Community Awareness
A.J. Minter brought lunch to firefighters at Cobb County Station 19 as part of his work supporting first responders
East Windsor first responders worked to raise funds so the house can be ADA-compliant
The Albert Lea Fire Rescue community risk reduction program provides follow-up with EMS patients and has the interest of other agencies
Share your wish list with your community via social channels; you may be surprised at the generosity of your fellow citizens!
The Rotary Club of Cheat Lake made an impact on the community with the largest monetary donation in club history
Budget
“I have less people to do more work” Waterford Fire Chief Kevin Hafemann said about finances and low career and volunteer staffing
The Santa Fe County Fire Department firefighters’ union held its first Fire Ops 101 for local legislators
HELP training is a new program offered to houses of worship and religious community groups
How to “own” the incident through quick, accurate and ongoing information
Eric Valliere, chair of the Fire Department Safety Officers Association, spoke with FireRescue1 about this year’s safety push around electric batteries
Firefighters returned to the station to find fire coming from the roof
Supporters on both sides gathered at the Greensboro city council meeting to protest Capt. Dustin Jones’s firing
“Every recoverable victim was saved,” Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said, highlighting the work by EMS crews
Five Montgomery firefighters were burned, two critically, while searching for people trapped in a house fire in May
Gordon Graham recommends responders be vigilant and on the lookout for kids left in hot vehicles during warmer months
Create an experience people want to be a part of and share community impact to inspire potential members
Emergency Preparedness
Preplanning is an integral part of the fire service’s responsibilities and should be a priority for all departments
Our department has added a customer service specialist role to help close the loop with our customers and better gauge our performance
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
Chief of Training Brian Brush encourages firefighters to trust the public’s unquestionable faith in firefighters to power an unquenchable passion for the mission
Fire department leaders are advising the public to be careful and urging lawmakers to establish regulations quickly
Children
We MUST check the status of smoke alarms at vacation properties, sleepovers, hotels … anywhere and everywhere our kids stay
A new Las Cruces, New Mexico, program aims to better serve community members experiencing mental health emergencies
“Peg Paul has made significant contributions at the national level to fire prevention and life safety initiatives,” the Congressional Fire Services Institute said
Florence Fire Rescue Engineer-EMT Kevin Darby and his family have received more than $3,700 in donations
The facility will include a 6-story training tower, community spaces, computer labs, classrooms, scenario training and an indoor shooting range
Safe Haven law
Viewers could be confused, resulting in harm to an infant, a spokesperson said
Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
No one from the department has attended a safety committee meeting in more than a year, according to Delmont Mayor Alyce Urban
At the end of the route, neighbors gathered to pay their respects to Firefighter Marvin Gruber and First Assistant Chief Zachary Paris
Sacramento Fire Captain Keith Wade, once a TikTok skeptic, is now on a mission to show fire service leaders how the app’s reach could be the answer to staffing woes
Russia-Ukraine War
A small group is coordinating with the Ukrainian Government to ship ambulances and fire apparatus full of supplies to support Ukrainians, and they need your help
