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| Lexington Fire Leaves Mother, 2 Children Dead A mobile home fire early Saturday in the central Illinois community of Lexington has left a mother and two children dead, officials said. The(Bloomington) Pantagraph reported that the firefighters responded to the fire at Westwood Estates at about 3:30 a.m. A woman and a child were pronounced dead at the scene and an infant was pronounced dead later in the morning at OSF Healthcare St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Fire departments from Lexington and other nearby community responded to the fire. The names of the victims were not immediately released and officials said that the cause of the fire remained under investigation. WMAQ-TV NBC 5 CHICAGO Related: Lexington fire victims had close ties to fire department Three people who died Saturday in a Lexington fire had close ties to the Lexington Fire Department. Hillery R. Peters, 27, and her children Emerlyn G. Bennett, 3, and Sawyer J. Bennett, 16 months, were the daughter and grandchildren of Lexington Fire Lt. Joe Williams and his wife Nickey, a local nurse. The department said Peters also was a co-worker to many of its firefighters. A statement from the department said Williams was the first department officer to arrive at the scene. His wife is described as "on the frontline of the COVID-19 response." A cause for the fire has not been released. The victims died of carbon monoxide intoxication after inhaling smoke and soot from the fire, McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder said previously. THE PANTAGRAPH 5 injured after SUV crashes into Denny's in Arlington Heights Five people were injured after an SUV crashed into a Denny's restaurant Sunday in northwest suburban Arlington Heights, police said. According to a statement from the Arlington Police Department, around 12:04 p.m. 43-year-old Jose Ozaeta was driving westbound on Algonquin Road and approaching Arlington Heights Road when he"apparently suffered a medical episode". The Suburban drifted into the eastbound lanes of Algonquin and then left the roadway, police said. The SUV initially struck a street light and then hit Denny's. A witness turned good samaritan stopped to help remove Ozaeta's three minor children from the vehicle, police said. Arlington Heights Fire Department firefighters and paramedics had to extricate Ozaeta, police said. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Family Of 4 Escapes To Safety As Fire Guts House In Evanston A family of four escaped safely as a fire gutted their house in Evanston Saturday evening. At 7:37 p.m., Evanston firefighters were called to the house in the 1500 block of Cleveland Street in Evanston. Flames were visible in the single-family ranch home, the Evanston Fire Department said. Crews found heavy smoke and fire in the front of the house, and found everyone had gotten out. Firefighters put out the fire with both an attack from the outside and efforts inside. Working smoke detectors were credited with alerting the family of four, who escaped without incident, the fire department said. But the family has been displaced, and are being assisted by the American Red Cross of Chicago and Northern Illinois. The alarm was held to a Code 4 response using all Evanston fire companies. No one was injured. WBBM-TV CBS 2 CHICAGO 1 airlifted to Chicago hospital after ATV crash in Hobart One person was airlifted to a Chicago trauma center early Sunday night after an ATV crash on the south side of Hobart, city fire officials confirmed. Hobart Assistant Fire Chief John Reitz said fire officials responded Sunday night to the 6700 block of Grand Boulevard for a report of an adult male who fell off an ATV he was riding. Reitz said the man suffered "serious lower body injuries" but the helmet he was wearing "undoubtedly saved his life." Reitz urged the public to use extreme caution when operating a vehicle of any type. THE TIMES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Seven northeast states join in PPE purchasing partnership New York has formed a partnership with six other northeast states, including New Jersey and Connecticut, to purchase personal protective equipment, tests, ventilators and other medical equipment, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday. The Governor said the agreement between New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, will increase the state's market power. "We're going to form a consortium with our seven northeast partner states, which buy about $5 billion worth of equipment and supplies," Cuomo said. "Which will make us more competitive in the international marketplace." Our states should never be in a position where we are actively competing against each other for life-saving resources," New Jersey Governor Murphy said. Cuomo said he believes the partnership will save taxpayers money. WABC-TV ABC 7 NEW YORK Today is International Firefighters' Day On May 4, 2020, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will be joining in the celebration of