A firefighter and his wife decided to reveal the gender of their baby in the most firefighter-esque way possible — by using a fire hose. Firefighter Jimmy Cologgi, with the Brighton (N.Y.) Fire Department, and his wife Laura found out their baby’s gender with friends, family and fellow firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A labor of love that qualifies as hazardous duty. Three firefighters were hurt Tuesday, including a volunteer fire chief, related to a fire and explosion in LaGrange County. A 50-foot silo full of sawdust was the source of the trouble. It turned into a dangerous situation for firefighters and at least one worker in harm's way.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC 21alive.com

A new procedure went into effect last week that’s designed to make sure the fire department has adequate supervision during fires and other serious incidents. Fire Chief Dale C. Herman said that battalion chiefs now have the ability to “elevate” firefighters to the role of captains on an as-needed basis.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times

VIDEO - For the first time, we’re seeing video of the daring and emotional rescue of two children from a house fire in Mount Hope. The fire was so intense the children suffered critical burns and their older brother perished. Video captured by a GoPro on one firefighter’s helmet shows just what fire crews were up against that early Monday morning last November.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC San Diego

Public safety providers in central Ohio had the chance to experience the future of broadband for managing emergency incidents. Using a dedicated public safety 700 MHz LTE broadband network — FirstNet — constructed exclusively for this event, public safety personnel from fire, law enforcement, EMS, public safety telecommunications and other agencies came together to learn what a dedicated high-speed data will mean for public safety agencies in the United States.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1