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Posted: May 16, 2018

USFA: Massachusetts On-Duty Death

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Thomas Albert Cannon, 63, of the Attleboro Fire Department on May 14, 2018.

On May 13, 2018, Firefighter Thomas Albert Cannon went into cardiac arrest at the beginning of his shift while performing truck and equipment checks in the firehouse. Firefighter Cannon was treated by fellow responders then rushed to the hospital where he passed away the following day. 

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Cannon at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

To date, 38 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018.  Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html

Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.

 

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Posted: May 16, 2018

LEED Platinum fire station boosts firefighter wellness in Seattle

Filled with natural light and optimized for scenic views, Seattle Fire Station 32 is set in the heart of the neighborhood at the threshold between single-family residential areas and a denser commercial zone. To mitigate the site’s small size, the architects built upward, resulting in a four-story building with a basement. 
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Posted: May 16, 2018

New Aurora Fire Station 15 Opens

This new fire station is built with Feng Shui in mind. It’s designed to receive a call, and its firefighters are to be out the door in one minute or less.

Also a first for an Aurora fire station: A specialized room for decontamination of fire suits.

A lot of thought and design went into the $7 million firehouse. The goal? It’s to benefit the community.

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Posted: May 16, 2018

York County officials broke ground on an upcoming fire station

Sheila Noll, York County Board of Supervisors Chair, said during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new fire station that the station would help improve and modernize fire service, replacing a 60-year-old facility. 

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Posted: May 16, 2018

E. Rock Fire Dept. Awarded $20k Grant | Richmond County Daily Journal

The new device will allow teams of firefighters to take turns hooking into the fire house, requesting that those handling the water supply toggle instead to air for their emptying air tanks. Once the trapped firefighters have enough to breathe, they can ask to toggle back to water to fight the blaze and await rescue.

“(They) can actually tie into the hose line and breathe from the hose line, (which) pressurizes with air,” Watson said. The device can deliver as much as 100 pounds of air to firefighters’ 22.6-pound tanks, he said.

Watson saw the equipment at a firefighters’ conference last year and was immediately intrigued. Now, he has the money to install it on three trucks.

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