2 FF’s Serious, Fire Act SLOW?, FF Negilgent: Crash (The Secret List)

Hey,

2 L.A. City Firefighters were transported to area hospitals with serious injuries from a working fire in a dwelling above Studio City in a house reportedly owned by Jack Nicholson.

The occupants of the house are William O’Farrell and actor William Tynan, who starred in The Two Jakes with Nicholson.

One L.A. City FF was transported after wooden beams fell on him and hit his head, and another firefighter was taken in for smoke inhalation and chest pains.

200+ firefighters operated at the fire around 2000 hours last night in an area where the house is surrounded

by long and steep roads, secluded with heavy brush. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

FIRE ACT APPLICATIONS ARE SLOW?!!

Seriously??

FIRE Act Grant Application Deadline Is September 16 – Apply Now!

Time is absolutely running out to apply for the Assistance to Firefighters (FIRE Act) grant program! Only more week remains to submit an applications.

The "rumors" are that the applications are NOT pouring in.

Let’s make this REAL clear:

THE associations YOU pay dues to such as IAFF, IAFC, NFPA, NVFC and many others have all busted their organizational tails to get and maintain this program. If we don’t get applications in, the non-supportive politicians will use the lack of applications to cut these programs-leaving our supportive politicians empty handed. The FIRE Act grant application period closes THIS FRIDAY, September 16, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. EST. Funding is available for apparatus, fire station modifications, equipment, training, PPE and health and wellness programs.

Applications are lagging and departments are strongly encouraged to submit applications.

FEMA continues to emphasize the importance of training in the Fiscal Year 2011 program, and has determined that the most benefit is derived from instructor-led, hands-on training that leads to a national or state certification. Therefore, fire fighter safety and survival training, including the IAFF Fire Ground Survival Train-the-Trainer program, Blue Card Command and others will be likely seen as a high priority in the FIRE Act program. Do not miss this opportunity!

Applications focused on national or state certification training, including TtT initiatives, receive a higher competitive rating. Instructor-led training that requires students to demonstrate their grasp of knowledge of the training material is integral to a certification, and also will receive a high competitive rating.

MORE HERE:

http://www.fema.gov/firegrants/ (FEMA)

http://www.iaff.org/11News/090911FIREAct.htm (IAFF)

http://www.iafc.org/Government/content.cfm?ItemNumber=1296 (IAFC)

http://www.nvfc.org/resources/grants/grant-writing-resources/ (NVFC)

http://tinyurl.com/3ojqtfn (NFPA)

$3.4 MILLION JUDGEMENT IN CT FIRE APPARATUS CRASH DEATH

FIREFIGHTER DRIVING THE APPARATUS FOUND TO BE NEGLIGENT

A Superior Court judge Thursday ordered the City of Bridgeport (CT) to pay more than $3.4 million to the family of a mother and daughter killed four years ago when their car was broad-sided by a fire truck at a downtown intersection.

Judge Theodore Tyma ruled that Firefighter David Otero was negligent when he drove through a red traffic light on July 31, 2007, crashing into the car occupied by Essie Williams, 76, and her 58-year-old daughter, Gwendolyn Little. Little died at the scene while her mother, of Platt Street, died eight months later from her injuries.

"The plaintiffs have proven by a fair preponderance of the evidence that Otero was negligent in failing to keep a proper lookout as he drove Ladder 5 into and across the intersection of Congress Street and Housatonic Avenue," the judge wrote. "There is no plausible reason, notwithstanding Otero’s explanatory testimony, why he stopped looking to his left and right as he proceeded through the busy and heavily traveled intersection while continually accelerating his approximately 37 ton truck."

The judge rendered a total award for Little’s death against the city of $1,268,236.80 and $2,160,662.70 on behalf of her mother. Associate City Attorney Betsy Edwards said both sides previously agreed to a limit on any possible verdict so the city will be liable for less than half the amount awarded and will have three years to pay it off without interest. According to testimony at trial, the fire apparatus had just left their firehouse and was responding to a fire when Otero accelerated through the red light at the intersection and t-boned the 1977 Dodge sedan pushing it 30 feet across the intersection. MORE HERE: http://tinyurl.com/3bbhuap

Take Care-BE CAREFUL.

BillyG

The Secret List 9-10-11 / 0847 Hours

Contact Info