Recent Fire News

• Former NY volunteer firefighter convicted of arson

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  A four-day trial, the Ulster County Court jury on Thursday found Michael Watzka Jr., 30, of East Kingston, guilty of third-degree arson

• SC firefighter-EMT dies after medical emergency on duty

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  Coleman Blease “Coley” Loadholt Jr., 51, of Hampton County, suffered a medical emergency while on duty at the fire station on June 17

• Automate shift bidding to increase productivity, transparency and morale (white paper)

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  Download the free white paper to learn how to establish a more fair and equitable shift bidding process to save time and improve employee engagement

• NY firefighter struck, killed by ambulance

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  Port Jervis Fire Department Firefighter Nicholas McKeon was asleep in front of the bay door when the ambulance struck him on its way out

• Former NY fire captain faces grand larceny felony charge

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  Alex November, 30, of Glen Cove, is faces charges for falsifying business records, along with a misdemeanor charge of official misconduct

• Alaska FF-paramedic climbs mountain after near-fatal fall 2 years ago

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  Rob Whitney, a fellow firefighter and experienced mountain runner, is helping prepare Schultz for Mount Marathon, the punishing and often perilous July 4 race

• Mass. city closes streets for funeral of Boston firefighter

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  Boston Fire Lt. Paul Hoban passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, June 16, he was 57

• "Go big early" at historically unpredictable refinery fires

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  Initial observations from the Philadelphia chemical facility fire underscore importance of preplanning and SMEs

• Texas city considers merger of two fire stations

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  The talks of merging the stations at a new location comes amid discussions of building a new police station somewhere on the city's west side

• SC county leader recommended firing fire chief amid ongoing strife, fire official said

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  Sheldon Fire District Chief Buddy Jones and Assistant Chief Dale Glass remain employed by the department six months after the fire commission met privately to discuss department leadership issues and “infighting"

• NY firefighters raise $8K for Muscular Dystrophy Association's Fill the Boot campaign

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  Contributions have helped fund groundbreaking research and life-enhancing programs such as state-of-the-art support groups and Care Centers

• Pizzeria owner credits firefighters in saving business

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  The Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department was sent to the fire and was assisted by crews from the Cranesville, Cambridge Springs and Kearsarge fire departments and the McKean and Stancliff hose companies

• Ind. fire district works out plans for new department

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  The Tri-Township district board has sought and received applications for a fire chief to head up the new department, taken steps toward securing new equipment and hired a local safety expert

• Firefighter who led 2017 Thunderbird accident rescue takes flight as hero

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  Capt. Brian Seidenschmidt was one of two firefighters to fly today, honored for leading the efforts to rescue the Thunderbird crew in the 2017 mishap

• Quiz: Cleaning your boots: are you taking the proper steps?

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  Your firefighter boots require inspection and cleaning, just as the rest of your PPE does

• Fla. county expected to increase fire fee

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  That increase would bring an additional $1 million to the county for fire services

• Ghost Ship witness has 'snapshot memory' of firefighters ignoring warning signs

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  Defense attorney, Tony Serra, used his opening witness to suggest that fire officials missed an opportunity to flag hazards at the Fruitvale neighborhood warehouse

• Making the case for a purpose-built mobile device for fire and EMS

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  A recent survey shows that emergency responders are juggling multiple devices for access to mission critical data in the field

• Tenn. council moves forward with possible solutions to non-emergency 911 calls in the area

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  The Chattanooga Fire Department will house a master of social work intern from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to perform case management and better train firefighters in their evolving role

• Fire, explosions rock Philadelphia oil refinery

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  It was the second blaze at the refinery this month, following a June 10 fire in which no injuries were reported

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