The FDNY has beefed up its preparedness for mass casualty incidents by creating special EMS units equipped to enter “hot zones” and triage victims on the spot — even if police haven’t yet secured the area, the Daily News has learned. The 25-member task force units came about as a result of the Nov. 13, 2015 atrocities in Paris, the Fire Department said.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

Town of Wilson fire chief called it quits Tuesday and was followed out the door by several firefighters. The now former fire chief's tenure with the department has been a point of contention since the fire department switched from a private corporation to a municipal fire department on Jan. 1 of this year.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press

This iconic call at the conclusion of the 1980 U.S. hockey team’s “Miracle on Ice” victory against a heavily favored Soviet squad—one that some consider to be the sport’s best team of all time—continues to resonate today, even for those who were not yet born when the game was played. Personally, Al Michaels’ words from that moment have been ringing in my ears for weeks.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications

Four members of the Billerica Fire Department have been placed on leave while the town conducts an investigation into “sexual misconduct,” officials said. “There is a great concern that alleged activities of certain employees within the fire department may compromise the town’s ability to deliver the highest and best level of public safety service to the town and its residents,” Town Manager John Curran said.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald

Let's say you think you're having a stroke and you call 911 for an ambulance. In a lot of cities across the country there's a good chance that a firetruck — with a full fire crew including a paramedic — will race to your door. But that doesn't mean they can deliver the emergency care you might need.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NPR.org