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| You disinfect your hands, Why aren’t you disinfecting your phone?
Author: Sponsored Content from Sonim Technologies
The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has resulted in many questions regarding “mobile hygiene” best practices. A study by the University of Arizona found that cell phones are 10X dirtier than public toilets. Another study found that over 99% of hospital staff smartphones are contaminated with pathogens. Yet, can your mobile phone withstand the aggressive cleaning and disinfecting to truly sanitize it? read more |
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| CORRECTION: Sugar Grove Fire Protection District Firefighter Who Recently Died from Coronavirus Infection Was Not Currently Active with the Fire District Fred J. Felella Jr., who passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 was a former Volunteer/Paid-On-Call Firefighter with the Sugar Grove Fire Protection District from 1994 to 2007. Fred J. Felella Jr. was not active as a firefighter with the Sugar Grove Fire Protection District during the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic of 2019-2020. According to Sugar Grove Fire Protection District Fire Chief William Perkins, the thoughts and prayers of the current members and staff of the Fire District are with the Felella family during this time. ARLINGTON CARDINAL Buffalo Grove approves pay hikes for firefighters Buffalo Grove trustees Monday approved a new salary agreement with the village's firefighters' union, despite concerns raised by a member of the public over raising pay during a pandemic-induced financial crisis. The agreement with the Buffalo Grove Professional Firefighter/Paramedic Association runs from May 1, 2020 until April 30, 2021 and raises the salaries of firefighters/paramedics 2.5% and fire lieutenants 2%. The budget impact, Human Resources Director Arthur Malinowski said, is $111,000. The salary agreement is separate from the main collective bargaining agreement, which was scheduled to end April 30. But trustees extended that agreement through Oct. 31, in recognition, officials said, of employees' response to the pandemic. During the virtual meeting, resident Brian Costin called in and told trustees that the village should be more focused on funding pensions. ILLINOIS DAILY HERALD Cook County Is Considering Disclosing COVID-19 Patients' Addresses to First Responders Some Cook County commissioners want the county's public health department to temporarily disclose the addresses of suburban residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, saying the move would make first responders safer. That's despite the Illinois Department of Public Health recommending against such disclosures over privacy concerns. Commissioner Scott Britton, a Democrat from north suburban Glenview, is the lead sponsor on a resolution that recommends — but does not require — the address disclosures of COVID-positive residents for at least 60 days. Cook County would only disclose addresses to first responders and later purge the information. Britton said he's heard from several police and fire chiefs, mayors and village managers about concerns for their first responders' safety when it comes to answering 911 calls. WBEZ-FM 91.5 CHICAGO PUBLIC RADIO Olympia Fields police detective details harrowing experience being hospitalized for COVID-19 Mark Akiyama is a burly 47-year-old Olympia Fields detective who has seen much many of us don't but nothing, he says, prepared him to fight COVID-19. "I have trouble sleeping I wake up I start crying thinking about the whole situation," Akiyama said. He begrudgingly boarded an ambulance for Silver Cross Hospital March 26. Four days after coming down with a fever from who knows where, he was tested for the disease at a pop up testing site in Joliet. Akiyama is a Detective Corporal investigations with the Olympia Fields Police Department. "I know that you when you are on a ventilator there's a good chance that you are not coming back and my wife she made the decision," Akiyama said. "She's like 'look I love you to death' she says 'either you are going to die or you go on this ventilator, and you are strong and you will make it through, I know you will.'" Six days later, Akiyama said he began to pull through. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| New EMT communication cards will help West Virginia first responders better serve patients who have trouble hearing or speaking St. Albans firefighters and EMTs carry a lot of heavy equipment around to help keep people safe. Now they have a much lighter tool to work with as well. "When we do a treatment ‘is your pain better or worse, the same?' and I thought ‘that's not good enough' we have to have something that we can use to communicate more effectively," says Lt. Chris Collins with the St. Albans Fire Department. So Collins was brought on board to help develop the "EMT communication card" that will help those who may be deaf, hard of hearing, have and intellectual disability or maybe autism communicate with first responders. "A lot of times they can't verbalize their symptoms, but they can point to a picture easier than they can verbalize what's going on with them we found using pictographs is a more effective way of communicating with those folks as well," Collins adds. WOWK-TV CBS 13 HUNTINGTON Could a New Ultraviolet Technology Fight the Spread of Coronavirus? A technique that zaps airborne viruses with a narrow-wavelength band of UV light shows promise for curtailing the person-to-person spread of COVID-19 in indoor public