Posted: Jan 23, 2019
VIDEO: When two firefighters clocked into work Monday, they didn't realize they'd be making history. In a first for Spokane County Fire District 8, an all-female firefighting team ran the paramedic unit.
But Meg Williams and Jennifer Raudebaugh say despite Monday's milestone, it felt like any other day on the job.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY.com
Read more
- 291
- Article rating: No rating
Posted: Jan 23, 2019
VIDEO: Flagging, communication and detours were the main sticking points discussed at a meeting on how to better handle accidents on Interstate 78.
Firefighters, fire police, PSP troopers, EMS members, PEMA officials, PennDOT officials and others gathered at the PEMA Eastern Area Office on Tuesday night to improve handling traffic and managing the scene when an accident forces I-78 to be shut down.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 News
Read more
- 254
- Article rating: No rating
Posted: Jan 23, 2019
Firefighters, EMS personnel, or any member of the Virginia National Guard Armed Forces Reserves may soon be able to carry a concealed weapon without a permit thanks to legislation passed by Virginia’s Senate Tuesday.
SB 1012, introduced by Sen. Amanda Chase (R – Amelia County, Colonial Heights), would allow specific firefighters and EMS providers to carry concealed weapons without a permit “provided that such firefighter or person employed as emergency medical services personnel has been approved to carry a concealed handgun by his fire chief or emergency medical services chief.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6
Read more
- 260
- Article rating: No rating
Posted: Jan 23, 2019
Superior Charter Township (MI) Fire Department 103-foot AerialCat™ rear-mount aerial ladder quint. Predator MFD cab with 10-inch raised roof and chassis; Cummins ISX15 565-hp engine; Hendrickson Firemaax air ride suspension.
Read more
- 368
- Article rating: No rating
Posted: Jan 22, 2019
It is gratifying to see the city's fire hydrants very visible, and know our firemen are “at the ready.” It is also comforting to know the remarkable 1874 wooden fire wagon is well preserved. Discovered in a city shed during the 1955 centennial, the fire wagon was restored by the local firemen for use in parades and eventually brought to the Methodist Church Museum for safe keeping. With its 52" high wheels, 18 original water buckets of rubber coated canvas and swinging lanterns for light, it is a very impressive piece of equipment. It was April 1874 when the local firemen organized the Hook & Ladder Company.
When the alarm sounded, the horse drawn equipment was pulled to the site of the fire (whoever showed up first with a team was given $5 to haul it), the bucket brigade drew water from three strategically located cisterns, plus Spring Valley Creek. It was first housed in the basement of the Andersen Opera House on Section Avenue south of the creek; this is before the old lumberyard was demolished. The fire wagon was greatly augmented when they purchased a 10-man hand powered pumper in 1885 with hoses that “greatly improved efficiency." Captains were in charge of Cart 1 and 2, which carried the length of hoses. The fire wagon itself sported a long ladder with hooks on the ends of poles.
Read more
- 351
- Article rating: No rating