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| Wildfire put out late Saturday afternoon in Juneau The Crow Point fire grew to over 15 acres near Eagle Beach State Park before it was contained at 5:30 pm Saturday. U.S. Forest Service Spokesperson Paul Robbins said six firemen responded, four via jet boat and two on ATVs. They also had a helicopter in service dropping water on the fire. There were no reports of threatened structures or people. Firemen were on the scene for over five hours. One firefighter suffered a minor injury when he was poked in the eye by a stick. Robbins said the cause of the fire remains under investigation. He said the fire was human-caused. "Over 90 percent of these fires are caused by humans not properly putting out their campfires or burning trash. A lot of the time it is just campfires that get out of control because folks aren't using designated areas or starting fires too close to trees or overhanging bushes. KINY-AM 800 Fairbanks man loses everything in fire Fairbanks area firefighters responded to a house fire in the Goldstream valley Friday. A log cabin that caught fire Friday afternoon nearly burned to the ground, and created a risk of a wildfire. Multiple departments responded to help in the fight, including wildland firefighters from the Alaska Fire Service. Crews were able to contain the fire and keep it from spreading into the forest. We were able to speak with the owner of the cabin, Marcel Hall, who says he grew up in the structure. Hall said he was outside when he saw his roof was on fire. He said he was able to save his cat and cell phone, as well as move a few vehicles, but everything else was lost to the blaze. "I got my glasses, I got my wallet, I got my cat. I mean...I am upset but at least I am not crying... that's for later I guess," Hall said. KTVF-TV NBC 11 FAIRBANKS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Doctors keep discovering new ways the coronavirus attacks the body Deborah Coughlin was neither short of breath nor coughing. In those first days after she became infected by the novel coronavirus, her fever never spiked above 100 degrees. It was vomiting and diarrhea that brought her to a Hartford, Conn., emergency room on May 1. "You would have thought it was a stomach virus," said her daughter, Catherina Coleman. "She was talking and walking and completely coherent." But even as Coughlin, 67, chatted with her daughters on her cellphone, the oxygen level in her blood dropped so low that most patients would be near death. She is on a ventilator and in critical condition at St. Francis Hospital, one more patient with a strange constellation of symptoms that physicians are racing to recognize, explain and treat. WASHINGTON POST 6-alarm blaze rips through New Jersey neighborhood, leaves 59 homeless Nearly 60 people were displaced after a six-alarm fire tore through a Paterson neighborhood on Saturday night. The blaze was reported around 8:40 p.m. on Beech Street and spread to six houses, according to Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale. No injuries were reported among the residents, but a firefighter and police officer suffered minor injuries, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. Arriving firefighters found buildings engulfed in flames. Firefighters from several neighboring communities, including Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Fair Lawn, Little Falls, Passaic, Totowa and Woodland Park responded to help battle the inferno. The fire was brought under control around 11 p.m., but crews remained on scene for hours dousing hotspots. NJ.COM Related YouTube Video: Paterson 6-Alarm Blaze Disinfectant bombs and UV light contraptions: Ohio firefighters get creative during pandemic VIDEO: What do you get when you combine a lamp stand, a timer and a germicidal bulb? According to a self-admitted "tinkerer", it's another weapon to protect firefighters and the public during the pandemic. Lt. Tom Carano, a veteran firefighter with the Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department, came up with the idea and built five of the devices-- one for each of the city's five fire stations. Carano said the UV bulb-on-a-stand is placed in the back of squads for 20 to 30 minutes in an effort to kill germs. "Just an extra layer of contamination. We're also using that lamp inside the stations after we wipe down the rooms," Carano said. He also modified five plastic totes with reflective insulation and added sockets. The UV bulb is screwed into a tote and cell phones and personal protective equipment, including N-95 masks, are placed inside the glowing containers. "Whatever we put in there can get, with the reflective light ,a 360 degree decontamination," Carano said. WEWS-TV ABC 5 CLEVELAND FDA approves new coronavirus antigen test with fast results U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the country. