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| Western Fire Chiefs Association, IAFC, partner with Constellis to make Fire Chiefs aware of two new products being used to combat COVID-19
Author: Western Fire Chiefs Association
The Western Fire Chiefs Association, along with the IAFC, have partnered with Constellis to make Fire Chiefs aware of two new products that are being used to combat the COVID-19 virus. One is a Rapid Test for the SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. The second is a UV-C Disinfectant for vehicle or station cleaning. Both of these products have been reviewed by multiple bodies of experts and shown to have great value to the Fire and EMS service. read more |
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| Coronavirus Illinois: First responders want to know if routine police and fire calls involve COVID-19 victims Illinois men and women who serve and protect want to make sure that they are protected while serving during this time of pandemic illness. First responders say they need to know whether a call for service may be an encounter with someone infected by COVID-19. Now, the I-Team has learned that police officials have asked Governor JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul for emergency authorization that would allow heath officials to provide the addresses of confirmed coronavirus patients. "Just the address is all we're asking for so our personnel are ready to respond properly and also protect themselves and their families," said Chief Tom Weitzel in west suburban Riverside. "I can tell you that the Cook County Department of Public Health has not been responsive," Weitzel said in an interview with the I-Team. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Many fire departments issue district-wide burning bans La Salle already had a permanent burning ban in place, Peru instituted a burning ban this week, and Spring Valley and Dalzell fire chiefs prohibited burning until further notice starting Wednesday night. Citing a need to protect people and reduce respiratory issues brought on by COVID-19, Spring Valley fire chief Todd Bogatitus issued a yard waste burning ban on Wednesday evening; at this point it's in effect through spring. He noted the need to take precautionary measures in relation to COVID-19 have forced the department to make many recent changes and adjustments. "This is one of the measures we have to make to look out for the safety of everyone in the community," Bogatitus said. "We will continue to monitor the situation and notify everyone once this ban has been lifted." NEWS TRIBUNE (NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS) Woman hospitalized after Bloomington apartment fire A woman was severely burned in a late-night fire Wednesday on the fifth floor of a high-rise apartment building that houses primarily low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities, Bloomington fire officials said. No one else was injured. Firefighters were called to Phoenix Towers, 202 W. Locust St., at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday by an automated alarm, Bloomington fire public information officer Eric Davison said Thursday morning. An alarm panel identified the location of the fire on the fifth floor and, when firefighters entered the apartment, they found the injured woman, said Davison. Sprinklers put out the fire before firefighters arrived, he said. Davison said the woman was taken to OSF St. Joseph Medical Center with from burns and smoke inhalation, but he did not have further information. THE PANTAGRAPH PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Union Head: FDNY to enact ‘doomsday scenario' for medically-trained firefighters to assist EMS with coronavirus 911 calls Firefighters trained as paramedics and EMTs will assist the FDNY's overloaded medical services bureau as part of a "doomsday scenario" to deal with the surging coronavirus pandemic, the Daily News has learned. Roughly 209 FDNY firefighters with emergency medical technician licenses have been ordered to man rapid response vehicles, according to a six-minute video released Tuesday night by United Firefighters' Association head Gerard Fitzgerald. They're being asked to respond to some of the estimated 6,000 calls flooding the department's Emergency Medical Service crews each day and evaluate patients for possible coronavirus infection or other medical problems, Fitzgerald said. An additional 63 firefighters with paramedic certifications are also on tap to assist EMS on medical calls, the union leader said. