Fire Service Awards
The three members of the Hilton Head (S.C.) Fire Rescue were honored for a heroic save at a structure fire amid deteriorating conditions
Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy and Greensburg Fire Chief Thomas Bell were honored at Fire-Rescue International conference
Topsham Fire Rescue program will focus on seniors and non-emergency calls
The firefighter not only got the patient and crew out of harm’s way, but provided a description of the shooter’s vehicle
If received, the renewed grant will give the Fostoria Fire Division roughly $1.2 million
The grant enables them to purchase new radios, enabling firefighters to better communicate with each other at the scene of an emergency
One of the firefighters served 44 years as chief
The 2012 Community Resilience Innovation Challenge Grants help 30 organizations build community preparedness
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The money will be used to purchase five thermal imaging cameras and 20 self-contained breathing apparatuses
The new positions covered by the SAFER grant fill the gap from rising overtime costs and budget constraints that forced the department to let two firefighters go in about 2008
The volunteer and career fire chiefs of the year were awarded at Fire-Rescue International’s general session
The FEMA grants allow the fire departments to outfit their crews with safer equipment without dipping into their already-tight budgets or burdening taxpayers with covering the price
Funds mean a fifth ambulance for the city of Hesperia
The team has won top spot in seven of the last eight years
The grant funding will be used to create specially outfitted bicycles, uniforms, saddle bags, and automatic external defibrillators
Under the grant, the county would commit to keeping the firefighters who are hired and trained under the grant on staff throughout the two-year grant period
The funding is awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs
This grant will be used to purchase a new $9,000 thermal imaging camera and 8 pagers
The grant, which was submitted to the city in August 2012, covers salaries and benefits for three years
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The fire department intends to order firefighters extrication gear for 12 firefighters
The grant funding will be used to replace the department’s outdated SCBA
The city is kicking in $95,156 from its general fund to supplement the grant
The federal funding will be used to purchase new protective equipment
The grant will fund a part-time program coordinator who will do outreach at senior centers and other gatherings to make seniors aware of the program
The smoke detectors will go to Gwinnett residents in 10 communities in high call volume areas based on incident reports
At least 25 of the town’s 80 fire hydrants are either not working or in dire need of repairs