| Temple Terrace Honors Fire Dispatcher of the Year
4/11/2012 5:48:27 PM Jennifer Bowling, a veteran of the Temple Terrace Communications Center, was named Temple Terrace’s 2011 Fire Dispatcher of the Year during an awards ceremony Tuesday at City Hall. |
| Fire Rescuers in Hawaii Airlift Visiting Couple from Hanakoa Valley
4/11/2012 5:39:44 PM Fire rescuers airlifted a visiting couple from Hanakoa Valley on April 9th, 2012 after a female reported having a heart condition that prohibited her from hiking back to the trail head. |
| Reno Celebrates National Public Safety Dispatcher and Public Safety Call Taker Week
4/11/2012 5:34:38 PM This week, the City of Reno is celebrating National Public Safety Dispatcher and Public Safety Call Taker Week.
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| 24 Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Firefighters Extinguish Beaverton Blaze
4/11/2012 5:31:17 PM At 12:06 Monday morning, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue was called to a house fire at 16075 NW Blueridge Drive in Beaverton, Oregon. |
| Magnalight Announces Addition of Heavy Duty Portable Aluminum LED Light Tower
4/11/2012 5:28:14 PM Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com has announced the addition of a powerful LED light tower designed to provide a powerful yet easily transported and deployed lighting solution for operators in construction, utility and emergency services industries. This height adjustable four leg light tower is lightweight and produces 3,440 lumens of light in a wide flood pattern that is ideal for work areas and DOT/construction flaggers.
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 | LA County Fire's Lifeguard Division Rescues Grey Whale
4/11/2012 5:27:18 PM March 29, 2012 was an exciting morning on the water for Baywatch Redondo (BWR) of our Lifeguard Division, as they assisted Marine Animal Rescue (MAR) and Pacific Marine Mammal Care Center (PMMC) with the rescue of a grey whale offshore of Rancho Palos Verdes. |
| Judge Rules in Favor of Firefighter Unions Regarding Independent Report of 911 UCT Dispatch System
4/10/2012 1:00:11 PM On April 9, 2012, a judge again ordered the Bloomberg Administration to turn over an independent report of New York City's 911 system that was commissioned 15 months ago by Mayor Bloomberg after the city's disastrous response to the December 2010 Blizzard. |
| Car Strikes Gasoline Tanker, Leading to Los Angeles Freeway Inferno
4/10/2012 12:33:57 PM The collision of a sedan and gasoline tanker led to a spectacular blaze on the Ventura Freeway near Glendale late Saturday, April 7th, 2012, that snarled traffic for hours but thankfully caused no injury.
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| Automotive Rescue & Extrication Expert Ron Moore Joins NFPA’s Electric Vehicle
4/10/2012 12:27:44 PM Ron Moore, one of fire service’s leading experts in extrication and automobile rescue, has joined the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Electric Vehicle Safety Training Project to serve on the program’s roster of subject matter experts and trainers. |
| Maryland Fire Fighters Score Landmark Victory
4/10/2012 11:53:47 AM Just hours before the Maryland General Assembly adjourned for the 2012 legislative session, the House of Delegates passed HB 1101, a measure that greatly expands cancer presumption for Maryland fire fighters. The legislation has been a priority for the Maryland Professional Fire Fighters Association (MPFFA) for several years.
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