Recent Fire News

• Fiery, fatal DC bridge crash stops traffic

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  The fire started after a tractor trailer collided with a boom truck after losing control, resulting in the death of the driver

• 14 milestones that transformed emergency communications

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  From the first introduction in 1876 to present, emergency communications have evolved greatly. What are some of the most important milestones in dispatch history?

• Robot developed to see through smoke better than humans

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  The SmokeBot can see and navigate through smoke-filled rooms while plotting a route for firefighters with sensors and a laser scanner

• Fire truck named after fallen Wis. firefighter-paramedic

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  The city of Madison honored Richard Garner Jr., who died in the line of duty, by naming Engine 10 in his memory

• Firefighter-EMT speaks out about taking down Walmart shooter

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  David George, who is also a pastor, shot and killed Timothy Day after he opened fire in a Walmart

• Mass. firefighters plan to protest at mayor’s house

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  The firefighters' union plans to picket outside of Mayor Paul Heroux’s house during a cookout over the lack of a new contract

• NY firefighter found dead in burning truck

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  Brighton Volunteer Fire Company firefighters responded to a call and found their colleague, Robert House, inside the pickup truck

• How to spec a 911 rapid response vehicle

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  Calculate chassis load, determine fire suppression capability and do your math to build your 911 rapid response vehicle from the ground up

• The evolution of apparatus emergency lights

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  When I started in the fire service, the standard was the old-fashioned, red, rotating light with a chrome base

• Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation offers equipment, education grants

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  The quarterly grants offer fire departments a way to fund smaller projects and needs outside of the larger federal funding opportunities

• Improve emergency response by improving operational information flow

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  Shared situational awareness, interoperable communications and other features to look for in a PS-COMP

• Firefighter: K-9, equipment stolen from vehicle

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  Horry County Fire Rescue firefighter Carl Hall said he returned to his vehicle after leaving the German Shepherd in the back and found that she was missing

• First responders give boy with disorder a birthday to remember

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  Jamie Sprout, who has a mitochondrial disorder, was surprised with a first responder-themed birthday and visitors from several public safety agencies

• Va. fire dept. anticipating staffing shortage

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  A Richmond Fire Department memo said they often do not have enough personnel to meet minimum staffing requirements and that morale is low

• NY city settles promotion discrimination lawsuit

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  The City of Buffalo will pay a total of $1.2 million to a dozen white firefighters who claimed they were passed over for promotion because of their race

• Texas fire dept. converts military truck into emergency vehicle

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  The Texas A&M Forest Service program donated the military truck to the White Oak Volunteer Fire Department to be used for emergencies such as flooding

• Firefighter saved by colleagues after collapsing at station

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  Rick Pride, a 13-year veteran of the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District, fell unresponsive on the floor after working out on the firehouse treadmill

• Mass. mayor: Firehouse conditions are 'extremely disturbing'

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  Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern toured the firehouses and saw that floors were held together by duct tape and some stations did not have carbon monoxide detectors

• What? How? Why? Take the next step in your firefighter career

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  Encourage progress and change in your fire department and your personnel with clear expectations and mentoring

• China developing drone to assist firefighters in rescues

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  The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology is working on a drone that can search for trapped victims in high-rise building fires by quickly flying through

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