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| We Key the Mic for Fire Service Leaders: Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr
Author: Key the Mic Staff
In this episode, we talk with City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr. She is a fourth generation firefighter and the first female Chief in the department’s 106-year history. In 2015, she achieved another first—she was elected President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). This appointment made her the first woman in the 142-year history of the organization. Join us to hear how Chief Kerr actively managed her career as she rose through the ranks, and her wisdom for aspiring fire service leaders. She’ll tackle topics including mentoring, crew and community safety, women in the fire service, and developing policies and procedures that recognize and celebrate diversity. read more |
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| Sweetwater Fire Department investigating 'extremely suspicious' house fire VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Sweetwater Fire Department investigating an "extremely suspicious" house fire. Fire Chief Grant Madden said an abandoned house, across the street from the fire station, caught fire around 4 p.m. Madden said firefighters were in the south bay doing drills when they saw a guy walk out of the house. Thirty 30 seconds later, firefighters saw smoke. Madden called the fire "extremely suspicious." According to Police Chief Bryan Sheridan, the man seen leaving the house, Randy Wiley, 43, of Rotan, was arrested and charged with arson. Madden said the structure was "completely unsafe to enter." It burned to the ground. KTXS-TV ABC 12 ABILENE Wichita Falls ranks Insurance Services Office Class 1 and could lower homeowners insurance The people that protect the community day in and day out in Wichita Falls are recognized with the city's ISO Class 1 rating. The independent organization, Insurance Services Office, conducts these evaluations every 10 years on a community's ability to respond to fires. Homeowners could see lower insurance rates because of the rating. "We've always talked about how great a department we have and this is just something we finally have in our back pocket to say and proves that we are as good as we've always said we were," said Donald Hughes, Deputy Chief of Wichita Falls Fire Department. The success goes to the fire department, water department, and the dispatch center. "I'm very proud of the relationships that we have with them and the support that they provide us," said Ken Prillaman, Fire Chief of WFFD. KAUZ-TV CBS 6 WICHITA FALLS Apartment fire likely started by homeless people, San Antonio Fire Department says The city's homeless population is suspected of starting a fire in a vacant apartment on the city's North Side, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire was called in around 9:30 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 7200 block of Blanco Road, not far from Lockhill Selma Road. Firefighters said when they arrived, smoke had already filled up the top and bottom apartments, but both were vacant. Fire officials said they put out the fire quickly and without incident. Investigators say they believe some homeless people got into the apartment and started the fire. No one was hurt. The fire did cause roughly $10,000 to $15,000 worth of damage. Both the San Antonio Fire Department and San Antonio Police Department answered the call. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO New group to study ways to improve Dallas Police and Fire Pension System Mayor Eric Johnson on Monday announced the formation of a study group that will develop recommendations to put the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System on a better path to solvency. The mayor asked Bill Quinn and Rob Walters to put together the group of financial and pension professionals outside of City Hall to study potential solutions. Quinn is the chairman of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System Board of Trustees and formerly served as the chair of a task force that recommended a series of changes to shore up the city's Employees' Retirement Fund — the pension system for civilian city employees — in the mid-2000s under Mayor Laura Miller. Walters, who also served on the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System's Board of Trustees, is a partner at Gibson Dunn and the chairman of the Dallas Citizens Council. THE DALLAS EXAMINER Fort Bend County breaks ground on new emergency operations center Fort Bend County will soon have a new emergency operations center. County officials broke ground on the new facility during a short ceremony Feb. 1. County Judge KP George during the Feb. 2 Commissioners Court meeting thanked the county's emergency management staff for working diligently to make the project a reality. "This is an exciting time," George said. "We should have a brand-new, state-of-the-art building at the end of this year for the residents of Fort Bend County." The two-story building will be about 24,000 square feet and will consolidate offices and communications spaces to best accommodate the county's response to weather, fire and other emergencies, according to county documents. The facility will include an additional detached apparatus bay for emergency vehicles, according to the county documents. COMMUNITY IMPACT - RICHMOND Fire crews battle 2nd alarm blaze at Amarillo hotel Amarillo fire crews were at the scene of a fire at a hotel along Amarillo Boulevard Tuesday morning, according to officials. Captain Cody Snyder said crews were called to 3511 E Amarillo Boulevard. Smoke was coming from two units at the hotel when crews got there. After heading inside, they found the fire was not coming from the attic as previously thought, but instead was coming from a wall that two units shared. The fire was eventually brought under control. Crews are still watching the hotel to ensure the flames do not start again. The cause has not yet been determined. KVII-TV ABC 7 AMARILLO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Florida firefighter ‘OK' after being hit by train while battling brush fire VIDEO: A Fort Meade voluntary firefighter is "responsive and talking" after being struck by a train while battling a brush fire Tuesday. Polk County firefighters were on the scene of a 3-4 acre wildfire near 1491 14th St. NW in Fort Meade after it began threatening buildings in the area. The fire was contained and buildings were saved but while working on the blaze, officials said a Fort Meade voluntary firefighter was struck by a train. The man was transported to a nearby hospital where the Polk County Sheriff's Office says he has a broken leg. The sheriff's office says firefighters were in the process of stopping the spread of the fire when a CSX train was approaching the area. The firefighter saw that the door