Recent Fire News

• Okla. city plans to join opioid class action lawsuit

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  The City of Moore said the opioid crisis forced them to spend more money on firefighters, EMS providers and other addiction services than usual

• First responders help couple through unexpected early birth

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  The emergency responders had to contend with baby Shay's umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, and after he was born he was whisked away to the hospital

• Mo. city approves pay increase for firefighters, cops

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  Joplin firefighters will see an average of a 2 to 4 percent pay raise next year

• Respected NY first responder honored after unexpected death

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  Christopher Weeks, a dedicated first responder who died unexpectedly, was paid tribute by his colleagues with a 15-vehicle fire and ambulance escort

• New fire chief sworn in at Texas fire dept.

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  Jim Davis, a former assistant fire chief in Columbus, Ohio, took over the Fort Worth Fire Department, which has 987 members and a $145 million annual budget

• Fla. fire dept. shows off its new bomb-squad robot

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  The new robot can climb stairs and its arm is stronger and more dexterous than the Orlando Fire Department's older model

• Beyond borders: Emergency response services and MCIs

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  What the U.S. can learn from other countries about emergency response to terrorist events

• Fire dept. searching for owner of tortoise found strolling on street

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  Heartland Fire and Rescue responders “came across a rather interesting patient slowly traveling down the sidewalks”

• Ohio city set to complete $30M fire dept. station project

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  With an average age of 42 years, Kettering’s previous fire stations lacked the physical space or available land to allow for the improvements necessary to upgrade to current standards

• 17 firefighters at Calif. dept. become dads in 1 year

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  The Oceanside Fire Department saw a baby boom with nine boys and eight girls born between July 2017 and July 2018

• LODD: Ariz. firefighter dies in training session

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  Saint David Fire District firefighter Joshua Eugin, 36, died while participating in a “blackout drill”

• LODD: Fla. firefighter-paramedic dies while clearing hurricane debris

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  Gulf County Fire and Emergency Services firefighter-paramedic Brad Price was helping family members clear debris when a tree fell on the tractor he was using

• IAFC urges leaders to reject AAA cost reporting plan

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  The organization is asking fire service leaders not to sign on to the American Ambulance Association’s newly proposed cost reporting system

• On the Alpha: Positioning fire trucks for operational capacity

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  Leave prime real estate – and enough space – for the aerial truck to operate at 100 percent capacity

• Firefighters from across the US attend Va. fire Lt.’s funeral

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  Over a thousand people attended the funeral of Lt. Brad Clark, who was killed when a tractor-trailer crashed into his fire truck

• Ore. firefighters shot at while responding to house fire

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  A 60-year-old man is dead after police say he opened fire on responders arriving to put out a nearby house fire, which police now believe he set himself

• FDNY firefighter suffers seizure, crashes fire truck

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  A firefighter is in serious condition after suffering an apparent seizure behind the wheel of a ladder truck, slamming into several parked cars

• 7 Md. firefighters hurt in suspected gas explosion

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  Most of the victims suffered first- and second-degree burns and were taken to the burn center

• 4 storage strategies to minimize carcinogen exposure

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  Consider your station’s unique needs to plan for appropriate PPE storage that prevents contamination

• Texas fire dept. now using whole blood in ambulances

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  San Antonio is the first large metropolitan area in the U.S. to use whole blood to perform blood transfusions on trauma patients

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