A veteran firefighter with the Orange Rural Fire Department died at the main station in downtown Hillsborough on Monday after helping to rescue a person trapped in a trench. Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens identified the firefighter as Assistant Chief Jeff Holden, who had been with the department since 2001.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Herald Sun

A 15-year-old boy drove off in a firetruck from the Strinestown Community Fire Co. station over the weekend after walking out of a juvenile facility in Springettsbury Township and stealing a county-owned vehicle he drove to the station, officials said. It happened in the early-morning hours of Sunday, Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: York Dispatch

Cliff Musgrave been named the world’s fittest 50-year-old CrossFit athlete in the men's division. He also happens to be an Akron firefighter. "It’s a very blue collar job with structural firefighting," said Musgrave. "So being in shape certainly makes it better." Musgrave isn’t just in shape, he was named the world’s fittest 50-year-old man after competing in the year’s Reebok CrossFit Games.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYC-TV NBC 3 Cleveland

“Choosing not to have an incident safety officer in place is itself a problem lying in wait and will come back to haunt you in the future.” These words of caution come from Gordon Graham, a 33-year veteran of California Law Enforcement, in a new video released by the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA).

“Sometimes things don’t go right and when things don’t go right there are significant consequences,” said Graham, a Risk Manager, attorney, and professional speaker in both private and public sector organizations..

In the videom, Graham minces few words to encourage training of Incident Safety Officers and Health Safety Officers.

“Gordon Graham has always been committed to firefighter safety and reducing the risks within the job,” said Rich Marinucci, FDSOA Executive Director. “As a renowned expert, he knows the value of certified Incident Safety Officers and Health and Safety Officers in improving the wellness and safety of firefighters.”

In 2002, Graham expanded efforts to assist other public safety organizations, and with Chief Billy Goldfeder, developed FirefighterCloseCalls, [www.firefighterclosecalls.com] which is now the recognized source for information about firefighter safety. The IAFC awarded Gordon with the Presidential Award for Excellence for his lifelong work in improving firefighter safety and performance. Sixteen years ago, Graham and Bruce Praet founded Lexipol–a company designed to standardize policy, procedure and training in public safety operations.

The 2019 FDSOA Safety Forum will be held January 23-24 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort I-Drive, Orlando, Florida. Prior to the Safety Forum, the two-day Incident Safety Officer Academy and the Health & Safety Officer Academy will be held on January 21-22.

Concurrently, the FDSOA Apparatus Specification and Maintenance Symposium is January 21-23, 2019. Pre-conference programs are scheduled for Sunday, January 20^th and a new post-conference, hands-on aerial maintenance program is scheduled for Wednesday, January 23^rd.

For more information visit: www.fdsoa.org.

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Five houses were lost in the Bofer Canyon Fire on Saturday. Many more homes were threatened but managed to still stand. The Bofer Canyon Fire moved so quickly through south Kennewick, fire crews didn't have time to make it to houses getting stuck in the path of the blaze. Fire officials said a defensible space around homes helped save several homes.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2018 8:22:34 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19