Mutual and Automatic Aid
Neighbors reported hearing an explosion before fire engulfed the Saugerties house
A failure in the radio alert tone caused a delay in notifying Norwich firefighters, prompting the East Great Plain volunteer department to respond first under the mutual aid agreement
We should never put dispatchers in a situation where they have to wonder if members are playing hot potato with the call
Of the 25-member department, eight volunteers have been accused of boycotting shifts or refusing to respond to a call
Firefighters and EMS providers from every county in Maryland are filling in to allow Baltimore crews to attend the service
Forestburgh Fire Co. Assistant Chief William Steinberg, 37, was transported to a local medical facility, where he died of an apparent heart attack
“We owe them a debt beyond anything my words can express,” said Passaic Mayor Hector Lora. “We owe them this city”
With the purchase, the city’s paid and volunteer FDs will all be on the same mobile communications system and able to communicate with mutual-aid units
Members of the Cosmopolis Fire Department said the mayor was accountable for taking away “necessary funding, and leadership where it was most needed”
Members of the Brookline Fire Department assisted, and one firefighter was injured and transported to a hospital
Assistant Chief Bill Sames of the Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company called the fire a “logistical nightmare” due to the size of the home
Staffing challenges and increasing service calls from an aging population make it harder to maintain service standards, the Wisconsin Policy Forum says
Firefighter crews from 15 departments helped battle the blaze at Hellam Township’s Horn Farm Center
The Iowa City Fire Department launched the Navigator Assistance Program last month to connect residents in need to Steve Nachazel, the county’s first social services navigator
Ambulances from several towns and companies could be seen parked along Main Street on both sides of the hospital
The towns of Jay and Livermore Falls had previously discussed sharing services in 2015
“It’s an honor for us to help out the community that helped us after 9/11,” said Richard DePrima, the FDNY All Hazards Team incident commander
Interagency relationships help solidify the infrastructure of small communities
“We kept hoping that we would find somebody somewhere, but it didn’t work out that way,” Pittsburgh Bureau Fire Captain said of Surfside aid mission
Ohio Task Force 1 rescue team members described the Surfside condo collapse scene as being “like a combat zone in a war movie” as they worked to find victims
Out-of-state members will form a strike team comprised of 11 firefighters to help protect the southwest corner of Oregon
One Cheektowaga firefighter became dehydrated and another suffered a cut on his arm while fighting a fire in a storage facility
The crew was given a key to the county and made honorary commanders of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department
Working side-by-side highlights that personal perceptions of others’ job duties can be limited and skewed
A raft water slide was affected by the fire and video from the scene showed huge flames and large columns of smoke pouring from it
One firefighter was injured in the response, which was determined to be the largest in the department’s history, a Phoenix Fire Department spokesman said
Chief Goldfeder reacts to a chief who’s trying to connect with a neighboring fire chief ... but not having much luck
It’s time to standardize your second-alarm assignment for the benefit of your citizens, not just who you want to respond with
Independent Fire Company Number 1 officials said they were blindsided by the Town of Maple Shade’s decision
The agreement will allow Meadville Central Fire Department personnel to drive Meadville Area Ambulance Service (MAAS) vehicles from response scenes under certain circumstances
Crews were assisted by off-duty firefighters, police officers and bystanders during the rescues
Two of the new crew members are EMTs, which will assist Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department since a bulk of their runs require EMS
Pittsburgh firefighters were providing mutual aid in Mt. Oliver where an abandoned home was engulfed in flames
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