Posts Tagged: Local 718
‘He’s Got a Strange Accent’
Boston Hires New Chief, an Outsider
Abraira is the department's first Hispanic chief and first outsider to be chief.
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Be Careful Who Is Interpreting The Data.
Asst. Professor In Firefighter Personality Study Says Globe Was Wrong
"Harmon’s implication that firefighters are morally inferior is not justifiable."
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Boston Local Once Again Swings The Social Media Sword. New Union President Delivers A Still Unpublished Response To Globe’s “Opinion”
718 takes on a Boston Globe Op-Ed attack on firefighter personalities. Readers' comments allowed, but for some reason they don't have the president's response.
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Boston, January Multiples
Two second alarm fires and two three alarm fires top the first month of the year.
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Boston Local 718 Offers A Customer Service Message.
What Does Your Local or Department Do?
Rather than a video of year-end fire highlights, how does your department use video to send a message to the "customers"?
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Defibrillator denied delayed to off-duty Jake
Would an AED equipped engine company a half-mile away made a difference for an off duty firefighter in cardiac arrest?
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With the Mayoral Election Behind Them and Arbitration Looming, Boston Local 718 Faces New Challenges
Boston firefighters may have had enough. After more than three years they are still working without a contract, and many are just plain pissed. What's next?
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LODD- Deputy Chief Chad Eric Greene, 34, Union Cross Fire & Rescue, Kernersville, NC
A member of his department since he was 15, our 80th LODD died suddenly after completing his shift on November 4, leaving behind his family including an unborn child.
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LODD- Firefighter Robert Stone, 47, Amity (PA) Fire and Rescue
Firefighter Robert Stone, an avid fire photographer,died after suffering an aortic separation upon returning from a call this week. He is our nation's 79th LODD this year.
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Another Example: Size Really Does Matter…
Brand new ladder truck? A cool million.
Price to certify staff to drive it? $100,000.00
Price to build a new station because it won’t fit inside the ones you have? Priceless.
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