Fire Service Awards
Teutopolis and Montrose firefighters were recognized for bravery during an anhydrous ammonia tanker crash
Inside the intense rescue operation that earned Hilton Head Island (S.C.) Fire Rescue Truck 6 crewmembers the IAFC Ben Franklin Award of Valor
New Albany firefighters did a window search into the second floor and found the victim under blankets in a bathroom
Sara Shaffer is the first woman from the department to get the award
Ricardo Martinez risked his life to rescue a 65-year-old man through a second-story window
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers EMS funding for data-driven initiatives focused on motor vehicle and public safety
The updated equipment was paid for by a Bureau of Worker’s Compensation grant
They turned an old building into a state-of-the-art ambulance center through a nonprofit school that helps former high school dropouts learn a trade
Randy Leonard, who left Portland Fire to take on politics, remembered his training
The Tri-Town Ambulance and Emergency Rescue Service has been awarded a $3,000 grant and a $17,000 loan from the USDA Rural Development’s Community Facility Loan
They were named “Firefighters of the Year” for their part in a rescue of a trapped construction worker on March 25
Before Steve Schopper takes his Emmy home, the statue will be on display at Colorado Springs Fire Department headquarter
Goshen Township Fire and EMS was awarded $23,750 in funding
The EMS squad was given $130,500 to purchase a vehicle
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The new unit includes a ramp and pulley system, and a cot that can hold up to 1,600 pounds
Grants that fund solution-based programs that solve community problems are here to stay, so now is the time flesh out your big idea
The city’s fire department received a $2,486 public safety grant that will help purchase backboards, bandages, gauze and other daily use items
A dispatcher was able to talk the mother through the steps of CPR until firefighters arrived
Fire service leaders cultivate relationships at CFSI’s National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner and Seminars Program
The $27K will help with flooring, lighting and the replacement of overhead door openers
It was used to purchase a child-size mannequin simulator to train paramedic and emergency medical technician students
The $1.3M center has been in the works for more than two decades and should be completed by the fall
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The city was awarded a $1 million grant from the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation; they want to build a fire station on a vacant 4-acre site
Several fire service leaders brought home awards for their commitment to the industry at the annual CFSI dinner
Wilcox County EMS received $90K as part of $390K in grants to bolster health care services in rural communities
The $256,000 SAFER grant will be the salaries of three firefighters
New exhaust handling equipment and a filling station for air bottles will be paid with the grant
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