Recent Fire News

• Baltimore firefighter arrested for allegedly stealing from fire stations

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  Police said Douglas Cloman II, who was on medical leave, let himself into two fire stations with keys and stole from the station and from other firefighters

• Cleveland firefighters give chief vote of no confidence

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  Firefighters listed a dozen issues that they said prove Chief Angelo Calvillo is jeopardizing public safety, including failing to test or replace equipment

• Iowa fire dept. seeks taxpayer support to keep station open year-round

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  Waterloo Fire Rescue is seeking additional taxpayer support to keep its frequently “browned out” Station No. 6 open full time

• NH Safe Stations recognized at first responders breakfast

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  Natacha Davis stood before 300 first responders and told them how the caring she found at a fire station helped her to finally overcome her addiction

• Ohio fire dept. to use $216K FEMA grant for fire equipment

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  Huber Heights Fire Department will purchase 33 new self-contained breathing apparatus with a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency

• $30,000 donation helps Calif. firefighters heal after wildfire

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  Paradise firefighters accepted a $30,000 check from the American Punjabi Chamber of Commerce, which will go to outfitting a gym with fitness equipment

• Pa. fire chief resigns after less than a month amid allegations

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  Several people alleged former Wyoming Hose Co. No. 1 Chief Thomas Skilonger made inappropriate comments on fire call scenes and online

• Wash. voters approve $113M levy for fire dept.

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  The levy funds 54 percent of the fire department’s annual operating budget, which includes firefighter salaries and day-to-day expenses

• Fla. county officials demand answers in fatal fire

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  County commissioners said they want answers to how a 76-year-old woman died in a house fire as firefighters battled the blaze just outside

• Gunman kills 5 people, wounds 5 LEOs at Ill. business

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  Officers were fired upon Friday afternoon as soon as they entered the building

• AMR: ET3 payment model is a ‘great step forward’

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  AMR released a response to the ET3 announcement and said the model aligns with the company’s “key initiative” to provide a “better model for care delivery”

• Researchers develop system to improve firefighting robots

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  The new automatic T-valve system designed by Purdue University researchers can remove water from the fire hose when the robot moves to another location

• FDNY EMT’s quick thinking saves man’s severed arm

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  Francis Jost, who was covering a shift for his colleague, was able to pack the arm in ice because he knew of a nearby bar where he could get supplies

• Conn. fire dept. expands eligibility, offers scholarship for recruits

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  The Bridgeport Fire Department is hoping to attract a diverse crew to become the newest of the city’s bravest

• More than 1K pay tribute to Calif. fire chief who died of cancer

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  Garden Grove Fire Chief Tom Schultz died just two weeks after being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic and liver cancer

• Pa. firefighter arrested for making false 911 calls

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  Isaiah Smith is facing charges after police said he made six false 911 calls over a period of more than a month

• IAFC applauds Emergency Triage, Treatment and Transport reimbursement model

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  The model policy will reimburse fire departments for the cost of providing Medicare beneficiaries with treatment-without-transportation and transporting patients to alternative destinations

• CMS announces Medicare reimbursement for certain non-transport treatment

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  The Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport Model makes Medicare reimbursement available for treatment without transport

• Firefighter who was allegedly bullied for having Down syndrome rejoins department

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  Jason Eagan and his family met with several members of the department, apologies were made, and his job was offered back

• 4 challenges to fighting fire in the snow

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  Snow can hinder the size-up, hiding dangers and firefighter tools, and requires more effort to effect a fire attack, making rehab a must

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