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Detroit will be first city to use new 15-minute COVID-19 tests today The city of Detroit will be the first to have specific test kits that could have results in minutes. Normally, the swab tests take days to yield results. Testing with these kits begin today but only for Detroit police, first responders and bus drivers. Instead of waiting days to get results to find out if you have the coronavirus — you get results in 15 minutes. And the interesting thing about these test kits is that they can show positive results even before someone shows symptoms. "Detroit will be the first city in the country to use the 15 minute testing," said Mayor Mike Duggan. Waiting for any health test result can be nerve-wrecking, but when it comes to coronavirus — knowing if you're infected can help save lives while protecting others. WXYZ-TV ABC 7 DETROIT Fire crews in California launch mobile health support to help screen for COVID-19 Sacramento-area fire crews and public health officials are launching a new initiative to provide mobile health support to the community. "We're essentially bridging the gap between emergency services and the hospital," Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Capt. Scott Perryman told FOX40. Think of it as an urgent care center on wheels. "They'll let us know is it something simple like a strep throat or is it seasonal allergies or is it something more significant," said Perryman. The initiative is driven by an effort to screen possible COVID-19 cases among people who may not be able to travel to be tested. "We have the ability swab and test and get it to the laboratory right then and there," explained Perryman. Typical ambulances provide immediate lifesaving care and take people to the hospital, but the teams in these trucks are different. KTXL-TV FOX 40 SACRAMENTO South Carolina creating COVID-19 database for first responders The South Carolina Department of Health is creating a database that will give first responders more information about the places and people they're responding to during the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came on Tuesday during a news conference with Dr. Linda Bell, DHEC's Director of the Bureau of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control. "We are setting up a system through a secure database to provide to EMS dispatchers information that they need to make decisions about response," Bell said. Department of health officials said they're hoping to have the system up and running early next week. The details of this system are limited, but it did come after the South Carolina Association of Counties wrote a letter last week to Governor Henry McMaster. WMBF-TV NBC 32 MYRTLE BEACH First responders urge Minnesota lawmakers to ease path to workers' compensation for those with COVID-19 First responders and emergency workers are urging Minnesota lawmakers to ease their ability to obtain workers' compensation should they contract COVID-19. A bill before lawmakers would encompass firefighters, paramedics, police, nurses, doctors and people providing child care to emergency responders, among several others whose jobs put them at particular risk of contracting the disease that had infected 689 and killed 17 Minnesotans as of Wednesday. "It's very important, because first responders, nurses, other folks that we have included in this bill, we are going to be working directly with populations that are susceptible to COVID-19, or, already have COVID-19," said St. Paul fire Capt. Chris Parsons, who spearheaded the effort. "We are going to be put at a greater risk than the general public [for] contracting this illness." STAR TRIBUNE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| Firefighter/EMT and Firefighter/Paramedic - Klamath County Fire District No.1 - Klamath Falls, OR Fire Chief - City of Rocklin - Rocklin, CA Fire-EMS College Student Live-In Program - Southern Maine Community College - South Portland, ME 3M Eastern Zone-Field Service Specialist - MD, NJ, PA, DE or New York EMS Director - Meeker Volunteer Fire & Rescue - Meeker, CO (closes: Apr 05, 2020) Assistant Fire Chief - City of Savannah - Savannah, GA (closes: Apr 10, 2020) Fire Chief - Troy Fire Protection District - Troy, IL (closes: Apr 15, 2020) Fire Chief - Lake Valley Fire Protection District - South Lake Tahoe, CA (closes: Apr 17, 2020) Fire Chief - Bloomingdale Fire Protection District #1 - Bloomingdale, IL (closes: Apr 24, 2020) Training/Safety Captain - North Whidbey Fire and Rescue - Oak Harbor, WA (closes: Apr 30, 2020) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton - Thornton, CO (closes: May 04, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Bauer Fill Stations - Asking $7,995 / $8,995 - Arlington, WA 1999 Ford F550 Rescue - Bids due by 4/23/20, Minimum bid $20,000 - Grass Valley, OR 1989 American Eagle Tender - Asking $20,000 - Yakima, WA 2012 Freightliner Ambulance for Sale - Asking $39,000 - Carol Stream, IL 2001 Ford Excursion Command Vehicle - Asking $7,000 - Murphys, CA International Lifeline Type 1 Ambulance - Asking $12,000 - West Chicago, IL 2000 Pierce Engine - Asking $150,000 - Cody, WY POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs Conference and Expo - Novi, MI - April 6-8, 2020 2020 IFE-USA AGM And Educational Conference - Indianapolis, IN - April 20, 2020 Decision-Making & Financial Management for Fire/EMS Organizations - NFA - Online-mediated - May 10 - July 26, 2020 International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference - IAFC - Baltimore, MD - June 4-7, 2020 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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