New York City municipal workers have rushed to get COVID-19 vaccinations in recent days, raising the group’s overall coverage to 91% through Saturday evening. But progress has stalled among key workforces such as first responders and sanitation workers, and enforcement of the mandate begins on Monday.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gothamist.com

More than 100 local firefighters and a team of emergency technicians gathered recently at Heiman Holsteins outside Chili for a training exercise tailored to the unique challenges of farm-site rescues. Organizers described the goal of the training exercise as twofold. The first was to prepare emergency workers for situations that only occur on private farm properties.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Country Today - Metered Site

PHOTOS: The antique, horse-drawn steam engine inside the Yantic Fire Engine Co.'s headquarters bay can't match its modern counterparts when it comes to mobility or pure gallon-pumping power, but it sure does look pretty. After a three-year repair and refurbishment process, the department’s 1891 Silsby Steam Engine is back home in all its nickel-plated glory, with fresh paint, newly upholstered seats and modern coils of hose.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Norwich Bulletin

An Anacortes man has a new wheelchair ramp at his home thanks to a new Anacortes Fire Department program and department firefighters. “It’s something pretty simple, but it sure meant a lot to him,” Anacortes firefighter and paramedic Steve Monrad said of the ramp. Under a program launched in July, Monrad is the department’s first community paramedic.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Go Anacortes

Grant County Fire District 5 is one of 23 recipients in the state to receive Gesa Credit Union’s Local Heroes Grant Award. The Moses Lake-area fire district is receiving $5,000 in grant funding, according to Battalion Chief Bob Horst. The district plans to use the funds to purchase Striker TrueCPR coaching devices to be used in combination with high performance CPR.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2021 11:00:14 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne