Posts Tagged: Omaha
For second time in 12 days Omaha, Nebraska firefighter saves a life. In both cases he was off duty.
Choking victim and man whose house caught fire have Firefighter Phil Lopez to thank.
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Omaha, Nebraska firefighters say cuts impacted rescue. Closest ladder truck not available for woman trapped in fire.
Ladder truck from first due firehouse was cut three weeks ago.
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Record Keeping in Omaha FD Questioned. Citizen Groups Complain While Fire Chief and Former Union President Stands Behind his Firefighters
Omaha Fire Department's record keeping is being questioned. The State Auditor has stated that with the records available, an audit is not possible.
The issues involve a SAFER Grant, The Kloewer Fund, and Union leave hours. The SAFER Grant for 18 positions was awarded and subsequently canceled after the inability to maintain proper staffing.
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Quick Takes
Fire and EMS news for a Monday.
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Video roundup: Fires from New Jersey, Nebraska & the U.K.
Video from three recent fires.
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Quick Takes
Fire & EMS news for Thursday.
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Quick Takes
New videos and lots of fire and EMS news.
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Quick Takes
Monday's Quick Takes includes: Did FDNY EMS crew fail to help dying pregnant woman while they were on break?; Take a ride in the snow with PGFD Station 807; Firefighter with helmet on fire after flashover explains what happened; Fireground audio, plus video from deadly Rochester fire; Chief Ellerbe talks briefly about being employed in FL and DC and we also hear from Joe Morgan; Details finally emerge on Bourne investigation; Dave wants to fine radio crew for not being funny; Videos from St. Louis and San Diego; New Mexico chief and firefighters arrested.
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Fire Captain Allegedly Threatens to Kill Fire Chief
An Omaha fire captain has been placed on paid leave and ordered to stay away from all City of Omaha public buildings including fire stations after he allegedly threatened to kill the fire chief.
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The Latest Chirp on Twitter Lists
What's all the chirping about the new twitter list feature? How can I use it to make my life easier? Will the Cubs ever see a World Series? Two of these questions (that don't already have answers) are addressed here...
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Today’s Web Scanner 11/3/09
An Arkansas ambulance strikes and kills a man rescuing an injured dog; a Milwaukee firefighter accused of tainting his wife's tea with an anti-depressant- his 3-year old also drinks it; after 45 years a Tuscaloosa B/C reluctantly hangs up the leather.
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Warship USS New York Arrives- Built With WTC Steel
The USS New York is home. A warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center has arrived in New York City.
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30 Minutes of Training Per Week is Unfair and “Unreal”
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I had just finished reading a depressing thought I found on facebook by Christopher Naum:
“There’s an awful lot of time, energy and resour…
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“We’ll take care of our brother…”
“I told them that he is not really conscious right now,” she said. “And he said ‘Is that the fireman?’, and I said ‘yeah’. and he says ‘we’ll take care of our brother.'”
A video showing yet another example of the meaning of brotherhood, and the special gift of passage given by his brothers at LA County fire.
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