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| University of Alaska Anchorage study probes unseen effects of Swan Lake Fire Researchers from the University of Alaska Anchorage and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health are collaborating on a pilot study to better understand the psychological impacts of Alaska wildfires on residents. They're looking for adults who lived on the Kenai Peninsula or in Anchorage last summer, during the Swan Lake Fire, to participate in interviews and workshops about how that fire affected their mental health. The study is entitled, "Understanding and Supporting Mental Health and Well-Being in the Context of Intensifying Wildfires in Alaska." According to Micah Hahn, one of the project's leads, it's a facet of wildfire impacts that often goes unstudied. "A lot of the response activities are around preventing physical issues, right? Like, you evacuate people when there's risk of their home burning down or when the smoke is really bad," Hahn said. KDLL-FM 91.9 PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Fire destroys Texas storage facility VIDEO: More than a dozen units were severely damaged Thursday morning by a large fire that spread through a storage facility. Flames shot high into the air as firefighters responded to the facility around 6:15 a.m. in the 2600 block of Allen-Genoa near S. Houston Road. No injuries were reported and it wasn't clear what was inside the units that were destroyed. Sections of sheet metal were torn from the structures as crews hosed down the flames and debris that was left. The facility is located behind a gas station and car wash. No other structures appeared to be threatened by the fire. The building that burned contained approximately 24 individual units. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON Florida firefighter says being rock 'n' roll drummer by night helps relieve stress VIDEO: By day he is a firefighter/paramedic for the city of Tampa, and by night he is a rock 'n' roll drummer for the local band Jack Jagger. Nick Cedela quickly and quietly packs up the hook and ladder in preparation, the fire alarm could go off any second inside Tampa Fire Rescue Station 19. He's part of the Marine Division. "Water rescue, any kind of marine fires, boat fires, we respond to it all," said Cedela. But when Cedela isn't fighting fires, he's pounding the drums, with his band. "It's a great stress relief especially the way I play," said Cedela. Cedela and bandmate Lani Daniels just finished their newest song, "Chemicals," when the pandemic hit. "You know there are obstacles in this world that you need to overcome right now in this current situation, but this is our heart and we want to express ourselves," said Daniels. So instead of debuting "Chemicals" at a concert, they decided to make a safe, socially distant, music video. WFTS-TV ABC 28 TAMPA Google Maps Will Now Display Coronavirus Outbreaks And Cases Google Maps will now highlight coronavirus case counts around the world and how bad outbreaks are in each region, Google announced Wednesday, with a new layer dedicated to information about the pandemic. The new feature will display the seven-day average for COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people for the map area that a viewer is looking at, as well as whether cases are trending upward or downward. The map, which will offer information for every country currently supported in Google Maps, will be color-coded to easily show the density of each area's outbreaks, ranging from green (less than one case per 100,000 people) to dark red (more than 40 cases per 100,000 people). The map will be based on information from "multiple authoritative sources," including Johns Hopkins University, the New York Times and Wikipedia. Users can access the feature, which will roll out this week on Android and iOS devices, by tapping the "Layers" button and clicking "COVID-19 info." FORBES How Spokane's ‘Buffalo Soldiers' saved Idaho town from historic 1910 blaze Wildfires are nothing new in the Northwest, and the "Big Burn of 1910" in Idaho and Montana is still remembered as one of the worst disasters in the region's history. What's not remembered so much is that one group sent to battle the blaze was a company from the 25th Infantry, a regiment of Black soldiers, most of whom were from the American South, but who were stationed at Fort George Wright in Spokane. The Big Burn of 1910 has been the subject of books and documentaries – notably by Northwest author Timothy Egan and from PBS – for the centennial 10 years ago. The fire in late August of that year was actually a series of blazes mostly in Idaho and Montana, though partly in British Columbia and Washington, too. A total of an estimated three million acres burned, and at least 87 people died after what had been an exceedingly dry spring and summer. The science of forestry and the Forest Service as a federal agency were relatively new in those years. MY NORTHWEST Firefighter honors fallen firefighters throughout Southern Illinois Brent Vanfossan has been a firefighter in Christopher, Illinois for over 20 years. And he has wanted to buy his own firetruck for quite some time. "This engine belonged to the Sesser fire protection district. They had it for sale for a while. And I had been looking for something to honor my son Kody," said Vanfossan. On May 5th 2019, Vanfossan's son Kody was killed in the line of duty while fighting a fire in Christopher. "He was a character. Didn't know a stranger. Had a little bit of a mouth on him, which every young kid does. Do anything to help anybody. And he loved firefighting," Vanfossan said. To honor his son and other firefighters throughout the area, Vanfossan is creating a memorial for fallen firefighters across Southern Illinois, by putting the names of the firefighters, their fire department, and when they died on the side of the truck. "There are unfortunately 20 names on the door. We wish it was zero," Vanfossan said. WSIL-TV ABC 3 CARBONDALE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| 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 L-O-D-D Texas - Frazier Lee Holbert, Fire Captain, Carrollton Fire Rescue, Carrollton, Texas 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 National Fire Heritage Center Newsletter - September 2020 NFPA and Domino's launch online sweepstakes - to recognize U.S. fire departments during Fire Prevention Week Mary Tabata Joins the National Fire Heritage Center Board of Trustees NFPA launches 2020 U.S. Needs Assessment Survey - Encouraging all U.S. fire departments to complete the survey Suicide in Public Safety is on the Rise - September is Suicide Prevention Month 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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| 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 Entry-Level Firefighter/EMT or Paramedic - Mohave Valley Fire Department - Mohave Valley, AZ EMS Director - Weiser Ambulance District - Weiser, ID 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 Fire Chief - City of Sterling Heights - Sterling Heights, MI (closes: Sep 25, 2020) Battalion Chief - City of Lafayette - Lafayette, CO (closes: Sep 27, 2020) Lateral Firefighter - Thurston County Fire Protection District 8 - Olympia, WA (closes: Sep 30, 2020) Assistant Fire Chief - Kalispell Fire Department - Kalispell, MT (closes: Sep 30, 2020) Lateral and Entry-Level Firefighter/PM - Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue - Port Ludlow, WA (closes: Sep 30, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - Entry & Lateral - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Roseburg, OR (closes: Sep 30, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - Entry - Winston-Dillard Fire District - Winston, OR (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) 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 - Columbia River Fire & Rescue - St. Helens, OR (closes: Oct 13, 2020) Ambulance Chief - Town of Brookline - Brookline, NH (closes: Oct 14, 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) Communications Center Manager - City of Billings - Billings, MT (closes: Oct 19, 2020) Firefighter Paramedic - Sheridan, SW Polk & West Valley Fire Districts - Sheridan, OR (closes: Oct 23, 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) Lateral Firefighter - Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue - Kelso, WA (closes: Dec 04, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Hybrid Fire Instructor 1 Course - Fowler Fire Education & Certification - Union, WA - September 26 - October 4, 2020 Assessing Firesheds for Prioritization - Planning and Investment with Alan Ager - Webinar - September 29, 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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