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| 170 Houston Fire Department personnel have reported potential exposure to coronavirus, union says These appear to be the early days of the coronavirus problem in Houston, yet already 170 Houston Fire Department employees have reported potential exposure to the virus through patient contact, according to the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association. Union President Patrick "Marty" Lancton said only two firefighters among that large group have been tested for COVID-19. He said the results came back negative. The other 168 reports have resulted in firefighters returning to work, almost immediately, and answering more calls after personnel, equipment and vehicles are sanitized. "If the employee has worn the appropriate issued protective gear and followed protocol, they will be considered low risk," HFD Chief Sam Pena said on Monday. Pena's assessment appears to align with CDC guidelines. KPRC-TV NBC 2 HOUSTON Overnight fire rips though Corpus Christi home A service dog was killed when a fire ripped through a home on the Island early Tuesday morning. It happened at a home in the 13000 block of Royal Fifth Court around 3 a.m. According to fire officials, the fire started in the garage and made it way to the front. However, firefighters were able to contain the fire to the garage. One person was in the home at the time, he made it out safely and unharmed. Sadly, his service dog was killed. There were two trucks parked near the garage, one of them was burned. Fire officials are trying to determine how the fire started. KRIS-TV NBC 6 CORPUS CHRISTI City of Bonham asks Fannin County officials to address EMS deficit Under prior intergovernmental agreements, the City of Bonham (the "City") has provided emergency medical services ("EMS") to Fannin County pursuant to various Interlocal Agreements since 2002. The EMS Committee appointed by the City and comprised of Mayor Pro Tem H.L. Compton, Councilman Bill Chapman and Michael Evans have made several attempts to address the untenable situation that the City faces in running a deficit in the upcoming 2021-2022 fiscal year to ensure that we have sufficient time to address the problem before the conclusion of the current 2019 contract. The County, to date, has failed to address the operating deficits after meeting with the City's EMS Committee on December 10, 2019 and January 7, 2020. The City solicits Fannin County's proposal for a solution to continue our partnership in providing EMS services to both City and County residents, that is financially sound and in the public's best interest. NORTH TEXAS E-NEWS Gladewater firefighters extinguish structure fire outside city limits The Gladewater Fire Department responded to a structure fire late Monday night outside city limits near Big Sandy. When crews arrived on the scene, firefighters found the building to be fully engulfed in flames. The fire was extinguished. There was no damage to a nearby home or the surrounding wooded area. There were no reports of injuries. KYTX-TV CBS 19 TYLER VIDEO: Irving Firefighters Take on Training Exercises At the Irving-Grand Prairie Joint Fire Training Facility, Irving firefighters go through a series of training exercises to further hone their skills. In this video, see what's new at the training facility, and find out why some Irving Independent School District Students are on site. Most Irving firefighters participate in this live fire training at least twice a year. IRVING COMMUNITY VIDEO Amarillo Crime Stoppers: Arson causes thousands of dollars in damage to residential construction site Amarillo Crime Stoppers needs your help solving a residential construction site fire in this week's "Crime of the Week". On March 16th, the Amarillo Fire Marshal's office responded to a fire on the 9500 block of Rockridge Pkwy. It was discovered that the structure was approximately a third of the way from being completed and was set fire in the early morning hours of the 16th. The fire caused thousands of dollars in damage to the home. If you have any information on this crime or know who the suspects that are responsible for this crime, call Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 806-374-4400. You can also submit an anonymous tip online at amapolice.org or by using the P3 Tips App. If your tip leads to an arrest you could earn a reward of up to $1,000. KCIT-TV MYHIGHPLAINS.COM AMARILLO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Deadlier than Fire in North Carolina: Protecting firefighters from cancer risks VIDEO: "Three, two, one," counted down a researcher with N.C. State University's Wilson College of Textiles. With a click, flames ignited and scorched a firefighter's helmet, protective hood and turn out gear. It's how the state is fighting cancer with fire power. Data gathered from the mannequin, which is armed with sensors and better known at N.C. State as "Pyroman," is just one tool researchers are using to better protect firefighters from carcinogens that increase their risk of cancer. The increased rates of cancer in the fire service have been a key topic for researchers and firefighters alike. In 2015, an IAFF study found particles of soot and smoke from structure fires could penetrate a firefighter's turnout gear and could be contributing to the spike in cancer rates among firefighters. WLOS-TV ABC 13 ASHEVILLE Governments in Cleveland's suburbs mull sharing police, fire department resources in the event of coronavirus spread Leaders of several Cleveland suburbs are making plans that could see them share police officers and firefighters in the event of a coronavirus