You'll remember last June when the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, and specifically the suspension of Captain Danny Dwyer, made national headlines. Apparently, instead of waiting for his two truck crew members to finish gearing up, Captain Dwyer crawled inside with 2 … [Read more...]
USED FIREFIGHTER "CLASS A" UNIFORMS NEEDED The BUP is a joint national effort between Lighthouse Uniform and America’s Fire Service to make available a Class A Dress Uniform for burial purposes to any family wanting one, at no cost to the family. The Bereavement Uniform Program … [Read more...]
PLEASE WATCH THIS 2 MIN. VIDEO FROM IAFC PRES CHIEF GARY LUDWIG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHbjYHqVDfU HERE IS THE ACTION LINK: https://www.votervoice.net/iframes/IAFC/Campaigns/73874/Respond THE "ACTION" LINK pushes your support of significant COVID-19 funding … [Read more...]
Today, Friday April 24 would have been the release and book signing of our 3rd and final Pass it On book..."Pass It On 3-Making Good Progress. As we had done before, a majority of the contributors (see list of Book 3 contributors below) had already confirmed that they'd be in … [Read more...]
The National Association of Counties (NACo), National League of Cities (NLC) and United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) combined voices yesterday to provide one message: THEY ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. According to a recent survey (LINKS BELOW) nearly 90% of leaders in cities … [Read more...]
The IAFC is renewing their urgent request for all fire departments to complete the IAFC COVID-19 PPE Readiness & Availability Assessment Survey by Monday, April 20. Earlier this week, IAFC President Gary Ludwig asked (letter link below) Congress and the administration for … [Read more...]
COVID-19 & LODDs: Here's a solid piece by NFFF Executive Director, Chief Ron Siarnicki on how to honor the fallen during a pandemic. Social distancing creates unique challenges for honoring Firefighters & EMT's and supporting their families...and he offers some direction from … [Read more...]
We wanted to pass this on as a followup to some questions related to Firefighting PPE and C-19. Below is a the link to a short, easy to understand VIDEO presentation that the folks at Lion sent out to their sales teams and distributors-and wanted to share with you. We are also … [Read more...]
Firefighter Line of Duty Death for March 2020
The United States Fire Administration has received notice of the following 4 Firefighter fatalities in the month of March: Name: Joseph Jessie Tucker, Jr. Rank: Safety Officer Status: Volunteer Date of Incident: 3/08/2020 Fire Department: Thoroughfare … [Read more...]
As New York firefighters respond to coronavirus emergency calls, an FDNY battalion chief and 9/11 survivor confronts the city’s latest mass tragedy. Simon Ressner is a battalion chief with the Fire Department of New York based in central Brooklyn. Twenty-five years ago, the … [Read more...]
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