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| We Key the Mic for a Bond Measure Implementation
Author: Key the Mic Staff
In our previous episode, Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue Chief John Oliver described a seemingly insurmountable task: finding money for the special district he serves to replace or upgrade 9 out of 10 fire stations! Chief Oliver and his team decided to take a new approach to requesting funding, which resulted in passing a $60M capital facilities bond with a 73% approval rating during the pandemic. In this follow-up episode, Chief Oliver talks about what his district needed to do after they passed the bond measure. He shares his experience working with a rating agency, tackling the debt sale and more including breaking ground on a new station. read more |
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| Two people who died as a result of house fire in rural Christian County identified Two people died as a result of a house fire in rural Christian County Sunday morning, according to Christian County sheriff Bruce Kettelkamp. Gary Conner, 70, died at HSHS St. John's Hospital while Patricia E. Smith, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene. The home is at 414 E 1525 North Road and is between Pawnee and Kincaid. Kettelkamp said both Conner and Smith resided at the home, though he did not immediately disclose their relationship. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said Conner died of smoke inhalation, preliminary findings suggest. Conner was transported by EMS to the emergency room of St. John's where he was pronounced dead at 10:42 a.m. Sunday. THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER Chicago mom recounts rescuing 7-year-old son from fire: 'My mama bear response' Melissa Compean's lungs burned with each breath and thick smoke clouded her vision, but she knew her 7-year-old son was somewhere in the room. She grabbed a blanket and put it over her face, reaching out until she finally felt her son's arm. Brayden screamed out in pain, but Compean was relieved to know he was alive. "I felt his arm and it was wet from being burned, so I was like, oh no, he's hurt," she said in a video released Monday by Loyola Medical Center, which treated Brandon for severe burns on his arms and hands. Compean said she was able to get her son to stand and guided him toward the window, which she had broken to get into the burning house. Her stepfather was waiting at the window for them. WFLD-TV FOX 32 CHICAGO Car drives into Taylorville building, minor injuries reported A worker had minor injuries after a car drove into a Taylorville business, according to the Taylorville Fire Department. The Taylorville Fire Department posted on its Facebook page on Monday at 2:26 p.m. a car drove into a building. The driver was transported to Taylorville Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. TFD members secured the vehicle and assessed the passenger who was uninjured, according to the department. There was obvious damage done to the front of the building, window and stock. The department said one worker had minor scrapes to their arm, but no other workers or customers were hurt. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR Bloomington dispatcher honored for saving two lives The City of Bloomington is honoring a police and fire dispatcher for recently saving the lives of a child who nearly drowned and another person who was considering suicide. Telecommunicator Amanda Richmond's "calm demeanor" enabled her to successfully instruct a caller how to perform CPR on a child. "She was able to quickly direct responding emergency units during the situation, which ultimately led to the child surviving the drowning situation," according to a city news release. Richmond received a second life-saving award for helping someone experiencing a mental health crisis. "Using empathy and her communication skills, she was able to keep the person on the line from taking their own life," the city said. About a month ago, the city said Richmond also helped a caller deliver a baby. WJBC- AM 1230 BLOOMINGTON Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District, Mount Prospect could restart talks Talks could resume this week between Mount Prospect and the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District to resolve an impasse over fire and emergency medical service within the district's service area. Under a proposed agreement recently approved by Mount Prospect trustees, Mount Prospect, Elk Grove Village and Des Plaines would take over the duties of the fire district, which would dissolve and yield its fire station and equipment. Three new special taxing districts would provide the funding for the municipalities. Mount Prospect officials say the fire district is running a structural deficit because of a shrinking tax base stemming from annexations. But the fire district has not signed off on the agreement. District officials take issue with the legality of the proposed dissolution, as well as the village's cost-benefit analysis. DAILY HERALD PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Investigation, lawsuit, rebuilding: What to know one year after Nashville Christmas bombing PHOTOS: A bomb exploded on Nashville's historic Second Avenue in the early morning of Dec. 25, 2020. The blast damaged 65 buildings and displaced dozens of businesses and residents in a city already weary from a year marred by the COVID-19 pandemic and deadly tornadoes. After a year of investigation, painstaking demolition and community collaboration, the shells of the most-damaged buildings