It's been a low month for the fire service with several on-duty deaths. Firefighters in
Nevada,
Delaware,
New Jersey and
Arkansas have died in a number of ways bringing the 2016 total to 39 currently,
The District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department is continuing to improve their EMS. The latest effort is using nurses to screen non-emergency calls and possibly contracting with Uber to transport those people to a hospital. Read the details
HERE.
Do you rely blindly on your preconnect lengths? This week's hangout discussion looked at stretching short. Read what FireRescue Magazine offers on dealing with the problem of a bad hoseline estimate
HERE.
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Bill Carey, Online News Manager
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