| Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Application Period Opens April 2
4/3/2012 1:15:22 PM The application period for Fiscal Year 2011 Fire Prevention and Safety grants begins April 2 and runs through April 27, 2012. |
| Fire Protection Research Foundation Releases Report on Water Consumption for Fires
4/3/2012 1:01:54 PM The amount of water used during a fire when a building has a sprinkler system is less than that of an unsprinklered building, according to “Fire Flow Water Consumption in Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings: An Assessment of Community Impact,” a new report released by the Fire Protection Research Foundation. |
| Woman Meets LAFD 9-1-1 Dispatcher Who Helped Save Husband's Life
4/2/2012 10:47:45 AM On February 27, 2012, Deanna Brigidi-Stewart dialed 9-1-1 in extreme distress, after her 35-year-old husband suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Los Angeles Fire Department Firefighter/Dispatcher Al Camacho immediately calmed Mrs. Brigidi-Stewart, guiding her to focus on the situation at hand - initiating teamwork that ultimately saved her husband's life:
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| EMS Members of the FDNY Save Two Lives in One Call
4/2/2012 10:40:13 AM FDNY paramedics answered two emergency calls in one on March 26, 2012 in Brooklyn – saving the life of a man with congestive heart failure and woman who was seriously bleeding.
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| LAFD and Cal/OSHA Stress Confined Space Awareness
4/2/2012 10:32:35 AM The California Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) teamed up this week with the Los Angeles Fire Department to educate employers and employees on the dangers of working in confined spaces.
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| Doak Smith Named LAFD's Firefighter of the Year
4/2/2012 10:26:40 AM Scores of Los Angeles Firefighters past and present joined Los Angeles Fire Chief Brian Cummings and civic leaders in Los Angeles on March 21, 2012, to honor LAFD Apparatus Operator Doak Smith as the Los Angeles Fire Department's 2011 Firefighter of the Year.
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 | Portland Fire & Rescue Now Accepting Applications for Fire Camp 2012
4/2/2012 10:08:53 AM Portland Fire & Rescue, in partnership with other metro-area fire agencies, is offering a three-day fire training camp specifically for young women ages 16 to 19. Fire Camp 2012 will be held June 22, 23, & 24, 2012 at Portland Fire & Rescue's Training Center located at 4800 NE 122nd Avenue in Portland, Oregon.
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| Kauai Fire Department Responds to Near Drowning in Waters of Brennecke’s Beach
4/2/2012 9:53:49 AM A 69-year-old Colorado man who was found floating face-down in waters off Brennecke’s beach on Saturday, March 31, 2012 is in critical condition at The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu.
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| Memphis Home & 7 Vehicles Sustain Damage Following Fire
4/2/2012 9:34:25 AM The Memphis Fire Department responded to an alarm of fire at 3980 Thomas Street, Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 10:52 p.m. Upon arrival on the scene at 10:56 p.m., firefighters reported heavy fire visible from the one story commercial structure.
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| Tulsa Fire Department to Conduct Airport Rescue Firefighting Training
4/2/2012 9:25:21 AM The Tulsa Fire Department will be conducting Airport Rescue Firefighting(ARFF) training at the airport beginning approximately 9:30 to 11:30 from Monday, April 2, 2012 to Wednesday, April 4th, 2012. |
