Powell area residents may have noticed that’s something’s been missing from town in recent months: the fire whistle. Used to notify members of the Powell Volunteer Fire Department of a fire, crash or other call for service — and to alert residents of trouble in the area — the … [Read more...]
Lorain County commissioners are defending the county 911 system after an overnight outage prompted social media rumors on the source of the problem. Lorain County Administrator Jim Cordes said a defective Windstream transponder on Third Street in Elyria was the source of the … [Read more...]
The authors of a new editorial in JAMA Cardiology say technologies used by ride sharing and even pizza delivery operations are more advanced in some communities than those used in the life-and-death circumstances managed by local 911 centers. But, they point out, things are … [Read more...]
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Callers to 911 in Houston will no longer be asked if they are experiencing COVID-like symptoms, changing a months-long practice to pass on the information to first responders. Firefighters are now told to treat every call as if the patient or home is … [Read more...]
When Beverly Bate dialled 911 on her landline, the Kingston Peninsula woman couldn't understand why she was unable to get through. Her 12-year-old granddaughter needed to be rushed to hospital after a sudden emergency just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday. "I kept hanging up … [Read more...]
Several firefighters were hospitalized Monday for heat exhaustion and other injuries after they were delayed responding to an electrical fire in Passaic County when residents tried to put out the blaze themselves, authorities said. The apartment fire was reported to police … [Read more...]
NO COST-ONLINE FIRE INCIDENT COMMANDER TRAINING: The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, in cooperation with Stonehouse Media, is pleased to present When an LODD Occurs: Incident Commanders Speak. This new proactive one-hour training module will prepare officers for the … [Read more...]
On July 23rd each year, fire service members convene at a day full of interactive and relevant training in tribute to Howard County (MD) Lieutenant Nathan “Nate” Flynn, who died in the Line of Duty on Monday, July 23, 2018, while operating at the scene of a house fire. Nate’s … [Read more...]
CUTLINES victim . - JAY - In a packed Delaware County Commissioners' meeting on Tuesday, several residents expressed outrage over slow response times and inadequate training by 911 dispatchers in incidents where several people, including three children, have died in the past nine … [Read more...]
3 years following a fire, a grand jury released an indictment last week accusing a Fire Chief of felony involuntary manslaughter in a wildfire-related fatality in 2017. Between July 17, 2017 and July 29, 2017, Chief Mike Dell’Orto of the Mokelumne Hill FPD allegedly “unlawfully, … [Read more...]