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Brothers4Brothers Fundraiser – Rebuilding the Jersey Shore
HELP RESTORE THE JERSEY SHORE The Brothers4Brothers Fundraiser On behalf of the “JERSEY F.O.O.L.S.”, we would like to THANK the many Chapters who have reached out to us during Hurricane Sandy. Never...
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Heroes: Life in the Danger Zone
By Lisa Swenson, EMS Blogger My heart completely gets ripped apart each and every time I hear a firefighter, someone in the EMS field or a First Responder that has been taken away from us much too...
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Everett Firefighters Ask for the Public’s Help
Make Public Safety A Priority! Your Everett (WA) Firefighters take their duty to protect life and property very seriously. Public officials must share the responsibility to ensure the safety of...
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Help Stop Brown-Outs; Firefighters Ask for Your Help
What does a “Brown-Out” mean to you and your family? Brownout = Closure! A brownout will naturally increase response times to the areas with the closed fire engine and/or aid cars. The remaining units...
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Seattle Fire Department: Overheated Appliance Caused Fire
January 22, 2013—Overheated electrical appliance wiring was the cause of a North Seattle house fire according to a Seattle Fire Investigator. At 8:06 a.m., firefighters were called to a single-story...
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Arizona Fire Chief: Unable to Respond, Not Our Area
Arizona house burns 3 miles from station, chief says “not our problem” The chief of Eloy Fire District is defending his department’s decision to refrain from responding to a fire call just a few...
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L-O-D-D Owego Firefighter Matthew Porcari
Owego Fire Department 87 North Avenue Owego, New York 13827 Chief: Edward Franz The Owego Fire Department Company #3 responded to a mutual aid call. While performing interior attack on the structure,...
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“Public Safety: Crisis in America” Study in Progress
We have begun to reach out to many of you in the Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement communities to help us gain the hard facts and numbers on how changes government decisions are affecting areas across the...
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Washington Landslide Report Released by DNR
DNR releases preliminary report on Whidbey Island Landslide Onsite visit leads to Ledgewood-Bonair landslide quick report OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources Division of...
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US Forest Service issues legacy large airtanker contracts
Contact: Contact: (202) 205-1005 Twitter: @forestservice WASHINGTON, March 28, 2013 — U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced Wednesday that the U.S. Forest Service has awarded legacy large...
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Flood Alert Cancelled – King County, Washington State
Release Date and Time: 04-06-2013 08:17:00 AM The King County Flood Warning Center closed at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, following a brief opening to monitor minor flood conditions on the...
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WA State Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service To Be Held June 2, 2013
In 1985, the Washington State Firefighters’ Association established Washington’s State Firefighters’ Memorial Service. A bronzed Maltese cross affixed to a granite cairn denotes the Washington State’s...
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Explosion Rocks West, TX Fertilizer Plant, Major Disaster
At approximately 1950 Hours, an explosion rocked the fertilizer plant in West, TX, a town approximately nineteen miles East of Waco. The explosion severely damaged a nearby nursing home. Casualties...
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Honoring Our Heroes, A Tribute to All
As a writer sharing your stories in all professions: Fire/EMS and as First Responders, including Law Enforcement, I have created two poems dedicated to all who responded to the West, Texas plant...
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May 4, 2013: International Firefighters Day
International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) is observed on May 4. It was instituted after proposal emailed out across the world on January 4, 1999 due to the deaths of five firefighters in tragic...
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Book Review: Award-Winning Author Releases New Book
What does being a firefighter, drugs and biker gangs have to do with one another? They have to do with the latest release by firefighter mystery author, Kurt Kamm’s newest book called, Hazardous...
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Career Opportunity: Entry-Level Firefighter – City of Tukwila, Washington
Civil Service Joint Application/Testing Process The City of Tukwila has contracted with PublicSafetyTesting.com to conduct a portion of our entry-level recruitment and testing for police officer and...
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Aberdeen Fire Department: The First 100 Years of History
Note: Photos courtesy of Jones Photo Historical Collection. To view more images from their wonderful library we encourage you to visit their site using the search phrase “Aberdeen Fire Department” IN...
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CALFire Declared Arson Week: May 5-11, 2013
Sacramento –While encouraging wildfire preparedness this week, CAL FIRE is also reminding residents of the dangers posed by arson. CAL FIRE is pleased to join the United States Fire Administration...
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Wildfire Sit Rep: Germann Road Fire (Madison, WI)
Barnes, Wis. �This afternoon a wildfire was reported southwest of the Township of Barnes in Douglas County and is reported to have burned 3500 acres and several structures and is still growing. The...
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