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| Man set fire to Shishmaref home after assaulting 2 people, charges say A Shishmaref man intentionally set fire to his girlfriend's home after beating her and her brother this week, according to a charging document filed in the case. Just after midnight Sunday, 35-year-old Ward Kakoona was drinking at a friend's house with his girlfriend and became angry, according to a sworn affidavit signed by Alaska State Trooper Kristen Benge. His girlfriend brought him to her home "in hopes he would go to sleep," the affidavit said. Kakoona instead became more agitated and eventually beat and choked her, according to the affidavit. When she broke free, the woman went to a neighbor's home and called troopers for help, Benge wrote. She went back to the home with her brother, but Kakoona then attacked the brother by punching, biting and choking him, according to the charging document filed Monday. Kakoona fled the home and escaped through the back window after he heard the village public safety officer and village police officer at the door, the affidavit said. The woman and her brother were taken to the Shishmaref Clinic, and while they were being treated, a fire was reported at the house around 2:30 a.m., troopers wrote in an online report. No one was believed to be inside the home when the fire began, troopers said. ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| ‘People Didn't Want To Leave': Firefighters Battle Massive Fire At Massachusetts Condo Complex VIDEO: Dozens of people have been displaced by a massive fire at a condo building in Boxboro. As firefighters poured water on the smoldering brick shell on Swanson Road, one longtime resident stood nearby in shock. "I've lived there for 45 years, so there's a lot of memories there," one woman said. It was just after five o'clock when firefighters responding to a call for smoke in the attic were greeted by an inferno. It would soon go to four alarms, drawing troops from several surrounding towns. But Boxboro does not have a municipal water system, meaning no hydrants, forcing them to pull water from nearby ponds when their tanker trucks run dry. The chief said they had bigger problems. "Actually the challenging part was evacuating people, before we even got water, was getting people out of the building," said Boxboro Fire Chief Paul Fillebrown. "Because people didn't want to leave." WBZ-TV CBS 4 BOSTON Iowa officials investigating cause of hose failure that injured two firefighters The Cedar Rapids firefighters who were seriously injured over the weekend when a hose line ruptured have been released from the hospital while fire officials investigate what happened. Both firefighters were treated for fractures and were released from the hospital Sunday, Cedar Rapids public safety spokesperson Greg Buelow told The Gazette on Wednesday. They will remain off-duty while they recuperate, Buelow said. The firefighters were injured when called to a kitchen fire at Westdale Court Apartments, 3919 20th Ave. SW, at 1:19 a.m. Sunday, where a 1-and-3/4-inch hose ruptured, causing the hose to strike the firefighters, Buelow said. One firefighter was struck in the head and face and knocked unconscious, and another was struck in the chest and knocked down, according to a news release from the city. Both were outside the apartment building when injured. THE GAZETTE Drone helps firefighters battle blaze inside attic of Florida home VIDEO: Lauderhill Fire Rescue crews used a drone equipped with infrared technology to help them fight a house fire Wednesday afternoon. "We were able to find the source of the fire in the drone. It was in the attic. It had not penetrated the roof yet," said Captain Jerry Gonzalez. Gonzalez said it was the first time the department used the technology to locate what he called a "hidden fire." The blaze broke out Wednesday around 5 p.m. at 7300 Northwest 44th Court. A worker reportedly noticed the smoke and alerted the homeowners, who were sleeping inside. Everyone got out safely and no injuries were reported. The house in uninhabitable for now, Gonzalez said. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The drone technology might have saved the structure from further damage. "That is amazing right now. Just a few years ago it wouldn't have existed, and who knows what other type of damage would have been done to the house just trying to find the source of this fire," Gonzalez said. WPLG-TV ABC 10 MIAMI This week in 1951, clerk set fire to Michigan building, destroying thousands of records Michigan's Lewis Cass building made headlines last summer when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer renamed it the Elliott-Larsen building. But this week 70 years ago, Michigan's oldest standing state office building was in the news for something else entirely: a massive fire lit by a state employee who hoped it would help him avoid the Korean War. It was lunchtime on Feb. 8, 1951 when firefighters from five different cities began pumping an eventual five million gallons of water through 19,100 feet of hose to try and quell the roaring blaze, which was set in the "M" (presumably for mezzanine) and seventh floors of the building. At that time, the new(ish) building housed many state departments as well as the Library of Michigan. Valuable papers, blueprints and reports were stored there by nearly every department with offices in the state office building. MLIVE.COM How Immediate Naloxone Access Is Going 24/7 in Indiana The state of Indiana is dedicating tens of thousands of federal dollars to making naloxone, the opioid-involved overdose reversal medication, publicly available every day and around the clock. On February 5, Governor Eric Holcomb announced that the state will be partnering with the harm