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| Ottawa firefighter tests positive for COVID-19; other staff members negative The Ottawa Fire Department received confirmation Saturday one of its members tested positive for COVID-19. The exposure was a result of a non-work related incident, said Ottawa Fire Chief Andy Borkowski in a press release. The La Salle County Health Department was notified and the staff member is recovering at home. The firefighter testing positive last worked a 24-hour shift on July 14 and was assigned to a fire engine on that date. The six other members of the Ottawa Fire Department that worked July 14 all were tested for COVID-19 and all received an initial negative result as of Monday. These members will continue to be monitored and all Ottawa Fire Department members will continue to complete daily symptom monitoring sheets as a precaution, Borkowski said. MYWEBTIMES-THE TIMES Arson suspected in Naperville fire than displaced 20 people Twenty people in a Naperville multifamily residential building were displaced as the result of suspected arson on the 700 Block of Inland Circle on Tuesday afternoon. There were no injuries to any occupants (18 adults and two children) or firefighters operating at the scene. The cause of the fire was determined to be suspicious, and six occupied units were deemed uninhabitable after an inspection. Investigators from the Naperville Fire Investigation Team and Naperville Police Department are working to identify a suspect. At 3:57 p.m., Naperville's Public Safety Answering Point received a fire alarm notification from a first-floor unit. Extra time was taken to extinguish smoldering materials during overhaul and remove smoke from the building. ILLINOIS DAILY HERALD - METERED SITE 15 people shot on Chicago's South Side after funeral, police say Fifteen people were shot Tuesday evening outside a funeral home in Gresham on the South Side — the largest number of victims in a single Chicago shooting in recent memory. The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. as people left a funeral in the 1000 block of West 79th Street, Chicago Police First Deputy Supt. Eric Carter said. Several police evidence markers placed near spent bullet casings were lying outside the entrance to Rhodes Funeral Services on the north side of the block. All told, Carter said, police recovered 60 of them. The 15 victims were being treated at five area hospitals, Carter said. Chicago fire officials said they were listed in conditions ranging from serious to critical. All the victims ages range from 21 to 65-years-old, police said. Ten of them are women. WFLD-TV MYFOX 32 CHICAGO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Texas construction worker pulled from collapsed trench in dramatic rescue VIDEO: Emergency crews pulled a man who was trapped in a deep trench on the Northwest Side after about two hours of effort on Tuesday. The man, a construction worker, fell into the trench while his crew was excavating near Galm Road and Swayback Ranch. He was waist-deep in dirt, officials said after the dramatic rescue. After San Antonio Fire Department crews were able to pull the man out of the hole, he was immediately transported to the hospital an Airlife helicopter. The unidentified man is in stable condition but may need immediate surgery, officials said. Crews used a crane to pluck the man out of the hole and then he was placed on a stretcher. He could be seen moving while on the stretcher. About five to 10 San Antonio Fire Department members lowered themselves into the trench to strap the man to a stretcher. The cause of the trench collapse is still unknown. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Partiers throw bottles at New York firefighters responding to crash Buffalo Fire Officials say first responders were blocked while responding to an emergency early Sunday morning on Laurel. "We couldn't pass through that intersection to get to the scene," said Buffalo Fire Commissioner Bill Renaldo. Firefighters were responding to a call for a car into a house further down on Laurel. When firefighters got to the intersection of Laurel and Purdy, they were blocked by cars illegally parked on both sides of the street. Commissioner Renaldo says there was a large block party going on, and firefighters had to lay on the horn until someone came out to move the vehicles. It took an extra three minutes to get to the accident scene. Firefighters then say members of the crowd started throwing beer bottles and other bottles at the fire rig. When firefighters arrived to the accident scene, they say people were trying to extract the woman from the vehicle where she was trapped. Firefighters say the female driver was pronounced dead at the scene. WKBW-TV ABC 7 BUFFALO Arizona woman's final act honors Tucson area heroes VIDEO: A special mural in honor of a volunteer for the Greater Tucson Fire Foundation is finally finished. It's for Patty Vallance who recently passed away. Vallance commissioned local artists, Wagon Burner Arts, to paint a mural honoring firefighters just one week before she went into the hospital. But she died before ever getting to see it. The mural, located at 2801 E. Grant Road, is 15 feet high, 85 feet long and represents the brotherhood and the sacrifice these men and women share. But none of them have faces. The artist said that's