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corp. of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from swabs swiped inside the nasal cavity, the FDA said in a statement. The antigen test is the third type of test to be authorized by the FDA. Currently, the only way to diagnose active COVID-19 is to test a patient's nasal swab for the genetic material of the virus. While considered highly accurate, the tests can take hours and require expensive, specialized equipment mainly found at commercial labs, hospitals or universities. NBC NEWS Peace of mind or privacy: Tennessee first responders discuss receiving COVID-19 patient names, addresses According to a report from The Associated Press, a state agreement allows for the names and addresses of those who test positive for the novel coronavirus to be released to first responders, law enforcement, and paramedics. News Channel 11's Anslee Daniel spoke to the Washington County 911 director, Greg Matherly, who said that the list will be updated daily, with names regenerating every 30 days after testing positive. According to Matherly, this list will warn first responders if they are to respond to a residence that houses people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. "If that's where they were quarantined at, that particular address and the person we actually dealt with is who we would notify the responders of," Matherly said. WJHL-TV CBS/ABC 11 JOHNSON CITY 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 Missouri - David F. Jameson, Jr., Firefighter/Hazmat Technician, Independence Fire Department, Independence, MO L-O-D-D New Jersey - David Clark, Firefighter, Bay Head Fire Company, Bay Head, NJ L-O-D-D New York - Andrew DiMaggio, Fire Captain, New Rochelle Fire Department, New Rochelle, NY L-O-D-D Florida - Donald DiPetrillo, Fire Chief, Seminole Tribe of Florida Fire Rescue, Hollywood, FL L-O-D-D American Samoa - Allen L. Velega & Mike A. Tipoti, Captains, American Samoa Fire Bureau Division of the Department of Public Safety, Pago Pago, American Samoa L-O-D-D New York - Edward J. Ciocca, Deputy Fire Chief, White Plains Fire Department, White Plains, New York Mark Lamplugh Joins the National Fire Heritage Center Board of Trustees Free 'Five Bugle' Membership Application - Firefighter Diversity Recruitment Council $100 Million AFG COVID-19 Response Application Period - Deadline May 15 COVID-19 Wildland Fire Response Plan Assignment - Lessons Learned Simulation developed for managing wildfires during COVID-19 - National Incident Management Organization COVID-19 Resource Update - USFA Safety Stand Down 2020 - Building a Superhighway to Safety – Protecting our Responders on Roadways Nominations Open for IAFC Fire Chief of the Year - Apply by June 17, 2020 Nominations Open for IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor - Apply by June 17, 2020 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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| EMS Director - Weiser Ambulance District - Weiser, ID Firefighter/Paramedic - La Grande Fire Department - La Grande, OR Deputy Chief of Operations - Northshore Fire Department - Kenmore, WA Resident Firefighter - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Wenatchee, WA Fire Marshal - City of Caldwell - Caldwell, ID Fire Chief - Yakima County Fire District #4 - Moxee, WA Fire Chief - City of Casa Grande - Casa Grande, AZ Deputy Fire Chief Administration and Deputy Fire Chief Operations - San Bernardino County - San Bernardino, CA (closes: May 11, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - Sheridan, West Valley, and Southwest Polk Fire Districts - OR (closes: May 15, 2020) District Administrator - Coast Life Support District - Gualala, CA (closes: May 18, 2020) Firefighter- Paramedic - Hanford Fire Department - Hanford, WA (closes: May 18, 2020) Firefighter / EMT - Umatilla Rural Fire Protection District - Umatilla, OR (closes: May 22, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic (Entry and Lateral Level) - Riverside Fire Authority - Centralia, WA (closes: May 22, 2020) Training Officer - City of Beacon - Beacon, NY (closes: May 25, 2020) EMS Training Program Specialist - Whatcom County - Bellingham, WA (closes: May 26, 2020) Firefighter - Fox Valley Regional Fire Department - WI (closes: May 31, 2020) Entry level & Lateral: Firefighter/Paramedic - Umatilla County Fire District #1 - Hermiston, OR (closes: Jun 01, 2020) Fire Chief - Town of Middletown - Middletown, RI (closes: Jun 05, 2020) Firefighter, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Level I/II - Sacramento County - Sacramento, CA (closes: Jun 12, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| 1989 PEMFAB Quint - Min. Bid $25,000, Bids due by 6/1/20 - Missoula, MT 1984 International S2500 Diesel - Minimum bid $25,000 - Hood River, OR 2004 America LaFrance Eagle - Asking $44,750 - Salem, OR 1993 Pierce Dash Pumper - Asking $21,750 - Salem, OR Available for Donation: Five Dell MDC Docks, Three Lind Electronics Power Supply Modules - Reno, NV Bauer Fill Stations - Asking $7,995 / $8,995 - Arlington, WA 2012 Freightliner Ambulance for Sale - Asking $39,000 - Carol Stream, IL Ferno stretcher, Ferno stair chairs, Hose drying rack and CPR training manikins - Duvall, WA POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| Firefighter Wellness During Crisis Events: Resources, Tools, and Strategies - Cordico Dr. David Black and Fire Chief Todd LeDuc - Webinar - May 14, 2020 International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference - IAFC - Baltimore, MD - June 4-7, 2020 Canceled: NFPA Conference & Expo - Orlando, FL - June 15-18, 2020 Water Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - June 25-28, 2020 TEEX Municipal Fire School - College Station, TX - July 19-24, 2020 Canceled: 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 American Fire Sprinkler Association to host AFSA39 - Orlando, FL - September 13-16, 2020 Wildland-Urban Interface - IAFC - Reno, NV - November 2-6, 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Sun - IAFC - Clearwater, FL - November 12-15, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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