A Kent Regional Fire Authority's program will start providing a new type of non-emergency medical assistance that will increase the level of care in our community. The Fire Department Community Assistance, Referral, and Education Services division, known as FDCARES, was developed several years ago to provide better nonemergency medical assistance to the community and connect residents with the healthcare and social services they need.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2015 1:42:19 AM - SOURCE: Covington & Maple Valley Reporter

Federal officials have rejected a call to toughen the fire-resistance of railroad tank cars that carry highly flammable crude oil, hundreds of which pass through the Chicago area each day. The U.S. Department of Transportation is standing by its decision issued last spring that new and retrofitted tank cars be required to withstand being engulfed in a pool of burning liquid for 100 minutes without exploding.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: chicago tribune

A Denver Fire Department report following the July death of firefighter John Whelan calls for numerous changes including a dedicated safety officer, better internal information flow, and a variety of warnings to firefighters about the kind of lightweight skylight Whelan fell through on June 28. The veteran firefighter stepped through a fiberglass skylight on a warehouse roof in North Denver as he helped deal with a dumpster fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver

The town of Carmel wants to slash its 2016 fire-protection contract with the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department by 32 percent as part of the fallout of a probe into up to $5 million of missing funds from the department. In addition, a Journal News investigation has learned: Several municipalities have severed ties with Buckshollow Emergency Equipment Corp.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NY Journal News (Lohud.com)

When it comes to fire safety, we all know the saying, “Stop, Drop and Roll.” But you may not have heard this one, “Close your bedroom door at night.” An NBC 5 investigation found new research showing how sleeping with the bedroom door closed could provide lifesaving time to escape a house fire — a message not often promoted by the nation’s leading fire safety groups.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Dallas - Fort Worth