intentional. He wanted to show how every firefighter is one under the badge. There's also a painting of Vallance to honor her help in starting the Greater Tucson Fire Foundation back in 2010 and the thrift store, where the mural is painted. KOLD-TV CBS 13 TUCSON 4 fire trucks involved in weekend wrecks in 2 North Carolina counties PHOTOS: Four Davidson and Randolph County firetrucks were damaged in three separate accidents over the weekend. The Westside Volunteer Fire Department in Asheboro responded to a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 73/74 northbound near Vision Drive on Friday night. At around 9:30 or 10 p.m., a vehicle hit their firetruck in the back, said Chief Racil Williamson. No one was injured in the accident, but the truck is out of commission, Williamson said. The Linwood Rural Fire Department in Davidson County responded to a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 85 south near mile marker 86 early Friday morning. They were using the firetruck to block the left lane, and at around 5:30 a.m, a car struck their truck. The back right corner of the fire truck was damaged, and the truck is unusable, said Linwood Fire Chief Terry Leonard. THE COURIER-TRIBUNE First Responders, Red Cross Volunteers To Be Honored On ‘24/7 Day' July 24 Convenience stores across America are joining together this Friday, July 24, to recognize the contributions of front-line responders, medical personnel and American Red Cross volunteers on 24/7 Day. The NACS Foundation's 24/7 Day features a variety of free in-store offers from 18 different convenience and fuel retailing partners, most of which are available to doctors, nurses, EMTs, police officers, firefighters and American Red Cross volunteers. The regional deals range from free coffee and soft drinks, to breakfast sandwiches, to combo meals; bp and Amoco are offering a 10 cent-per-gallon "Heroes Bonus" for up to 99 fueling transactions. The largest participating national chain, Shell, displays offers available to first responders through the month of July. FORBES PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| Deputy Chief of Mobilization/Intel (Senior Coordinator – Fire and Rescue Services) - Cal OES - Sacramento County, CA Fire Chief - City of Salinas - Salinas, CA Deputy Chief, Emergency Services - Kachemak Emergency Services - Homer, AK EMS Director - Lake Health District - Lakeview, OR Fire Chief - City of Lincoln - Lincoln, NE Director of Emergency Services - Bakersfield / Monterey / Oxnard / Redlands / San Diego, CA, Grayson, GA, Hendersonville, TN, Jacksonville / Lakeland, FL, King of Prussia, PA, Madison, WI, Mobile, AL, Palmer, AK, Taylors, SC Entry Level Firefighter Testing - City of Effingham - Effingham, IL Fire Chief / EMS Director - City of Monona - Monona, WI (closes: Jul 22, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - Northern Nevada/California FIRE Consortium - Carson City, NV (closes: Jul 25, 2020) EMS Director - Meeker Volunteer Fire & Rescue - Meeker, CO (closes: Jul 31, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Boise - Boise, ID (closes: Jul 31, 2020) Fire Chief - Dammeron Valley Fire and Rescue - Dammeron Valley, UT (closes: Jul 31, 2020) Automotive and Equipment Mechanic - Roaring Fork Fire Protection District - Carbondale, CO (closes: Aug 03, 2020) Division Chief - City of Victorville - Victorville, CA (closes: Aug 03, 2020) Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedics - Sugar Grove Fire Protection District - Sugar Grove, IL (closes: Aug 07, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - Harrisonburg Fire Department - Harrisonburg, VA (closes: Aug 10, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Sterling Heights - Sterling Heights, MI (closes: Aug 14, 2020) Fire Prevention Specialist - City of Ventura - Ventura, CA (closes: Aug 21, 2020) Fire Chief - Town of Littleton - Littleton, NH (closes: Aug 28, 2020) Firefighter - Anchorage Fire Department - Anchorage, AK (closes: Sep 13, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| 1995 Ford F350 - Asking $25,000 OBO - Paul, ID 1994 International 4800 - 4x4 DT 466 - Asking $30,000 OBO - Paul, ID "Slide-In" 250 Gallon Firefighting Apparatus - Asking $4,795 - Elkton, OR Bauer Fill Stations - Asking $5,495 / $6,995 / $8,995 - Arlington, WA 2016 F550 XLT - 4x4 Ambulance - Auction extended through July - Lincolnshire, IL 1989 Ford 4x4 Medium- Rescue - Price lowered - Now asking $28,000 OBO - Haines, OR 2009 International/Horton Ambulance - New lower price - $22,900 - Bloomingdale, IL POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| COVID-19 and Wildfire: Episode 1 - hosted by Intterra and WFCA - Webinar Series - Gordon Graham and Dr. David Black Strengthening Your Wellness - 10-11 AM PDT - Webinar - July 23, 2020 Canceled: FFABCs Diversity Workshop - 50th Convention IABPFF - Hartford, CT - August 2-7, 2020 Fire-Rescue International Conference and Expo - IAFC - Virtual - August 19-21, 2020 Postponed: American Fire Sprinkler Association to host AFSA39 - Orlando, FL - September 13-16, 2020 Fire-Rescue Med Conference - IAFC - Online - October 19, 2020 Wildland-Urban Interface - IAFC - Online - November 3-4, 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Sun - IAFC - Clearwater, FL - November 12-15, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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