 6 feet. The app talks to other people's apps. When someone reports to the Department of Health that they are infected, contact tracers will ask if they have the app and are willing to share their contact list, which is automatically generated by being within 6 feet of someone for more than 10 minutes and who also activated the app. NYACK-PIERMONT PATCH Related with Video: How does the COVID Alert NY app work? ‘She Said It Was Fun': 31-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Allegedly Taking Firetruck On Joyride In California Officers with the Riverside Police Department had a woman in a pink dress stand up outside their patrol car for witnesses to identify after she allegedly stole a fire truck and took it on a joy ride Thursday night. The 31-year-old woman is suspected of stealing a Riverside Fire Department truck and taking it on a joyride while first responders were handling a life-threatening medical emergency. "Two police officers responded first, they began CPR," Riverside police Sgt. Juan Munoz said. "They saved the man's life." Munoz said that while firefighters were getting that man, who had stopped breathing, into an ambulance, the woman hopped inside their engine at Hole Avenue and drove it three miles away — to the eastbound Adams Street off-ramp on the 91 Freeway — colliding with at least two cars along the way. And when the fire engine finally came to a stop at the off-ramp, officers said the woman attempted to get into at least two other cars. KCAL-TV CBS 9 LOS ANGELES Arizona fire department has new program to end growing suicide rates nationwide The City of Glendale has a new peer support program they hope will help end suicide growing rates among firefighters. The program is one of the first of its kind in the state, addressing nationwide statistics that firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than on the job. One hundred twenty times a day, that's the amount firefighters here in Glendale are called to duty. This makes them one of the busiest fire departments in the US. "We see everything from gunshot wounds stabbings, child codes drowning, heart attacks," said Captain Ashley Losch with Glendale Fire. And often, In these cases, they arrive first on the scene. In particular, one call has stuck with Captain Ashley Losch, the night she responded to a double murder-suicide. "Truth be told, it's been ten years since that call, and I didn't know I was struggling with this all this time," said Losch. "A father that had killed his two children, they were lying in their beds, and he shot himself, and he videotaped himself doing that, the whole act."' KASW-CW6 & KTVK-3TV (AZFAMILY.COM) Missouri firefighters make fire safety videos in honor of Fire Prevention Month Springfield firefighters have released a series of videos in honor of Fire Prevention Month. According to the City of Springfield, the videos will be released throughout October on the Springfield Fire Department's social media pages. Here is a list of all seven of the educational videos: Cooking Safety (by Firefighter Justine, for fourth and fifth graders); Firefighters Are Our Friends (by Firefighter Tanner, for PreK-K); Stay Away From Dangerous Things (by Firefighter Geoff, for PreK-K); Recognizing Home Hazards (by Firefighter Tanner, for first-graders); Escape Drills in the Home (by Firefighter Mark, for second-graders); How and When to Call 911 (by Firefighter Mark, for third-graders); and The Fire Triangle (by Firefighter Geoff, for fifth-graders). "Community Risk Reduction is about prioritizing our risks as a community and working together to invest the time and resources necessary to reduce them," said Fire Chief David Pennington. KOLR-TV CBS 10 SPRINGFIELD Must see: 1969 documentary on Maryland volunteer firefighters A very cool historical look at the volunteer fire service in Maryland from WMAR-TV in Baltimore. The half-hour documentary is from October 10, 1969 and has film from fire companies in a number of counties throughout the state. There is also a section on University of Maryland's Fire Service Extension, the forerunner to Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. Many thanks to Rusty Leftwich for sending this to STATter911. STATER 911 Related Video: Maryland Volunteer Firefighters PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| | | Fire Contracts Available Sourcewell and FireRescue GPO have announced new cooperative contract awards for firefighting equipment including breathing apparatus and turnout gear. |
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| L-O-D-D Colorado - Ricky Fulton, Firefighter/Pilot, Aero S.E.A.T. Incorporated, Sterling, CO L-O-D-D West Virginia - Richard "Rick" Todd, Chief, Salem Volunteer Fire Department, Salem, WV L-O-D-D Virginia - Charles "Dog" C. Woods, Firefighter/EMT, Adwolfe Volunteer Fire Department, Marion, Virginia L-O-D-D North Carolina - Jason Daniel Dean, Deputy Chief, Clayton Fire Department, Clayton, North Carolina L-O-D-D California - Charles Morton, Firefighter, San Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear Hotshots, Fawnskin, California L-O-D-D New York - James P. Brooks Jr., Second Assistant Fire Chief, Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, Whitehall, New York Preserving the Perishable: The Importance of Documenting History Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters - September 27 – October 4, 2020 Preserving the Perishable: A Fire History Picture is Worth More Than a Thousand Words NFPA announces "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen" - Fire Prevention Week 2020, October 4-10 Pre-fire planning tips for wildfire - U.S. Fire Administration NFPA LiNK digital reference tool launches with NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code (NEC) Preserving the Perishable - What is Considered Historically Significant? World, Meet Rainbow: The Female Fire Chief On The McKenzie Hailed A Hero COVID-19 Resource Update - USFA 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. Road Rescue Vehicles - Featured Supplier - Revolutionary ambulance manufacturer of Type I (standard and medium duty) and Type III ambulances Sutphen - Featured Supplier - Quality fire apparatus manufacturer with a full spectrum of vehicles including aerial, pumper, tanker, and custom apparatus |
