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| Scholarships for students: Steese Fire Department helps their staffing by helping students With tight budgets and dwindling amounts of volunteer help, interior fire departments struggle with maintaining staffing. In 2011 the Steese Volunteer Fire Department came up with an idea to help -- they began providing scholarships and a place to live for students who are going to UAF. "We are able to staff two stations, two ambulances, two engines, with these scholarship folks to serve the community for minimal amount of money," said Captain Ruth Church. "If we had this amount of staffing that we were trying to pay for full time, it would be quite a bit more expensive. So by giving them the opportunity to go to school, and live and work at the fire station, it really benefits the community members." Church said in 2005 when she started working at the department, they only had a handful of volunteers and one paid person. Now they have 15 scholarship positions that are at the department full time. KTVF-TV NBC 11 FAIRBANKS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Michigan fire chief begs, 'Guys, don't quit yet' before millage vote triggers possible layoffs It's a sign of our era — when countless Americans distrust government — that firefighters in one of Michigan's most affluent communities worry about a millage vote next month. If most voters in Bloomfield Township vote no, as they did for a police-and-fire measure with a bigger price tag last year, a projected 22 firefighter/paramedics could lose their jobs, Fire Chief Mike Morin says. That fear has pushed younger troops to think about leaving. And because they're highly trained, they'd be snatched up quickly by cities like Sterling Heights, Morin said. Last week, the chief met with employees from all three shifts, imploring them not to leave — not yet — but instead to see what the voters do. Seeing what voters do on March 10 is on the minds of countless public employees, from fire halls to school rooms, as communities across Oakland County and Michigan prepare to approve or defeat tax measures. DETROIT FREE PRESS Firefighters who can sew? Kansas team may get teased but save department time, money When a firefighter rips his or her uniform, repairing it isn't quite as simple as ironing on a patch. Although it used to take weeks or months of waiting and thousands of dollars to repair their gear, the firefighters at the John B. Glaser Fire Station in Shawnee can have everything fixed in a few days. Capt. Andy Fenstermann, who has been a firefighter for Shawnee for seven years, was the first to take on the task of learning to repair firefighting gear. And it's not quite as simple as many might think. At the time, Fenstermann had pants that needed to be fixed. "I actually approached the chief with, ‘Hey, can my mom just fix these?' And he said, ‘No.' So I did a little bit of research and found that most manufacturers for the gear will teach you how to sew and certify you in fixing your own bunker gear for your department, and they'll do it for free," he said. THE KANSAS CITY STAR Firefighter cancer coverage ‘loophole' posed with legislation on its 5th appearance in Virginia Persistence may soon be paying off for firefighters across the Commonwealth. They have pushed for expanded cancer coverage as many are developing it at an high rate. Now, after five years of legislation, this year's bill looks like it will become law. Firefighters said state lawmakers were no longer able to overlook the problem in front of them and that's why they think they are the closest they've ever been to getting it passed. In the Roanoke Valley, some firefighters have been pushing for these changes for nearly a decade. Firefighters face extreme danger on the job and even the best gear in the world can't stop cancer. Kevin Weeks is a retired Roanoke City fire captain and knows it all too well. "Out of the last five years we've had three pass away, and we've had more than that over the last ten years," Weeks said. The data continues to show firefighters are at a big risk. WSLS-TV NBC 10 ROANOKE Mesa is first Arizona fire department to become Certified Autism Center The Mesa Fire and Medical Department has become the first fire team in Arizona to receive the designation of being a Certified Autism Center. The designation was granted by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards and comes after the staff, firefighters and other first responders at the department received position-specific training to "enhance their understanding and sensitivity when helping individuals with autism or other sensory sensitivities," according to a press release by the organization. The IBCCES website says that Certified Autism Centers must be dedicated to serving individuals with autism, have at least 80% of their staff trained and certified in the field of autism and be committed to ongoing training in autism. IBCCES President Meredith Tekin said that those standards will make a world of difference to people on the autism spectrum in the area. ARIZONA REPUBLIC, AZCENTRAL.COM & KPNX-TV NBC 12 PHOENIX Scholarships for students: Fire department in Alaska helps their staffing by helping students With tight budgets and dwindling amounts of volunteer help, interior fire departments struggle with maintaining staffing. In 2011 the Steese Volunteer Fire Department came up with an idea to help -- they began providing scholarships and a place to live for students who are going to UAF. "We are able to staff two stations, two ambulances, two engines, with these scholarship folks to serve the community for minimal amount of money," said Captain Ruth Church. "If we had this amount of staffing that we were trying to pay for full time, it would be quite a bit more expensive. So by giving them the opportunity to go to school, and live and work at the fire station, it really benefits the community members." Church said in 2005 when she started working at the department, they only had a handful of volunteers and one paid person. Now they have 15 scholarship positions that are at the department full time. KTVF-TV NBC 11 FAIRBANKS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Texas - Manuel Galindo, Jr., Fire Chief, Fort Hancock Volunteer Fire Department, Fort Hancock, TX 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. Do you have data to support FLSI #1? Get your safety culture date with FOCUS - Enroll your department today! Register Now for the Newport EMS Conference - Newport, OR - April 2 - 5, 2020 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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| 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 Firefighter/Paramedic - San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District - San Ramon, CA Fire Chief - City of Lincoln - Lincoln, NE Fire Chief - Kootenai County Fire & Rescue - Post Falls, ID (closes: Feb 20, 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) 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) 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) 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) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| 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 POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| 24 hour EMT refresher / 48 hour Paramedic refresher - Various dates and locations available - OR - 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 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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