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| Murals honoring doctors, nurses, first responders going up near Chicago's Medical District Artist Dwight White II has seen a nurse who lives in his University Village apartment building coming and going recently at late hours. He's talked to her from opposite sides of the elevator, pleasantries mostly, but never got her name. She has no idea she's the inspiration for a mural White just painted on the side of Lulu's Hot Dogs, 1000 S. Leavitt St., in which she's dressed like Captain America. "She sparked my inspiration, medical workers are kind of the glue holding the world together right now," said White, 26. The artwork is part of Murals for Medical Relief, a campaign that's tapping local artists to paint murals on buildings near the Illinois Medical District on the Near West Side honoring medical workers and first responders. The campaign's website has a map showing where each mural is located. CHICAGO SUN TIMES - METERED SITE Lakemoor fire leaves home uninhabitable after it spread from fire pit A debris fire in a fire pit outside a Lakemoor home is believed to have unintentionally spread and caused a fire that led to $100,000 in damages and left the house uninhabitable on Thursday evening. Firefighters were called to the 300 block of North Boulevard in Lakemoor just before 7 p.m. Thursday for a structure fire at a ranch-style home, where smoke and fire was seen coming from the rear of the building. Within 15 minutes of McHenry Township Fire's response, the blaze was under control after an aggressive fire attack. No one was injured in the fire but the home was left with extensive fire and smoke damage. After an investigation, McHenry Township Fire personnel determined the cause was the homeowner's debris fire in a nearby fire pit, which had spread to the home. NORTHWEST HERALD Springfield nightclub, apartment building heavily damaged in fire A building that is home to a nightclub and apartments was heavily damaged after catching fire early Friday. Crews said they responded at 6 a.m. to the 300 block of E. Washington St. for a call of smoke filling a second-floor hallway. When a second alarm was dispatched, responders forced entry and found the seat of the fire. There were no injuries, responders said, as everyone managed to escape before crews arrived. Firefighters searched all apartments on the second and third floors. The building took heavy damaged on the inside above the nightclub. There was heavy smoke throughout the structure. WAND-TV NBC CHANNEL 17 Crews to continue search for missing fishermen in Kankakee River The search for two fishermen who went into the Kankakee River has been put on hold. The search was called off Thursday and is now being called a recovery. FOX 32 talked to two people who were fishing off the bank of the river and saw the whole thing happen in front of them. "The boat just flipped and we couldn't save them," said Anthony Berry. Berry and Carmen Thomas were fishing just after 2 p.m. when they say two nearby boaters tried to drop their anchor in a very treacherous location, just feet away from the foot of the Kankakee River dam. "The anchor wasn't long enough to hit the bottom and it got caught up in the propeller, and he cut the rope and then the boat got out of control and it tipped over," Thomas said. WFLD-TV MYFOX 32 CHICAGO Fire takes Alton home, witness says occupants recently moved Alton firefighters and police were called to a residential fire Thursday night at 925 Tremont Street. The first call came at approximately 8:30 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the home and flames in the rear of the residence. Initial reports were that residents may have been inside the home, which appeared occupied from the outside. A witness on the scene told The Telegraph that the home had been recently occupied by a family, and they'd been seen moving out just days ago. Early indications from officials were that no one was found in the home, and there were no related injuries — but that could not be immediately confirmed. Alton police were investigating the incident as a possible crime. ALTON TELEGRAPH PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| States face economic death spiral from coronavirus Early numbers show how significantly the coronavirus is devastating states' revenue streams — and could force choices between raising taxes or gutting services and laying off public employees. Why it matters: Even as some states move toward reopening, the economic ramifications of having shut down will haunt them far into the future. When states can reopen, and how quickly industries are able to bounce back, could either worsen or improve projections. What to watch: Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) plan to introduce bipartisan legislation as soon as next week that would create a $500 billion fund designed to help struggling state and municipality budgets in the wake of COVID-19. "If there was another way to do this, I'd rather do it the other way," Cassidy tells Axios. "But what I don't want to happen is all this money spent for families and for employers to go to waste because cities cannot provide essential services." AXIOS Texas: Health EMS teams are ready to deploy as part of state's Rapid Assessment Quick Response Force The state of Texas is using lessons learned from hurricane response efforts to combat COVID-19, and UT Health EMS crews are training to be part of the state's solution. On Thursday, UT Health EMS provided training at its headquarters for their employees and Hopkins County EMS crews, both of whom are part of the state's Rapid Assessment Quick Response Force. "The state