This piece starts with an article from the Washington Post about a tragic death. Please take time to read it as well as pass it on to your communication center leaders. It is also important that Fire Officers in the field have a thorough appreciation and understanding of the … [Read more...]
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — Clackamas County Communications 911, also known as CCOM, had to evacuate their building Thursday because of the wildfire threat. CCOM said its 911 center was placed in a level 2 evacuation notice and they decided to evacuate the building so they … [Read more...]
There will be a Lexipol & IAFC webinar next week, Wednesday, September 16, 1 pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific and it will be featuring: -FDNY Chief of Department John Sudnik... -Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins... -Chief of Champaign IL Fire Chief Gary Ludwig (Immediate Past … [Read more...]
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — A grieving mom is calling for the resignation of Loudoun County's fire chief after an emotional hearing at the Board of Supervisors. Fire Chief Keith Johnson outlined more than a dozen procedural changes he's made to avoid a repeat of the 911 confusion … [Read more...]
As a warning, this is an absolute commentary about fireground radio use, so if that's not something you're interested in, skip to your next page-or change channels. See what I did there? And in addition, I'll start out with a disclosure. I have a significant history of … [Read more...]
A team of FDNY firefighters used a rare “roof-rope” maneuver to rescue a panicked woman from a high-rise apartment fire on Tuesday (today). The blaze tore through an apartment on the 16th floor of a building on Lenox Avenue, near West 134th Street, around 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, … [Read more...]
MARSHALL COUNTY, KY — A majority of first responders in Marshall County have signed a petition expressing no confidence in E-911 Director Chris Freeman. "He should lose sleep at night knowing that's not been fixed after more than a year of being here," says Marshall County … [Read more...]
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- The fires burning in the Bay Area have magnified new and existing problems with emergency alert and communication systems. After so much loss of life and property during the 2017 North Bay Fires, Sonoma County started working to improve their … [Read more...]
COVID-19 is preventing field technicians from entering buildings where they need to test more accurate 911 location technology. Implementing better technology for determining the location of 911 wireless callers inside buildings has been a challenge for years. GPS is … [Read more...]
Frontline firefighters from some of the state's smallest brigades are urging the NSW Rural Fire Service to fast-track upgrades to equipment and communications which were revealed by last season's bushfires to have potentially deadly failures. Key points: Some volunteers are … [Read more...]
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