was open on one of their trucks, so he ran over to shut the door of the truck, but the train arrived at about the same time he made it to the truck. WFLA-TV NBC 8 TAMPA Ohio fire cadet and world-class weightlifter has eyes on Olympic gold The swearing in last month of Dominick Trozzi as a new Parma Fire Department cadet marked a two-decades-old dream come true for the Parma native. However, setting goals and reaching for dreams is nothing new to Trozzi, who has been competing as a world-class weightlifter around the globe for the last decade. "My last USA Weightlifting competition was in 2018 or 2019," said Trozzi, 24, a 2015 graduate of Parma High School. "The Olympics has always been my goal, but obviously trying to make a living comes first. "So I had to put lifting on the back burner to get through school and everything. Now that I have this full-time job, I can focus on working, as well as trying to compete again. If the Olympics happen, it would be amazing, but I'd probably be looking at 2024 or 2028 games." Having competed in youth and worlds events in Uzbekistan. Peru, Poland and Columbia, Trozzi's best finishes include 130 kilograms (286 lbs.) in the snatch and 160 kilograms (352 lbs.) in the clean and jerk. CLEVELAND.COM California Fire Crews Douse Two-Alarm Blaze at Abandoned Building VIDEO: Firefighters early Wednesday doused a two-alarm blaze at an abandoned building in West San Jose, near O'Connor Hospital, according to the fire department. At about 2:20 a.m., multiple units responded to the scene of a structure fire in the 200 block of Bascom Avenue, near Forest Avenue, the San Jose Fire Department said. Bascom was closed to traffic between San Carlos and Naglee avenues. The fire was declared "under control" just after 4 a.m., but some fire crews remained at the scene until daylight for clean up and to monitor hot spots, fire officials said. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was not known and is under investigation. KNTV NBC 11 SAN JOSE Donated New York fire truck gets new life in one of Tennessee's smallest towns A small Morgan County community is safer after getting a surprise that will save lives. In Rugby, a new donated fire truck is the talk of the town. Rugby is mostly quiet, with few cars passing by the historic sign and the town's R.M. Brooks Store. But, on Tuesday night, the air was filled with sirens and the sky with flashing lights. It's the sound and sight that will save lives in the 2 mile-wide community. "This is a big boost for Rugby, the community and everybody's fears," Fire Chief Gerald Hanwright said. It's a fire truck, given as a gift, all the way from New York. Deputy Fire Chief Steve Dunschee helped make it happen. He's a retired New Hampshire firefighter, who reached out to his friends up north for help. "It's a small town, and they don't have the funds or, or the ability to get a truck like this, you know, it takes a lot of time and effort," Dunschee said. WBIR-TV NBC 10 KNOXVILLE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D West Virginia - Brian Ritchie, Lieutenant, Weirton Fire Department, Weirton, WV L-O-D-D New Mexico - Edward Vasquez, Lieutenant, NASA Fire Department, White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces, NM L-O-D-D Pennsylvania - Edward P. Bookmyer, Chief Engineer, Craley Fire Department, Wrightsville, PA L-O-D-D Oklahoma - Tayler Bradford, Firefighter, Waynoka Volunteer Fire Department, Waynoka, OK L-O-D-D Oklahoma - Lonnie Bolar, Chief, Waynoka Volunteer Fire Department, Waynoka, OK L-O-D-D Texas - Erik Segura, Captain, Laredo Fire Department, Laredo, TX L-O-D-D California - William Christopher Mertz, Captain, Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District, Rancho Santa Fe, CA FEMA Announces SAFER Application Period - Opens February 8, 8:00 AM ET, Closes March 12, 5:00 PM ET New tools assist wildfire detection and smoke forecasting COVID-19 Resource Update - USFA 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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| State Fire Academy Director - Massachusetts Firefighting Academy - Stow, MA Fire Chief - Village of Wilmette - Wilmette, IL Director of Emergency Services - Bakersfield / Monterey / Oxnard / Redlands / San Diego, CA, Hendersonville, TN, Mobile, AL, Palmer, AK Resident Firefighter Testing - Douglas County Fire District #2 - East Wenatchee, WA Fire Marshal - City of Bellevue - Filing deadline: Open Until Filled; First Review of Resumes on Feb. 1, 2021 - Bellevue, WA Deputy Chief - Duvall-King County Fire District 45 - Duvall, WA Public Safety Training Specialist 2 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Communications System Analyst 2 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Program Analyst 3 – Emergency Response Planner - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Community Risk Reduction Research Analyst 3 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Operations & Policy Analyst 2 – OFMAS Modernization Coordinator - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) Public Affairs Specialist 3 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 04, 2021) EMS Chief - Verde Valley Ambulance Company - Cottonwood, AZ (closes: Feb 05, 2021) PEM/D Analytics and Intelligence Unit Manager - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 08, 2021) Operations & Policy Analyst 2 – Analytics and Intelligence - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 09, 2021) Administrative Specialist 2 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 09, 2021) Community Risk Reduction Manager - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 09, 2021) Public Affairs Specialist 2 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 10, 2021) Accountant 3 - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - Salem, OR (closes: Feb 10, 2021) Operations & Policy Analyst 3 – Fire Risk Specialist - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - see application for Districts (5 positions) (closes: Feb 11, 2021) Operations & Policy Analyst 3 – Regional Mobilization Coordinator - Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal - see application for Districts (5 positions) (closes: Feb 12, 2021) Fire Chief - Harris County Emergency Services District No. 48 - Harris County, TX (closes: Feb 14, 2021) Open / Lateral Firefighter & Firefighter/Paramedic - Carson City Fire Department - Carson City, NV (closes: Feb 15, 2021) Fire Cadet - Los Alamos County - Los Alamos, NM (closes: Feb 19, 2021) Deputy Fire Marshal - Riverside County Fire Department - Riverside, CA (closes: Feb 23, 2021) Deputy Chief - City of Fishers - Fishers, IN (closes: Feb 28, 2021) Fire Chief - City of Augusta - Augusta, GA (closes: Mar 05, 2021) Firefighter IV/III/II - City of Thornton Fire Stations - Thornton, CO (closes: Mar 19, 2021) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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