asked if we would do it and I immediately said, ‘Yes, we're here to help,'" said John Smith, CEO of UT Health EMS. The governor's plan to open Texas, which was released last week, includes the Rapid Assessment Quick Response Force in its recommendations for nursing homes. Aimed at quantifying the extent of infection immediately, it involves deploying teams to provide rapid response and medical triage at facilities across the state if needed. ATHENS DAILY REVIEW Winds quickly spread Detroit pallet blaze as 60 firefighters battle for 7 hours PHOTOS: High winds on Thursday spread fire and embers across a pallet factory, vacant homes, occupied buildings and a bus garage in downtown Detroit, requiring 60 firefighters to battle flames for seven hours and injuring one on the crew. Then, power was knocked out in the area as the fire raged. Dave Fornell, deputy fire commissioner for the Detroit Fire Department, said the fire started Thursday in a palette factory near Pulford and Beaufait. Fornell said the Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at 11:30 a.m. and found a pallet yard, about half a block wide and two stories high, totally involved in flames. Firefighters remained on the scene at 7 p.m., extinguishing hot spots. "Fire spread to a vacant house and garage to the east, a vacant commercial building across Beaufait, the roof of a building on Bellevue Street one block west, to a bus storage yard on Bellevue Street, where it involved a bus and two trailers, and embers set fire to a vacant building at Helen and Mack, four blocks east," Fornell said. THE DETROIT NEWS Related YouTube Video: Detroit firefighters face explosions at pallet factory blaze Murals honoring doctors, nurses, first responders going up near Illinois Medical District Artist Dwight White II has seen a nurse who lives in his University Village apartment building coming and going recently at late hours. He's talked to her from opposite sides of the elevator, pleasantries mostly, but never got her name. She has no idea she's the inspiration for a mural White just painted on the side of Lulu's Hot Dogs, 1000 S. Leavitt St., in which she's dressed like Captain America. "She sparked my inspiration, medical workers are kind of the glue holding the world together right now," said White, 26. The artwork is part of Murals for Medical Relief, a campaign that's tapping local artists to paint murals on buildings near the Illinois Medical District on the Near West Side honoring medical workers and first responders. The campaign's website has a map showing where each mural is located. CHICAGO SUN TIMES - METERED SITE Connecting Public Safety: AT&T, FirstNet, Sprint awarded contracts with Sourcewell in the Wireless Voice and Data Services category When minutes could mean the difference between life and death, first responders and public service agencies require access to the latest offerings in technology and wireless equipment to close that gap. Adding to a diverse list of products and services, Sourcewell has awarded contracts to AT&T and Sprint in its Wireless Voice and Data Services category; meaning participating agencies can purchase from these world-class vendors for voice, data, and messaging. Contract Administrator Dave Duhn said this category includes products and services tailored specifically for public safety, including FirstNet – a communications platform dedicated to first responders – providing a wireless, broadband network that delivers information more quickly when timing is critical. Additionally, the category includes smartphones, cell phones, tablets, Wi-Fi devices, chargers and accessories, and related services for all Sourcewell members. SOURCEWELL PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| | | Rosenbauer Touts WFCA and Sourcewell Partnership Rosenbauer America congratulates the Western Fire Chief Association’s recently announced partnership with Sourcewell. The WFCA-Sourcewell partnership will provide members the ability to maximize their department budgets. Rosenbauer is the most experienced Sourcewell vendor in the fire-rescue sector |
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| 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 L-O-D-D Illinois - Robert David Reisinger, Firefighter/Paramedic, River Grove Fire Department, River Grove, IL L-O-D-D Maine - Harold "Eddie" Moore, Jr., Lieutenant, Jackson Fire Department, Jackson, ME $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 First Responders: Know your fire investigation role - Arson Awareness Week COVID-19 Resource Update - USFA You are Thinking about the Community, Who is Thinking about Your Family? - FDSOA 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. |
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| Paramedic/Firefighter (full-time) - Delta Township Fire Department - Lansing, MI 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 Firefighter/EMT and Firefighter/Paramedic - Klamath County Fire District No.1 - Klamath Falls, OR Fire Chief - City of Rocklin - Rocklin, CA Firefighter - Muscatine Fire Department - Muscatine, IA (closes: May 15, 2020) Firefighter- Paramedic - Hanford Fire Department - Hanford, WA (closes: May 18, 2020) Training Officer - City of Beacon - Beacon, NY (closes: May 25, 2020) Firefighter - Fox Valley Regional Fire Department - WI (closes: May 31, 2020) Fire Chief - Town of Middletown - Middletown, RI (closes: Jun 05, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Decision-Making & Financial Management for Fire/EMS Organizations - NFA Online mediated course - May 10 - July 26, 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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