| FDNY Firefighters Rescue Four From Bronx Fire
8/11/2010 12:48:04 PM Firefighters from FDNY Ladder 41 made a daring rescue, saving four people from a fire in the Bronx. |
| Deadline Approaching for World Trade Center Workers to Register for Compensation
8/11/2010 11:06:47 AM People who performed rescue, recovery or clean-up work at the World Trade Center have until Monday, September 13, 2010 to register with the New York State Worker's Compensation Board. |
| 5 Dead, Including Ex-Senator in Alaska Plane Crash
8/10/2010 12:51:18 PM A plane carrying nine people crashed Monday night 17 miles north of Dillingham, Alaska. The crash has claimed five lives, including Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and ex-NASA chief Sean O'Keefe. |
| Man Suffers Serious Injury Cliff Jumping
8/10/2010 10:18:36 AM Crews with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District were dispatched Sunday afternoon to the China Wall section of Lake Natoma near Folsom, California after a man tried to jump from a 40-foot cliff and failed to clear the shoreline, according to KOVR-TV. |
| Los Angeles County Lifeguards Take National Championship Title
8/9/2010 2:09:49 PM The Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association (LACOLA) team has successfully defended their title and brought home their 24th consecutive United States Lifesaving National Championship this past weekend. Los Angeles County Lifeguards are a division of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. |
| Shreveport Fire Department Issues Civilian Cross Posthumously to Teenage Heroes
8/9/2010 1:52:02 PM For the just second time in 25 years, the Shreveport, Louisiana Fire Department bestowed the Civilian Cross to members of their community. The award is reserved for rare occasions where a civilian risked their lives, in the face of overwhelming and deadly circumstances to save the life of another. |
| Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Extricates Victim After Motorist Crashes Through Convenience Store Window
8/8/2010 8:46:22 PM Las Vegas Fire & Rescue responded to a vehicle accident this afternoon, after a pick-up truck crashed through a convenience store window. |
 | TIP - Trauma Intervention Programs
8/8/2010 12:14:37 PM Founded in 1985 by Wayne Fortin, a licensed mental health professional who has worked in the field for over 20 years, the Trauma Intervention Program Inc. (TIP) is a national non-profit organization in which citizen volunteers respond to traumatic incidents at the request of Police, Fire and Hospital personnel to support those who are emotionally traumatized in the first few hours following a disaster. |
| Department of Homeland Security Contracts With Zephyr for Firefighter Locator System
8/4/2010 4:51:09 PM Zephyr Technology, developers of Performance Status Monitor (PSM) solutions announce that the Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate will be using Zephyr's PSM technology for the Physiological Health Assessment Sensor for Emergency Responders (PHASER) Program. |
| Saint Paul Firefighters Rescue Stranded Swimmers From Mississippi River
8/4/2010 6:39:18 AM Firefighters rescued two swimmers from the Mississippi River yesterday afternoon. |
