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Fire PIO Quick Tip # 2 – Request A Fact Check
Posted on The Fire Pio Blog 6 hours ago
If you just finished working with a journalist on a story involving your department, you’re not done until you request a fact check. I learned years ago while working for United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County that many journalists ...
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If you just finished working with a journalist on a story involving your department, you’re not done until you request a fact check. I learned years ago while working for United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County that many journalists ...
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LODD in Kentucky – Passing Truck Strikes Pump Operator
Posted on Fire Geezer 8 hours ago
A passing tractor-trailer rig struck the side of the pumper and killed the operator.
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A passing tractor-trailer rig struck the side of the pumper and killed the operator.
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Rumor: 15 EMTs/Paramedics in the US have contracted Ebola
Posted on Call the Cops 8 hours ago
Concerns over a US based Ebola an outbreak has been heightened after two people with the virus were transported here. Now many unconfirmed reports are indicating that patients at various hospitals in the US are under quarantine
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Concerns over a US based Ebola an outbreak has been heightened after two people with the virus were transported here. Now many unconfirmed reports are indicating that patients at various hospitals in the US are under quarantine
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Helmet-cam: Roof ops at San Bernardino County, CA house fire
Two Firefighters Injured in Raleigh Apartment Fire
Posted on FireNewsNet 9 hours ago
RALEIGH - Twenty people were displaced from their homes early Wednesday after fire damaged multiple units of a three-story condominium building in the 1300 block of Park Glen Drive in east Raleigh.
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RALEIGH - Twenty people were displaced from their homes early Wednesday after fire damaged multiple units of a three-story condominium building in the 1300 block of Park Glen Drive in east Raleigh.
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Caught on video (again): Another train-truck crash at same MD crossing as chem explosion
Posted on Statter911 10 hours ago
This time the train traveling through Baltimore County carried beverages
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This time the train traveling through Baltimore County carried beverages
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Structure Fire in West Columbia
Posted on SConFire.com 10 hours ago
SConFire.com CAD: Zoom 2014-08-06 09:22:00 | SC | LEXINGTON CO| WEST COLUMBIA | *STRUCTURE FIRE* | BATCHELOR ST | *0700* FIRE IN A ONE STORY SFD | SC-01 WISTV.com WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A portion of Jarvis Klapman Boulevard in West Columbia has reopened after a ...
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SConFire.com CAD: Zoom 2014-08-06 09:22:00 | SC | LEXINGTON CO| WEST COLUMBIA | *STRUCTURE FIRE* | BATCHELOR ST | *0700* FIRE IN A ONE STORY SFD | SC-01 WISTV.com WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A portion of Jarvis Klapman Boulevard in West Columbia has reopened after a ...
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Million Dollar Ideers
Posted on Ambulance Driver Files 10 hours ago
For years, I’ve had a few ideas tossing around in my head, waiting for the day some generous venture capitalist would give me the money to implement them. He’d supply the money, I’d supply the design, EMS agencies and ambulance ...
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For years, I’ve had a few ideas tossing around in my head, waiting for the day some generous venture capitalist would give me the money to implement them. He’d supply the money, I’d supply the design, EMS agencies and ambulance ...
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One Firefighter Killed another Seriously Injured in Glendale, Kentucky Overnight
Posted on SConFire.com 10 hours ago
ALERTPAGE CAD: *0330* GLENDALE, KY (HARDIN) *LODD* I-65SB @87MM | FF STRUCK WHILE BATTLING A CAR FIRE| 2ND FLOWN TO TRAUMA CENTER AP-01 WHAS11.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) — Kentucky State Police are working a fatal accident that has shut ...
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ALERTPAGE CAD: *0330* GLENDALE, KY (HARDIN) *LODD* I-65SB @87MM | FF STRUCK WHILE BATTLING A CAR FIRE| 2ND FLOWN TO TRAUMA CENTER AP-01 WHAS11.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) — Kentucky State Police are working a fatal accident that has shut ...
