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Posted: May 18, 2017

Five Canadian firefighters face union charges for 'double-hatting'

Mandy Gould has spent nearly 13 years as a volunteer firefighter in Caledon, Ont. – a sprawling municipality northwest of Toronto – following her father into a vocation that she aspired to since high school. For the past 11 years, Ms. Gould has also been a full-time firefighter in nearby Brampton, a suburban city of more than half a million.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Globe and Mail
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Posted: May 18, 2017

Arizona department's one-handed firefighter does the job

For most, a mid-life crisis consists of buying a sports car, or burying yourself in some expensive new hobby. For Jeffrey Williams, his involved a change of career into the fire service. And moving into the fire service presents some unique challenges for him, seeing as he was born with only one hand.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Arizona City Independent
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Posted: May 17, 2017

Interim Jackson Hole (WY) Fire Station Presents Hard Choices

Now that Jackson Hole Fire/EMS has the budget to renovate its headquarters in downtown Jackson, fire officials have to figure out where they’re going to work during the 18-month construction window.

Battalion Chief Matt Redwine presented four temporary station options to town and county officials this week, hoping for a vote. But elected officials continued the discussion, saying they want more time to discuss it.
"I recognize this is very complicated," Redwine told the Teton County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday morning.
Of the four temporary station options, fire officials recommended permanent upgrades to the Teton County Fairgrounds livestock pavilion. That would allow the building to be used as an exhibit hall once firefighters are done with it, they said.
"We simply need a secure building that's safe for our trucks and our people," Redwine told the Jackson Town Council on Monday night.

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Posted: May 17, 2017

San Juan County (NM) Opens New $1.1 Million Fire Station

Last year, San Juan County volunteer firefighters in the Cedar Point area near Aztec responded to about 412 calls. Now a new Cedar Point fire station will help firefighters better balance the load.
Now a new Cedar Point fire station will help firefighters better balance the load. The fire station will also provide assistance to the Blanco and Navajo Dam areas, where the county was forced to merge stations last year because of a lack of volunteer firefighters.

The new station became operational earlier this month, and the firefighters based there had already responded to eight calls before Tuesday's ceremony, according to San Juan County Fire Chief Craig Daugherty.

The station cost about $1.1 million and was paid for from a $7.1 million bond the County Commission approved in 2015 for new stations, replacing old engines and recruiting more firefighters. The bond was also used to renovate the Valley Fire Department Station 1 in Kirtland.

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Posted: May 17, 2017

West Florence (SC) Shows Off New Fire Apparatus

The West Florence Fire District is sporting a new truck which is fitting a need within the area. This new ladder truck is not only a new tool to help battle high-rise fires, but it's a state-of-the-art engine, meaning it was built with firefighters' safety in mind.

"We have seen a number of new business come into our area. We have a number of high-rise business hotels, apartment complexes, all of which call for a ladder truck should there be an incident there," Battalion Chief Anthony Fox said.

The West Florence Fire District covers a chunk of Interstate 95, S.C. 52 and also a growing residential area.

It's that reason department officials said they needed two ladder trucks versus just the aging one they currently have.

"The addition of the ladder truck will reduce response times when we have an incident that requires a ladder truck to respond," Fox said.

Its ladder extends 102 feet and includes an infrared camera. It's also equipped with a 360-degree camera system that allows the truck's driver to see Omni directional.

"It means that we are better prepared to serve you. We want to be able to provide the best possible service in the fastest possible time with the best equipment and this ladder truck is going to allow us that opportunity," Fox said.

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