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| Fairbanks home fire leaves missing pets, no people injured A Sunday morning fire caused heavy damage to a single-story home off of Slater Street. Four people were home when the fire broke out in the back room of the house, all of whom had vacated the structure by the time Fairbanks Fire Department and other stations arrived just after 9:30 a.m. Flames were reaching out of the back windows of the house when fire personnel arrived on the scene, damaging the interior walls and the roof. "There is heavy damage I would say," said Scott Raygor, battalion chief at Fairbanks Fire Department. "It's going to take a lot of work. The frame is probably good but heavy damage to the interior." Fire teams were able to contain the blaze before it reached the nearby garage or any other homes. No human injuries were reported but some pets are possibly missing, Raygor noted. The blaze was knocked down in about 20 minutes and under control in about an hour, Raygor said. Fort Wainwright Fire Station and University Fire Department assisted Fairbanks Fire on the call. FAIRBANKS NEWS-MINER - METERED SITE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Bringing Tech to the Table: Welcoming WFCA’s New Senior Technology Advisor, David Blankinship
Author: Daily Dispatch
David Blankinship has joined Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA) as its new Senior Technology Advisor, and will be at the forefront of Western's work to prioritize technological progress in emergency response. Daily Dispatch had the opportunity to speak with David about his new role and what the future could hold for tech in public safety. read more |
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| After line of duty death, Massachusetts city to hire consultant for Fire Department review The city intends to hire a professional fire service consultant to conduct an examination and analysis of the administration, operations, training and deployment practices of the Fire Department. The study will include a master plan for the Fire Department that will assess its internal operations and staffing, and provide a gap analysis of its current situation against national standards and best practices, according to City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. Simultaneous with that study, Augustus said, he will conduct a review of the Division of Inspectional Services, since it works with the Fire Department to ensure the safety of all buildings in the city. The manager said a coordinated approach by both departments is critical to keeping residents and first responders safe. TELEGRAM & GAZETTE Fire Department in South Carolina introduces virtual reality for community engagement, training VIDEO: It's not just for video games anymore. The Myrtle Beach Fire Department is now using virtual reality as a way to better educate the community on what it's like to be a firefighter. Firefighters plan to debut the technology to students at Pathways to Possibilities next week at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The hope is to get younger kids interested in a career in the fire service. When the headset is put on, the video immerses the viewer in a 360-degree video, taking the viewer from sitting at a table preparing for the day inside Fire Station 1 to rushing out on a call. Myrtle Beach fire Capt. John Evans said that they received money from the Horry Georgetown Fire Chiefs Association and worked with the IT department in the city of Myrtle Beach to get the 360-degree camera and make it happen. Evans said when they were first researching ideas on how to use new technology, he noticed other departments weren't using this. WMBF-TV NBC 32 MYRTLE BEACH Washington DC Fire recruit class cleared of wrongdoing after internal investigation into hand symbols shown in photo After a photo believed to have been taken last year of a D.C. Fire recruit class showed three white men making what looked like an "OK symbol" with their hands, an internal investigation found they were not aware the hand gesture is associated with white supremacy. Weeks before an internal investigation cleared three members of recruit class 387, D.C. Council member Charles Allen, D-Ward 6, asked about the photo in question at a council committee hearing. "I see diversity in the class, but I only see the symbol being displayed by white men, so that to me gives me major cause of concern," Allen said. D.C. Fire Chief Gregory Dean said, "Racist symbols are not consistent with our core values." The internal investigative report obtained by WTOP found the symbol was part of a game that some members of the class would play called the circle game, where they would display an upside-down OK hand gesture below their waist. WTOP-AM 1500 WASHINGTON Fire department in Missouri finds TV spotlight, but privacy concerns linger Paramedic Trent Bowers received a call on a recent January night: A woman had been beaten at a St. Louis Family Dollar store. When Bowers arrived, the woman showed him injuries across her body. "This looks like it's out of place," he said, looking at her knee. He suggested she take the ambulance to the hospital, but the woman said she couldn't afford it without insurance. In less than an hour, a recording of the exchange reached hundreds of thousands of viewers on national TV's "Live Rescue," an A&E reality series that features "almost live" feeds of fire crews and emergency medical service units in seven U.S. cities. Since its premiere in April, the St. Louis Fire Department has been one of the show's most reliable stars. Last month, fire officials agreed to participate in a third season. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Pennsylvania firefighters recall 1985 fire at YMCA that killed 4 people When firefighter Richard "Dick" Boyer responded to a fire call at the Reading YMCA on a bitter cold morning in January 1985, he immediately sensed something wasn't right. "The fire hose on the sidewalk was burning, and the handle on the Knox box had melted," recalled Boyer, 76, a retired Reading fire chief. In the moments that followed, Boyer would discover the tragic reason that caused a fire so intense it consumed a hose intended to destroy it. A flashover, a type of incendiary explosion that erupted in the kitchen, unleashed a firestorm that swept down a hallway, through the lobby and up the stairways of the first three floors of the six-story structure at Washington and Reed streets. In its wake, the killer fire claimed the lives of a firefighter and three YMCA residents, and badly burned two other firefighters. READING EAGLE 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 North Carolina - Corbin Rogers, Firefighter, Spring Lake Fire Department, Spring Lake, NC 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 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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| | | 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 Chief - Sni Valley Fire Protection District - Oak Grove, MO 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 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) Assistant Fire Chief - City of Homer - Homer, AK (closes: Feb 26, 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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