Firefighters spent six hours extinguishing a fire that consumed nine haystacks north of Soap Lake on Saturday. Grant County Fire District 7 Chief Kirk Sheppard says 200 tons of hay caught fire on Dry Coulee Road off SR 28 at around 6:30 p.m. Sheppard says the nine haystacks that had ignited were all within 20 feet of each other.
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On the heels of this month’s Agua Dulce (CA) station shooting that left one victim dead and another seriously injured, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors scheduled a motion to address workplace trauma within the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD).

The board is asking “the Fire Chief to work in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, Directors of Personnel, Mental Health and other relevant County Departments to explore the feasibility of developing a mechanism to address workplace trauma,” officials noted at last week’s meeting.

The motion includes:

• Creating a unit consisting of a culturally competent Lead, Assistant and Contracting Clinician to develop enhanced proactive and reactive strategies to address workplace trauma or potential workplace trauma.
• Revamping an internal Peer Support Counselor program to strive for the 10% industry standard.
• Possess sufficient staff, training budget, logistical, and training support needed for response and training.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of the fire department’s grievance and internal and external complaint process.
• Accepting recommendations wherein personnel feel comfortable in voicing concerns regarding investigations, managers, supervisors, peer-to-peer, and receiving timely feedback.
• Developing a plan to offer Department Funded Mental Health Visits to employees and their immediate families with vetted Culturally Competent Clinicians.

CONNECT with industry leaders on the latest research and best practices in STEMI, stroke, and emergency management in a post-COVID-19 world.

BOZEMAN, Mont., June 21, 2021 — Pulsara, the leading telehealth and communication platform that connects teams across organizations, announced today the company’s inaugural Pulsara CONNECT Conference. Slated for October 12-13, 2021, this FREE virtual international experience allows attendees to engage with world-class industry experts and thought leaders across the healthcare community. With four tracks—EMS/Community Paramedicine, STEMI/Cardiac, Stroke/Neuro, and DES/Emergency Management—attendees will take away tangible best practices that they can incorporate within their region. Topics include everything from the latest research and best practices surrounding time-sensitive emergencies to creating systems of care that scale in a post-COVID world.

“We are incredibly excited to create and host Pulsara’s first-ever international conference for the healthcare community,” said Audrey Peart, Events & Digital Marketing Manager for Pulsara. “Attendees will be able to CONNECT with other attendees, speakers, and conference sponsors around some of today’s most important healthcare issues and breakthroughs. It’s definitely going to be a ‘don’t-want-to-miss’ event.”

In addition to gaining optional CE hours, attendees will learn from industry experts and thought leaders about everything from the latest research and best practices in STEMI and stroke, emergency management in a post-COVID-19 world to how technology can help teams manage large-scale disasters, building regional systems of care, and more. There will be a virtual lounge where attendees can connect with sponsors, speakers, and colleagues or make new connections one-on-one through speed networking. Attendees will also be able to watch live demos, while Pulsara customers can attend the Pulsara Power Users sessions, where they’ll see all of the latest and greatest Pulsara features.

Further event details and speaker announcements will be released in the coming months. 

“Being able to give back to the healthcare community as a whole by creating the international Pulsara CONNECT conference is a key part of our mission to support patients and caregivers,” said Kris Kaull, Pulsara CMO. “This past year challenged and transformed the healthcare community in ways many of us are still processing. To be able to come together now to connect and share what we’ve learned will be invaluable and transformative for all clinicians and healthcare leaders alike.”

For information on becoming a sponsor, reach out at connectconference@pulsara.com.

To register for this FREE virtual experience visit PulsaraConnect.com today!

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Simply CREATE a dedicated patient channel. BUILD the team. And, COMMUNICATE using audio, live video, instant messaging, data, images, and key benchmarks. Studies report an average decreased treatment time of approximately 30% when using Pulsara. Pulsara is the evidence-based standard of care. For more information, visit https://www.pulsar

Temple (TX) Fire and Rescue responded to a fire at its own Station 5 early Saturday night, reports fox44news.com.

The station crew was dispatched when the fire was reported. Five units from neighboring stations responded at 7:09 p.m.; they were able to extinguish it by 7:34 p.m.

The fire is still under investigation, but it’s believed to have been caused by a stove that was left on.

The building, located at 510 N Apache Dr., sustained damage to the kitchen and smoke damage to the entire facility. The amount of damage has not yet been determined, though officials say no one was hurt.

Station 5 crews will be temporarily relocated to Station 8.

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