reduction nonprofit Overdose Lifeline to bring NaloxBoxes—hard acrylic boxes that can be mounted to an exterior wall—to all 92 Indiana counties. Every NaloxBox will contain between six and eight naloxone doses and treatment referrals, and volunteers will monitor the need for refills. Overdose Lifeline will be purchasing 215 units and shipping from the manufacturer for $58,000 through funds from the federally-administered State Opioid Response grant. For Justin Phillips, Overdose Lifeline's executive director, the expansion could be a game-changer. "We know individuals who are actively using will not always feel comfortable reaching out to an organization and if they are comfortable not all safe places are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FILTER MAGAZINE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Tennessee - Terry Watts, Training Lieutenant, Shelby County Fire Department, Memphis, TN L-O-D-D Mississippi - Guandes "Mook" Smith, Captain, Sardis Volunteer Fire Department, Sardis, MS L-O-D-D West Virginia - Brian Ritchie, Lieutenant, Weirton Fire Department, Weirton, WV L-O-D-D New Mexico - Edward Vasquez, Lieutenant, NASA Fire Department, White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces, NM L-O-D-D Pennsylvania - Edward P. Bookmyer, Chief Engineer, Craley Fire Department, Wrightsville, PA L-O-D-D Oklahoma - Tayler Bradford, Firefighter, Waynoka Volunteer Fire Department, Waynoka, OK L-O-D-D Oklahoma - Lonnie Bolar, Chief, Waynoka Volunteer Fire Department, Waynoka, OK The Daily Dispatch office will be closed Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 - In observance of Presidents' Day Fire Trucks For Belize FEMA Announces SAFER Application Period - Opens February 8, 8:00 AM ET, Closes March 12, 5:00 PM ET 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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| Firefighter/Paramedic - Lake Havasu City Fire Department - Lake Havasu City, AZ State Fire Academy Director - Massachusetts Firefighting Academy - Stow, MA Fire Chief - Village of Wilmette - Wilmette, IL Director of Emergency Services - Bakersfield / Monterey / Oxnard / Redlands / San Diego, CA, Hendersonville, TN, Mobile, AL, Palmer, AK Resident Firefighter Testing - Douglas County Fire District #2 - East Wenatchee, WA Firefighter/Paramedic - City of Cascade Locks - Cascade Locks, OR Fire Marshal - City of Bellevue - Filing deadline: Open Until Filled; First Review of Resumes on Feb. 1, 2021 - Bellevue, WA Full-Time Firefighter - East Fork Fire Protection District - Minden, NV Operations & Policy Analyst 3 – Fire Risk Specialist - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - see application for Districts (5 positions) (closes: Feb 11, 2021) Operations & Policy Analyst 3 – Regional Mobilization Coordinator - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - see application for Districts (5 positions) (closes: Feb 12, 2021) Lateral Firefighter - Redwood City Fire Department - Redwood City, CA (closes: Feb 14, 2021) Open / Lateral Firefighter & Firefighter/Paramedic - Carson City Fire Department - Carson City, NV (closes: Feb 15, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - Key Peninsula Fire Department - Lakebay, WA (closes: Feb 16, 2021) EMT Basic Life Support Technician - City of Eugene - Eugene, OR (closes: Feb 17, 2021) Full-Time Paramedic - Madison Fire Department - Rexburg, ID (closes: Feb 19, 2021) Fire Cadet - Los Alamos County - Los Alamos, NM (closes: Feb 19, 2021) Firefighter / Paramedic - City of Moses Lake Fire Department - Moses Lake, WA (closes: Feb 22, 2021) Administrative Captain - Bullhead City Fire Department - Bullhead City, AZ (closes: Feb 23, 2021) Deputy Fire Marshal - Riverside County Fire Department - Riverside, CA (closes: Feb 23, 2021) Deputy State Fire Marshal – Technical Services Unit - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Bend, OR (closes: Feb 24, 2021) Fleet Mechanic - South King Fire & Rescue - Federal Way, WA (closes: Feb 24, 2021) Fire Inspector - Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority - Prescott Valley, AZ (closes: Feb 25, 2021) Captain - Turner Fire District - Turner, OR (closes: Feb 26, 2021) Deputy Chief - City of Fishers - Fishers, IN (closes: Feb 28, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - City of Folsom - Folsom, CA (closes: Mar 01, 2021) Fire Engineer Paramedic - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Roseburg, OR (closes: Mar 01, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - Entry & Lateral - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Roseburg, OR (closes: Mar 01, 2021) Fire Chief - City of Augusta - Augusta, GA (closes: Mar 05, 2021) Firefighter Paramedic - Entry Level & Lateral - Longview Fire Department - Longview, WA (closes: Mar 17, 2021) Firefighter EMT - Entry Level & Lateral - Longview Fire Department - Longview, WA (closes: Mar 17, 2021) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton Fire Stations - Thornton, CO (closes: Mar 19, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - Columbia River Fire & Rescue Civil Service Commission - St. Helens, OR (closes: Apr 29, 2021) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| 1996 E-One 95' Tower Ladder - $65,000.00 - Carol Stream, IL 1984 International/Western States 2500 Gallon Water Tender with 500 GPM Pump - Accepting Sealed Bids - Yacolt, WA 1990 International/Western States Fire Engine - Accepting Sealed Bids - Jefferson, OR 1982 International 2000-gallon Tender - Accepting Sealed Bids - Jefferson, OR 1995 GMC Top Kick - Sealed bid auction - Salem, OR 2003 Ford E350 Aid Car - $17,500 - Duvall, WA 2003 Ford E350 Aid Car - $17,500 - Duvall, WA POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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