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| WFCA Connects Partners to Bring Departments Needed Supplies
Author: Western Fire Chiefs Association
Sourcewell, our FireRescue GPO cooperative purchasing partner, has teamed-up with Constellis to provide a cooperative purchasing avenue for personal protective equipment products and services. Products range from masks, gloves, face shields, gowns, and hand sanitizer to antibody tests and are available through the School Health Sourcewell contract. read more |
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| Fire destroys home at Shaw Creek Firefighters were dispatched around 1 p.m. Sunday for a smoke investigation in the area of Shaw Creek on the Richardson highway. While firefighters were responding, they learned the smoke was from a home that was on fire. Upon arrival units reported a home fully engulfed in fire and several exposures nearby on fire with the fire spreading into the woods around the home. According to fire officials, the fire appeared to start in a storage building and spread first to a nearby garage and then to the area around the garage burning several items, including vehicles, in the yard area. The fire also spread to the doublewide mobile home located nearby. The home was elevated on a stone foundation. The fire was also spread into the wooded area nearby by the brisk wind that was blowing at the time. DELTA WIND Record-breaking temperatures across Southeast Alaska raise fire risk Communities across Southeast Alaska saw record-breaking high temperatures over the weekend. The warm, dry weather also means increased fire danger. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in Ketchikan, Craig and Juneau broke records on Saturday. Sitka and Hoonah saw new high temperatures Sunday, while Haines, Juneau and Petersburg tied their records. Yakutat hit new highs both days. "We might have chances at some of the records today, but we're keeping an eye on them," meteorologist Brian Bezenek said Monday. On average, Bezenek said Juneau sees 17 days of 70 degrees or above each year. But last year, the capital city had a record-setting 47 days with temperatures in that range. ALASKA PUBLIC RADIO NETWORK PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| IAFC: Fire Department Layoffs and Furloughs Near 1,000; 30,000 Projected In the middle of a pandemic that has taken the lives of 26 firefighters, the nation is losing more firefighters. COVID-19 related budget cuts -- in communities large and small – have resulted in the layoff or furlough of at least 935 fire department employees, including front-line firefighters, EMTs & paramedics. This new data comes from an International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) survey that also projects as many as 30,000 fire department jobs lost this year and next. "The same firefighters the country considered essential in battling COVID-19 are suddenly told they're no longer needed," says International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) President Gary Ludwig. "With almost 1,000 firefighters and support personnel missing from the front lines at this early stage, it's clear these cuts will be deep and long-standing. Significant and meaningful federal funding is essential to prevent the largest cuts to fire and EMS since the Great Depression." IAFC.ORG Kansas fire department using new tech to track COVID-19 patients' vitals from a distance The Olathe Fire Station is the first EMS departments in the country to begin remotely monitoring coronavirus patients. The department has teamed up with a global tech company, Masimo SafetyNet. "There have been some hospital systems using it, but we are the first EMS agency," Olathe Fire Department Medical Director Dr. Jake Ruthstrom said. "It's very humbling. We appreciate the partnership, and we are excited to use it." During the COVID-19 pandemic, some consider this device groundbreaking. As hospitals scramble to find rooms for patients, this new tool is meant to save space. "It helps keep people out of the clinic and the hospital for ongoing follow-up because they have an extra source of security as far as how they are doing, how their symptoms are doing, how they are breathing," Olathe Fire Department nurse practitioner Whitney Venegoni said. WDAF-TV FOX 4 KANSAS CITY New Jersey Assembly panel advances bill that would help 1st responders disabled or killed by COVID-19 A New Jersey Assembly panel advanced a bill that would help first responders and their families financially in the event that they are disabled or injured by COVID-19. Local law enforcement officers, state troopers, firefighters, and emergency medical responders enrolled in one of the three retirement systems associated with these professions are eligible for accidental disability benefits if they sustain a permanent and total disability resulting from a traumatic event that occurred on the job. Similarly, their named beneficiaries are eligible for accidental death benefits if they lose their lives in the line of duty. Bill (A-3945) would extend eligibility benefits to first responders who become disabled or die as a result of their exposure to COVID-19, as long as their job involved interacting with the public or supervising other personnel who interacted with the public during the COVID-19 crisis. HUDSON COUNTY VIEW South Carolina among only states without a firefighter cancer law; new legislation could change that Some of the names are written in small, cropped print, others in swooping cursive. A few are flanked by hearts, and some accompanied by short notes scrawled in permanent marker. Each name written on the Berea Fire Department's pink truck is different, and each one has its story. "Stories of hope and courage," they're called by Assistant Fire Chief Alan Myers, whose own name appears a few feet above the truck's pump discharges. The signatures are a part of the department's On Fire for a Cure Initiative, and each represents another person's fight against cancer. While the names spanning the sides of the truck are written by hand, the dozens on its cab are printed in bold, uniform letters, a different colored ribbon by each one. That space is for current and retired members of the Berea Fire Department and their direct family. GREENVILLE ONLINE Residents in Florida county dying at home because they are afraid to go to a hospital, new reports show Fort Lauderdale and Broward fire-rescues' newly released numbers confirm what many have suspected: More people are afraid to go to the hospital and, as a result, are dying at home. Records released Monday from Fort Lauderdale Fire and Rescue and Broward County Fire and Rescue found twice as many people were already dead when responders arrived at their home in April than a year earlier, and the pattern appears to be continuing in May. In addition, 911 calls have dropped, and the number of people the Fort Lauderdale paramedics have transported to the emergency room fell by nearly 1,000 in April compared to the same month in 2019. "It is taking a toll on our paramedics who go there to save lives," said Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan. "They are calling so late in the game they are not able to help them. They are already so far gone they are not able to recover." SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL - METERED SITE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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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 New NFPA Fire & Life Safety Policy Institute "2019 Year in Review" report - Examines current health of the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem College Scholarships for the Children of Firefighters - $50,000 to be awarded How to become an National Fire Academy contract instructor 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. Braun Industries - Featured Vendor - Custom ambulance manufacturer focused on safety, quality and innovation E-One - Featured Vendor - Industry leader in the engineering, manufacturing, and delivery of fire trucks including pumpers, tankers, rescue, wildland, boom, ladder, platform and ARFF vehicles |
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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 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/EMS Providers (EMT and Paramedic) - Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue - The Dalles, OR (closes: Jun 08, 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 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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