International Firefighters' Day which began on May 4, 1999, after the deaths of five Australian firefighters in a wildland fire. New this year, the NFFF is asking members of the public to light their homes in "red" on May 4-5 to celebrate International Firefighters' Day. They ask that families share their stories on social media using #ShineYourLight4Firefighters. Since March 2020, reported from various outlets across the country, over 30 fire and EMS responders have succumbed to COVID-19, NFFF says. Every firefighter who makes the ultimate sacrifice is one too many. Countless others suffer from physical, mental, and emotional injuries. WGNO-TV ABC 26 NEW ORLEANS Texas firefighters producing disinfectant solution to protect first responders from COVID-19 A mixture of salt and water with a splash of vinegar and a jolt of electrochemical activation is supplying Waco firefighters with a safe but powerful disinfectant as they work to keep their equipment and quarters free of COVID-19. Crews at Waco Fire Station No. 11, where the department's hazardous materials unit is housed, have also developed a new spray system for the disinfectant using their air tanks and other common firehouse equipment. Their formula for homemade hypochlorous acid paired with the spray system lets them kill viruses, bacteria and fungus on gear, trucks and high-use firehouse areas in 60 seconds without the need to wipe everything down afterward. "For lack of a better term, we are the science nerds at Station 11, you know the hazmat crew. Because there is a lot of chemistry that goes into working hazmat calls, we knew we could do something during this time," said Waco fire Lt. Philip Burnett, who works at Station No. 11. WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD First responders recovered from COVID-19 return to frontlines with a new grasp of the enemy The first wave of emergency medical technicians who contracted COVID-19 and survived are now returning to the job, armed with a first-hand understanding of the disease and a new empathy for the patients. "I was able to be more in touch with my patients who called, because I knew exactly how they were feeling," said firefighter/EMT Shantice Samuels, who has just returned to work in Washington, DC, after recovering from a case herself. "The toughest symptom for me was the shortness of breath, and the body aches," she told CNN affiliate WJLA. "When they're talking to people, the questions they ask put them in better tune with what's going on," said Assistant Fire Chief John Donnelly of the District of Columbia Fire & EMS Department, who has also recovered. "The other thing that they're able to do is provide assurance to somebody and say, I've survived this, you can relax, we're going to get you help, these are the things that are going to happen next." CNN Utah fire department unravels nearly 70-year-old mystery in line of duty death A fire captain who died in the line of duty in 1953 is no longer forgotten, thanks to some fellow firefighters who became a team of detectives, solving the nearly 70-year-old mystery of his death. Being a firefighter is about a lot more than just hooking up hoses and spraying water. They're also the ones who show up in ambulances, help out at car crashes, and wear a number of other hats many of us never even think of. When the South Salt Lake Fire Department was faced with a nearly 70-year-old mystery they couldn't solve, it turned them into something else: a team of detectives. But if there's one common thread that runs through every one of their jobs, it's being prepared for the future. But for Captain Lyndsie Hauck, it's also about remembering the past. Strolling through the rooms and hallways of the fire stations, nearly every space is filled with a photo — firefighters posing in group shots, firefighters working scenes, buildings engulfed in flames. KSL-TV NBC 5 SALT LAKE CITY 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 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 L-O-D-D Texas - Eduardo Ramirez, Fire Suppression Technician, El Paso Fire Department, El Paso, TX L-O-D-D New Jersey - Israel Tolentino, Jr., Firefighter/EMT, Passaic Fire Department, Passaic, NJ L-O-D-D Illinios - Mario Araujo, Firefighter, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago, IL First Responders: Know your fire investigation role - Arson Awareness Week NFPA, ESFI stress importance of electrical safety during National Electrical Safety Month COVID-19 Resource Update Take and share the 2020 Safety Stand Down Quiz to encourage responder roadway safety - NFPA You are Thinking about the Community, Who is Thinking about Your Family? - FDSOA AFSA Announces New On-Demand Training Oregon Deputy Fire Marshal receives national award - for home fire sprinkler advocacy Vision 20/20's latest episode of CRR Radio - COVID-19 Series 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) Firefighter - Fox Valley Regional Fire Department - WI (closes: May 31, 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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