Posts Tagged: Ems
Man throws concrete at responding fire engine in Clearwater, Florida. Windshield shattered.
Firefighters saw the man throw the chunck of concrete.
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President Obama gets DCFD T-shirt at ACFD firehouse. Firefighter hands it over at veterans’ job initiative announcement.
DC spokesman doesn't read much into it.
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Social media has the news covered.
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What are the odds? Vacaville, CA firefighter finds items stolen from his home while on medical call.
Patient's roomate is arrested on burglary charges when he came to the hospital for a visit.
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Raw video: Three-alarm strip mall fire in Surrey, British Columbia.
Fire occurred early Thursday morning.
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DC firefighters can’t wear DCFD on-duty. New York cops can’t wear NYPD off-duty.
Commissioner is concerned about offensive messages with NYPD logo.
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Pre-arrival video: House fire in Detroit.
House fire at Winthrop and Acacia.
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Best of the Rest – Short and Sweet…Fire Service Warrior, FDIC, and Social Media
Last week I posted an article from January on The Fire Service Warrior. Chief Ron Siarnicki commented on the post directly on FSW and apparently the two caught up to discuss it. This week, Chris Brennan talks about why he wrote the article and his discussion with Siarnicki. Read the original post here and the newest post here.
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Fire Critic and IronFiremen Converge on The Big Apple Again…This Time to Support the Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund
Yeah, they made a pot of coffee. It meant the world to me. One F$%#in cup of coffee was all I needed. If you remember, I have been kicking myself since our last trip for NOT drinking the cup of coffee I was offered. This time I drank it...and they opened up to us more as time went on.
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Pontiac Fire Department in its final hours. After 180 years PFD will be history come tomorrow morning.
Waterford Township now has contract to provide fire service for Pontiac.
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‘Thank the Lord for firefighters’. Citizen narration with a positive tone from early video after Topeka natural gas explosion.
House leveled yesterday in Topeka, Kansas.
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EMS Surveillance or Survival?
I know there are probably agencies out there with some real control issues, but the use of technology that monitors your EMS system are not really about employee surveillance. Sometimes this monitoring is actually about your protection, but most often …
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Early video: Explosion & fire at service station in Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada.
Firefighters credit tanker shuttle and extensive pre-plan/table top exercises.
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Quick Takes: January 30, 2012
Fire & EMS news for Monday.
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Fatal crash between fire engine & three other vehicles
Woman had to be cut from wreckage.
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‘The real heroes are the firefighters’ – Chiefs QB Matt Cassel after alerting neighbor to fire.
QB's wife sees fire and tells her husband who springs into action.
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How to handle the bad news: Albuquerque firefighter arrested in major drug & money bust. Chief doesn’t say it’s a personnel matter or under investigation.
AFD investigating if Firefighter Steve Chavez was doing his money laundering on duty.
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Mayday video: Rescue of New Hyde Park, New York firefighter a year ago.
Video shows the rescue of Firefighter Max Devane.
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Special offer: Support the FDNY Rescue 2 Mayday fund in a big way when you make a purchase from MN8-Foxfire.
Fifty percent of Internet sales will go to help out the two burned firefighters from Rescue 2.
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Early video: Fatal house fire in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
92-year-old man dies in fire.
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A STATter911.com reader on free speech in & around the firehouse including social & not so social media. News items from FDNY, Jackson FD & South Bend FD.
The New York case reminds Dave of a battle fought in DC 20-years-ago. The other two are very much signs of today's times.
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Closed fire company lives on through donation to neighbor.
Described as first of a number of donations from funds following the liquidation of the Knight Township Fire Department.
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Chicago ride-along controversy: Columnist uses opening scene of Backdraft to explain latest battle between Commissioner Hoff & Inspector General.
IG thinks Commissioner Hoff should have come down harder on battaltion chief who allowed son to ride-along.
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Watch this video! Burning home crumbles.
Would you have been expecting a collapse?
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Owning the Job. Part V – A Cup of Coffee
Whether it is someone dropping off cookies, looking for directions, a neighboring crew, a retiree, an off duty firefighter, or Chiefs we should welcome them into OUR firehouse. After all, when someone comes to your house do you just let them walk in without greeting them? I didn't think so.
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