Los Angeles City Fire Department firefighters who commute thousands of miles to work each month could be forced to relocate to Southern California if a residency requirement is imposed in order to keep emergency personnel closer to the city in the event of a major disaster. A report prepared for the Board of Fire Commissioners showed 115 firefighters currently live out of state, including 36 about 1200 miles away in Idaho, 10 about 2000 miles away in Tennessee, 11 about 1300 miles away in Texas, and 15 more than 600 miles away in Utah.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

VIDEO: The Chippewa Valley Technical College is getting a new training experience in virtual reality for its firefighting program “The FLAIM system is a virtual reality or immersive learning system,” Mark Schwartz, CVTC Fire, and EMS continuing education coordinator said. Schwartz says CVTC is the first technical college in Wisconsin to have a VR firefighter simulator.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

Charlotte Firefighters are waving a red flag about a new change to city policy in how first-responders are dispatched to medical calls. The change was announced last week. It creates a type of response being referred to as a “Sierra Call.” WBTV Investigative Reporter David Hodges says the change comes as MEDIC struggles with staffing issues and to keep up with call volume.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTV CBS 3 Charlotte

A Senate committee passed a bill Tuesday that would stiffen criminal penalties against those who murder an on-duty firefighter. Under the proposal (SB 370), the convicted murderer of a firefighter would face the same consequences as a person who killed a police or correctional officer — life in prison without the possibility of parole.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Florida Politics

A massive four-alarm warehouse fire broke out in Marcus Hook, Delaware County Monday night. Firefighters battled the blaze for several hours at the 200 block of East 10th Street. The fire marks the second warehouse fire this week. On Sunday, a warehouse fire occurred in Port Richmond. Although the Marcus Hook fire started Monday evening, crews wrapped up putting out the fire Tuesday morning.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYW-TV CBS 3 Philadelphia