Firefighters rescued a hiker in a daring high-angle rope operation Sunday, Jan. 24, after she was seriously injured in a 50- to 75-foot fall from a cliff near the scenic Nooksack Falls east of Glacier. “It was kind of a complicated rescue, but we got it done with some great effort by the folks from (Whatcom County Fire) District 19, who are very well trained and equipped,” said Chief Jerry DeBruin of Whatcom County Fire District 14, who was incident commander at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2016 1:45:42 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

Firefighters rescued a hiker in a daring high-angle rope operation Sunday, Jan. 24, after she was seriously injured in a 50- to 75-foot fall from a cliff near the scenic Nooksack Falls east of Glacier. “It was kind of a complicated rescue, but we got it done with some great effort by the folks from (Whatcom County Fire) District 19, who are very well trained and equipped,” said Chief Jerry DeBruin of Whatcom County Fire District 14, who was incident commander at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2016 1:45:42 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

As gray smoke rose from the burning condo building on U Street, D.C. Fire Chief Gregory M. Dean circled the block, talking with battalion chiefs and paramedics standing ready to treat anyone who was injured. He didn’t assume command. Instead, Dean kept his eye trained on the grunt work of firefighters, hauling hoses and training water on hot spots.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the washington post

Pulaski County Sheriff authorities have arrested Mark Pruitt, 47, for manslaughter in the shooting death of Jason Adams. Adams was a volunteer with the East Pulaski County Volunteer Fire Department and responded to a 911 medical emergency call at Pruitt's residence. Authorities have not released the details of what transpired inside the home that led to the shooting.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARK-TV NBC 4 Little Rock

Research out of Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health determined that emergency medical technicians and paramedics are 14 times more likely to be violently injured on the job than the firefighters they work alongside. By comparing statistics gathered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency-funded Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST) project and speaking with a group of paramedics who had been injured by patients, the Drexel researchers found that assault-related injuries are often not reported, not acknowledged by administration and therefore they are internalized by the workers as a “part of the job.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Drexel University