Mutual and Automatic Aid
The President’s Budget proposal takes a new, but not unexpected, approach to consolidating several wildland firefighting systems
Nearly a dozen fire departments fought the blaze at Louisiana’s historic Nottoway Plantation House, built in 1859
A massive fire at a West Baltimore mattress warehouse escalated to seven alarms before being contained, with no reported injuries
Battalion chief tells mutual aid partners to call back if things get worse
The volunteer firefighters allegedly pushed a career firefighter and knocked her to the ground after she tried to enter a burning house
One firefighter said that despite getting little sleep, crews are “ready to do whatever needs to be done”
The firefighter resigned from the department weeks after the incident, raising questions surrounding the department’s response
The department is relying on mutual aid agreements to help respond to 911 calls
The firefighters, who are certified swiftwater rescue technicians, left for Baton Rouge Saturday with two rescue boats and a pickup truck full of life-saving equipment
The mayor plans to scrap the ambulance mutual aid agreement with three neighboring towns; the proposed new plan was met with skepticism by the former mayor and fire union president
Politics, egos or funding is never a reason to deny a fire department mutual aid
The discussion was sparked after a fire chief refused a neighboring department’s call for help over a funding dispute; here’s what our readers had to say about when to refuse mutual aid
The chief who refused to dispatch a tender to a mutual-aid fire due to no formal agreement, stands by his call
Used right, mutual aid is a great way to pool resources and render assistance; abused, it is a threat to civilians and firefighters
The decision was made due to funding considerations of the county; the chief admitted to making mutual aid decisions on a case-by-case basis
A responder to the dispatcher’s request said the department couldn’t respond due to funding considerations; a fire chief said their refusal came at a critical time during their house fire battle
A firefighter moving into a new home found out the hard way that his neighborhood had no fire response when his car burned
West I-10 Fire Department is currently in a dispute with Emergency Services District #48 to expropriate their stations and equipment
Edward Moriarty, who is moving into a new home, found out the hard way that his neighborhood is a fire response no-man’s land when his car burned to a cinder
West I-10 Fire Department is currently in a dispute with Emergency Services District #48 to expropriate their stations and equipment
It was the mayor who decided not to provide mutual aid; the chief said his firefighters were ready and willing
An officer found the firefighters a way out of where they were; the cause of the fire is being investigated
Departments will no longer have to make a formal request for mutual aid across jurisdictional boundaries; dispatch will send the closest and most appropriate resource
Harold Ambrosius, 89, served as a volunteer for 26 years; the cause of the fire is under investigation
The extent of the damage will make determining the cause of the fire difficult; no one was injured
The three departments will be working as a team to control traffic while responding to turnpike accidents
Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with symptoms of exhaustion due to the cold weather
The fire chief called the busy day an anomaly and credited a strong mutual-aid system
