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| 5 rescued on their way back from ‘Into the Wild' bus along Stampede Trail Five Italian tourists were rescued Saturday from Stampede Trail as they made their way back from visiting the bus made famous by the book and film "Into the Wild." Alaska State Troopers and volunteers from the Tri-Valley Fire Department were called to an area about 2 miles from the bus Saturday around 8 a.m., said Tri-Valley Fire Chief Brad Randall. First responders reached the group by snowmachine. One of the hikers was treated for non-life-threatening cold exposure, Randall said. It's unclear how long the hikers had been outside, but Randall said he believed the group had been in the area at least overnight. Temperatures in the area were about 5 to 10 degrees Saturday morning, Randall said. Troopers could not be immediately reached Sunday afternoon. Several people have been rescued along the Stampede Trail in recent years and two have died. The 20-mile trail leads to an abandoned bus where Christopher McCandless died in 1992. McCandless's story was made famous by the 1996 Jon Krakauer book "Into the Wild," which became the basis of a movie of the same name in 2007. ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS - METERED SITE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| New South Carolina legislation proposes cancer insurance policy for afflicted firefighters A new bill has been introduced in the South Carolina legislature that would create new a supplemental insurance policy for some firefighters diagnosed with cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of deaths in career firefighters, according to the Firefighter Cancer Support Network. While most fire departments – including the Aiken Department of Public Safety – provide cancer health care benefits to their employees, some firefighters believe the Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan currently being discussed in the S.C. legislature would be a big step forward in improving their coverage. "The benefits to this one are a lot better than what the locals can offer," said Capt. Brian Brazier, who works in the ADPS fire division. "With as many firefighters as (the state) is looking to cover, the cost of this is going to be pretty high, but the money is there to do it. I feel like we need to support the fire services in the state." AIKEN STANDARD - METERED SITE NASCAR provides updates on medical team response to Ryan Newman's Daytona 500 crash What seemed like an eternity was actually 19 seconds. After Ryan Newman's battered race car came to rest last Monday at the end of the tri-oval in a brutal wreck at the finish of the Daytona 500, it took only 19 seconds for the first emergency vehicle to arrive, according to a chronology provided by NASCAR officials during a question-and-answer session with reporters on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. "The tool truck arrived at the vehicle 19 seconds after it came to rest," said Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. "The fireman that you saw with the extinguisher was in that vehicle. One of the three trauma doctors assigned to the safety team for the race arrived at the car at the 33-second mark, and a paramedic entered the vehicle at the 35-second mark. SPORTING NEWS EMS is stretched so thin in Pennsylvania that in some places, ambulance calls go unanswered The first responders' biggest fear was realized one night in December when someone called 911 for help in rural Erie County and nobody came. The first dispatch went to Union City Fire Co. When Union City couldn't crew its ambulance, the call rolled over to neighboring Waterford Volunteer Fire Department. Waterford couldn't raise an ambulance crew either, so the call went to nearby Mill Village Volunteer Fire Department. Again, no answer. Fifty-one minutes later, the county 911 center canceled the alarm, saying the caller was going to the hospital in a private vehicle. "It's here," a somber Union City Fire Chief Isaiah Edwards told his firefighters a week later at a station meeting. "We're dropping a ton of calls. It's going to be a mess. I don't have answers." THE MORNING CALL FDNY firefighter who pulled his brother's body from the rubble at Ground Zero dies of 9/11-related cancer A retired firefighter who pulled his brother's body from the rubble at Ground Zero died Saturday of 9/11-related pancreatic cancer, officials said. Daniel Foley watched his firefighter brother respond to 9/11 and not come back, FDNY Lt. Mickey Conboy said. Foley promised his parents he wouldn't come home until he found his brother. He found his brother's body on day 11 after the attack, but still went back to Ground Zero each day. "He didn't stop until we all were done on that last day in May in 2002," Conboy said. During his career as a firefighter, Foley was award three department medals for rescues he'd made, officials said. He rescued