Fatigue caused by extended periods of work and insufficient rest can impair job performance, situation awareness and decision-making capabilities, even when it’s needed most. Specifically, in safety-critical environments, such as responding to wildfires, fatigue has been associated with a two-fold increase in the risk of injuries and errors, and a four-fold increase in safety-compromising behaviors during emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Texas A&M Today

Have you ever wondered how many calls Escambia County EMS answers? Escambia County EMS has launched a new information dashboard that includes: EMS calls dispatched by Emergency Communications (updated daily); Transports to local hospitals by EMS (updated daily); On-scene cardiac/respiratory arrests (updated weekly); On-scene overdoses (updated weekly); ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI/Heart Attack) events (updated weekly); and Motor-vehicle crashes (updated weekly).
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NorthEscambia.com

VIDEO/PHOTOS: In a scene that has tragically played out across the United States yearly, a Christmas tree starts a fire inside a building, but this scenario created by the Bellows Falls and North Walpole fire departments was just a training exercise to prepare firefighters for real-world events. Bellows Falls Fire Chief Shaun McGinnis helped orchestrate a live-fire training at an abandoned building that allowed the fire to be controlled by members of his department while the training was playing out.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brattleboro Reformer - Metered Site

VIDEO: Tahlequah firefighters can make a lot of spaghetti after a TikTok video landed them nearly 800 jars of Ragú sauce. Ragú recently began a new series of commercials under the catchphrase, “Cook Like a Mother,” one of which featured firefighters. The Tahlequah company decided to replicate the commercial as a team-building exercise, featuring firefighter Anthony Margarit.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRMG-FM 102.3 Tulsa

Firefighting and laundry. At first glance, they may not seem to compliment each other, especially nearly 30 years ago when Division Chief and Fire Marshal Lance Dahl joined the Spokane Fire Department. "Guys were proud of dirty gear," Dahl recalled "You went to a fire, you got dirty and you never cleaned your helmet.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane