VIDEO: A group of Chicago firefighters have come up with a unique fundraising campaign to keep you hot all year round! They are posing with their fire retardant pants, axes, hoses, hats… and nothing more. "We have to stay in physically fit condition anyway, why not use the calendar as a motivator," said Henry Mendez, a Chicago firefighter EMT.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLD-TV FOX 32 Chicago

An EMT and Cherokee Nation citizen who helped save a police officer’s life in 2021 is following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather to become a Tulsa firefighter. “Failure for me is not an option,” said Christian Kaiser, 21, of Kansas, Okla. “The Tulsa Fire Department, to me, is critical.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cherokee Phoenix

On Thursday, Washington state health officials reported a record number of new coronavirus cases. The Washington State Department of Health reported 15,157 new cases since Wednesday. This brings the state to 913,980 total cases, 46,752 hospitalizations, and 9,974 deaths. On Wednesday, Gov. Jay Inslee announced plans to help slow the spread of coronavirus including expanding testing, expanding booster availability and supplying masks to the public.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Spokane Valley Fire Department received a grant to help further their goal in making the SVFD Fire District safe for kids. The department received a grant from the East Region EMS and Trauma Care Council. SVFD plans to turn this grant into a program that provides school-age children with a multi-sport helmet for those who do not already have one.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

The St. Paul (IN) Volunteer Fire Department has the land to build a new station but is waiting on construction funding, reports shelbynews.com.

The current building, located at 110 N. Webster St., was built in 1941 and lacks space for its five apparatus and has health issues, the report says.

The department tried applying for a grant, but COVID ixnayed those plans as well as many planned fundraisers.

The department has 23 volunteer firefighters on its roster, with about 10-12 who respond to fires.