Fire Service Awards
Chris Lombard was presented the Chief Harlin R. McEwen Public Safety Broadband Communications Award
As fire blocked his escape, Lieutenant Mark Russo moved toward the sound of the SCBA alarm to find the unresponsive firefighter
The medal is named after Battalion Chief Thomas J. Neary who worked in the Bronx and Harlem during years of increased fire activity
The grant covered most of the vehicle’s cost which took over a year to complete
Teddy, a golden retriever, awoke one family member by bumping into the bed and running in constant circles in the room
A car with two adults and five children had swerved off of a highway and into a retention pond
Along with training, the funds may be used for ambulances and other EMS supplies and equipment
New sleeping and training facilities are planned as part of remodel
$11K will go toward preparing the women for the Fire Academy
He was awarded for his outstanding leadership and management practices and contributions to the fire service
The system will play a recorded messages over an AM frequency
Brainstorming different causes that lead to an effect or problem your EMS agency wants to fix helps make a strong case for your funding request
The grant will help support the department’s maritime and all-hazard efforts
A UTV carrying a fire-suppression pack is among the new equipment purchased with the funds
The funds will go towards a system-wide overhaul of the county’s dispatch center
The funds will reduce expenses for basic certification in the hopes that individuals will pursue more specialized training
The grant will be used to purchase new breathing and technical rescue equipment
The grant also funds CPR and CCC education in 48 churches and community centers
Private companies often have more flexibility for allocating funds, so don’t get stuck in the government-resource bubble
Ambulances and hospitals will be equipped with the devices that improve survival rates among cardiac arrest victims by reducing ‘rescuer fatigue’
A Texas search-and-rescue dog is also a semi-finalist; people are allowed to vote once a day
Along with county funding the $13.5 million facility is scheduled to open in the summer of 2016
Part of the funds will cover a mobile training unit equipped with materials to simulate a burning building
The organization, which works with more than 40 public safety agencies and nearly 1,200 dispatchers, is upgrading its 911 system in the coming months
The $50,000 AFG grant will pay for exhaust-removal systems at two of the department’s stations
Dinnell Clarke: “If they wouldn’t have done their job or came any later, I would’ve died.”
The $58,249 will help fun equipment, gear, vehicles, training and more to firefighters and EMS providers
The grant money aims to help EMS providers to come together and provide better structure to the system in York County, Pa.
Michael Sitler received a certificate for bravery and a merit bar for helping get emergency aid for his unconscious mother while watching his younger sister and dog
They won the Motorola Solutions’ Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor that was presented at FRI
For the third year in a row, Michael has asked family and friends to make donations to the department in lieu of gifts for his birthday
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