places. The technology, developed by Columbia University's Center for Radiological Research, uses lamps that emit continuous, low doses of a particular wavelength of ultraviolent light, known as far-UVC, which can kill viruses and bacteria without harming human skin, eyes and other tissues, as is the problem with conventional UV light. "Far-UVC light has the potential to be a ‘game changer,'" said David Brenner, professor of radiation biophysics and director of the center. "It can be safely used in occupied public spaces, and it kills pathogens in the air before we can breathe them in." The research team's experiments have shown far-UVC effective in eradicating two types of airborne seasonal coronaviruses (the ones that cause coughs and colds). COLUMBIA NEWS Georgia veterans answer 911 calls as first responders get stretched during coronavirus pandemic For one Good Samaritan group in southern Georgia, good things come in threes. The coronavirus has sickened 19,398 people in Georgia and killed 774 people as of this writing, straining the resources of first responders. The Community Warriors, a volunteer group known for its benevolent deeds in and around Columbus, Ga. have stepped up once again to help its neighbors and provide relief for first responders. The group of mostly veterans has answered the call to assist 911 and the Columbus Fire and EMS by dispatching three person teams to respond to nonemergency calls. "Because of the pandemic, his staff [interim fire Chief Greg Lang's] is getting stretched a little bit more," Columbus Mayor Skip Henderson said. "I tell you those guys [The Community Warriors] are exactly what they bill themselves as," Henderson added. FOX NEWS 'FrontLine WarmLine' launches to help Maine's health care workers and first responders manage emotional toll of COVID-19 Governor Janet Mills' administration announced Tuesday the launch of a new volunteer phone support service, the FrontLine WarmLine, to help Maine health care workers and first responders manage the stress of serving on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The FrontLine Warmline serves health care professionals, such as physicians, nurses and counselors, as well as emergency medical services personnel, law enforcement, and others who are directly responding to the pandemic in Maine. The line is staffed by volunteer professionals activated through Maine Responds, including licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and nurse practitioners, who can help callers to deal with anxiety, irritability stress, poor sleep, grief or worry and, if needed, connect them with additional supports. WCSH-TV NBC 6 PORTLAND Michigan: Engineers MacGyver Shipping Container to Sanitize COVID-19 PPE The shortage of PPE is getting worse, with hundreds of medical professionals and first responders paying the ultimate price. But if the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it's that people are resourceful. Scientists at a crime lab in Kansas, for example, deduced a method to use evidence drying cabinets to decontaminate N95 masks for multiple uses. Now, an engineering team from Michigan Tech University has Macgyvered a refrigerated shipping container, commercial-grade baking sheets and modified oven into a prototype mobile sanitation unit. The team, which includes the family unit of Dan and Amy Barnard and cousin Andrew, is actively working with a team from the FDA to get approval for Emergency Use Authorization so they can make the design and licensing widely available to communities and healthcare facilities. The design and technology behind the idea is simple, yet ingenious. LABRATORY EQUIPMENT 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 Illinios - Mario Araujo, Firefighter, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago, IL L-O-D-D Kentucky - John "Andy" Andrew Kuchar III, Sergeant, Burlington Fire Protection District, Burlington, Kentucky L-O-D-D Michigan - Franklin Williams, Fire Captain, Detroit Fire Department, Detroit, MI L-O-D-D New York - Michael Field, Firefighter/EMT, Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department, Valley Stream, NY L-O-D-D North Carolina - James "Tank" Waters, Fire Chief, Tryon Fire Department, Tryon, NC AFSA Announces New On-Demand Training Oregon Deputy Fire Marshal receives national award - for home fire sprinkler advocacy Two new online courses can help housebound learners understand Life Safety & Fire Protection Systems/ITM - for Water-Based Fire Suppression Systems New NFPA tip sheet offers timely information on demobilizing buildings under construction - during government-required shutdowns University of Minnesota looking to enroll Firefighters & EMT participants in FDA-approved clinical trials - COVID-19 Guidelines for COVID-19 Fire Station Exposure Reduction - FDSOA In Memory: National Fire Heritage Center Inductee #48, Assistant Fire Chief Frederick R. "Bob" Seibel III 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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| 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 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) Firefighter- Paramedic - Hanford Fire Department - Hanford, WA (closes: May 18, 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 2000 Pierce Engine - Asking $150,000 - Cody, WY POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| EMS'S 9/11: Where Will We Go After Coronavirus? - Opportunities to Strengthen an Overwhelmed EMS Public Health Safety Net - Webinar - April 23, 2020 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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