four children trapped in a back room during one blaze. Foley retired just over a year ago. "Danny Foley was the epitome of a great fireman," Conboy said. "Danny's left an indelible mark on all of us." WPIX-TV CW 11 NEW YORK South Dakota: First team to a fire got $5 in 1880s Aberdeen On North Main Street stands a historic little two-story brick building that once was Aberdeen Fire Station No. 2. It was built in 1930 to provide protection to the city's north side, expanding coverage of the downtown Fire Station No. 1. It still looks much like it did back then, but No. 2 now is privately owned. The city sold it in 2008 after it built a new No. 2 at 1825 Eighth Ave. N.W. near the U.S. Highway 281 bypass. The city added a third station in 1973. It's west of Aberdeen Regional Airport on the east side of Aberdeen. It was remodeled in 2008. Fire stations and firefighters have a history as long as Aberdeen itself. In the late 1880s, two years after the city was settled, a livery stable caught fire, making town leaders realize that they needed firefighters. ABERDEEN NEWS 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 California - Patrick Jones, Firefighter, Porterville Fire Department, Porterville, CA L-O-D-D California - Ramon "Ray" Figueroa, Captain, Porterville Fire Department, Porterville, CA L-O-D-D Texas - Manuel Galindo, Jr., Fire Chief, Fort Hancock Volunteer Fire Department, Fort Hancock, TX FEMA Funded Opportunity - Get Your Safety Culture Data North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs' PSA Emmy Win - Two Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards 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 If You Don't Feel Well, Don't Make it Your Farewell - Cardiac Awareness Toolkit FDSOA Posts Successful Gains - For Both Apparatus and Health/Safety Conferences AFSA Webinar Discusses Building Management Skills - March 17, 11:00 a.m. 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 Marshal - Weber State University - Ogden, UT Deputy Fire Marshal - Pierce County - Tacoma, WA 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 Chief - Brigham City Fire Department - Brigham City, UT Firefighter - South Metro Fire Rescue - Centennial, CO Fire Chief - Arvada Fire Protection District - Arvada, CO 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) Firefighter EMT(Entry Level & Lateral) - City of Longview - Longview, WA (closes: Feb 27, 2020) Paramedic Firefighter (Entry Level & Lateral) - City of Longview - Longview, WA (closes: Feb 27, 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) Fire Plans Examiner - City of Gresham - Gresham, OR (closes: Mar 02, 2020) Fire Deputy Chief - City of Fresno Fire Department - Fresno, CA (closes: Mar 02, 2020) Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Truckee Fire Protection District - Truckee, CA (closes: Mar 03, 2020) Training / Health & Safety Officer - City of Harrisonburg - Harrisonburg, VA (closes: Mar 05, 2020) Medical Services Compliance Officer - Columbia River Fire & Rescue - St. Helens, OR (closes: Mar 06, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Orem - Orem, UT (closes: Mar 06, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic, Entry & Lateral - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Roseburg, OR (closes: Mar 06, 2020) Firefighter / Paramedic - Hood River Fire & EMS - Hood River, OR (closes: Mar 08, 2020) Fire Chief / EMS Director - City of Monona - Monona, WI (closes: Mar 09, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief of Operations - City of Medford - Medford, OR (closes: Mar 09, 2020) Fire Chief - Town of Middletown - Middletown, RI (closes: Mar 12, 2020) Deputy Chief - Duvall-King County Fire District 45 - Duvall, WA (closes: Mar 15, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic list - Columbia River Fire & Rescue Civil Service Commission - Scappoose, St. Helens and Clatskanie, OR (closes: Mar 16, 2020) Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - McCall Fire Protection District - McCall, ID (closes: Mar 20, 2020) Entry Level Firefighter & Firefighter-Paramedic - City of Walla Walla - Walla Walla, WA (closes: Apr 13, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| 1984 International S2500 Diesel - Minimum bid $30,000, Bids due by April 8, 2020 - Hood River, OR 4500 PSI SCBA Eagle Air Compressor 3 Bottle Filling Station - Asking $3,000 OBO - Riverbank, CA 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 2000 Pierce Engine - Asking $150,000 - Cody, WY 1994 Pierce Ladder Truck - Auction ends March 4, 2020 - Yuma, AZ POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| 24 hour EMT refresher / 48 hour Paramedic refresher - Various dates and locations available - OR - 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 Newport EMS Conference - located at The Hallmark Inn - Newport, OR - April 2-5, 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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