A NEW CHANGE….IN RELATED FIRE SERVICE NEWS: UL’s FSRI is going to be the team to develop the new NFIRS (soon to be called NERIS) platform. UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) has been awarded a contract through DHS to develop a new, interoperable fire information and innovative analytics platform for the American fire and...Read More
UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute has launched their latest no cost training program: “Search and Rescue Tactics in Single-Family Single-Story Residential Structures” It’s an online no cost program that covers tactical considerations stemming from FSRI research to minimize occupant and firefighter exposures during search and rescue operations in single-family, single-story residential structures. Derived from their Residential Size-up...Read More
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An Augusta Fire Department vehicle ran over a body on the scene of a weekend shooting that left two dead and four others injured Saturday evening. The body of Germayne Farrell, 51, of Daytona Beach, Fla., was dragged 51 feet and 10 inches by the 2008 red Ford Expedition, according to a...Read More
The newest and most expensive truck in the Providence Fire Department’s fleet is out of service after a partial roof collapse caused significant damage, wpri.com reported. The city’s fire chief says Tower Ladder One is primarily used for its 100-foot extendable ladder and bucket, the report said. Crews responded Saturday afternoon to a fire at a three-story, multi-family...Read More
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) – Firefighters with a department in Rowan County are pleading with drivers to slow down and move over when they approach an accident scene on the road. The plea comes after a car ran into a fire truck on Interstate 85 on Monday. The Bostian Heights Fire Department is one of Rowan County’s busiest, running...Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma City woman is scared and frustrated, saying she called 911 five times and couldn’t get a hold of a dispatcher. KFOR is now asking the Oklahoma City Police Department what’s going on? They tell us their 911 call center is “significantly understaffed” by about 20 percent. “It was inconceivable to me that...Read More