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| Firefighter/Paramedic - Kalispell Fire Department - Kalispell, MT Fire Chief - Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District - Monument, CO Fire Chief - Columbia River Fire & Rescue - St. Helens, Oregon Fire Chief - King County Fire District 27 - Fall City, WA Fire Chief - Meadows Valley Rural Fire District - New Meadows, ID Fire Chief - Columbus Fire Division - Columbus, OH Fire/EMS Chief - City of Kamiah Fire and Rescue - Kamiah, ID Fire Marshal - DeKalb County Fire & Rescue Services - DeKalb County, GA Deputy Chief, Emergency Services - Kachemak Emergency Services - Homer, AK Director of Emergency Services - Bakersfield / Monterey / Oxnard / Redlands / San Diego, CA, Hendersonville, TN, Mobile, AL, Palmer, AK Lateral and Entry-Level Firefighter/PM - Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue - Port Ludlow, WA (closes: Sep 30, 2020) Division Chief - Fort Mojave Mesa Fire District - Fort Mohave, AZ (closes: Oct 02, 2020) Fire Chief - Seaside Fire Department - Seaside, CA (closes: Oct 04, 2020) EMS Chief - Borough of Emmaus - Emmaus, PA (closes: Oct 06, 2020) Deputy Chief - Spokane Valley Fire Department - Spokane Valley, WA (closes: Oct 08, 2020) Emergency Management Coordinator - Village of Hanover Park - Hanover Park, IL (closes: Oct 09, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - East Fork Fire Protection District - Minden, NV (closes: Oct 09, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - Selah Fire Department - Selah, WA (closes: Oct 09, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - City of Corvallis - Corvallis, OR (closes: Oct 09, 2020) Battalion Chief - Verona Fire Department - Verona, WI (closes: Oct 11, 2020) Fire Marshal - City of Chandler - Chandler, AZ (closes: Oct 12, 2020) Temporary Full-Time Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Coordinator - Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District - Sisters, OR (closes: Oct 12, 2020) Fire Marshal - Columbia River Fire & Rescue - St. Helens, OR (closes: Oct 13, 2020) Ambulance Chief - Town of Brookline - Brookline, NH (closes: Oct 14, 2020) Assistant Fire Chief - Exempt (Communications Division) - Contra Costa County Fire Protection District - Concord, CA (closes: Oct 15, 2020) Fire Chief - Hoodland Rural Fire District #74 - Welches, OR (closes: Oct 16, 2020) Division Chief - Cannon Beach Fire District - Cannon Beach, OR (closes: Oct 16, 2020) Fire Chief - Belmont Fire Department - Belmont, MA (closes: Oct 16, 2020) Deputy Chief - South Kitsap Fire and Rescue - Port Orchard, WA (closes: Oct 16, 2020) Paramedic Firefighter/Lateral Paramedic Firefighter - Fort Mohave Mesa Fire Department - Fort Mohave, AZ (closes: Oct 16, 2020) Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Truckee Fire Protection District - Truckee, CA (closes: Oct 16, 2020) Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic - Truckee Fire Protection District - Truckee, CA (closes: Oct 16, 2020) Recruit Firefighter - Golder Ranch Fire District - Tucson, AZ (closes: Oct 18, 2020) Deputy Fire Marshal - Woodinville Fire & Rescue - Woodinville, WA (closes: Oct 19, 2020) Fire Inspector / Investigator - Canby Fire District - Canby, OR (closes: Oct 23, 2020) Firefighter Paramedic - Sheridan, SW Polk & West Valley Fire Districts - Sheridan, OR (closes: Oct 23, 2020) Assistant Chief - Hastings Fire and Rescue Department - Hastings, NE (closes: Oct 30, 2020) Division Chief - Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District - Scappoose, OR (closes: Oct 30, 2020) Volunteer / Training Coordinator - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Roseburg, OR (closes: Oct 30, 2020) Fire Chief - Lyons Fire Protection District - Lyons, CO (closes: Oct 30, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Fremont - Fremont, CA (closes: Nov 02, 2020) Fire Chief - Renton Regional Fire Authority - Renton, WA (closes: Nov 02, 2020) Lateral Firefighter - Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue - Kelso, WA (closes: Dec 04, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Ferno 35x ProFlexx Stretcher - $1,000 or Best Offer - Duvall, WA 2007 Chevrolet Suburban LS 1500 4x4 - Asking $12,000 - Cloverdale, OR 1994 International 4900 DT466 E-one - Asking $16,000 OBO - Skykomish, WA 2003 HME Aherns Fox - Asking $49,000 OBO - Orting, WA 2003 Ford Super Duty F550 - $48,000 - Twisp, WA POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| Hybrid Fire Instructor 1 Course - Fowler Fire Education & Certification - Union, WA - September 26 - October 4, 2020 Join AFSA for Its First-Ever Virtual General Session - 11:00 a.m. Central Time - Virtual - October 7, 2020 Sharing Wildfire Risk Mitigation SWRM Tool - 1pm MT - Webinar - October 14, 2020 Fire-Rescue Med Conference - IAFC - Online - October 19, 2020 Fire Leadership Challenge - IAFC's Officer Development Program - Online - October 20-23, 2020 Wildland-Urban Interface - IAFC - Online - November 3-4, 2020 2020 Oregon EMS Conference - The Year of the Virus *New Date* - Virtual - November 5-7, 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Sun - IAFC - Clearwater, FL - November 12-15, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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