VIDEO: If you call for fire services in one of 35 counties in Georgia, specially trained prison inmates may be the first to respond. Amid a historic shortage of firefighters, Georgia counties are increasingly turning to state prisons for manpower. The latest data from the National Fire Protection Association reports the lowest number of volunteer firefighters nationwide since 1991.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

VIDEO: Early cancer detection screenings started on Wednesday for Chico firefighters, their families and city officials to ensure that those who serve the community can take important steps for their health. The Galleri test, developed by Grail LLC, offers an annual health screening for firefighters in Chico.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRCR-TV ABC 7 Redding

VIDEOS: White House Cabinet Secretaries and federal leaders heard testimony from fire service national leaders on climate change, building codes, recruitment and retention, firefighter health and safety, EMS and the new national fire data platform NERIS. This year, the afternoon State of Science sessions focused on Structure Fire Impact and Resilience, Science to the Station, Climate Driven Data and Technology, and the USFA Wildfire Evacuation Project.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews have located the wreckage of a Navy aircraft Wednesday afternoon that crashed near Mount Rainier. Aerial search crews found the crash site of the EA-18G Growler around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday on a “mountainside east of Mount Rainier,” according to Naval Air Station North Island. The jet crashed in a “remote area that is not accessible by motorized vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

PRECISION FIRE APPARATUS—Neosho (MO) Fire Department pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax-XS 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; Command Light KL415-FS 1,080-Watt light tower. Dealer: Brad Johnston, Precision Fire Apparatus, Camdenton, MO.

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