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Posted: Feb 6, 2018

NFA's Marchone Reflects on Public Education, Risk Reduction Career

Mary Marchone never imagined giving nearly 50 years to the fire service when she was hired as an office assistant for Montgomery County, MD, Fire Rescue in 1969. But over the course of nearly 50 years, that office assistant educated herself on fire safety and prevention and eventually became one of the most well regarded training specialists in the country.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse
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Posted: Feb 6, 2018

Retired Georgia chief recounts getting arrested after saving woman

There’s no white cross on the side of GA 109 symbolizing a lost life. That’s what matters to Rick Rickerson. It all happened so quickly. A vehicle flips over and over on a desolate stretch of a Pike County highway. A woman is trapped. She’s not breathing. Rickerson witnesses the horrific accident and his instincts automatically kick in.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV 9 DC
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Posted: Feb 6, 2018

Bellingham Firefighters face man with gun while responding to medical call

Bellingham firefighters responding to a medical aid call found themselves facing a man with a gun, prompting a police standoff Saturday that closed roads in the Barkley neighborhood for about four hours. “Shortly after they arrived, our crew reported that someone pointed a gun at them,” said Assistant Chief Bill Hewett of the Bellingham Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald
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Posted: Feb 5, 2018

Spokane County firefighter crashes into tree after medical emergency

A Spokane County firefighter is recovering after crashing his truck into a tree on Sunday afternoon. Spokane County Fire District 4 Assistant Fire Chief Lonnie Rash says it happened on Colbert Road just east of Highway 2. Paramedics say the firefighter behind the wheel had a medical emergency when he lost control of the truck and swerved off the road and crashed.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 5:24:20 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane
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Beaver County (PA) Fire, Ambulance Companies get $480,000 in State Grants
Beaver County (PA) Fire, Ambulance Companies get $480,000 in State Grants
Posted: Feb 5, 2018

Beaver County (PA) Fire, Ambulance Companies get $480,000 in State Grants

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Thirty-nine fire and ambulance companies in Beaver County have received state grants that will allow them to improve stations, purchase or repair new equipment or invest in training for employees. Thirty-nine fire and ambulance companies in Beaver County have received state grants that will allow them to improve stations, purchase or repair new equipment, or invest in training for employees.

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All combined, the grants represent a $480,000 investment by the state into local fire and ambulance companies. The grants are administered by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the Office of the State Fire Commissioner.

In announcing the grants, state Sen. Elder Vogel Jr., R-47, New Sewickley Township, said everyone owes “a debt of gratitude to our volunteer fire and EMS crews.”

 

Almost all of the grants were between $11,000 and $13,000 each, although larger companies like the Beaver Falls and New Brighton fire departments received $15,000 grants, respectively.

 

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