| OHSU Perioperative Staff & Portland Firefighters Train on Surgical Fire Prevention & Response Scenarios
10/19/2010 2:52:53 PM Surgical fires, though rare, can have devastating consequences for patients, staff, and hospitals. Surgical fires are those that ignite in or around a patient during surgery. These fires can be especially devastating if open oxygen sources are present during surgery of the head, face, neck, and upper chest. Oregon Health Science University (OHSU) in SW Portland and Portland Fire & Rescue recently stepped up efforts to raise awareness of risks and provide guidelines for surgical fire prevention. |
| American Lung Association in Arizona Kicks Off 2010-2011 Influenza Season In Phoenix
10/19/2010 2:09:20 PM Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, Phoenix Fire Chief Bob Khan and Phoenix Coyotes Chief Operating Officer and Alternate Governor Mike Nealy are partnering with the American Lung Association in Arizona to kick off the 2010-2011 influenza season in Phoenix by getting vaccinated against influenza in support of the Faces of Influenza initiative on Wednesday October 27. |
| Franklin Fire Department Competes in $10,000 Grant Contest
10/19/2010 2:01:09 PM The Franklin Fire Department is competing to win $10,000 in grant money, and firefighters are asking residents to help. Residents are asked to take a short fire safety quiz online and vote for the Franklin Fire Department in Liberty Mutual's Be Fire Smart grant program. The top 10 departments across the country with the most votes will each win $10,000. |
 | Los Angeles Firefighters Pay It Forward
10/19/2010 11:45:33 AM Firefighters from Battalions 6 and 22 joined forces to say thanks and raise hundreds of dollars for local Cystic Fibrosis fundraisers. |
 | Santa Clarita Lawyers Salute Valley Firefighters
10/19/2010 11:41:13 AM The Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association recently held their sixth annual Law Appreciation Day luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Valencia, and paid tribute to the heroic work of our local firefighters as part of their celebration of those dedicated to the creation, enforcement and practice of the law. |
| Madison Fire Department Responds to Waste Fire
10/19/2010 11:37:38 AM On October 18th, Madison Fire Department personnel were dispatched to 4705 Cottage Grove Road at 5:39 p.m. to reports of an outside rubbish, trash or waste fire. |
| AMR & CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Crews Respond to Eastvale Structure Fire
10/19/2010 11:25:38 AM CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department and American Medical Response responded to a residential structure fire located at 13690 Apple Moss Ct. in Eastvale, California on October 18th at 6:45 p.m. |
| 12 Riverside County Fire Personnel Respond to Home Struck by Lightning
10/19/2010 11:14:55 AM At 7:46 a.m. on October 19th, CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department responded to reports of a La Cresta, California home struck by lightning. |
| 5 People Killed in Pennsylvania Row House Fire
10/19/2010 11:04:26 AM A row house in Pennsylvania was destroyed by fire, killing five people and spreading into other homes Monday night. |
| 31 Memphis Fire Personnel Knock Down Residential Structure Fire
10/19/2010 10:55:13 AM The Memphis Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire at 5082 Southington Avenue, Monday, October 18, 2010 at 10:29 p.m. |