WALDO – As many cities struggle to staff their volunteer fire departments, Waldo’s (pop. 795) has 13 men and women ready to serve when needed to fight fires, help on the scenes of vehicle accidents or deal with other emergencies. That number is up from just three firefighters this timeRead More →
Allegations of a battalion chief’s inappropriate remarks about a female subordinate and a fight at an off-duty party demonstrate tensions within the Las Vegas Fire Department and complaints that management does not haven’t done enough to fix it. Engineer Cynthia Reveles, second vice-president of the International Association of Fire Fighters,Read More →
Ideal candidates will be able to think quickly, assess a situation appropriately, and be prepared for anything. “We provide water rescue, ice rescue, confined space rescue, high angle rope rescue, low angle rope rescue as well as vehicle extrication.” Those who pass the candidacy stage enter a training that includesRead More →
CUMBRIA Fire and Rescue Service has appointed two new officers to join its strategic leadership team. Brian Steadman has been named to the permanent position of deputy fire chief, having assumed the role on a temporary basis. Rick Ogden has been appointed to the permanent post of Deputy Fire Chief,Read More →
It takes 69 flights of stairs, 1,356 steps to reach the Sky View Observatory overlooking the Emerald City from the Columbia Center in Seattle Washington and that’s exactly what Doug Ulsh, Justin Myers and Joy McCracken are doing. of the Montana Air National Guard Fire Department. dueRead More →
Six new recruits were welcomed to the Ucluelet Fire Rescue Team (UVFR) last week. Class of 2022 recruits Jamie Pleune, Fionn Greene, Dan Lehr, Neil Lounsbury, Trent Larson and Dominique Bouchard bring the Ucluelet Fire and Rescue Team to 22 members. “It’s a good healthy number. They bring a goodRead More →
dmr | 2022-01-27 Considering the needs of different units such as branch, brigade and squadron for daily and emergency relief communications, BelFone Communication has planned a three-level communication network. With social instability and natural disasters causing losses increasing year by year, urban management and emergency management are important tasks forRead More →
That compares with the national average of a 4.7 per cent increase, a meeting of the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority said on Monday January 17. However, Dennis Napier, the authority’s chief financial officer, said longer-term financial information was needed and warned of the historic funding cuts theyRead More →
The Cowee Fire and Rescue Service has been working over the past two months to bolster the impact of its service with the addition of Search and Rescue K9s. After searching the dense woods of Macon County earlier this year, department leaders took the initiative to prioritize the need. “EarlierRead More →
A member of Morgan County Volunteer Station No.2 (formerly the West Morgan Volunteer Fire Hall) allegedly confessed to taking $ 330 collected from a fire hall car wash and was force-fired from volunteers. According to Morgan County Fire and Rescue Chief Jeff Stone, the member, in an interview with investigatorsRead More →
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CHALK BLUFF, Texas (KWTX) – Many local volunteer fire departments don’t just fight fires, they fight to survive. After years of financial hardship, the Chalk Bluff volunteer firefighters were officially disbanded at midnight on Wednesday. “Members of the Chalk Bluff Volunteer Fire Department decided by majority vote to go aheadRead More →
As the Grenfell investigation slowly draws to a close and the government begins to assess the recommendations of the investigation reports, the fire and rescue services will be increasingly pressed to carry out more inspections and to prosecute. more often. There will probably be more cases in the Magistrates’ andRead More →
The 59-year-old began his service with the Northern Ireland Fire Department in November 1991 with White Watch at the Northland Road Fire Station, under the direction of NCO Phil Devine and Station Officer John Gurney. Married to Annette, father of four and grandfather of eleven, he hopes to enjoy hisRead More →
The South Strabane Volunteer Fire Department is at an impasse with township officials over the future of the service. Last month, the fire department sent a letter to township residents criticizing the board of directors and township manager Brandon Stanick for failing to honor an agreement to make quarterly paymentsRead More →
It’s about being in the right place at the right time. Members of the Edmonton Huskies junior football team sprang into action Sunday night when their bus fell at the scene of a motorcycle crash in Saskatchewan. The motorcycle collided with a deer just before 6:00 p.m. CST, about fourRead More →
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The engineering department at Texas Tech University traveled to the Lubbock Firefighter Training Center to gain first-hand experience as a firefighter for their latest project. Suman Chowdhury, of the engineering department at Texas Tech, says the project isn’t actually for a note, it’s about firefighter safety.Read More →