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Assistant Chief Dies in Overnight Fire in New Carlisle, Indiana
Posted on SConFire.com 11 hours ago
SConFire.com CAD: Zoom 2014-08-06 02:11:00 | IN | LAPORTE | LODD | N 800 AT K-FEX | EXCAVATING | LG FIRE IN COMM BLDG W/ COLLAPSE | MAYDAY CALLED | 1 MEMBER HAS PERISHED | @ALERTPAGE | SC-62 WSBT-TV The LaPorte County sheriff tells ...
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SConFire.com CAD: Zoom 2014-08-06 02:11:00 | IN | LAPORTE | LODD | N 800 AT K-FEX | EXCAVATING | LG FIRE IN COMM BLDG W/ COLLAPSE | MAYDAY CALLED | 1 MEMBER HAS PERISHED | @ALERTPAGE | SC-62 WSBT-TV The LaPorte County sheriff tells ...
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From The Engineer’s Desk
Morning Lineup – August 6
Posted on Fire Geezer 12 hours ago
So I've developed a new technique in restaurant visiting when I find that this is a participating, flimsy-napkin joint.
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So I've developed a new technique in restaurant visiting when I find that this is a participating, flimsy-napkin joint.
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New Carlisle, IN Asst. Chief Jamie Middlebrook killed in structural collapse at fire
Posted on Statter911 13 hours ago
Second firefighter injured in the collapse at a commercial building fire
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Second firefighter injured in the collapse at a commercial building fire
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Breast pumping story is about dignity, not special treatment
Posted on Fire Chief 14 hours ago
Firefighters are built to help, and we should be asking how we can help our fellow firefighters, not why do they want special treatment
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Firefighters are built to help, and we should be asking how we can help our fellow firefighters, not why do they want special treatment
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Ohio fire chiefs now subject to random drug tests
Posted on Fire Chief 15 hours ago
Officials said there wasn't a particular reason for the new testing other than to hold chiefs to the same standards as their subordinates
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Officials said there wasn't a particular reason for the new testing other than to hold chiefs to the same standards as their subordinates
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LODD: Ind. asst. chief dies in building collapse
Posted on Fire Chief 18 hours ago
Assistant Chief Jamie Middlebrook was trapped and killed after the roof of a business that was on fire partially collapsed
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Assistant Chief Jamie Middlebrook was trapped and killed after the roof of a business that was on fire partially collapsed
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Tucson Sued Over Breast Milk Accommodation
Posted on Fire Law Blog 20 hours ago
A paramedic with the Tucson Fire Department has filed suit claiming the department has wrongfully refused her requests to be assigned to a fire station that could accommodate her need to express breast milk. The case raises a little known ...
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A paramedic with the Tucson Fire Department has filed suit claiming the department has wrongfully refused her requests to be assigned to a fire station that could accommodate her need to express breast milk. The case raises a little known ...
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VIDEO: Kentucky fire trucks destroyed in station blaze
Posted on Fire Truck Blog 20 hours ago
Fire trucks inside their own station were destroyed Tuesday when flames burned down the building in Kentucky. “It really threw me to hear the tones go out and they are dispatching your firehouse is on fire,” Mount Eden Volunteer Fire ...
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Fire trucks inside their own station were destroyed Tuesday when flames burned down the building in Kentucky. “It really threw me to hear the tones go out and they are dispatching your firehouse is on fire,” Mount Eden Volunteer Fire ...
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Dramatic Video of Rescue in Las Vegas during flash flooding
Posted on SConFire.com 21 hours ago
ABC3340.com LAS VEGAS (AP) — Amateur footage shot after an afternoon downpour in southern Nevada captures the power of flash floodwaters. Doug Bennett says he was about 30 miles north of Las Vegas on Monday afternoon when water started flowing ...
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ABC3340.com LAS VEGAS (AP) — Amateur footage shot after an afternoon downpour in southern Nevada captures the power of flash floodwaters. Doug Bennett says he was about 30 miles north of Las Vegas on Monday afternoon when water started flowing ...
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Surgery follow up appointment, all is OK I guess…
Posted on Rescue Humor 22 hours ago
Followers of my blog should be aware that I had a little injury that needed surgery 2 weeks ago. Well today I had my post operation follow up appointment with the doctor.
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Followers of my blog should be aware that I had a little injury that needed surgery 2 weeks ago. Well today I had my post operation follow up appointment with the doctor.
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Youngsville House Fire
Posted on FireNewsNet 22 hours ago
Video from Wake Forest News Article on the fire from Wake Forest News.
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Video from Wake Forest News Article on the fire from Wake Forest News.
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BREAKING- Standoff at Royal Lanes in Goose Creek has been resolved
Posted on SConFire.com 1 day ago
CAD.SConFire.com: Zoom 2014-08-05 18:40:00 | SC | BERKELEY CO| GOOSE CREEK | SWAT | CENTRAL AVE | POLICE O/L OF A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS REQ SWAT AND ASSISTANCE FROM CHAS CO SHERIFF OFF | SC-01 CHARLESTON CO SHERIFFS OFFICE HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR A ...
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CAD.SConFire.com: Zoom 2014-08-05 18:40:00 | SC | BERKELEY CO| GOOSE CREEK | SWAT | CENTRAL AVE | POLICE O/L OF A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS REQ SWAT AND ASSISTANCE FROM CHAS CO SHERIFF OFF | SC-01 CHARLESTON CO SHERIFFS OFFICE HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR A ...
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Blame it on the snake – Car crashes into Long Island firehouse
Posted on Statter911 1 day ago
Woman had python wrapped around her neck when she drove into New Hyde Park FD
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Woman had python wrapped around her neck when she drove into New Hyde Park FD
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Prospect Park House Fire [Photos]
Fully Involved House Fire in Chadds Ford [Photos]
KY firehouse destroyed by fire
North Charleston Fire Sends One to Hospital
Posted on SConFire.com 1 day ago
SConFire.com CAD: Zoom 2014-08-05 06:18:00 | SC | NORTH CHARLESTON | *STRUCTURE FIRE* | DUNDRUM ST AND NELSON ST | WORKING FIRE IN A REPTD MOBILE HOME | SC-01 WCIV ABC NEWS 4 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — North Charleston firefighters ...
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SConFire.com CAD: Zoom 2014-08-05 06:18:00 | SC | NORTH CHARLESTON | *STRUCTURE FIRE* | DUNDRUM ST AND NELSON ST | WORKING FIRE IN A REPTD MOBILE HOME | SC-01 WCIV ABC NEWS 4 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — North Charleston firefighters ...
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Commercial Building Fire in Yemassee Overnight
Posted on SConFire.com 1 day ago
SConFire.com CAD: Zoom 2014-08-05 12:30:00 | SC | HAMPTON | YEMASSEE | 2ND ALARM | WALL ST | UNITS O/S FROM HAMPTON, BEAUFORT AND JASPER CO’S W/FULLY INVOLVED COMMERCIAL BLDG FIRE EXT INTO A 2ND COMMERCIAL BLDG. OPS ONGOING | SC-30
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SConFire.com CAD: Zoom 2014-08-05 12:30:00 | SC | HAMPTON | YEMASSEE | 2ND ALARM | WALL ST | UNITS O/S FROM HAMPTON, BEAUFORT AND JASPER CO’S W/FULLY INVOLVED COMMERCIAL BLDG FIRE EXT INTO A 2ND COMMERCIAL BLDG. OPS ONGOING | SC-30
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Helmet Cam: House Fire in Clinton, NC
Posted on Fire Critic 1 day ago
Helmet camera video from a house fire in Clinton, NC (Sampson County) with the Herring Volunteer Fire & Rescue.
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Helmet camera video from a house fire in Clinton, NC (Sampson County) with the Herring Volunteer Fire & Rescue.
