All, We regret to pass on that the 24-year-old Maui County Firefighter who was swept into a storm drain and out to sea during flooding rains last week has died in the Line of Duty. Firefighter Tre Evans-Dumaran had been in the ICU at Maui Memorial Medical Center since the … [Read more...]
While it's clear that the role of the company officer can make a break the success of a crew, station or organization-it may be more critical now than ever. Be it amplified in the national news where the role of a company officer is now making national and world headlines, or … [Read more...]
TN LAWMAKERS NAME ACT AFTER FIREFIGHTER WHO DIED AFTER LONG PTSD BATTLE
Two Tennessee Republican lawmakers filed an act Monday that aims at providing support for firefighters who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). State Sen. Paul Bailey (R-Sparta) and Rep. Johnny Garrett (R-Goodlettsville) filed the James ‘Dustin’ Samples … [Read more...]
FIRST RESPONDERS GETTING MORE MENTAL HEALTH HELP FROM NEW LAW
Public safety officers are 54% more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to a 2021 study in Policing: An International Journal. A local congressman helped get a new law passed in Washington D.C. that is helping officers and their families impacted by … [Read more...]
UK FIRE DEPT. TAKING ON RECCOMENDATIONS AFTER FIREFIGHTER DEATH
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) is using a “disturbing” review of the London Fire Brigade to continue to improve, a meeting heard. Chief fire officer, Andrew Hopkinson, told Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority’s Executive Committee yesterday (January 10) that … [Read more...]
CALLERS KEEP FLOODING 988 MENTAL HEALTH/SUICIDE HELP LINE
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — When Jamieson Brill answers a crisis call from a Spanish speaker on the newly launched national 988 mental health helpline, he rarely mentions the word suicide, or “suicidio” Brill, whose family hails from Puerto Rico, knows that just discussing the term … [Read more...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The head of training at the Memphis Fire Department is off the job after being accused of inappropriate behavior toward new recruits. Eric Shane Howell, a Memphis Fire division chief, is said to have violated five personnel policies, including … [Read more...]