A firefighter who was at the forefront of his brigade’s “values†campaign was fired after making explicit jokes at a team-building event. A court hearing heard how laureate Richard Holden, 46, spoke out against bullying and even dedicated his time to raising funds for mental health charities and other goodRead More →
From September 20 until November, the Grenfell Inquiry heard a deluge of criticism over the role of the London Fire Department (LFB) in tackling the Grenfell fire. Hell on the night of June 14, 2017, killed 72 people in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. The focusRead More →
Anticipating continued staffing needs and future retirements, West Metro Fire-Rescue District leaders are asking the cities they serve to approve the hiring of additional full-time staff. The fire commission staff’s proposal received a mixed reception from New Hope and Crystal staff and council members on October 27 at Station 3Read More →
A policeman was shot dead early this morning. The incident happened at 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, October 31. Police and emergency services have been informed of an incident in which a vehicle veered off the road and fell into a river, resulting in the death of a driver. One occupantRead More →
For years, Pittsfield firefighters have relied on pagers to communicate with each other in fires and emergencies. But in a nod to more modern technology, the Pittsfield Fire Department recently implemented an emergency response system that broadcasts dispatch notifications to firefighters’ cell phones, a tool designed to streamline processes andRead More →
Teachers, grown-up children and current Hastings-area residents who lived in New York City and Washington, DC 20 years ago are among those whose memories of 9/11 have been brought together for a new exhibit at the Hastings Museum. The “9.11 Remembered†exhibition, which opened to the public on Friday, isRead More →
The Fire Department Employees Union (FBEU) is sounding the alarm over a proposal by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) that would see vital equipment taken offline at more than 30 locations, including some on the North Coast. NSW fire and rescue officers from local stations in Dorrigo, Nambucca Heads, Bowraville,Read More →
The Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is actively recruiting duty firefighters at all of its duty fire stations, including Ashfield. There, Carl Tolley is one of the firefighters who encourage others to join in saying it’s a great way for people to “help their own communityâ€. The only requirement toRead More →
news, local news, Workers and the union representing firefighters are calling on Fire and Rescue NSW not to add a handful of Hunter facilities to a list of stations that can be temporarily taken offline in the event of staff shortages. But the emergency agency said the practice had takenRead More →
The faces of Gloucester’s rural firefighters have changed with 70 percent of new members wearing the fire-retardant tunic as this season approaches. Of the new members, two are completely new to firefighting while the rest have been transferred from other brigades. Along with the membership renewal, there has also beenRead More →
Through Express news service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The majority of district hospitals, both government and private sector with inpatient facilities, were found to lack basic firefighting systems in two recent fire safety audits conducted by the agents of the fire and rescue services department. . The preliminary findings have been submitted toRead More →
The Fire Department Employees Union (FBEU) is sounding the alarm over a proposal by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) that would see vital equipment taken offline at more than 30 locations, including some on the North Coast. NSW fire and rescue officers from local stations in Dorrigo, Nambucca Heads, Bowraville,Read More →
The Fire Department Employees Union (FBEU) is sounding the alarm over a proposal by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) that would see vital equipment taken offline at more than 30 locations, including some on the North Coast. NSW fire and rescue officers from local stations in Dorrigo, Nambucca Heads, Bowraville,Read More →
news, local news, The Fire Department Employees Union (FBEU) is sounding the alarm over a proposal by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) that would see vital equipment taken offline at more than 30 locations, including some on the North Coast. NSW fire and rescue officers from local stations in Dorrigo,Read More →
A proposal to take 30 NSW fire and rescue stations – including Paxton – temporarily offline amid staff shortages is being fought by the firefighters’ union. The union says taking stations offline poses “major risks to firefighters and the safety of the community,” but Fire and Rescue NSW says thisRead More →
newsletters, editor’s selection list, The Fire Department Employees Union (FBEU) is sounding the alarm over a proposal by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) that would see vital equipment taken offline at more than 30 locations, including some on the North Coast. NSW fire and rescue officers from local stations inRead More →
newsletters, editor’s selection list, The Fire Department Employees Union (FBEU) is sounding the alarm over a proposal by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) that would see vital equipment taken offline at more than 30 locations, including some on the North Coast. NSW fire and rescue officers from local stations inRead More →
