FIREFIGHTER & EMS COVID UPDATE: NOTE: A 23 year old Massachusetts Firefighter is in a medically induced coma. Brett Bertram, Firefighter-EMT with the Plainville FD, came down with the virus last weekend and his condition worsened to the point where he had to be taken to … [Read more...]
This was an unusual fire related event that we want to share with you - as 4 building maintenance workers were killed yesterday in a basement parking garage in Tokyo, Japan. Their deaths were caused when a fire suppression system was unintentionally activated, trapping them in an … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATORS (DISPATCHERS) WEEK _Visit Your 911/Fire Dispatch Center? Sure. _Bring the dispatch center personnel some goodies? Absolutely. _Have all field personnel actually take time to learn & understand the job the dispatchers … [Read more...]
Researchers from the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research and Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation are looking for firefighters to help with a study about norms and traditions around alcohol use in the fire service. With funding from a FEMA Research and … [Read more...]
We've been asked to share this with those who are planning on attending the LODD funeral ceremony for Spring Valley Firefighter Lt. Jared Lloyd on Saturday, April 3, 2021 =Funeral ceremony at Palisades Credit Union Park @ 1 Provident Bank Park Drive Pomona, NY 10970 (next to … [Read more...]
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There were some local memorial gatherings in Spring Valley this afternoon to honor the late fallen Firefighter Jared Lloyd, a 16 year veteran of Colombian Engine Co #1, who served as an Engineer, a second Lieutenant and first Lieutenant with the company. Lloyd was a lifelong … [Read more...]
Below is a link to a sanctioned fundraiser for the 2 young sons (his oldest, Logan, turned 6 years old today) of Spring Valley FD New York Firefighter Jared Lloyd who was killed in the Line of Duty yesterday. Fundraiser Link: https://gofund.me/19e3c82a Earlier today … [Read more...]
Below is a link to some of the radio traffic yesterdays multi alarm fire at a nursing home type facility in Spring Valley, Rockland County, N.Y. that took the life of Firefighter Jared Lloyd, 35, of the Spring Valley FD. As you know, Lloyd died in the Line of Duty at the … [Read more...]
There's a free webinar tomorrow with the new Superintendent of the National Fire Academy, Eric Gabliks, that will feature him in a conversation with CFSI's Executive Director Bill Webb. This will be a great opportunity to find out: ==Current operational status of the National … [Read more...]