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Debate Heats Up Over Whether to Eliminate Daly City Fire Engine Company
Debate Heats Up Over Whether to Eliminate Daly City Fire Engine Company
Posted: May 19, 2016

Debate Heats Up Over Whether to Eliminate Daly City Fire Engine Company

Standing before fellow Daly City residents at a packed City Council meeting this week, Jason Lappano recalled when he "died two years ago." Lappano had suffered a major medical incident and was revived by Daly City firefighter paramedics, some of whom are now on the verge of being phased out as part of the town's belt-tightening efforts that includes possibly eliminating a fire engine company.

The proposed service cut, which stems from the North County Fire Authority’s proposed budget for 2017 and 2018, has sparked a debate among residents over how to best extinguish the town’s $6 million deficit.

Under the proposal, Engine Company 95 would be disbanded. That engine company — responsible for paramedic and fire suppression services — is based at Fire Station 95 (historically, Fire Station Number 5), across the street from Jefferson Elementary School District headquarters.

Engine 95 would remain in the Fire Authority’s fleet as a backup vehicle. Station 95 would no longer have a fire engine that carries and pumps water, but it would retain its ladder truck and use that vehicle to deliver the paramedic services currently provided by Engine 95.

Firefighters from the disbanded engine company would not be laid off, but staffing reductions through attrition, such as retirement, would help the organization reach its budget goals.

Many Daly City residents like Lappano concerned that eliminating an engine company could spread firefighter resources too thin and lead to longer response times for life-threatening emergencies.

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Fire Engine Hits Vehicle in Bonsall Area
Fire Engine Hits Vehicle in Bonsall Area
Posted: May 19, 2016

Fire Engine Hits Vehicle in Bonsall Area

A fire engine struck a vehicle on a Bonsall-area highway Thursday morning. The crash happened at around 7:30 a.m. on Old Highway 395 near Interstate 15, according to Cal Fire. There are no immediate details on what caused the North County Fire engine to collide with the vehicle, but one firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The fire engine ended up in a nearby ditch.

Shortly after 8 a.m., the California Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert for Hwy 395 due to the wreck.

The CHP is investigating the incident.

On Wednesday, a San Diego Fire-Rescue engine responding to a call  collided with a car in City Heights, sending at least two people to the hospital.
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Posted: May 19, 2016

Safe Fleet Acquires Rear View Safety

Safe Fleet

Safe Fleet recently announced the acquisition of Rear View Safety (RVS).

Based in Brooklyn, New York, Rear View Safety is one of the fastest growing providers of back up camera systems an video-based road safety solutions. Rear View Safety has been instrumental in driving the rapid adoption of video systems in commercial fleets including government fleets, recreational ehicles, truck, trailer, commercial van, construction, emergency, bus and shuttle, agriculture and industrial vehicles. Rear View Safety delivers outstanding quality, value, and customer satisfaction.

“We are delighted to welcome the Rear View Safety business into the Safe Fleet family. This acquisition supports our vision to build the leading global provider of safety solutions for fleet vehicles,” said John R. Knox, President and CEO of Safe Fleet. “The addition of Rear View Safety expands Saf Fleet’s leadership position in specialty video products for fleet vehicles in North America and one of the top suppliers worldwide. The RVS product line is complementary to Safe leet’s existing video products and positions Safe Fleet as leading video supplier in all of its fleet end markets.”

RVS’s headquarters and operations will remain in Brooklyn, New York, and Joseph Schechter will continue leading RVS as Vice President. “Customers will continue to interact with their existing RVS contacts and locations,” Schechter said. “We’re very excited about joining the Safe Fleet family and working together to provide comprehensive solutions for the safety and security needs of fleets worldwide.”

The RV acquisition is the sixth for Safe Fleet which was formed in September 2013 when ROM Corporation a d SMI Corporation merged.

Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

More: www.safefleet.net

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Posted: May 19, 2016

Weather is behind what's expected to be a nasty wildfire season

It's shaping up to be a nasty wildfire season. Two fires that began last week in Oso and Gold Bar were larger than normal for this early in the spring. “Years ago, (fire season) used to start after July 4,” said Janet Pearce, spokeswoman for the state Department of Natural Resources. “But anymore, the fires tend to start earlier.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2016 2:05:47 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald
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Posted: May 19, 2016

Weather is behind what's expected to be a nasty wildfire season

It's shaping up to be a nasty wildfire season. Two fires that began last week in Oso and Gold Bar were larger than normal for this early in the spring. “Years ago, (fire season) used to start after July 4,” said Janet Pearce, spokeswoman for the state Department of Natural Resources. “But anymore, the fires tend to start earlier.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2016 2:05:47 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald
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