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| San Antonio's historic Sunset Station to be renamed, undergo renovation Sunset Station on the near East Side is about to undergo a major rebranding. The Espee at St. Paul Square will be the new name of the historic music venue as it faces a renovation and "plans for new music programming," according to a news release sent Thursday. The transformation to Espee, which pays homage to the former Southern Pacific Railroad that is referred to as "the SP," will continue throughout the spring. Early next year, a new website will be formally launched and a lineup of musical performances will be announced as part of the transition. Margin Walker, an Austin-based concert promoter, will expand its San Antonio presence and handle bookings, according to the release. The promoter currently books shows for Paper Tiger on St. Mary's Street. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Bedford Mourns Passing Of Firefighter Lee Ferguson The city of Bedford is mourning the loss of a firefighter who died from injuries sustained during an accident earlier this month. Medical Operations Officer Lee Ferguson passed away on Wednesday. The Bedford Fire Department did not offer details on the accident. The department posted the following message about their fallen colleague on its Facebook page: It is with a sad and heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of Medical Operations Officer, Lee Ferguson. Lee succumbed to injuries he sustained in a tragic accident a little over one week ago. Please keep the Ferguson and Shiflet families in your thoughts and prayers as they mourn their loss. Details regarding further arrangements and the funeral are pending and shall be passed along as soon as those details are available. CBS DALLAS/FORT WORTH Commission Considers If Former Brownsville Fire Chief Elizondo Can Return Today the Civil Service Commission will decide whether former fire chief Carlos Elizondo should be reinstated as a civil servant for the Brownsville Fire Department. The decision will come after two days of testimony that began Thursday and is expected to conclude today. Ric. J. Navarro, attorney for the City of Brownsville, said the public hearing is for the commission to decide whether Elizondo can be part of the classified service again—not for him to return to work as the city ' s fire chief. Navarro said that the hearing is a civil matter—and not a criminal matter. " This case is (to decide if Elizondo gets) to be a civil servant in the fire department as a lieutenant, because you're not putting him back as chief, " Navarro said. " You're just simply deciding whether he gets to be a lieutenant back in the department." BROWNSVILLE HERALD Fire department turns to Hays County high-schoolers for recruiting pipeline Eight Hays CISD seniors got their hands dirty on a recent Saturday, lugging fire hoses around the training center of the Buda Fire Department and taking aim at flames in a dumpster and the husk of an old car. The students are part of the school district's fire academy, a new section of classes in its career and technical education (CTE) curriculum. After a year and a half of classroom instruction, the teenagers headed to the training center for their first hands-on firefighting experience. The lessons they learn are the same as the ones any hopeful in the state of Texas needs to know in order to pass the state's firefighter exam, said Freddy Rolon, division chief of training at the Kyle Fire Department and the district's trainer. "You can graduate from high school and you are certified right away," Rolon said, both to be a firefighter and an EMT. KXAN-TV NBC 36 AUSTIN Austin-Travis County EMS launches mobile lab to teach child car safety Austin-Travis County EMS unveils a new mobile classroom Wednesday that will allow technicians to take car seat training to the doorstep of families across central Texas. The Buckle Up for Life Safety Lab, funded through a $30,000 grant from Toyota and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, launches at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Gus Garcia Recreation Center on Rundberg Lane. The new trailer will allow ATCEMS to pinpoint training to individual neighborhoods, apartment complexes, mobile home parks and other spots they're not able to reach now. The old method to distribute free car seats and educate parents about how to use them is to set up in a parking lot and conduct one-on-one training with people who stop by in their own cars. KXAN-TV NBC 36 AUSTIN PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| New York city budget woes prompt steep layoffs: 14 firefighters, 15 cops to be cut The Newburgh City Council on Thursday night approved its 2020 financial plan that includes steep layoffs to public safety and a tax increase for non-homestead payers after an emotionally-charged meeting at the Activity Center. The $46.8 million budget plan calls for the elimination of 35 public-safety positions, six of which are funded-vacancies; meaning 15 uniformed police positions and 14 uniformed firefighters will be cut. Meanwhile, the city voted for a .25 percent decrease next year for homestead property tax-payers and a 4.26 percent increase for non-homestead payers. "There is no way that they can expect more with less," Acting fire Chief Terry Ahlers said after the vote. "With the cuts they just made, they made is so that we have a person for each position. RECORD ONLINE Two fire departments become first in Indiana to require dementia training Local firefighters and first responders participated in special training on Wednesday aimed at learning how to identify someone with dementia. Carmel and Noblesville fire departments are working to become the first departments in the state to require the training. With an increasing regularity, firefighters are responding to patients suffering some form of dementia. "We really are," said Carmel Fire Department public information officer Tim Griffin. "And one of the big key factors is the aging population, the boomers, we have this aging population and the numbers are staggering at the amount of people this will affect or is affecting now." Every day the Carmel Fire Department encounters someone with dementia. The increase has prompted the department to create a PSA on how others can spot signs that a person with dementia may be in trouble in their community. WISH-TV NEWS 