The sight of firefighters trying to rescue a flood-stranded resident in a paddle boat was just too much for members of the Bellevue Fire Department. “We were contacted,” said Bonnie Knutson, president of the nonprofit Bellevue Public Safety Foundation. “We sent it out to the board and the board said, ‘Yep, let’s do it.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Omaha.com Sarpy News

The union representing police and public safety officers in Cedar Falls recently issued a proclamation supporting career firefighters. But city officials note individual officers represented by the union fully support the public safety officer program. On March 4, Teamsters Local 238’s executive board made the proclamation.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

More than 500 fire departments across New York have already signed up for the 9th Annual RecruitNY Weekend. RecruitNY is a cornerstone campaign of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY), with the goal of increasing membership in the State’s volunteer fire service. The 2019 RecruitNY weekend is scheduled for April 27-28.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hudson Valley 360

Nashville (TN) Fire Department walk-around rescue. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 350-hp engine 15-foot walk-around rescue body; Will-Burt Night Scan NS6-20 vertical mast light tower.

Starting Monday, the Everett Fire Department will begin charging for annual building inspections and alarm system testing. The fee is meant to offset the cost of conducting inspections, which are outside the department’s normal operations, Fire Marshal Kurtis Brown said. Fire and safety inspections are required for all buildings deemed commercial, multi-family or vacant.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2019 9:51:34 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald