Fire over ran a brush truck and badly burned a firefighter in a wildland fire in southern Montana, according to a report broadcast by KSLTV.

The television station reported a two-person crew was battling part of the Harris Fire when the wind shifted and overran the crew and apparatus.

Firefighter Dan Steffensen didn’t make it back to the brush truck before fire out ran him, the station reported. He was airlifted to the University of Utah Burn Center where he listed in serious condition. He is a member of the Red Lodge Fire Rescue team in Montana, according to KSLTV.

The fire, which was listed at 2,500 acres, is near Joilet, MT, some 35 miles outside of Billings, according to the television station.  

A man from Maine has been charged with stealing a fire truck from the Colonie (NY) Fire Department, according to WRGB 6 television station.

The station reported the truck was stolen from a Colonie training facility in October 2020 and later found in Schenectady.

The man, Ted Zarina, 29, of Wallagrass, ME, has allegedly been connected to several vehicle thefts, the station reported.

More recently, Zarina was arrested by Hartford, CT, police on other charges and returned to Colonie where he has been charged with grand larceny and burglary, the station reported.

ESO, a leading data and software company serving emergency medical services (EMS), fire departments, hospitals and state EMS/trauma offices, today announced it has acquired Emergency Reporting.

“This is a significant step forward for both our organizations and the industry,” said Chris Dillie, President and CEO of ESO. “Our mission is to improve community health and safety through the power of data, which aligns perfectly with Emergency Reporting’s mission. We know we are stronger together and can accelerate the great work each of us are doing by combining our collective resources. We are very excited to have the team from Emergency Reporting bring their knowledge and expertise to the table.”  

By combining the assets, expertise and resources of the two organizations, ESO will accelerate data standardization across its product ecosystem to offer customers and the industry deeper insights into emergent events and responses. This will ultimately drive quality and performance improvements across the entire health and public safety spectrum. Emergency Reporting and ESO’s collective industry acumen will provide departments and agencies worldwide with a comprehensive incident and event picture that will allow key personnel to make the most informed decisions when it comes to patient care, provider safety, operational efficiency and clinical improvement.

Founded in 2003, Emergency Reporting is one of the largest providers of cloud-based fire RMS software globally. The company serves more than 7,500 fire service and EMS agencies in North America. Additionally, Emergency Reporting has a strong federal footprint, serving more than 170 Department of Defense/military installations around the world. Emergency Reporting recently acquired Medusa Medical Technologies, which will be part of the ESO acquisition. 

“We’re excited to join forces with ESO,” said David Nokes, CEO of Emergency Reporting. “Their focus and emphasis on providing data and insights to empower first responders has helped change clinical and operational practices that makes all of our communities safer and healthier. We’re looking forward to the collective journey with ESO to transform the industries we serve.” 

Shea & Company served as the exclusive financial advisor for Emergency Reporting. Goodwin Procter, LLP acted as legal counsel to Emergency Reporting; Kirkland & Ellis, LLP served as legal counsel to ESO.

About ESO
ESO (ESO Solutions, Inc.) is dedicated to improving community health and safety through the power of data. Since its founding in 2004, the company continues to pioneer innovative, user-friendly software to meet the changing needs of today’s EMS agencies, fire departments, hospitals, and state EMS offices. ESO currently serves thousands of customers throughout North America with a broad software portfolio, including the industry-leading ESO Electronic Health Record (EHR), the next generation ePCR; ESO Health Data Exchange (HDE), the first-of-its-kind healthcare interoperability platform; ESO Fire RMS, the modern fire Record Management System; ESO Patient Registry (trauma, burn and stroke registry software); and ESO State Repository. ESO is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For

A Jonesboro, AR, fire truck and a passenger car collided at an intersection as fire crews responded to a reported drowning on Sunday afternoon.

According to television station KAIT 8 ABC, a car reportedly hit the fire truck as the truck was making its way through the intersection of Parker Road and Southwest Drive. There were no immediate reports on any injury due to the crash that happened at about 3 pm.

The Jonesboro Police Department told the television station there were no reported injuries as a result of the reported drowning in the Ridge Pointe Country Club area of town.