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Protest at IL fire department after firefighters let go & ambulance service takes over
Kodiak, Alaska welcomes new fire truck
Posted on Fire Truck Blog 2 days ago
Speed was an important consideration to fire officials in Kodiak, Alaska, when they were purchasing their new fire truck. They wanted it to be slow, according to an Associated Press story on TheRepublic.com. “We had it geared specifically so it ...
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Speed was an important consideration to fire officials in Kodiak, Alaska, when they were purchasing their new fire truck. They wanted it to be slow, according to an Associated Press story on TheRepublic.com. “We had it geared specifically so it ...
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Maryland Firefighters Sue Over Referendum on Binding Arbitration
Posted on Fire Law Blog 2 days ago
A firefighters’ union in Maryland is suing a mayor and city council claiming they are illegally refusing to hold a referendum vote on a city charter change that would allow for binding arbitration. Hagerstown Firefighters IAFF Local 1605 joined by ...
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A firefighters’ union in Maryland is suing a mayor and city council claiming they are illegally refusing to hold a referendum vote on a city charter change that would allow for binding arbitration. Hagerstown Firefighters IAFF Local 1605 joined by ...
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Share the Load
Posted on SConFire.com 2 days ago
The below story is from our friends at “Bringing Back Brotherhood” as a part of their Spotlight on Brotherhood series and is republished with permission. “As first responders, we face continual exposure to stress throughout our careers. It is well ...
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The below story is from our friends at “Bringing Back Brotherhood” as a part of their Spotlight on Brotherhood series and is republished with permission. “As first responders, we face continual exposure to stress throughout our careers. It is well ...
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L.A. Police Has to Quell Its Own Facebook Riot!
Posted on The Fire Pio Blog 2 days ago
We all know that law enforcement deals with all types of addiction. How about Facebook withdrawal? And how about when it effects their own department. Amazing but true.
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We all know that law enforcement deals with all types of addiction. How about Facebook withdrawal? And how about when it effects their own department. Amazing but true.
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Caught on video: Roof collapse at MS school fire
Product Snapshot – Handle It by Grail Fireground Solutions
Posted on Fire Critic 2 days ago
Handle-It is a high strength (400 pound rating), lightweight (3 ounce), 36" long self-adjusting tool designed to assist firefighters with a wide variety of carrying and holding tasks. Whether it be victim removal or just getting a “better grip” on tools and equipment, Handle-It will assist you. Comprised of heat and cut resistant materials, this rugged device will endure the hostile environments you encounter. Custom lengths are available. View the slide show that demonstrates some uses.
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Handle-It is a high strength (400 pound rating), lightweight (3 ounce), 36" long self-adjusting tool designed to assist firefighters with a wide variety of carrying and holding tasks. Whether it be victim removal or just getting a “better grip” on tools and equipment, Handle-It will assist you. Comprised of heat and cut resistant materials, this rugged device will endure the hostile environments you encounter. Custom lengths are available. View the slide show that demonstrates some uses.
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Berkeley County Fire Departments Raise Money for the Low Country Firefighter Support Team
Posted on SConFire.com 2 days ago
Moncks Corner, SC. Teams from several Berkeley County Fire Departments met up for a charity softball tournament set to benefit the Lowcountry Firefighter Support Team. The teams battled all during the month of July with their final games being played ...
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Moncks Corner, SC. Teams from several Berkeley County Fire Departments met up for a charity softball tournament set to benefit the Lowcountry Firefighter Support Team. The teams battled all during the month of July with their final games being played ...
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The Fire PIO Takes an Emergency 5:30am Call
Posted on The Fire Pio Blog 2 days ago
I have often mentioned how I give my cell phone number for the media to contact me 24/7. I feel this is essential since emergency services is a 24/7 business, and I want my department to deliver the best flow of public information possible to the community.
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I have often mentioned how I give my cell phone number for the media to contact me 24/7. I feel this is essential since emergency services is a 24/7 business, and I want my department to deliver the best flow of public information possible to the community.
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