 | Fire Corps Award of Excellence Nomination Period Now Open
4/3/2012 12:56:05 PM Fire Corps is excited to announce that the 2012 Award of Excellence nomination period is now open. Applications must be received by May 25, 2012.
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| Tulsa Firefighter Teeter Earns Security Master's Degree
4/3/2012 12:34:15 PM Andy Teeter of the Tulsa (Okla.) Fire Department completed a Master of Arts Degree in Security Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security on March 30, 2012.
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| Riverside County Fire Department Enforces Hazard Reduction Ordinance 695
4/3/2012 12:28:25 PM Beginning the week of April 1, 2012, property owners that have not cleared parcels with overgrown weeds, dry grasses and other flammable vegetation will be receiving a Notice of Violation and Order to Abate from the Riverside County Fire Hazard Reduction Office.
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| 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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 | 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. |