The pandemic has suspended many ceremonies and the activities of the Corsicana firefighters are no exception. Every day, a myriad of calls come in, ranging from the mundane to the extraordinary. Many of these calls have been linked to a pandemic in recent years. However, Corsicana Fire Rescue was ableRead More →
Staff journalist The Royal Bhutan Police yesterday received two fire engines from Machida city and another from Higashi-Hiroshima city. JICA Bhutan Office Chief Representative Kozo Watanabe handed over the vehicles to the police chief in a simple handover ceremony at the Changzamtog Fire Station in Thimphu. The acting police chiefRead More →
Boost for BX fire safety Photo: contributed BX-Swan Lake Fire Rescue has new structural protection equipment, thanks to a boost from RDNO. Electoral District B (Swan Lake / Commonage) contributed $ 11,400 to finance the purchase. The grant enabled the department to acquire two Firebozz portable sprinklers, a Wajax MarkRead More →
Firefighters’ calls are dropping Home Office data shows 32 such calls were made to the Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service in the year ending March, down 18 from the previous year. They included 13 calls to help animals that got into trouble and 19 calls to remove items from people.Read More →
news, latest news, Werris Creek and Quirindi could often find themselves without a fire and rescue station as part of the ministry’s plans to shut down small, understaffed stations to save money. That’s according to the firefighters union, which said the plan would result in significantly longer response times, increaseRead More →
KOCHI: Following the frequent fires in the district, the fire and rescue service prepared a special action plan for the industrial belt of Eloor and Aluva, one of the largest areas of activity of State. The action plan aims to help industrial units fight disasters on their own before theRead More →
Firefighters had to be called in to rescue a woman trapped in a portable toilet at Brown’s Bay in Islandmagee during the summer. The incident occurred on a weekend evening in a sanitary block in the parking lot. A crew from the Whitehead Fire Station witnessed the incident on theRead More →
Peter O’Reilly who has been appointed by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) as the new Managing Director The Lanyon Group, a Belfast-based corporate communications company, was enlisted despite the firefighters already having their own internal public relations team. All this against a backdrop of tightening of theRead More →
Hudson’s Hope Fire Rescue and the Charlie Lake Fire Department have both deployed members to the south to support suppression efforts near Vernon. The Hudson’s Hope Fire Department and the Charlie Lake Fire Department have both deployed members to the south to support the White Rock Creek wildfire suppression effortsRead More →
Customized firefighting equipment worth 1.3 billion shillings complete with sirens, communications equipment and mobile computing technology will serve Packwach, Yumbe and Moyo districts. The West Nile Regional Police Fire and Rescue Squad received a fire truck from police headquarters to assist with emergency response to fires in the area. TheRead More →
Residents of a tower block on Regina Road say they may have been misled about fire safety procedures for their homes, after alarms failed to sound when the blaze broke out on the month latest. Already marred by leaks, humidity and mold, last month residents of Regina Road were putRead More →
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JERUSALEM, Aug. 17 (Reuters) – Forest fires in the wooded hills near Jerusalem were brought under control on Tuesday, Israeli firefighters said, after crews waged a three-day battle with Palestinian firefighters and the military. Israeli air. No serious injuries have been reported in the worst fires in the Jerusalem areaRead More →
Incidents where wildfires ravaged communities such as Lytton and Monte Lake have heightened anxiety for Bethell and other Knutsford residents. He says they are aware of Knutsford’s vulnerability to wildfire danger. Especially after the heat dome at the end of June caused the rural area to experience temperatures above 40C.Read More →
An operation to put out one of Northern Ireland’s biggest gorse fires in recent years must continue into a third day. More than 100 firefighters have been fighting the blaze in the Morne Mountains since Friday. Republic of Ireland and Great Britain Coast Guard helicopters provided fire chiefs with anRead More →
A Chinese company exported a batch of 52 state-of-the-art fire trucks to Karachi to improve the standard of firefighting and rescue in the port city. This batch of fire engines, manufactured by Guangdong Yongqiang Aolinbao International Fire Truck Co., Ltd., is different from traditional fire trucks, which can only stopRead More →
Members of the Jiujiang Fire and Rescue Team assist with flood relief efforts along Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province in July 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A team of 1,075 firefighters have been honored as role models by the publicity department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee forRead More →