Posts Categorized: Administration Leadership
Must see video: Collapse during LA Tech frat house fire. Three firefighters hurt in Saturday’s blaze.
Fire started when members of the fraternity burned notes to celebrate the end of classes.
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OSHA Drops Citations Against North Charleston
WCIV ABC News 4
NORTH CHARLESTON -- Citations issued against the City of North Charleston following a 2010 blaze that sent three firefighters to the hospital have been dropped, sources say. The fire happened on Purity Drive on July 7, 2010.&n…
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Detroit Suburb Votes to Eliminate Police and Fire Departments
One of the nation's most inept city councils voted last night (Tuesday) to balance their budget by completely eliminating both the police and fire departments.
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A most bizarre story from the Nation’s Capital: DC fire & police unions want investigation into personnel records dumped & burned at FD training academy.
Union says firefighters called to training academy for burning dumpster recognized personnel records scattered about, some burning.
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Making Paramedicine a Profession
The 2009 EMS Educational Standards vaults paramedicine out of the vocational training arena. Need to build our professional educational resources.
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Raw video & commentary: Apartment fire in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Reporter questions the response time. Dave questions the reporter.
Is it enough to just have both sides of the story?
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DC battalion chief describes Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe as workplace bully. Washington Times reports Kevin Sloan’s transfer is latest casualty of last year’s beer incident.
Battaltion Chief Kevin Sloan says transfer came less than four hours after his decision in case where Chief Ellerbe found beer in the fire house.
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How EMS physicians became recognized and rewarded
How ems-oriented physicians spent the past 38 years - achieving recognition and compensation.
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Raw video: Bus fire & MCI inside DC’s 3rd Street Tunnel under The Mall.
Civilians and police officers transported for smoke inhalation.
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Is EMS REALLY a calling?
At the start of the 38th annual EMS week celebration, Mike wonders why medics are still paid near minimum wage. Everyone else involved in emergency medicine seem to have improved.
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Top Brass Thanks the Firefighters
An annual tradition in Fairfax County.
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$10 million settlement reached in Deutsche Bank fire. Widow of FDNY Firefighter Joseph Graffagnino will get money from contractor & city.
Firefighter Robert Beddia's family had previously settled for $6 million.
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Sheriff’s vehicle hits fire-police member. Volunteer was directing traffic at collision scene in Theresa, New York.
Lance Willix suffered serious leg injuries.
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LAFD Response Times Dip After Station Shutdowns …. (No! Really?)
Anybody Besides the Fire Chief and Mayor Surprised at This?
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Helmet-cam video: More from West Plains, Missouri thrift store fire with collapse.
Video from crew on initial attack.
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Arrival video & fireground audio: West Plains, Missouri thrift store fire.
Smoke showing from attic on arrival.
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Two Volunteer Depts Merge
AikenStandard.com
AIKEN COUNTY -- The Midland Valley Fire Protection Service area, a result of the merger of the Bath and Clearwater volunteer fire departments, has been created and approved. Aiken County Council authorized the creation of th…
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Two former NC fire chiefs found not guilty in case of junior firefighter shocked with stun gun. Incident happened at an East Spencer FD Christmas party.
Former police officer accused of providing stun gun also found not guilty.
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“I got this”
Bipartison fun for the New Jersey Press Association Legislative Correspondents Club Show
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Public pressure forces removal of beer at Colorado firehouse. Former firefighter tells reporter ‘people have showed up visibly impaired’ at fires.
State senator calls complainers "professional cranks" and supports a beer or two after a fire call.
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Raw video & pictures: Man rescued from balcony at rooming house in Ottawa.
Bed & breakfast. Fire & Rescue.
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Best of the Rest – Learning to Crawl, Fingerprints, Chicago Fire, All My Rowdy Friends…and More
Best of the Rest - Learning to Crawl, Fingerprints, Fireground Flowthrough, Chicago Fire, All My Rowdy Friends, Terrifying Secrets About Riding in an Ambulance, Training, and much more!
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Read Miami-Dade investigative report into Trayvon Martin case Facebook rant. Despite apology Captain Brian Beckmann demoted two ranks to firefighter. Read statements from union & mayor.
Mayor says, "There's no such thing as being off the clock."
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Class Announcement: Forcible Entry 1 & 2 (THIS MONTH!)
FORCE MORE DOORS IN A DAY THAN YOU HAVE IN YEARS! The Bluffton Twp. Fire District will be hosting a FORCIBLE ENTRY DAY at their fire HQ. We will be putting on a Forcible Entry 1 (Irons & Through-the-Lock) & Forcible Entry 2 (Saw Ops, Advanced Irons & High Security). REGISTRATION PERIOD IS SHORT... DON'T MISS IT!
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