Posts Categorized: Recruiting
Employment Opportunity
THE FAIRFAX COUNTY (VIRGINIA) FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT currently has an open period where they are accepting applications for Firefighter/EMT positions.
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Entrance Exam Blues
Now it looks like the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is attempting to boost their bank account using people who WANT to be emergency workers.
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Volunteer Numbers Dwindling in Yakima
YAKIMA COUNTY, WASHINGTON, IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME problem of shrinking volunteer firefighter applicants felt elsewhere around the country. Many of the county fire stations are only covered by paid FF's during the weekdays and rely on the volunteers…
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More Municipal Muck
FINDLAY, OHIO, IS A SMALL CITY of 40,000 set apart from any other population centers. Their fire department operates out of 4 fire stations with an on-duty minimum of 17 firefighters. On Tuesday night the city council notified the fire chief that the…
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Morning Lineup – August 13
Pain and misery were postponed for ten days. Dr. Tooth found a bit of infection in my gum, so I am obliged to participate in 10 days of antibiotic therapy. Oh, well. At least I got to eat normally last night.
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One of the topics that we hav…
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Murder / Arson in Central Islip
THE BODIES OF THREE PEOPLE WHO WERE FOUND IN a blazing house Tuesday morning had all been shot. When the Central Islip Fire Department on Long Island, New York, pulled up on the scene around 5:30 am the house was fully involved with fire showing in eve…
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Heavy Rescue in Thailand
WHEN ANIMALS ARE IN DISTRESS OR TRAPPED, IT IS not at all unusual for the distraught owners to call the fire department for help. This was the situation Sunday night in Rayong Province, Thailand, when a baby elephant fell into a drainage ditch manhole.…
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Corrupt VFD Given Another Chance
MEMBERS OF THE WAUSAU (FLORIDA) VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. have been routinely pilfering supplies and services from the department's treasury, according to a special report issued by the State Attorney's Office.
One of the most egregious misuses was by the fi…
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6 Family Members Killed in Fire in Sweden
A 42-YR.-OLD WOMAN AND FIVE OF HER SIX DAUGHTERS perished in a fire in their Stockholm, Sweden, apartment building Saturday night.
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The family lived in the apartment above the unit where the fire began and the woman was escorting her family do…
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Louisville Update
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, CITIZENS PROTESTING the closing of "America's oldest continually-manned fire station" (see Firegeezer REPORT) had their moment in court Monday. Two neighborhood groups were seeking an injunction to halt Fire Station 7's closing on…
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Seasonal Firefighter/EMS Provider
Ocean City Fire Department Career Division
(PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT)
Firefighter/EMS Provider
Looking for skilled Firefighter/EMS providers to augment our full time staff for the 2009 season. Individuals must be at least 18 years of age and meet the follo…
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Morning Lineup – January 6
One of the constant topics ever since we started this blog nearly two years ago is this practice of using what we call "wood chips and glue" building materials in new construction. These modern "lightweight construction" methods are not only generating…
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New Year's Traffic Congestion Update
THE LONG NEW YEAR'S DAY WEEKEND was typically marred by excessive traffic loads on the highways. Oftentimes it is caused by unknown forces that take advantage of the holiday break to weave havoc on the roads, such as these:
In Miami, Florida, on Frida…
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N. Y. Governor Vetoes Vol. Assistance Bill
NEW YORK GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON HAS JUST VETOED LEGISLATION that was designed to help communities recruit and retain volunteer firefighters and EMS workers.
There have been sporadic reports over the past nine months about this legislation that was care…
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Fire Chief Fights Suspension
EAST POINT, GEORGIA, IS A CITY THAT IS continually embarrassed by its own actions. This week's foo-faw comes as the Mayor is trying to hand out a 5-day suspension to Fire Chief Rosemary Cloud. She has hired a lawyer to fight it and he is taking the d…
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More 9/11 Retrospective
BEST FIREFIGHTER VIDEOS has an excellent posting today. Jason has listed the timeline of events through the day and interspersed it with appropriate news videos throughout.
Make sure you take a look at it HERE.
Very good job, Jason.
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Quickest Response Time Recorded, So Far
THE LACONA, IOWA FIRE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME getting on the scene when a Tuesday night alarm came in. The building housing the fire department was the location of the fire.
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The fire broke ou…
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A True Citizens' Rescue In Minnesota
A TRANSPORT VAN CARRYING FIVE HANDICAPPED PASSENGERS drew a crowd of Good Samaritans when it caught fire Wednesday in New Brighton, Minnesota.
The van was traveling along Interstate 694 with five passengers in wheelchairs who were strapped in place when…
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Another Stolen Ambulance
A SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDICAL RESPONSE CAR was stolen yesterday afternoon by a man wearing a Hawaiian-style shirt, police said.
Aid Car 25 was on the scene of a medical emergency on East Pine St. about 4:45 when the miscreant jumped into the vehicle…
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Forestry Helicopter Crashes, 9 Believed Dead
LATE REPORTS COMING IN ARE SAYING THAT A Sikorski S-61 helicopter crashed in a remote area near Redding, California.
Earlier today it was learned that the craft had crashed last night leaving four people seriously injured. However later today it was …
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If You're Going To Drown In The Tub ….
...... WHY NOT DO IT HERE?
A BREWERY IN BOHEMIA, CZECH REPUBLIC has opened a beer spa in the cellars where you can soak in a specially-prepared beer bath while sipping a glass of the cool stuff.
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More Recruiting Woes
SOME RURAL VFD's IN BRITISH COLUMBIA ARE FACING the same recruiting challenge that most other fire and EMS departments are having.
The uniquely-named 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue Dept. is at their minimum membership of 15 volunteers (actually paid-on-call…
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What's Their Secret?
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND RESCUE SQUADS everywhere are in a pinch when it comes to recruiting new members these days. Membership rolls are dropping in all regions and many departments are searching for ways to get prospective members interested in…
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Former Firefighter 'Fesses Up For False Reporting
A FORMER PORTLAND, OREGON, FIREFIGHTER Brandon King was charged last November with making a false report to a poison hotline. On Tuesday he accepted a plea-deal with prosecuters and pleaded no-contest in exchange for two years probation and some commun…
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Just Get More Volunteers