Updated: Oct. 03, 2021, 2:13 p.m. | Published: Oct. 03, 2021, 6:00 a.m. Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue By Jeff Manning | The Oregonian/OregonLive Senior care home operators all over Oregon are increasingly calling on emergency responders to handle routine tasks. A resident … [Read more...]
FIRE STATION 2 RESTORED TO FULL SERVICE
Ed Baker Wicked Local Fire Chief Keith Stark said reactivating Fire Station 2 to an active firehouse on Broad Street would provide better protection to East Weymouth residents and elsewhere. "This is a historic day for the Town of Weymouth and the Weymouth Fire Department," … [Read more...]
ONE YEAR AFTER PEORIA FIRE STATION 4 WAS CLOSED AND LATER REOPENED, FIREFIGHTERS SAY CUTS TO THE DEPARTMENT CREATE DIFFICULTIES
by: Demetrios Sanders Posted: Oct 1, 2021 / 06:45 PM CDT / Updated: Oct 1, 2021 / 06:45 PM CDT PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) – Peoria firefighters are calling for the resources cut to the department to be restored. On Oct. 1, 2020, Peoria Fire Station 4 on SW Jefferson Street was … [Read more...]
STAFF SHORTAGES FORCE SAN DIEGO’S FIREST FIRE ENGINE BROWNOUT IN MORE THAN A DECADE
A city fire engine and three specialty units were shut down due to an unusual staffing shortage caused by COVID-19 and wildfire response efforts Sep 30, 2021 David Garrick The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — Staffing shortages forced San Diego to shut down a city fire … [Read more...]
HOW MANY FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD STAFF A FIRE ENGINE? A SCIENTIFIC STUDY MAY HAVE THE ANSWER
September 23, 2021 By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor The Apopka Voice How many firefighters does it take to staff a fire engine? It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but in Apopka, it was perhaps the most contentious subject of the FY 2021-22 budget cycle. Since … [Read more...]
WHY IS THIS SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY FIRE STATION CLOSED SO OFTEN? ‘IT’S JUST A BROKEN MODEL’
By Kaytlyn Leslie Updated September 17, 2021 11:23 AM Fire Station 66 in Oceano has been open only four days so far this month. The other 12 days, it’s been “browned out” — or temporarily closed — because of an ongoing staffing shortage that makes it impossible to keep the … [Read more...]
ANCHORAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO REDUCE OVERTIME AS A BUDGET FIX, DRAWING CONCERNS OVER FIRST-RESPONDER CAPACITY
By Tess Williams 09/17/2021 The Anchorage Fire Department plans to reduce overtime costs by having fewer teams of first responders working during night shifts beginning next month to avoid exceeding the budget, city officials said Thursday. The closures will happen when the … [Read more...]