 | President Obama Proposes Billions for New Jobs Initiative to Hire Fire Fighters, Preferences to Jurisdictions for Hiring Veterans
2/7/2012 3:12:41 PM President Barack Obama, with IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger sitting close by, outlined an aggressive plan to provide more than $1 billion to hire and keep fire fighters on the frontlines, while giving preferences to jurisdictions for hiring veterans after returning from their tours of duty abroad. |
 | Portland Firefighters Respond to Fire at Solar-Powered Home
2/7/2012 3:07:57 PM Shortly before 9:00 am on February 7th, 2012, , Portland firefighters were dispatched to reports of heavy black smoke coming from a house located at 2226 SE 55th Avenue. Firefighters from Portland Fire Station 25 (Woodstock) arrived first on scene in just three minutes with the ladder truck, followed by four fire engines. |
| Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Highlights Burn Awareness Week: Scalding Spotlighted
2/7/2012 2:53:37 PM Joining with the American Burn Association, and the U.S. Fire Administration, the Fire and Rescue Department is spotlighting National Burn Awareness Week, February 5-11, 2012, encouraging parents and caregivers to take action in keeping their loved ones safe from fire and burn hazards. The theme for this year is: Scalds. |
 | Queen Anne Apartment Fire Caused by Baseboard Heater
2/7/2012 2:48:41 PM A Seattle Fire Investigator determined combustibles piled too close to a baseboard heater caused an early morning fire on Queen Anne on February 4th, 2012. |
 | Tualatin Valley Firefighters Extinguish House Fire in Bethany
2/7/2012 2:43:32 PM Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Hillsboro Fire responded to a residential fire at 17289 NW Countryridge Drive just prior to 4 AM on February 6th, 2012. |
 | FDNY Mourns the Passing of Former EMS Chief John McFarland
2/7/2012 2:38:18 PM EMS Assistant Chief John McFarland, who served the EMS Command for more than 28 years and led many innovations that changed nationwide emergency medical services, died on Feb. 6, 2012 after battling a brain tumor. |
| Seattle Technical Rescue Team Rescues Trapped Driver in Crushed Car
2/2/2012 5:50:47 PM Seattle Fire Department Technical Rescue Team rescued a woman who was trapped inside her crushed car on the morning of February 2, 2012. |
 | Santa Cruz Fire Department Takes Delivery of New Aerial Truck
2/2/2012 5:42:21 PM The City of Santa Cruz Fire Department has taken delivery of a new 100 foot Tractor Drawn Aerial Apparatus (tiller truck) from Pierce Manufacturing in Appleton Wisconsin. |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Settles EEOC Harassment & Retaliation Case
2/2/2012 5:38:37 PM A situation of significant concern took place within the Los Angeles Fire Department that violated the Department's zero tolerance for harassment. |
| Major Emergency Structure Fire Injures Los Angeles Firefighter
2/2/2012 5:35:05 PM Over 100 Los Angeles Firefighters battled a Major Emergency Structure Fire in a furniture warehouse, doing business as C&L Furniture. One firefighter sustained minor burns from the intense heat. |
