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Posted: Apr 9, 2019

Evansville (IN) Getting New Fire Apparatus

 
 
 

Last week, the apparatus began the final assembly process, which is expected to be complete this week. It will be released for testing before making the trek to Evansville.  

The fire truck will be housed on the city’s northside at Fire Station 17 on Mill Road. There’s no word on when exactly the fire truck will be brought to Evansville.

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Posted: Apr 9, 2019

Western Washington faces elevated wildfire risk in 2019

Fire authorities are gearing up for another long fire season in the Pacific Northwest after predictions were released earlier this week. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) released its April through July fire predictions for the country, and the report shows that Western Washington will be more prone to fires than usual over the coming months.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2019 1:03:58 PM - SOURCE: Auburn Reporter
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Posted: Apr 9, 2019

Chelan County Working on Preparing for Wildfire Season

Chelan County is modifying an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service for the Stemilt Partnership fuels reduction project that reduced the area of the work to about 700 acres from nearly 900 acres. County Commissioner Kevin Overbay says it allows them to use the freed up money for other projects. “Put that towards a landscape assessment of more than 25,000 acres, so that we can fully understand what actually needs to be done, where it needs to be done and how it needs to be done up in that basin.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2019 11:40:48 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560
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Posted: Apr 9, 2019

Resuscitation summit held for Benton, Franklin and Adams County firefighters

Firefighters across several counties came together for a resuscitation summit, aimed to improve the work of firefighters and paramedics. Hosted by ZOLL Medical in conjunction with the Richland Fire Department, speakers came from as far as the east coast to discuss new data about the likelihood of surviving a heart attack before getting to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2019 11:35:42 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews
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Posted: Apr 9, 2019

LION, Fire Dept Coffee Raise Money for Firefighter Cancer Support Network

LION and Fire Department Coffee

LION First Responder PPE, Inc., the largest family-owned manufacturer of first responder personal protective equipment (PPE) in the United States and Fire Department Coffee (FDC), a firefighter-run company known for their freshly roasted blends and philanthropic work within the firefighter and first responder community. Together, LION and FDC created a co-branded coffee blend with 100% of the proceeds going towards the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN).

The LION Action Blend Coffee will be $14.00 for a 14 oz. bag. Bags will be available for sale at www.firedeptcoffee.com starting 4/10/2019, and at LION’s Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) booth; #1323. When you purchase a bag of LION Action Blend Coffee, all proceeds will be donated to the FCSN, a nationwide non-profit organization that aids with firefighters and their families following a cancer diagnosis.

According to the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), since 2002, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has attributed more than 60% of firefighter line of duty deaths (LODDs) have been attributed to cancer. LION launched the ‘Not in Our House’ campaign to help raise awareness about this devastating crisis. Through LION’s website, ‘Not in Our House’ provides firefighters with downloadable resources, fire service cancer statistics and a platform to share their personal firefighter cancer stories.

“Cancer is the leading threat to a firefighter’s health today,” explained Mark Smith, LION Senior Vice President. “At LION, we’ve made it a priority to help firefighters reduce their exposure to this threat by helping to fund great firefighter cancer support organizations like FCSN. But we don’t stop there. Additionally, we not only educate firefighters on how to protect themselves from the firefighting-related carcinogens, but we also diligently work to develop innovative protective gear, maintenance and fire training solutions to help protect them out on the front lines.”

“Every firefighter has been impacted by cancer at some point in time in their career whether it was themselves who had cancer, a friend, or a fellow firefighter. Cancer is a horrible disease that hits very close to home, especially for firefighters,” Luke Schneider, Founder of Fire Dept. Coffee.

To purchase your LION Action Blend Coffee, stop by the LION booth (#1323) at FDIC International in Indianapolis April 11-13th, 2019, or purchase online at www.firedeptcoffee.com.

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