As Anne Arundel’s Safe Stations continues to grow, county public safety officials are looking at issues regarding transporting people to addiction treatment centers. Fire Department and mental health officials stress the program’s protocol — which has firefighters and police helping those looking for treatment who walk into a county firehouse or police department — has not affected emergency response time.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Capital Gazette

The city of Cedar Falls is under threat of having its ISO rating, which impacts insurance rates for property owners, lowered from a 3 to a 4. But the city has been working throughout 2018 to keep the rating as is. The Insurance Service Office informed Cedar Falls it is prepared to drop the rating, but has given the city until February to make improvements to retain its level 3 classification.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Courier

A special Christmas gift for the son of a fallen Philadelphia firefighter. Evan’s father, Michael, died suddenly in January of 2016. He was a marine corps veteran and a proud Philadelphia firefighter. For the holidays this year, Evans wish is simple, to fill up his board of fire company patches, to collect them just like his dad did.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Philadelphia

The township’s former fire chief and director of emergency services will receive a $500,000 payment to end a civil lawsuit alleging his job was eliminated because of his political activities. The Township Committee narrowly approved a resolution authorizing the payment as part of a settlement with former fire chief Jason Carty, whose position was eliminated in April 2016 after less than two years on the job.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Burlington County Times

Through the implementation of Task Force Response procedures, the Columbus Fire Department has made headway in regard to being more efficient with its overall response time to a variety of emergency situations happening throughout the Columbus community. On Monday evening, Fire Chief Dan Miller spoke during a Committee of the Whole Meeting held prior to the scheduled Columbus City Council meeting about how some procedural shifts have resulted in more efficiency, which ultimately can mean the difference between life and death.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbus Telegram