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...]
A lightning strike at King Street fire hall knocked out Welland Fire and Emergency Services communications system Thursday night, forcing a move to a backup, says Adam Eckhart. The strike and storm system caused other problems at the hall at 636 King St. “We have some … [Read more...]
GRAND BAY, Ala. (WPMI) — Joseph Ragsdale and his family lost everything when their mobile home caught fire on Sunday. “I was worried about my grandkids, my wife, and my son. I was worried about all of them,” Ragsdale said. Fortunately, everyone escaped the fire safely. … [Read more...]
Oshawa is the first fire department in Canada to use a new location technology that uses three words to pinpoint exactly where an emergency call is coming from. The UK-based technology, called ‘what3words’, divides the world into a grid of 3x3 metre squares and assigns each … [Read more...]