stand largely cleared of debris and ready for the 200-year-old street's next evolution. Multiple local, state and federal agencies investigated the explosion, ultimately identifying 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner as the bomber. Warner packed his RV with explosives and at 1:22 a.m. parked the vehicle in front of an AT&T switch facility, according to investigators. TENNESSEAN 'Christmas miracle' in South Carolina: Mother of Charleston 9 firefighter honored for son's sacrifice VIDEO/PHOTOS: Ann Mulkey's son Louis was one of the Charleston 9 firefighters. When Powell Roofing got a call from Mulkey, they decided to team up with some local businesses to give her a free roof. "Oh my gosh. I've never had anything like this happen to me, to this magnitude. And to do it because of Louis, you know, just made it that much more special," said Ann Mulkey. In June, Mulkey called Powell roofing for an estimate to get a brand new roof. It was pricey, so she decided to save for the project. "It's very important to get this roof done. I've been waiting to get it done for years and you know I've had patches and patches fixed. But I couldn't really do a full roof," she said. When Mulkey was ready to pay for the roof, she was told she didn't have to. WCIV-TV ABC 36 CHARLESTON Generational firefighters often anchor local stations in Pennsylvania Firefighting is in the blood of the Fanella family, stretching back four generations in Mount Carmel Township. Robert B. Fanella died at age 88 in 2014. His son Robert "Bob" Joseph Fanella, 63, his grandson Robert "Bobby" James Fanella, 40, and his great-grandson Ethan Robert Fanella, 19, are volunteer firefighters for the Atlas Fire Company and Natalie Fire Company in Mount Carmel Township. "It makes me proud," said Bob Fanella about his son and grandson becoming firefighters. Bob Fanella doesn't do any interior work anymore due to health reasons, but he said he is proud to see his son and grandson working together and entering buildings as father and son. The late Fanella was the first firefighter in the family. When he returned home from World War II, he joined the fire company and helped build the current building in the 1970s. THE DAILY ITEM PHOTOS: Every San Francisco Fire Station That's Decked Out for the Holiday Decorations Competition In 2020, San Francisco fire stations revived a tradition from grandma and granddad's day, after a report from the Chronicle sounded the siren to bring back the SF fire station holiday decorations contest. That contest was scuttled in 1951 over some prudish backlash that the fire departments were spending more than their allotted $50 per station on decorations, but the Chronicle's report mustered up enough holiday cheer that the SF Fire Department decided to pull all the St. Nick stops again. The holiday decorations contest is bigger and better than ever in 2021, so SFist tromped out to all 44 San Francisco fire stations to get pictures and video of every single display. As of the fire department's most recent announcement, there are only 12 stations "officially entered" in the contest (The top three winners get $3,000, $2,000 or $1,000 to donate to the charity of their choice). SFIST Omicron becomes the dominant COVID variant in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections The highly transmissible Omicron variant is now dominant in the United States, according to new data released by the CDC on Monday. The variant now makes up more than 73% of new infections, a nearly six-fold increase compared to the week before. Omicron makes up the highest share of new cases in the South, Central Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and the New York area. The steep rise of the Omicron variant comes as cases surge across the country, particularly in New York, which is reporting one in 10 new cases nationally. On Monday, the state reported its highest number of daily infections for the fourth consecutive day, and New York City is now averaging more daily infections since the pandemic began. But hospitalizations both in the city and statewide have yet to near pandemic records. CBS NEWS Related: Omicron Symptoms, Testing, Risk Factors & More to Know on US' New Dominant Strain PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Louisiana - Firefighter, South Bossier Fire District #2, Elm Grove, LA L-O-D-D New Jersey - John T. Ruddy, Battalion Chief, Jersey City Fire Department, Jersey City, NJ L-O-D-D Arkansas - Wesley "Wes" Adams, Chief, Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department, Sedgwick, AR L-O-D-D New York - Vincent Malveaux, Probationary Firefighter, Fire Department of New York, Brooklyn, NY L-O-D-D Illinois - Garrett Edward Ramos, Lieutenant, Sterling Fire Department, Sterling, IL The Daily Dispatch Office will be closed Dec. 23 - 31, 2021 - In observance of Christmas and the New Year's holiday Christmas Tree Safety as Trees Dry Out Toward the Holidays - VIDEO NFPA releases its Fifth U.S. Needs Assessment report - showing both progress and continued gaps in U.S. fire departments' needs and resources St. Petersburg Fire Rescue's Inclusive Recruitment Video Wins Award COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandates for EMS agencies Registration Opens for 2022 FDSOA Conferences - January 9-12, 2022 Fire Camp Scholarships - IAFC's National Volunteer Workforce Solutions 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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| Division Chief of Training - City of Meridian - Meridian, ID Firefighter/Paramedic - McMinnville Fire Department - McMinnville, OR Deputy Fire Chief - Enumclaw Fire Department - Enumclaw, WA Deputy Fire Chief - City of Beverly Hills - Beverly Hills, CA EMS Division Chief - Washington Township/Avon Fire Department - Avon, IN Fire Division Chief - City of Corvallis - Corvallis, OR Entry-Level Firefighter, Lateral Firefighter, and Paramedic Firefighter - Caldwell Fire Department - Caldwell, ID Fire Plans Examiner - City of Palm Beach Gardens - Palm Beach Gardens, FL Firefighter - DeKalb County Fire Rescue - DeKalb County, GA Deputy Fire Marshal - Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue - Ridgefield, WA Fire Chief - City of Ketchikan - Ketchikan, AK Confidential Recruiting: - What is it? Firefighter - Redding Fire Department - Redding, CA (closes: Dec 22, 2021) Fire Chief - Spokane Valley Fire Department - Spokane Valley, WA (closes: Dec 29, 2021) Fire Chief - Spokane Valley Fire Department - Spokane Valley, WA (closes: Dec 29, 2021) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education Specialist - Poudre Fire Authority - Fort Collins, CO (closes: Dec 31, 2021) Mechanic - Poulsbo Fire Department - Poulsbo, WA (closes: Jan 05, 2022) Firefighter/Paramedic - La Grange Fire Department - La Grange, IL (closes: Jan 07, 2022) Deputy Fire Marshal I/II - Hillsboro Fire & Rescue - Hillsboro, OR (closes: Jan 09, 2022) Firefighter – Entry Level - City of Hillsboro - Hillsboro, OR (closes: Jan 09, 2022) Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic - East Grays Harbor Fire and Rescue - Elma, WA (closes: Jan 14, 2022) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton - Thornton, CO (closes: Jan 14, 2022) Assistant Fire Chief - North County Regional Fire Authority - Stanwood, WA (closes: Jan 14, 2022) Firefighter Cadet - Corpus Christi Fire Department - Corpus Christi, TX (closes: Jan 14, 2022) Firefighter/Paramedic - Northern Lakes Fire District - Hayden, ID (closes: Jan 17, 2022) Deputy Fire Marshal - Spokane Fire Department - Spokane, WA (closes: Jan 18, 2022) Director of Fire Service Program - Bates Technical College - Tacoma, WA (closes: Jan 22, 2022) Fire Investigator II - King County Sheriff's Office - Seattle, WA (closes: Jan 22, 2022) Fire Chief - City of Lansing - Lansing, MI (closes: Jan 23, 2022) Single Role Paramedic - Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue - The Dalles, OR (closes: Jan 31, 2022) Fire Chief/Emergency Manager - Town of Blackstone - Blackstone, MA (closes: Jan 31, 2022) Deputy Chief - Kittitas County Fire District 7 - Cle Elum, WA (closes: Jan 31, 2022) Fire Inspector/Investigator - Nevada National Security Site - Mercury, NV (closes: Feb 01, 2022) Firefighter/Paramedic / Firefighter/EMT - Central Mason Fire & EMS - Shelton, WA (closes: Feb 11, 2022) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| PHTLS Refresher 9e Hybrid Course - Jefferson Fire District - Online - January 8, 2022 PHTLS Provider 9e Hybrid Course - Jefferson Fire District - Online - January 9, 2022 Fire Officer I - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - January 10-14, 2022 Fire Officer 3 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Union, WA - January 10-19, 2022 Webinar: UNPLUGGED! Finding a Balance Between Work and Home Life - 7:00 PM EST - Virtual - January 19, 2022 NFPA to host FREE Leadership for Emergency Responders - Online - January 25, 2022 Fire Officer 4 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Union, WA - January 31 - February 9, 2022 Mr. Gordon Graham "One Day Supervisor Seminar" - IPSLEI Books to Badges Presentation Co-hosted by Newport Beach Fire - Anaheim, CA - February 9, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - February 21-25, 2022 Fire Service Inspector 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - February 21-25, 2022 Fire Service Instructor 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - February 28 - March 3, 2022 53rd Annual Northwest Leadership Seminar - Register Online - Portland, OR - March 2-4, 2022 Hazmat Awareness/Operations - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - March 5-19, 2022 Fire Service Instructor II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - March 28 - April 1, 2022 Incident Safety Officer - Academy - South Pierce Fire Rescue - Eatonville, WA - April 4-8, 2022 Fire Officer I - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - April 4-8, 2022 Fire Fighter 2 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - April 9-23, 2022 Fire Service Instructor 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - April 25-28, 2022 Hazmat Incident Commander - Academy - Mason County Fire District 6 - Union, WA - May 2-6, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - May 16-20, 2022 Hazmat Awareness/Operations - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 10-24, 2022 Fire Service Instructor 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 12-15, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 19-23, 2022 Fire Service Inspector 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 26-30, 2022 Fire Fighter 2 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 1-15, 2022 Fire Officer I - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 3-7, 2022 Fire Service Instructor II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 3-7, 2022 Hazmat Incident Commander - Academy - Mason County Fire District 6 - Union, WA - October 31 - November 4, 2022 Fire Officer I - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - November 28 - December 2, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - December 5-9, 2022 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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