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Despite drastic technological advances over the decades, firefighter PPE remains relatively unchanged [...]
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Sheldon, a golden retriever/lab mix, and his handler Saginaw Battalion Chief John Tadlock train 2-5 times daily and recently completed their recertification [...]
Firefighters and police officers recalled searching through the Everglades for anything that could be given back to the victims' families [...]
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The remodel will add more separate bathrooms and showers and individual sleeping areas rather than an open dorm [...]
Police said the firefighter was providing assistance to deputies who were trying to arrest the man [...]
Forty-four current and former California firefighters have filed suit against chemical companies and PPE manufacturers claiming that they were exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) and their turnout gear. [...]
The Superior Court for Richmond County has blocked the appointment of Antonio Burden as fire chief for the City of Augusta because the city failed to comply with the state’s public records law. The ruling handed down last week resulted from a suit brought by four local media outlets. [...]
The Toronto District School Board has filed a $90 million lawsuit against the Toronto Fire Services and the Toronto Police Services Board claiming their failure to extinguish and properly overhaul a fire in 2019 led to the destruction of the York Memorial Collegiate Institute. [...]
A Connecticut superior court has dismissed several counts in a wrongful death suit against the City of West Haven and the state arising out of a rather bizzare vehicle-accident-tasing- administration of a sedative case, but the case will proceed on the remaining counts for now. [...]
In this episode Curt and Bill Maccarone discuss the upcoming FLSA for Fire Departments web-conference May 11-14, 2021, and plans for the next web-conference October 5-8, 2021. In addition three new Advanced FLSA webinars have been scheduled for the fall of 2021. [...]
A massive fire destroyed a barn late Monday night in Dickerson, Maryland. Approximately $1.5 million in damages was caused by the fire, according to Montgomery County Fire officials. Fire officials say no one was injured in the fire and 65 firefighters responded to the scene to battle the blaze. The incident occurred at 511 Peach Tree Road near Barnesville Road and firefighters extinguished the fire. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington DC [...]
VIDEO: Up to 115 Austin firefighters were potentially exposed to asbestos during a three-alarm warehouse blaze in the St. John’s neighborhood of north Austin on May 6, according to Austin Fire Department spokesperson Michelle Tanzola. The property, located at 7309 N. Interstate-35 at the corner of the service road and Blackson Avenue, is owned by the City of Austin, according to Travis Central Appraisal District records. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin [...]
VIDEO: The Cumberland Trail Fire District needs to make upgrades to its building and is having a difficult time doing so without ownership. "It would enable us to apply for some grants to make some modifications and upgrades to the facility without going through the city, or in the event that we need a low-interest loan," Fire Chief Tim Hall said. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOV-TV NBC/FOX 9 Steubenville [...]
VIDEO: Today marks 25 years since ValuJet Flight 592 crashed in the Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. The plane took off from Miami to Atlanta on May 11, 1996. But about 10 minutes later, it plunged into the Everglades after oxygen canisters ignited a fire in the cargo. Lives were forever changed and the pain of the tragic day remains. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami [...]
A man has been charged after allegedly biting a firefighter during a structure fire in Adrian. On May 6, during a structure fire in Adrian, officers with the Buckhannon Police Department observed an individual in the rear bed of a pick-up truck “fighting with pedestrians as they were yelling for assistance,” according to a criminal complaint. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBOY-TV NBC/ABC 12 Clarksburg [...]
Madison station 2 was funded and built in the mid 1950's by a citizen group called the "Fire Protective League, Inc.". This group wanted fire protective services on the North end of the community, and after a levy failed[...]