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| Des Plaines Firefighters Were 'Challenged by a Rapidly Evolving Scene' in Fire That Killed 5, City Report Says A fire in Des Plaines that killed four children and their mother in January likely started at least seven minutes before anyone called 911. And firefighters were "challenged by a rapidly evolving scene" that included more victims than initially expected and fire blocking the only stairwell to the family's apartment. That's according to a 43-page report released Tuesday by the Des Plaines Fire Department that provides a timeline and video of the city's response to the blaze at 714 W. Oakton St. The cause of the Jan. 27 fire remains undetermined, but the report said the blaze began at the top of the only stairwell leading to the second-floor apartment where the family was found. A space heater and extension cord were found in the area. The apartment had a second exit — a small balcony — but it didn't have stairs to the ground level, the report states. According to a timeline of events, surveillance video shows a bright flash of light in the second-floor window at 10:03 a.m., indicting a possible fire. WMAQ-TV NBC 5 CHICAGO FEMA grant could fund 3 new firefighters for Elgin The grant covers wages, benefits and pension contribution costs for the three years, potentially saving $410,000 per year in fire department overtime costs. During Wednesday's meeting, Cagann said the city hadn't applied for the FEMA grant since 2010 because it was traditionally a cost-sharing grant that covered 75% for the first two years and 35% in the final year. "That's the big difference as to why this year is a good year to go for it," he said. Councilperson Tish Powell said she was happy to see the city apply for the grant, but wondered why, even under the previous cost-sharing model, the city hadn't applied for it in more than 10 years. "It would help offset some of the costs in our fire department, especially as it relates to overtime costs, which ultimately affected actions that the council took a few weeks ago as it relates to browning out the fire apparatus at Station 6," Powell said. ILLINOIS DAILY HERALD No Bail for Chicago Man Charged in Arson Deaths of Woman and Her 10-Year-Old Daughter A 63-year-old Chicago man allegedly intended to start a house fire on the South Side late last month that killed a mother and her young daughter because he believed one of the victims had taken his phone and wallet. Reginald Brown was held without bail during a court hearing Thursday, one day after he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson for allegedly starting the fire that killed Ieashia Ford, 34, and her daughter Porche Ford, 10, in their home in the 8600 block of South Hermitage Avenue. "There are multiple witnesses to the defendant's multiple threats to burn the house down, all because he thought (Ieashia Ford) took his wallet and his cellphone," Assistant State's Attorney James Murphy said during the hearing. "Because of that, two people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl who does not get to grow up." WTTW-TV CHICAGO PUBLIC TV As pandemic lingers, Aurora Fire Museum works to keep moving forward with new exhibits Aurora Regional Fire Museum officials say that although the pandemic is lingering, there are signs of things getting more like normal at the facility at 53 N. Broadway in Aurora. Executive director of the museum Brian Failing, 29, said the facility reopened late this past January based on the state's COVID-19 mitigation plan and that attendance "has been slowly increasing." "We've been open normal hours which are Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and have seen people mostly in the afternoons," Failing said. "We're certainly not back to our pre-COVID numbers yet, but more people are coming out." The museum operates under the current COVID-19 guidelines which include having visitors wear masks as well as maintaining social distancing. Failing said "exhibits that include hands-on components" and other touching elements have been taken out as well as having "touch points reduced." CHICAGO TRIBUNE - METERED SITE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| City of Pittsburgh is working on a plan to encourage more women to become firefighters VIDEO: Colleen Walz shattered the glass ceiling to become the first female lieutenant in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire in 1995. Last week, Kari Burnham was honored in a ceremony as the second woman to hold the position. Burnham said, "This is something I love to do. It's like a dream come true." But why did it take decades for another woman to rise in the ranks? Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire chief Darryl Jones said, "It was an embarrassment not only that it took so long to promote a female to the rank of lieutenant to a company officer, but the number of females that we have on the job is way below the national average." He said there are five female firefighters, including one African American woman in the bureau. At one time, Jones worked with Walz, who is now the fire chief in St. John's Fire District in South Carolina. WTAE-TV ABC 4 PITTSBURGH 'Genuinely surprising': Connecticut fire company's communications officer disputes arrest The public information officer for the Chesterfield Fire Company has been charged in connection with crash scene photos he took without permission and posted to his agency's Facebook page last month, according to an arrest warrant. Steven E. Frischling, 45, of Carriage Hill Drive in Niantic, was charged with two counts of illegally taking or transmission by first responders of images of crime or accident victims, according to a warrant for his arrest. Someone convicted of this offense faces a fine of up to $2,000, up to one year in jail or both, according to statute. "It was genuinely surprising," Frischling told Hearst Connecticut Media on Thursday regarding his arrest. Frischling, who is still actively serving in his PIO role with no changes to his duties or responsibilities, said he's very familiar with the law and does not believe he violated it. CONNECTICUT POST Field amputation performed on Oklahoma City iron company worker after hand caught in machine VIDEO: A doctor performed a field amputation on a worker who became ensnared in a conveyor belt at an iron company in Oklahoma City. The emergency situation occurred Thursday afternoon in the 1500 block of East Reno, near Reno and Martin Luther King Avenue. The worker's hand became caught in a conveyor belt, suffering extreme injury and could