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Posted: Jun 2, 2017

Los Lunas (NM) Council Approves Bid for New Fire Station

LOS LUNAS-The Los Lunas Village Council approved a contract for construction of the Los Lunas Fire Department west side fire station 2. Out of six bids, the nearly 80,000-square-foot facility will be built by T.A. Cole & Sons, who held the low bid at $4,045,000.

Adding gross receipts taxes, it’s about $4.4 million, said John Pate, vice president of architecture with Molzen Corbin.

“We got six bids that were all clustered within a couple $100,000 of each other, which always makes us feel a little bit better because that tells us it was a pretty tight ordeal and everybody was looking at the same things when they were putting their bids together,” Pate said.

However, construction costs are on the rise due to a number of projects underway in the Middle Rio Grande area, the architect said.

Included under mill levy funding is a ladder truck purchase that was also planned. A ladder truck will enable firefighters to get water to the center of fires and that will help contain them, said Los Lunas Fire Chief John Gabaldon.


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Posted: Jun 2, 2017

Chief: No Additional Cost to Fire Station Project for Sinkhole Repairs

PALMYRA, Pa. (WHTM) - Palmyra Fire Chief Dave Dugan said Wednesday there is no additional cost to the new fire station building project for sinkhole repairs. Dugan released information on social media, saying the exact cause of the sinkhole is not known and cannot be determined.

The sinkhole did cause failure of a water main, which led to over 200,000 gallons of water to leak and cause further erosion.

Crews began the process of excavation Wednesday morning and will further evaluate the situation to determine the repair process.

The structure of the new building was not damaged, however, there was damage to the concrete ramp. The extent of the damage to the ramp and the repair plan for it has not been determined.

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Posted: Jun 2, 2017

Adding Insult To Injury: Fire Destroys Gainesville Fire Station

GAINESVILLE, Mo. - Volunteer firefighters in Ozark County could only watch as a fire destroyed their own station early Tuesday morning.

The fire at the Gainesville Fire Department occurred one month to the day after flash flooding left a mess inside the station. The department hadn’t fully cleaned up from the flood waters when the fire occurred.

"Everything we saved from the flood was destroyed in the fire," says Gainesville Fire Chief, Ed Doiron, while staring inside one of the burned out fire truck bays.

"We pretty much dodged a bullet [after the flood] by saving the fire trucks,” he says. “Because we were fully functional as a department. As far as this goes, I’m still-- it hasn't sunk in yet. I'm sure it will at some point but right now it's just a numbing effect."

Doiron, who lives only a few blocks away from the station, says when received word of the fire and headed for the department he could already see the glow from the flames.

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Posted: Jun 2, 2017

Emergency Reporting Attracts Top Talent in Fire and EMS Software Industry

Bellingham, WA - Emergency Reporting, a leading provider of Fire & EMS records management software headquartered in Bellingham, WA, is pleased to announce the recruitment of executives and other talent from partner brands including Hexagon/Intergraph and competing brands including FIREHOUSE Software, SafetyPAD, ESO, and ZOLL.   

“Our platform is growing steadily – and globally - so it was no surprise so many were willing to join our existing team of top tier talent and work for the brand that’s setting itself up to become the #1 provider of Fire & EMS records management software in the world,” said executive director Ed O’Neill.  

Those who’ve recently joined Emergency Reporting (ER) include: 

• Ed O’Neill – previous Senior Director of Operations at FIREHOUSE Software, a Xerox company, now Executive Director at ER 

• Scott Streicher - former SafetyPAD Chief Operating Officer and volunteer Lieutenant & paramedic-firefighter at Fire Station 11 (Stonewall Jackson) in Prince William County, Virginia, now Senior Director of Operations at ER

• Stewart Smith – prior ZOLL Fire Product Manager and retired firefighter/paramedic/Administrative Staff Officer at the Garland, TX Fire Dept., current Product Owner of Analytics at ER

• Chris Miller – previous Director of Marketing at FIREHOUSE Software/Xerox, now Director of Marketing at ER

• Rob Rippentrop – previous Helpdesk Manager at FIREHOUSE Software, now Implementation Manager at ER

• Ed Linehan – prior Director of Business Development at Hexagon/Intergraph and FDNY Captain, current Director of Enterprise Sales at ER

• Greg Hampton – former FIREHOUSE Product Manager, now Channel Sales Manager at ER

• Mark “Mac” McKleroy – previous 32-year Assistant Chief of Talladega Fire/Rescue, now Training Manager at ER

• Bobby Worchel – former FIREHOUSE Software Product Manager and customer, and 34-year fire veteran with 28 years at St. Tammany Fire District #1, Slidell, LA (retired as Chief of Administration), now Enterprise Solutions Architect at ER

• Mike McGreevey – previous Senior Software Engineer/Technical Team Lead at ZOLL Data, current Product Owner at ER

• Billy Craft – prior Implement Specialist at ESO, Product Director and Regional Sales Manager at MedaPoint, with 17 years in the fire service at the City of Carrollton, TX and expertise in medical billing, now Regional Sales Representative at ER

“We’ve recruited an outstanding team that sets us up for the significant growth and success we are expecting over the next several years.  This team will enable us to accelerate the rollout of new products, achieve FedRAMP certification for our DoD and high security customers, and allow us to develop a deeper EMS services offering,” said O’Neill.

   

“Due to strong customer growth, Emergency Reporting has been hiring at a very fast pace, resulting in a 122% increase in full-time staff in only 16 months, including multiple highly-talented developers, software engineers, product owners and Scrum Masters," he continued.  "We continue to expand as the fastest-growing tech company in northwest Washington.”

While the impressive growth and innovation of Emergency Reporting attracts so many executives and top developers, another enticing reason is the location and quality of life offered by the Pacific Northwest. Surrounded by mountains, lakes and beautiful Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is often voted one of the top places to live in the U.S. 

To inquire about open positions at Emergency Reporting, visit emergencyreporting.com/careers/.

 

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Posted: Jun 2, 2017

Crash kills 2 Florida EMT paramedics

Jupiter police said two EMT paramedics were killed in a rollover crash involving a car early Thursday morning at Indiantown Road near Military Trail in Jupiter. The EMTs were employed by American Medical Response and identified as caregivers, Lahiri Garcia, 51, and critical care paramedic and supervisor, Paul Besaw, 36.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTV-TV NBC 5 West Palm Beach
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