outbreak in their departments. Officials from Lyndhurst, Richmond Heights, Highland Heights, Mayfield Heights and Mayfield Village met Friday in Lyndhurst for a preliminary discussion about sharing resources if a coronavirus outbreak impacts them. The goal is to have a plan for a worst-case scenario where one city's police officers or firefighters are forced to self-isolate and cannot work, Lyndhurst Mayor Patrick Ward said Monday. "We are confident but cautious," Ward said. "We're confident we're going to get through this but cautious by assuring we're making all the plans we need to make." CLEVELAND.COM Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to 'flatten the curve' After the first case of covid-19, the disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus, was announced in the United States, reports of further infections trickled in slowly. Two months later, that trickle has turned into a steady current. This so-called exponential curve has experts worried. If the number of cases were to continue to double every three days, there would be about a hundred million cases in the United States by May. That is math, not prophecy. The spread can be slowed, public health professionals say, if people practice "social distancing" by avoiding public spaces and generally limiting their movement. Still, without any measures to slow it down, covid-19 will continue to spread exponentially for months. To understand why, it is instructive to simulate the spread of a fake disease through a population. We will call our fake disease simulitis. It spreads even more easily than covid-19: whenever a healthy person comes into contact with a sick person, the healthy person becomes sick, too. THE WASHINGTON POST - METERED SITE The firefighters called to Alaska's first COVID-19 case were quarantined; Officials say that won't happen again The quarantining of three firefighters who responded to Alaska's first confirmed case of the coronavirus came out of caution, not because of a lapse, Anchorage's fire chief said Monday. The firefighters, who responded to a 911 call about the case last week, took standard measures to protect against infectious disease, said Chief Jodie Hettrick. But at the time, federal and other guidance about the best measures to specifically protect against COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, was not entirely settled, Hettrick added. "Because no one across the state or the nation was 100% comfortable with where we were, we just wanted to be cautious and make sure that our people are taken care of — and we didn't miss something and then expose everybody else," Hettrick said in an interview Monday. "This will not happen in the future — we believe the science is settled for how to prevent it and prevent exposure from our people." ALASKA PUBLIC MEDIA NEWS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Michigan - Benjamen "Ben" Lauren, Firefighter, Forsyth Township Fire Department, Gwinn, MI L-O-D-D North Carolina - Joseph Jessie Tucker, Jr., Safety Officer, Thoroughfare Volunteer Fire Department, Goldsboro, NC L-O-D-D Pennsylvania - Jerome Guise, Firefighter, Citizen's Fire Company No. 1 of Mt. Holly Springs, Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania CFSI to Postpone National Fire and Emergency Services Symposium & Dinner - Due to Coronavirus Pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19): - Resources for Fire Chiefs Last Call For FEMA Funded Opportunity - Get Your Safety Culture Data - Enrollment Closes April 15th 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 May 17, 2020 Nominations Open for IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor - Apply by May 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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| Fire-EMS College Student Live-In Program - Southern Maine Community College - South Portland, ME 3M Eastern Zone-Field Service Specialist - MD, NJ, PA, DE or New York Fire Marshal - Weber State University - Ogden, UT Deputy Fire Marshal - Pierce County - Tacoma, WA Battalion Chief-Training / Health & Safety Officer - City of Pearland - Pearland, TX (closes: Mar 27, 2020) Fire Chief - Bellevue Fire Rescue Department - Bellevue, WI (closes: Mar 30, 2020) EMS Director - Meeker Volunteer Fire & Rescue - Meeker, CO (closes: Apr 05, 2020) Fire Chief - Lake Valley Fire Protection District - South Lake Tahoe, CA (closes: Apr 17, 2020) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton - Thornton, CO (closes: May 04, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| 2001 Ford Excursion Command Vehicle - Asking $7,000 - Murphys, CA 1989 International 4900 WestMark Engine - Asking $15,000 - Murphys, CA Surplus MSA SCBAs - Asking $20,000 - Chelan, WA 2000 E-One Cyclone Pumper - Asking $19,500 - Carol Stream, IL 2000 Pierce Engine - Asking $150,000 - Cody, WY POST EQUIPMENT MORE EQUIPMENT |
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| Data Analysis and Presentation for Fire and EMS Classes - Several Locations - March 18 - May 18, 2020 Wildland-Urban Interface Conference - IAFC - Reno, NV - March 21-26, 2020 Texas IAAI Fire & Arson Investigators Seminar - TEEX - Austin, TX - March 22-27, 2020 2020 IFE-USA AGM And Educational Conference - Indianapolis, IN - April 20, 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Spring - IAFC - Minneapolis, MN - April 30 - May 2, 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 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 VCOS Symposium in the Sun - IAFC - Clearwater, FL - November 12-15, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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