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| We Key the Mic for Fire Service Leaders: Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr
Author: Key the Mic Staff
In this episode, we talk with City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr. She is a fourth generation firefighter and the first female Chief in the department’s 106-year history. In 2015, she achieved another first—she was elected President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). This appointment made her the first woman in the 142-year history of the organization. Join us to hear how Chief Kerr actively managed her career as she rose through the ranks, and her wisdom for aspiring fire service leaders. She’ll tackle topics including mentoring, crew and community safety, women in the fire service, and developing policies and procedures that recognize and celebrate diversity. read more |
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| Four injured in northeast Anchorage apartment fire, officials say Three residents and one police officer were injured after a room caught fire in an apartment complex in Anchorage's Russian Jack neighborhood Tuesday morning, a fire official said. Fire departments were called to the eightplex apartment building near East Fourth Avenue and Bragaw Street around 10:30 a.m. and saw smoke pouring from the second floor, said Capt. Justin Mack of the Anchorage Fire Department. Firefighters rescued three residents who were trapped inside the building and Mack said all three were taken to the hospital. A police officer with the patrol division attempted to enter the building to reach the residents before firefighters arrived, but the officer turned back because there was too much smoke, Anchorage Police Department spokesman MJ Thim said. The officer directed firefighters toward the apartment while he was backing out of the building, Thim said. The officer was brought to the hospital, where he was treated for smoke inhalation. ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Florida firefighter ‘OK' after being hit by train while battling brush fire VIDEO: A Fort Meade voluntary firefighter is "responsive and talking" after being struck by a train while battling a brush fire Tuesday. Polk County firefighters were on the scene of a 3-4 acre wildfire near 1491 14th St. NW in Fort Meade after it began threatening buildings in the area. The fire was contained and buildings were saved but while working on the blaze, officials said a Fort Meade voluntary firefighter was struck by a train. The man was transported to a nearby hospital where the Polk County Sheriff's Office says he has a broken leg. The sheriff's office says firefighters were in the process of stopping the spread of the fire when a CSX train was approaching the area. The firefighter saw that the door was open on one of their trucks, so he ran over to shut the door of the truck, but the train arrived at about the same time he made it to the truck. WFLA-TV NBC 8 TAMPA Ohio fire cadet and world-class weightlifter has eyes on Olympic gold The swearing in last month of Dominick Trozzi as a new Parma Fire Department cadet marked a two-decades-old dream come true for the Parma native. However, setting goals and reaching for dreams is nothing new to Trozzi, who has been competing as a world-class weightlifter around the globe for the last decade. "My last USA Weightlifting competition was in 2018 or 2019," said Trozzi, 24, a 2015 graduate of Parma High School. "The Olympics has always been my goal, but obviously trying to make a living comes first. "So I had to put lifting on the back burner to get through school and everything. Now that I have this full-time job, I can focus on working, as well as trying to compete again. If the Olympics happen, it would be amazing, but I'd probably be looking at 2024 or 2028 games." Having competed in youth and worlds events in Uzbekistan. Peru, Poland and Columbia, Trozzi's best finishes include 130 kilograms (286 lbs.) in the snatch and 160 kilograms (352 lbs.) in the clean and jerk. CLEVELAND.COM California Fire Crews Douse Two-Alarm Blaze at Abandoned Building VIDEO: Firefighters early Wednesday doused a two-alarm blaze at an abandoned building in West San Jose, near O'Connor Hospital, according to the fire department. At about 2:20 a.m., multiple units responded to the scene of a structure fire in the 200 block of Bascom Avenue, near Forest Avenue, the San Jose Fire Department said. Bascom was closed to traffic between San Carlos and Naglee avenues. The fire was declared "under control" just after 4 a.m., but some fire crews remained at the scene until daylight for clean up and to monitor hot spots, fire officials said. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was not known and is under investigation. KNTV NBC 11 SAN JOSE Donated New York fire truck gets new life in one of Tennessee's smallest towns A small Morgan County community is safer after getting a surprise that will save lives. In Rugby, a new donated fire truck is the talk of the town. Rugby is mostly quiet, with few cars passing by the historic sign and the town's R.M. Brooks Store. But, on Tuesday night, the air was filled with sirens and the sky with flashing lights. It's the sound and sight that will save lives in the 2 mile-wide community. "This is a big boost for Rugby, the community and everybody's fears," Fire Chief Gerald Hanwright said. It's a fire truck, given as a gift, all the way from New York. Deputy Fire Chief Steve Dunschee helped make it happen. He's a retired New Hampshire firefighter, who reached out to his friends up north for help. "It's a small town, and they don't have the funds or, or the ability to get a truck like this, you know, it takes a lot of time and effort," Dunschee said. WBIR-TV NBC 10 KNOXVILLE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| 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 L-O-D-D Texas - Erik Segura, Captain, Laredo Fire Department, Laredo, TX L-O-D-D California - William Christopher Mertz, Captain, Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District, Rancho Santa Fe, CA FEMA Announces SAFER Application Period - Opens February 8, 8:00 AM ET, Closes March 12, 5:00 PM ET New tools assist wildfire detection and smoke forecasting 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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| 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 Territory Sales Manager - General Fire Apparatus - Spokane, 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 Deputy Chief - Duvall-King County Fire District 45 - Duvall, WA Resident Volunteer Firefighter - Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD and Vernonia RFPD - Mist and Vernonia, OR Public Safety Training Specialist 2 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Communications System Analyst 2 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Program Analyst 3 – Emergency Response Planner - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Community Risk Reduction Research Analyst 3 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Operations & Policy Analyst 2 – OFMAS Modernization Coordinator - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Public Affairs Specialist 3 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Recruitment and Retention Coordinator - Jackson County Fire District #3 - White City, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Assistant Chief - East Olympia Fire District #6 - East Olympia, WA (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - Scappoose and Clatskanie Rural Fire Districts, Columbia River Fire and Rescue - Columbia County, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Assistant Fire Chief - City of Casa Grande - Casa Grande, AZ (closes: Feb 05, 2021) EMS Chief - Verde Valley Ambulance Company - Cottonwood, AZ (closes: Feb 05, 2021) PEM/D Analytics and Intelligence Unit Manager - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 08, 2021) Assistant Fire Chief - Lynden Fire Department - Lynden, WA (closes: Feb 08, 2021) Operations & Policy Analyst 2 – Analytics and Intelligence - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 09, 2021) Administrative Specialist 2 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 09, 2021) Community Risk Reduction Manager - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 09, 2021) Public Affairs Specialist 2 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 10, 2021) Accountant 3 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 10, 2021) 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) Deputy Fire Marshal - Riverside County Fire Department - Riverside, CA (closes: Feb 23, 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) Deputy Chief - City of Fishers - Fishers, IN (closes: Feb 28, 2021) Fire Engineer Paramedic - Douglas County Fire District No. 2 - Roseburg, OR (closes: Mar 01, 2021) Fire Chief - City of Augusta - Augusta, GA (closes: Mar 05, 2021) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton Fire Stations - Thornton, CO (closes: Mar 19, 2021) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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