Posted: Jan 18, 2018
hanfordsentinel.com
HANFORD - It was a cold day on Wednesday, but that didn't stop dozens of people from attending the groundbreaking for Hanford Fire Department's Fire Station #3 and getting their shoes a little muddy. The third station has been in the works for many years, Hanford Fire Chief Chris Ekk said, even going back to when he was first hired in 2000.
The station will house three personnel at a time and service the southwest and west area of Hanford, where response times are slower. The new station is all about improving response times to emergency calls and better serving the growing Hanford community.
The Hanford Fire Department has long aimed to reach the National Fire Prevention Association standard to reach 90 percent of its calls within five minutes, including prep and drive time.
All five Hanford City Council members attended the groundbreaking along with numerous Hanford firefighters and fire personnel from neighboring cities.
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Posted: Jan 18, 2018
The public is invited to a celebration of life ceremony Saturday for Grant County firefighter Dan Dishon.
The ceremony starts at 1 p.m. at the DeVries Activity Center at Big Bend Community College.
Dishon, 39, died Jan. 8 from injuries sustained in an industrial accident at Moses Lake Industries Dec.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2018 3:13:01 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne
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Posted: Jan 18, 2018
The deputy chief of the West Feliciana Fire Protection District was killed Wednesday morning north of St. Francisville while responding to a crash on U.S. 61, according to State Police and Fire Protection District No.1 of West Feliciana.
Deputy Chief Russell Achord, 48, of St. Francisville, was responding to an 18-wheeler that had run off the side of U.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baton Rouge Advocate
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Posted: Jan 18, 2018
In Phoenix, not every medical 911 call results in an ambulance ride to the hospital.
Sometimes, the fire department calls for a taxi to take the person to the hospital instead.
The number of taxi rides is growing — overwhelmingly so for people in poor neighborhoods — as fire officials wrestle with more calls and limited resources.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix
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Posted: Jan 18, 2018
Firefighters and other responders working on some of the busiest stretches in Texas now have an added level of safety with apparatus that were recently placed in service. The Irving Fire Department has placed two “blocker” apparatus in service and the department will be adding three more blocker units in the coming months.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse
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