Mutual and Automatic Aid
A three-alarm fire severely damaged a Teaneck home, displacing a family of three and prompting a multi-agency response
Amid the grief and devastation of survivors, many are sharing the courageous efforts of first responders, fellow residents, family members and even camp counselors who put their lives on the line to save others
If your fire department budget is stretched thin, every dollar matters
The best way to avoid analysis-paralysis during an MCI is to ‘get some of your thinking out of the way’ beforehand
If we can’t decide what’s best for the fire service, then someone else will decide for us
The volunteers claim the city council is gatekeeping resources and creating unbearable working conditions
Real challenges of an MCI from a metropolitan city’s perspective
It’s time to make MCI training part of the regular rotation
It’s vital to identify your capacity, who can help when needed, and what equipment is limited
Ebenezer Fire Protection District Firefighter Dustin Brandhorst, 36, was en route to a fire at the time of the crash
Without firefighters at Shasta Fire Station 56, the nearest help will have to come from three miles away
Clayton Fire Company Chief John Pridemore hit his head after falling from a scissor lift while cleaning windows
Enterprise Control Systems says its products will improve situational awareness and collaboration among services
The Park City Fire District has agree to cover calls for the North Summit Fire District for 60 days
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
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