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Posted: Sep 14, 2021

Photo of the Day: September 14, 2021

E-ONE—Plymouth (MA) Fire Department pumper. Cyclone ll cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; Harrison 10-kW generator; E-ONE AXIS smart truck technology. Dealer: Mark McDonald, Greenwood Emergency Vehicles, North Attleboro, MA.

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Posted: Sep 14, 2021

Las Vegas recycling center fire started in ‘hot load,’ spread to warehouse

VIDEOS: Smoke continues to pour from the yard of the Republic Services Recycling Center in North Las Vegas as firefighters work to put out a blaze that sent black smoke billowing over the northeast valley Monday morning. The large 2-alarm fire at the recycling center just north of Cheyenne Avenue at Commerce Street is still burning.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLAS-TV CBS 8 News Las Vegas
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Posted: Sep 14, 2021

Wisconsin teen saves 4 sisters from house fire then dog saves him

VIDEO: A 13-year-old Wisconsin boy is being credited with saving his four younger sisters from a house fire while their parents were at the grocery store. He tried to put the fire out himself but couldn’t, his dog eventually leading him away. Days after a fire tore through her home with her five kids inside, Kelly Omar searched through the rubble for anything she could salvage.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Valley News Live
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Posted: Sep 14, 2021

Minnesota fire department proposes embedded social workers

The St. Paul Fire Department has proposed a new $600,000 program in the 2022 city budget to embed social workers with firefighters, police officers and other city workers, hoping to improve responses for mental health and people experiencing homelessness. Fire Chief Butch Inks presented the initial plan to the city council last week, but he promised to release full details in the next 30 to 45 days.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis
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Posted: Sep 14, 2021

Firefighting has a diversity issue — and these women want to solve that

There are so few women in Daly City’s Fire Department that the women’s bathroom was converted into a private restroom for male captains. In Alameda County, department-wide communications frequently refer to all firefighters as “he” or “him,” despite the longtime presence of women like Fire Captain Kimberly Larson.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Examiner - Metered Site
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