8 Hot oiler truck explosion causes fire in Texas that destroys fire engine A hot oiler truck and a frack tank offloading product were the cause of an explosion Thursday on Fairgrounds Road in southeast Midland. Chief Charles Blumenauer of the Midland Fire Department said a fire engine responding to the scene also caught fire after the initial incident. A hose disconnected from the hot oiler and spilled fluid, causing a rolling fire under MFD Engine 3, he said. One person was injured and transferred to Midland Memorial Hospital, Blumenauer said. Crews had nearly extinguished the fire as of 1 p.m. Thursday. Surrounding businesses were initially evacuated and part of Fairgrounds Road had been closed to traffic, but Blumenauer said all businesses and roads would be reopened. He said there is no chance of more explosions. "It's just an industrial accident that happened to have an explosion," he said. MIDLAND REPORTER-TELEGRAM Related Video: Midland fire truck destroyed responding to explosion Tulsa selected to host prestigious firefighter training program in 2020 A prestigious firefighter training event is coming to Tulsa for the first time. The Oklahoma Smoke Diver Program will be held at the Tulsa Fire Training Center next March and is expected to have a $200,000 economic impact on the community.The program is only available in a handful of states. Oklahoma firefighters began work on bringing it to the state about five years ago. Tryouts will be conducted on Saturday by the nonprofit Oklahoma Smoke Divers Association. The group expects about 150 firefighters from the region to vie for 30 positions in the program. Firefighters who are accepted will be able to use the program to expand upon the training they already receive. The Oklahoma Smoke Diver Program researches situations in which firefighters have died responding to emergencies, and teaches others how to survive them. FOX 23 NEWS 3 Squatters Killed, 4 FDNY Firefighters Injured When Suspicious Fire Rips Through Abandoned Queens Home Three men were killed when flames tore through an abandoned home overnight in Queens. Police sources told CBS2 the cause is believed to be suspicious. Firefighters were called shortly after midnight to Farmers Boulevard near 111th Avenue in the St. Albans section. When crews arrived, they found the men – believed to be squatters – already dead inside the house. Four of the 200 firefighters who responded were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Neighbors said they've seen people going in and out for warmth for a while. "They don't' want to go to a shelter or whatever. They chose an abandoned home," said neighbor Linda Wong. "It's a human being, you know. You don't got to die like that… I'm distraught. I'm just praying for them. You know, it's sad, it's terrible." NEW YORK CBS LOCAL 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 Sourcwell vendor in the fire-rescue sector |
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| L-O-D-D New York - Darryl Rollins, Chief, North Amityville Volunteer Fire Company, Amityville, New York L-O-D-D Massachusetts - Jason Menard, Lieutenant, Worcester Fire Department, Worcester, MA L-O-D-D Nebraska - John Sing, Chief, Boys Town Fire & Rescue, Boys Town, NE The Daily Dispatch office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 & Friday, Nov. 29 - In observance of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is by far the leading day for U.S. home cooking fires - NFPA Ready, Set, Go! (RSG) Program Accepting Submissions for Contractors - IAFC FEMA Funded Opportunity - Get Your Safety Culture Data Need a Holiday Gift Idea for Your Fire Service Colleagues & Friends? - CFSI's 2019 Christmas Ornament 4 Common Mistakes Agencies Make When Evaluating Personnel. Download White Paper Now! IAFC's Fire Service Executive Development Institute Available for 8th Year - Application deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 Vision 20/20's latest episode of CRR Radio - Using iPads and VR to Teach Fire Safety in Madison, Alabama 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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| Fire Chief - Lake Havasu City - Lake Havasu City, AZ Fire Marshal / Division Chief - Estes Valley Fire Protection District - Estes Park, CO Public Protection (PPC) Field Representative - Insurance Services Office (ISO) - Allentown, PA and Lubbock, TX Lateral FF/EMT and a FF/Paramedic list. - Treasure Valley Fire Cooperative - Meridian, ID Fire Chief - Village of Suamico - Suamico, WI (closes: Nov 27, 2019) Battalion Chief of Operations - City of Grand Junction - Grand Junction, CO (closes: Nov 29, 2019) Deputy Chief - Hoodland Fire District #74 - Welches, OR (closes: Nov 29, 2019) Fire Chief - West Dundee Fire Department - West Dundee, IL (closes: Nov 29, 2019) Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer - City of Hillsboro - Hillsboro, OR (closes: Dec 09, 2019) Division Chief of Fire Operations - Evergreen Fire/Rescue - Evergreen, CO (closes: Dec 11, 2019) Fire Chief - Sni Valley Fire Protection District - Oak Grove, MO (closes: Dec 13, 2019) Fire Chief - City of Hastings - Hastings, MN (closes: Dec 15, 2019) Fire Chief - Klamath County Fire Dist. No. 1 - Klamath Falls, OR (closes: Jan 02, 2020) Firefighter Cadet - Corpus Christi Fire Department - Corpus Christi, TX (closes: Jan 10, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Wildland Fire Training Classes - Truckee Meadows Community College - Reno, NV - January 6 - May 4, 2020 FDSOA Fire Apparatus, Safety and Maintenance Conference - Scottsdale, AZ - January 12-15, 2020 Basics Of Spec Writing - FDSOA - Scottsdale, AZ - January 12, 2020 FDSOA Annual Health and Safety Conference - Scottsdale, AZ - January 13-16, 2020 Pre-Conference Session: Sets & Reps for Incident Safety Officers - FDSOA - Scottsdale, AZ - January 14, 2020 Teex Leadership Development Symposium - San Marcos, TX - January 20-22, 2020 Model Performance in Community Risk Reduction Symposium - Murfreesboro, TN - February 18-20, 2020 Ice Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - February 20-23, 2020 Northwest Leadership Seminar - Portland, OR - March 4-6, 2020 Water Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - May 14-17, 2020 FFABCs Diversity Workshop - 50th Convention IABPFF - Hartford, CT - August 2-7, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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