In 2023, 89 firefighters in the United States died from traumatic injuries, heart attacks, strokes, or aneurysms while on duty or within 24 hours of duty. This fatal injury count is a decrease over the 97 fatal injuries the previous year, but it is otherwise the second highest since 2013, during which there were 98 on-duty deaths.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NFPA.org

VIDEO: Video calls with 911 dispatchers may soon be a reality in Albuquerque. The city’s fire rescue agency is looking to launch a new online video platform that they hope will help free up firefighter paramedics in the field. “This would give our dispatchers the ability to actually see the patient on scene,” said AFR’s EMS Division Chief Chris Ortiz.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRQE-TV CBS 13 Albuquerque

The U.S. Senate passed S.870, the Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023, sending it to President Biden to be signed into law. S.870 incorporates language from H.R. 4090, the Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023, introduced by Science Committee member Tom Kean (R-NJ). The bill will support and advance firefighter and first responder services across the nation, providing a five-year reauthorization for the U.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

The firefighting team battling the Pioneer Fire on Lake Chelan is keeping in close contact with residents in the close by town of Stehekin. The incident management team held a meeting in Stehekin Tuesday night, where they told residents they'd get the most up to date information on the fire delivered to them daily.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 Wenatchee

A line-of-duty memorial service will be held for North Whatcom Fire and Rescue firefighter Leslee Smith at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29 at the Blaine Performing Arts Center, 975 H Street in Blaine. The memorial will give Smith full honors for her years of commitment to the community. Smith died March 26 at the age of 69 after battling job-related liver cancer.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2024 10:56:12 PM - SOURCE: The Northern Light