FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson, Vice Chairman Jeff Johnson and board member Teri Tekai have been reappointed to serve additional three-year terms on the board of FirstNet, according to an announcement today from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. Like Swenson, Johnson and Takei, FirstNet board member Barry Boniface’s current term will expire, but Boniface “decided not to see reappointment to the FirstNet board due to the demands of his business,” according to a U.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications

A firefighter was injured Thursday while battling a blaze that consumed a house near Gilbertsville and drew firefighters from 10 companies in Montgomery and Berks counties, a fire chief said. The firefighter, whose name wasn't released, was taken by ambulance to Pottstown Memorial Medical Center after he suffered a head injury when he was hit by a section of fire hose, Chief Rick Smith of Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue Company said.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Days after a decision to have American flags removed from Arlington Fire District's three trucks ignited national scrutiny, a new flag again adorns an engine. But though a compromise was reached, the controversy hasn't ended for some in opposition to the district's decision. Arlington district officials reached an agreement Thursday "to install a flag on an engine and continue to work together to develop a standard and protocol.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Poughkeepsie Journal

I recently got a phone call from someone who was tasked with evaluating the disciplinary process for a large fire department. This person had previously worked primarily with law enforcement, where policies, procedures, formal structures and extensive published literature exist related to the topic of discipline.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A Washington firefighter returned home from a three-week stretch of battling fires to learn his dog had been adopted by another family. William Jones of Battle Ground had owned his dog Hunter for about a year. During that time they went on hunts and hikes, and Hunter would even hang out at the fire station.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wishtv.com