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| Man dies, woman critical after being pulled from burning home in Houston Paramedics took two people to the hospital after a home caught fire in The Heights overnight. The Houston Fire Department later confirmed one of the patients was later pronounced dead. The fire was reported at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday in the 900 block of Walton at Jewett. Firefighters arrived and found smoke coming from the home with reports of people trapped inside. Firefighters forced entry into the home and found a couch on fire in a back hallway. They also found an adult male and adult female unconscious. Paramedics performed CPR on the man and woman while loading them into an ambulance. Both were listed in serious condition at Memorial Hermann, but the man later died, the fire department stated in a press release. As of 9 a.m. the woman was in critical condition in the hospital. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON Bexar County ESD 2 firefighters implement safeguards to prevent spread of coronavirus Bexar County ESD 2 firefighters are used to handling medical calls and doing everything they can to save lives. Now, they're taking additional measures to keep their own crews healthy and safe. "We have to protect our workforce," said Bexar County ESD 2 Assistant Chief Mark Montgomery. "We're cohabitating in our fire stations, EMS stations, 6-10 people living in one place, so if we expose one person, we're exposing more people." Montgomery says each shift will now start with temperature checks and questions about symptoms. If a firefighter shows any signs of novel coronavirus, they're expected to go home, according to Montgomery. When they show up to medical scenes, one crew member is directed to approach first. "They'll make initial contact from a distance and start asking questions at that point," Montgomery said. KENS-TV CBS 5 SAN ANTONIO Viral video of Abilene fire, police in hazmat suits was SWAT team staging A video shot Wednesday afternoon of Abilene firefighters and police officers putting on what the Facebook poster described as "haz mat" suits actually was the city's SWAT team staging, Police Chief Stan Standard said. The video of first responders and what the poster called a "military-style" vehicle at Fire Station No. 4 at 3750 Grape St. has been shared more than 900 times and garnered almost 9,000 views by 5 p.m. Wednesday. The SWAT team was responding to a "man threatening suicide," Standridge said. "They geared up, which is likely what a misinformed viewer saw." Police earlier in the afternoon stated the man did not harm himself. ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Aransas Pass Fire Department conducts training on protective gear The Aransas Pass Fire Department is currently undergoing some training and testing out new protective gear which will help combat the spread of the coronavirus. First responders and firefighters are taking extra precautions when responding to emergency calls throughout the Coastal Bend area. This training comes just as a group of Corpus Christi Firefighters will be quarantined until April 2 after a service call put them in contact with a patient who eventually tested positive for COVID-19. According to Nueces County Commissioner, Carol Vaughn, the CCFD firefighters came into contact with the patient for a congestive heart failure call back on March 19. A few days later, a test revealed the congestive heart failure patient had coronavirus and Vaughn says ever since then, the six firefighters who responded to that call have been under quarantine. KIII-TV ABC 3 CORPUS CHRISTI Loyal Valley Volunteer Fire Department increases fleet capacity Loyal Valley Volunteer Fire department accepted a $15,600 grant to help purchase a slip-on unit that was installed onto a 4-wheel-drive truck chassis. The transformation will give the department a small brush truck for quick, safe response to wildland and structure fires and EMS calls. The cost share grant was made possible through the HB2604 Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. "We configured this slip-on unit to include a 300-gallon water tank, 10-gallon foam cell and different types of hose useful to fight wildland, structure and vehicle fires and also included a considerable amount of truck storage for personal protective equipment and rescue equipment," said Loyal Valley VFD Fire Chief John Byerley. MASON COUNTY NEWS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Baltimore Firefighters, EMTs, Police Officers and Other ‘Frontline Employees' To Receive COVID-19 Stipend Mayor Jack Young will give employees in the city a stipend to ease financial burdens as they continue to work during the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 Pandemic Mission Critical Stipend will be meant for "frontline public-facing employees" including firefighters, EMTs and police officers. They will receive an extra $200 bi-weekly. He said other "mission critical employees will receive an additional $100 bi-weekly. "It is critical that we provide any relief we can to our front line employees to ease burdens at home while they continue to go to work on behalf of the city and its residents," Mayor Young said. The stipend becomes effective on Monday, March 30, and will be on employees' first scheduled payroll checks. WJZ-TV CBS 13 BALTIMORE FDNY coronavirus numbers nearly double in one day With the number of people in the city testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) growing by the day -- 84 members of the FDNY have tested positive for the virus, according to an FDNY spokesman. The number of FDNY employees who have tested positive has almost doubled since yesterday, when FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro stated during an interview on Fox News that 46 members had tested positive for coronavirus. According to a spokesman for the FDNY, the department has taken several countermeasures to ensure that the virus isn't transmitted. Firefighters in each firehouse are broken up into four shifts. Each shift will work a 24-hour tour and each firefighter will only work with those people who are on their shift in order to avoid transmission of the virus. SILIVE.COM Related: FDNY paramedic fighting for her life against coronavirus, family says Connecticut fire department purchases new disinfecting device to battle coronavirus VIDEO: The New Haven Fire Department has a new weapon in the war against Covid-19. The department purchased an AeroClave device, which is a fogging system that disinfects on contact. "We are using it for firefighters or medics that go into a building of potential exposure. When they come out, we can actually decontaminate the firefighters gear and spray the firefighter right down on scene," said Mark Vendetto, Assistant Chief Operations with the New Haven Fire Department. It takes about three minutes for the machine to disinfect an ambulance. Assistant Chief Vendetto said, "right now we are doing routine cleaning around all the fire stations around the city, including our emergency operations center, also including our 911 center." The department bought it in response to COVID-19. WTNH-TV ABC 8 NEW HAVEN Few Kentucky firefighters get COVID-19 tests; Workers' comp claims denied Kentucky firefighters say they struggle still to get COVID-19 tests and don't get workers' compensation for missed days while self-quarantining or waiting for test results. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced Tuesday a Louisville firefighter was the first to test positive for the coronavirus. The man is self-isolating at home, Fischer said. But the firefighter was fortunate. He got tested almost immediately because of a relationship with a physician who waived the Centers for Disease Control guidelines restricting who can be tested due to limited test kits available nationwide, said Joe Baer, the president of the Kentucky Professional Firefighters Association. The group represents 44 unions and 3,000 professional firefighters statewide. LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER Ohio fire chief orders staff to limit side jobs during pandemic Mansfield Fire Chief Steve Strickling has issued a directive to his employees to limit their exposure working at other jobs, including township fire departments and hospitals, for the time being due to COVID-19 concerns. Strickling said he does not know the exact number of his employees who work elsewhere too but said "there are quite a few." He asked his employees, firefighters, EMTs and paramedics to devote their interest to their primary job for now. The directive raised concerns for firefighters union, said Scott Miller, president of the International Association of Firefighters Local 266. "Obviously it's a very significant decision by the chief and the administration and the union feels it affects the bargaining union and the administration to negotiate and bargain those terms," he said. MANSFIELD NEWS JOURNAL PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| Wildland-Urban Interface - Postponed to November - IAFC - Reno, NV - 2020 IFE-USA AGM And Educational Conference - Indianapolis, IN - April 20, 2020 Water Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - May 14-17, 2020 IAFC conneXions - Dallas, TX - May 18-20, 2020 International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference - IAFC - Baltimore, MD - June 4-7, 2020 NFPA Conference & Expo - Orlando, FL - June 15-18, 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 VCOS Symposium in the Sun - IAFC - Clearwater, FL - November 12-15, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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