Yonkers firefighters are suing the city to force it to build a new firehouse pledged when the Ridge Hill shopping center got its approvals. The union wants the state Supreme Court to forbid city officials from issuing any certificate of occupancy for the new Lowe's home improvement store under construction at Ridge Hill until the new firehouse is built or there is a firm timetable for building a firehouse under court supervision to ensure compliance.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NY Journal News (Lohud.com)

Wiscasset residents voted by nearly a 2-to-1 margin on Tuesday to allow volunteer firefighters to wash their personal vehicles at the fire station. Voters approved the practice 1,502-707, according to unofficial results. The referendum question was the only local ballot question for Wiscasset voters.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News

This fourth Fire Service Needs Assessment Survey was conducted by NFPA in 2015-2016 and follows three earlier surveys, which were completed in 2001, 2005 and 2010. This report shows that while some fire service needs have been declining, many have remained constant or increased. Fire service needs are extensive for departments of all sizes and in every area, including staffing, training, facilities, apparatus, personal protective equipment (PPE); and health and wellness.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

The state attorney general's office has determined that selectmen did not violate the Open Meeting Law in their selection of a fire chief last spring. However, the attorney general's office said that minutes from an open session May 16, when the board interviewed candidates for fire chief, lacked sufficient detail and that the minutes show the board wrongly kept secret how they determined the top candidate.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

With more questions than answers surrounding a Trump presidency, these seven items are likely to be front of mind for fire and EMS providers. I have closely followed the presidential campaign over the past 18 months. Today as I review the results, read the analysis and scroll through the cries of despair and boasts of triumph on Facebook, I am reminded of the EMS adage, "Don't treat the monitor, treat the patient.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1