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Posted: Jan 25, 2017

Dubai Firefighters Use Jetpacks to Beat Traffic and Put Out Blazes

Dubai Civil Defence have launched the Dolphin,a jetski with jetpack and fire hose Jetpacks force men up into the air, propelled by water, to reach tall bridges Dolphin will shorten response times during peak traffic hours, Civil Defence say They also intend to create floating fire stations to tackle blazes from the water Firefighters in Dubai are set to become even more like superheros with the introduction of jetpacks.

Firefighters in Dubai are set to become even more like superheros with the introduction of jetpacks.


Dubai Civil Defence recently launched the Dolphin, a jetski equipped with a jetpack and fire hose which will allow firefighters easy access to fires on boats, bridges and shoreline buildings.


The jetpack forces water at high pressure through the firefighters' boots, propelling them up into the air and allowing them to reach tall bridges.


The director general of Dubai's Civil Defence, Major General Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi, said the Dolphin will shorten response times during peak traffic hours, when the city state's traffic can prevent emergency vehicles moving quickly through the city. He said: 'Dolphin is one of the innovative ideas and smart apps which include the floating firefighting stations that launched by Dubai Civil Defence.'
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Posted: Jan 25, 2017

Charges filed after 1,700 Iowa firefighters were awarded invalid certifications

A former employee with the state's Fire Training Safety Bureau was arrested Tuesday after investigators determined that more than 2,000 fire safety certifications had been improperly issued between 2012 and 2016, according to a news release by the Iowa Department of Public Safety. John McPhee was charged with felonious misconduct in office, a Class D felony, and tampering with records, an aggravated misdemeanor.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Des Moines Register
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Posted: Jan 25, 2017

Federal prosecutors name EMSA, director in $20 million kickback scheme in Texas

Federal prosecutors filed a civil complaint Monday naming EMSA and its director, Stephen Williamson, in an alleged kickback scheme regarding a lucrative ambulance services provider contract. The complaint, filed in federal court in the eastern district of Texas, claims that a Texas hospital and ambulance provider, Paramedics Plus LLC, entered into a kickback scheme to obtain and retain a lucrative public ambulance services contract awarded by Williamson and the Emergency Medical Services Authority, a public trust that administers the ambulance service in the Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro areas.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tulsa World
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Posted: Jan 25, 2017

How Caifornia firefighters pulled off dramatic swiftwater rescue of family trapped in truck

Murrieta Fire Department engineer Mike Macalinao and captains Sean DeGrave and Todd Bradstreet are certified swiftwater rescue technicians who each have trained for the risky missions for more than 10 years. They all have performed water rescues. But none, they said, matched the situation they encountered Sunday, Jan.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Bernardino County Sun
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Posted: Jan 25, 2017

Hit-and-run driver kills Cleveland cop at scene of fatal accident involving firetruck

One person was killed during a crash involving a fire truck and a van on I-90 in Rocky River, which also ultimately resulted in the hit-skip death of a Cleveland police officer. The fire truck was on scene assisting in a single-vehicle accident when a white van crashed into the back of the truck. The driver of the van, 29-year-old Artem Vytiegov of San Francisco, was pronounced dead on scene.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland CBS 19
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