A Female Firefighter in Colorado who learned that her treatment for breast cancer would not be covered under her health coverage fought for change in order to level the playing field for all Firefighters. Fire Officer Tracy Post, a lieutenant in the Westminster, Colorado, … [Read more...]
LUMLEY FIREFIGHTER RAN 3 MILES A DAY FOR A YEAR FOR MENTAL HEALTH
A FIREFIGHTER is nearing the end of a year-long slog to run three miles everyday for charity. Paul Bainbridge, from Red Watch, set the challenge last March and is due to end his personal marathon for If U Care Share and The Firefighters’ Charity on March 31. Mr Bainbridge, … [Read more...]
The coronavirus pandemic tested FDNY emergency medical technicians and paramedics like never before — and they’re still dealing with the horrors that have been playing out before their eyes over the past year. With the 25th anniversary of the merger of the fire department with … [Read more...]
Chief Mike Warner and the fire department participated in an optional training program with the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative. On Wednesday, March 3, The Red Wing Fire Department partnered with the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative for a two hour session on emotional … [Read more...]
Richfield firefighters learned how to prevent the three problems most commonly experienced by those in the fire service – cardiac issues, emotional trauma and cancer – as they took part in MnFIRE Aware training recently. A growing number of Minnesota firefighters are … [Read more...]
An Oklahoma fire chief was arrested at the scene of a fire after a state trooper determined the firefighter was under the influence of alcohol. William Mick, 48, of Haileyville, was charged Monday with misdemeanor public intoxication, according to documents filed at the … [Read more...]
A Phoenix 911 operator who recently recovered from COVID-19 has died after returning to work. And now the city is investigating how it handled overtime in her case. Pamela Cooper’s story is part of a larger issue about who is answering 911 operators’ calls for help. Pamela … [Read more...]
BILL TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE RESOURCES TO RESPONDERS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS!
Mental health resources would be provided to America’s first responders and healthcare providers under a bipartisan bill introduced on March 2 by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “For too long, the challenges facing our nation’s firefighters and emergency medical responders … [Read more...]
An FDNY medic was bitten in the face by a crazed patient during a call in Brooklyn early Friday — an attack that the department’s commissioner described as “horrific.” The violent episode unfolded just before 01:45 hours during a call for a medical emergency in Sheepshead Bay, … [Read more...]
Hopefully you have seen this video on your local news, but if not, we wanted to share it with you. The video shows a Warren County Ohio (near Cincinnati) Deputy Sheriff doing a "check on the welfare" of a local citizen and when the citizen comes out-he aims and fires at the … [Read more...]