Posted: Jun 15, 2017
FirstNet still must complete a great deal of work, but the organization is more confident about building its much-anticipated nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSN) than it has been during any stage of its previous five years in existence, according to FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson.
Swenson said that confidence is a reflection of two primary factors:
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- PUB DATE: 6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications
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Posted: Jun 15, 2017
Kevin Kolber, a battalion chief and 30-year veteran of the South Bend Fire Department, has died.
Kolber, 58, of South Bend, died on Tuesday while visiting family. He was appointed to the department on Jan. 21, 1987, and spent his entire career at the central fire station.
In the early 1990s, Kolber served as captain on Truck 1, and was promoted to battalion chief in 2003.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Bend Tribune
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Posted: Jun 15, 2017
Relief could be in sight for about 2,500 property owners in southern Teller County, who since mid April have been without the services of their taxpayer-funded fire protection district.
An impasse that started last year between volunteer firefighters and the board of the Four Mile Fire Protection District has reached a partial resolution, as the board hired a new fire chief Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette
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Posted: Jun 15, 2017
St. Petersburg (FL) Fire Department SPH-100 platform. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins ISX 500-hp engine; 100-foot midmount platform.
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Posted: Jun 14, 2017
Harvest Land has donated a grain rescue tube to the Spiceland Fire Department to fill a gap that could have left farmers in dangerous need.
The Harvest Land Risk management department determined that the equipment was needed in southern Henry and northern Rush counties to help keep their farmers and community safe. If a farmer was trapped in a grain bin or wagon, a grain rescue tube was more than 15 miles away. The donation went to the Spiceland Fire Department to fill that gap.
Harvest Land lost two customers due to grain entrapment in 2016. The company is committed to not only the safety of employees but to the safety of their farmer-members.
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