Jordan Bond is proof that good ideas can come from unexpected places. For Bond, the place was Norway and the idea was a life-saving mobile phone application. "I noticed a medical study in Norway that studied whether people survived better if citizens did CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) versus if they didn't, using an app," said Bond, a senior firefighter/medic with the Newport News Fire Department the past eight years.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newport News Daily Press

ower Paxton Township-Linglestown Fire Company, PA, pumper. Severe Service LFD 4x2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSU-C20 1,750-gpm pump.

ower Paxton Township-Linglestown Fire Company, PA, pumper. Severe Service LFD 4x2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSU-C20 1,750-gpm pump.

A bill making its way through the state capital that aims to help our first responders with PTSD. It’s House Bill 1655, which would allow first responders to file an occupational disease claim for PTSD. Michael White, a legislative liaison with the Washington State Council of Firefighters, says the repeated and cumulative exposures is what’s causing the PTSD.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2018 9:55:15 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

Firefighting foams containing a class of chemicals linked to water pollution would face major new restrictions under a bill introduced in the Washington state House of Representatives. Some polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl chemicals — known as PFAS — have turned up in state waterways and drinking-water wells, and surveys indicate they are present in the blood of most Americans.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2018 9:18:32 PM - SOURCE: Seattle Times