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November 18, 2024

FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN HOTEL FIRE – CALIFORNIA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Firefighters with the Bakersfield Fire Department raced to douse the flames of a hotel laundry room on fire at the Four Points by Sheraton on Saturday night. Fire crews were dispatched to the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel at about 8:20 p.m., near the 5100 block of California Avenue after a...
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LAWSUIT SWETTLEMENT LEADS TO CHANGE IN ONE CITY’S 9-1-1 COMMUNICATION CENTER

(InvestigateTV) — A lawsuit over a mishandled 911 call has led to a multi-million dollar settlement for a Kansas City area man, but he says even more importantly, he hopes it will lead to change. Cathryn McClelland was 41 years old when she collapsed in her Prairie Village home five years ago. She was home...
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KY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS STRUGGLE WITH PAGER DEAD SPOTS

DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky. — Officials are still looking for ways to address areas of the county where county firefighters aren’t receiving notifications on their pagers. The issue has to do with pagers used with the city and county’s digital radio system for police, firefighters and first responders. The areas that are not receiving pager notifications...
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NAVE: CHANGE IN LAW COMPLICATES 9-1-1 HIRING

A change in state law approved earlier this year complicated hiring for 911 dispatch centers, and state 911 officials are hoping legislators will address the issue in the coming legislative session. Paul Nave, director of Owensboro-Daviess County 911 dispatch, said a bill passed in the 2024 legislative session changed the hiring requirements for dispatch centers...
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FIRE DEPARTMENTS HOPE NEW RADIOS IMPROVE SAFETY, COMMUNICATIONS

A multi-year radio replacement project is finally nearing its conclusion as radio repeaters are installed on Nov. 16. With the help of grants and a loan, firefighters and first responders have received new very high frequency (VHF) radios that will make inter-agency communications much easier, according to local firefighters. The about $85,000 project includes 127...
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FIRE APPARATUS CRASHES WHEN EDGE OF ROAD GIVES OUT – INDIANA

(Metamora, IN) – Some scary moments last Thursday afternoon for Metamora firefighters after one of the volunteer department’s fire trucks crashed while responding to a call. It happened around 2:30 on Duck Creek Road near U.S. 52. The preliminary investigation indicates the edge of the road gave just as the engine was rounding a curve....
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