not be freed without an amputation being performed. A doctor amputated much of the man's arm – near the shoulder – to free him from the machine. No further details were provided on the man's condition. KFOR-TV NBC 4 OKLAHOMA Massachusetts fire chief pitches plan to double firefighters at no cost to taxpayers After years of minimal staffing and low budgets, Hopedale's fire chief said this week that he has found a way to double the town's number of firefighters at no cost to taxpayers. "The runs are coming in, the staffing isn't," Fire Chief Thomas Daige told selectmen this week, referring to emergency calls that need firefighters and EMTs. "You know this, I know this, we've been trying to find a way to add staffing." The chief's solution is called inter-facility transports, and it involves patients who require medical transportation from the hospital back to their homes or assisted living facilities. Because the transportation is required, Hopedale will typically be paid for the rides through insurance plans. Daige said he's been trying to secure inter-facility transports for years, and just recently "broke though" with Milford Regional Medical Center. People in need of the service wait for up to three hours for a ride home through the hospital's current ambulance agreements with private companies, Daige said. MILFORD DAILY NEWS How to Set Up an Efficient COVID-19 Vaccination Site As world leaders grapple with how to efficiently and safely deliver COVID-19 vaccines to 8 billion people, the task of building vaccine-administration pods will fall to thousands of local hospitals, clinics, and community centers. There will be no "one size fits all" solution to this challenge; core design elements, based on basic principles of continuous improvement (or lean management), offer a roadmap. As world leaders grapple with how to efficiently and safely deliver COVID-19 vaccines to 8 billion people, the task of building vaccine-administration pods will fall to thousands of local hospitals, clinics, and community centers. There will be no "one size fits all" solution to this challenge; core design elements, based on basic principles of continuous improvement (or lean management), offer a roadmap. Define the Challenge All lean, or continuous improvement, work begins with some version of defining the problem to be solved. HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW - METERED SITE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| | | Fire Contracts Available Sourcewell and FireRescue GPO have announced new cooperative contract awards for firefighting equipment including breathing apparatus and turnout gear. |
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| L-O-D-D Nebraska - Dennis M. Bender, Firefighter/Paramedic, Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department, Omaha, NE L-O-D-D Pennsylvania - Kevin M. "Bubba" Malukas, Deputy Chief, Coal Township Fire Department, Coal Township, PA L-O-D-D New Jersey - Firefighter Recruit, Irvington Fire Department, Irvington, NJ L-O-D-D Indiana - Martin "Marty" Meyers, Captain, Kokomo Fire Department, Kokomo, IN L-O-D-D Kentucky - Ronald Ingram, Captain, Woodford County Fire Protection District, Versailles, Kentucky L-O-D-D Michigan - Jeff Brozich, Captain, Madison Heights Fire Department, Madison Heights, MI Metro Chiefs renames Annual Lifetime Achievement Award after long-time Executive Secretary Russ Sanders NFPA addresses arc flash events in additional interview - Faces of Fire electrical hazard awareness video campaign series RFP: IAFC's Nationwide Climate Survey on Diversity and Inclusion NFPA launches Outthink Wildfire - an initiative aimed at eliminating the destruction of communities by wildfire by 2050 Safety Stand Down 2021 Rebuild Rehab - Rebuild Rehab Vision 20/20's latest episode of CRR Radio - Community Cardiac Health and CRR 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 suppliers - 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. Safeware - Featured Supplier - Leader in emergency preparedness providing public safety products and firefighter personal protective equipment AT&T - Featured Supplier - Wireless voice and data services including Smartphones, Tablets, 4G LTE, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT) |
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| Assistant Fire Chief - City of Mills - City of Mills, WY ***Confidential Fire Chief Recruitment*** - Jefferson County Fire District #1 - Madras, OR Fire Chief - Grant County Fire District No. 8 - Mattawa, WA College Student Fire-EMS Responder Live-In (Ride-Along) Program - Southern Maine Community College - South Portland, ME Confidential Recruiting: - What is it? Fire Chief - City of Kalispell - Kalispell, MT Director of Emergency Services - Austin, TX / Georgetown, DE / Salinas, CA / Ventura, CA / San Diego, CA / Bend, OR / Salem, OR / South Boston, MA / Palm Springs, CA / Bakersfield, CA Firefighter/Paramedic - Lake Havasu City Fire Department - Lake Havasu City, AZ Fleet and Transport Manager - ASPCA - St. Louis, MO State Fire Academy Director - Massachusetts Firefighting Academy - Stow, MA Resident Firefighter Testing - Douglas County Fire District #2 - East Wenatchee, WA Deputy Fire Marshal - Riverside County Fire Department - Riverside, CA (closes: Mar 09, 2021) Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator - Orange County Fire Authority - Irvine, CA (closes: Mar 14, 2021) Firefighter - EMT - Hanford Fire Department - Richland, WA (closes: Mar 16, 2021) Firefighter - Paramedic - Hanford Fire Department - Richland, WA (closes: Mar 16, 2021) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton Fire Stations - Thornton, CO (closes: Mar 19, 2021) Experienced Firefighter - City of Everett - Everett, WA (closes: Mar 22, 2021) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Collinsville - Collinsville, IL (closes: Mar 26, 2021) Firefighter - City of Lenexa - Lenexa, KS (closes: Mar 31, 2021) Firefighter / Entry-Level - City of Everett - Everett, WA (closes: Apr 02, 2021) Fire Chief - Fort Mojave Mesa Fire Department - Fort Mojave Mesa, AZ (closes: Apr 03, 2021) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Lewiston - Lewiston, ID (closes: Apr 09, 2021) Fire Marshal - City of Lewiston - Lewiston, ID (closes: Apr 09, 2021) Firefighter/Paramedic - Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue - The Dalles, OR (closes: Apr 10, 2021) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Redmond - Redmond, WA (closes: Apr 11, 2021) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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