Fire District 3 Chief Steve Wrightson and his crew have made plenty of educational rounds to local high schools to teach the fundamentals of CPR, but they’d never visited a middle school. Last week, though, members of District 3 went to Chief Umtuch Middle School in Battle Ground for a few hours to teach seventh- and eighth-graders the basics of hands-only CPR.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2017 2:12:15 AM - SOURCE: The Reflector.com

Members of Montgomery County Fire/EMS are mourning the loss of a longtime firefighter who died following his shift. Firefighter/Paramedic James "Dewon" Wells, 52, worked an eight-hour shift on May 5. Twice before he left the station around 4 p.m. he told colleagues he wasn't feel well, including suffering numbness to the mouth.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Authorities are on the scene of a sanitary tanker fire on Dauphin Street just west of I-65. News 5 cameras captured the dramatic moments as a firefighter narrowly escaped injury. The video shows the firefighter approaching the truck, as he walks towards it a tire suddenly explodes. The blast sends him reeling as a small amount of debris blasts towards him.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRG-TV News 5 Mobile

The 23 fire engines set for their Boston debut this year will be equipped with foam that can be powerfully effective in helping quash certain blazes and are intended to decrease the risk of cancer for city firefighters, officials said Tuesday. Fire Commissioner Joseph E. Finn said that foam will be used only on dumpster and vehicle blazes, which are most hazardous to firefighters’ health.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Globe

In response to hazing scandals resulting in lawsuits, FDNY Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro recently announced that he would meet in person with every fire officer on the New York City Fire Department, over 900 of them. Groups of officers would attend meetings at the Randall’s Island training facility.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1