Please take a look at this COVID-19 fire & EMS training video. This excellent, 10 minute video was developed by Dr. Kelly Reynolds (Disease Transmission SME) and her University of Arizona team in partnership with Captain John Gulotta, Tucson FD and Tucson IAFF Local 479. it has … [Read more...]
THE IAFC IS ASKING FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE: This is a critical survey that is being used to evaluate the impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the fire and EMS agencies. This data will help evaluate the resources being impacted (and needed ASAP) by this event - FIREFIGHTER & EMS … [Read more...]
We are passing on to you that Gordon Graham and the folks at Lexipol have set up a unique coronavirus site (https://coronavirus.lexipol.com/) The site provides you with no cost COVID-19 fire department policies, courses and training tools for individuals and agencies. Lexipol … [Read more...]
A horrible outcome in Florida following a child being struck by Jacksonville (Florida) fire apparatus over the weekend. The mother and father of that girl hit by the JFRD engine on Saturday evening said the girl has died. Neighbors in the Oak Hill Park area of Jacksonville … [Read more...]
The New Orleans Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services are no longer assigning two weeks’ quarantine for first responders exposed to coronavirus patients, according to NOFD Superintendent Tim McConnell and EMS spokesperson Jonathon Fourcade. Instead, those who have been … [Read more...]
Three Springfield Township (Lucas County, Ohio) Firefighters are in quarantine after they learned through social media they had been exposed to a presumptive coronavirus patient. Chief Barry Cousino told The Blade neither the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department nor St. … [Read more...]
Roadway incidents are among the most deadly scenes for fire and rescue operations. Three firefighters and two EMTs were hospitalized in Colorado after they were struck by a car while operating at the scene of an accident, according to a report. Thedenverchannel.com … [Read more...]
From fiction to fact-UL has released a new report on single family dwelling fires. Now before anyone goes insane claiming that taking out every window and attacking with a hearty 1/4" booster line was and is the solution, open the report and look at the people involved. These are … [Read more...]
A person was killed after they were shot while being treated in the back of an ambulance in south Charlotte this morning. A bad guy walked up to the ambulance with a gun and shot the victim multiple times while they were being treated by Paramedics. Initially, cops were called … [Read more...]
Investigation continues into a K.I. Sawyer duplex fire Friday night that resulted in the death of a Forsyth Township volunteer firefighter. The fire occurred about 9:27 p.m. at 108 Albatross St. in Forsyth Township, south of Marquette. A mother and two children escaped, but the … [Read more...]