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• Pre-arrival video: Gasoline tanker fire in Alabama
  No injuries reported after crash and fire on Zeigler Boulevard in Mobile The post Pre-arrival video: Gasoline tanker fire in Alabama appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Arrival video & radio traffic from Newark, OH house fire
  House fire early Friday The post Arrival video & radio traffic from Newark, OH house fire appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Caught on camera: Cop walks up as house explodes in Texas
  Five people hurt in Hurst after vehicle runs into home The post Caught on camera: Cop walks up as house explodes in Texas appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Video: Florida union president under investigation for fighting fire while off-duty
  Polk County union president/captain puts first water on Lakeland house fire The post Video: Florida union president under investigation for fighting fire while off-duty appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Report says Nashville firefighter hid nephew on rig to get him away from crash scene
  Disciplinary report says acting captain hid his nephew under a turnout coat The post Report says Nashville firefighter hid nephew on rig to get him away from crash scene appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Video: Apartment fire in Massachusetts with evacuation order
  Fire in 3-story building on Bancroft Street The post Video: Apartment fire in Massachusetts with evacuation order appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Pre-arrival video with arson arrest in Lakeland, Florida
  There's a lot going on in this video The post Pre-arrival video with arson arrest in Lakeland, Florida appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Video: Removal of collapsed Boston tower ladder
  Crane used to remove tower ladder from building The post Video: Removal of collapsed Boston tower ladder appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Video & radio traffic: 4-alarm house fire in Brooklyn
  Fire Wednesday on 63rd Street. The post Video & radio traffic: 4-alarm house fire in Brooklyn appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Pre-arrival video from Plainfield, New jersey house fire
  Fire on Arlington Avenue The post Pre-arrival video from Plainfield, New jersey house fire appeared first on Statter911.
  

Firerescue1 Daily News

• LODD: Ga. firefighter-EMT dies after search and rescue drill
  Decatur County Fire and Rescue firefighter-EMT Adam Taylor, 30, went into cardiac arrest shortly after going home due to chest pains
  
• Deceased woman’s family fighting responders over controversial donation
  Carol Colby, 86, donated $60,000 to four emergency response agencies, but her family wants to use the money to pay off her debts and cover funeral expenses
  
• LODD: Ga. firefighter dies after becoming ill at end of shift
  Fort Benning Fire Department firefighter Gregory Jackson was transported to the hospital after becoming ill, where he later died
  
• Calif. inmate firefighter dies during training hike
  Anthony Colacino was participating in a training hike on his first day as an inmate firefighter when he collapsed
  
• FCC: NY 911 taxes are 'deceiving' to customers
  Officials said 911 centers are suffering because the New York government is diverting the monthly funds collected from the $1.20 fee into the state’s general fund
  
• DC firefighter-EMT dies after being hurt in vehicle crash
  Robert Marshall died a week after being critically injured in Pennsylvania when a truck rear-ended his vehicle while he was standing in front of it, causing it to strike him
  
• NY mayor says he'll 'continue to fight the good fight' in fire dept. dispute
  Mayor Joseph Butler Jr. insisted he will press on with his views about how the city can save money by changing the contract with the firefighters’ union
  
• Colo. TV station's drone temporarily disrupted air drops on wildfire
  "Flying a drone near firefighting aircraft not only poses a hazard to pilots ... the safety of firefighters on the ground is compromised," police said
  
• Statue unveiled honoring Granite Mountain hotshots killed in fire
  The statue was dedicated at a state memorial park established where all but one member of the team died in a canyon
  
• 4 dead in Nashville Waffle House shooting
  Police said three people died at the scene and one person died at the hospital after a man wearing nothing but a coat stormed a Waffle House restaurant
  

Fire EMS

• Engine Company EMS: Giving Birth
  They are the best of calls, they are the worst of calls...Michael Morse writes about firefighters assisting with childbirth.
  
• Report: Orlando Firefighter Investigated for Recording Run on GoPro
  3 hospitalized as gunfire exchanged between trucks on SR 528 Headless alligator found in Rockledge neighborhood, FWC says New report predicts busier-than-average 2018 hurricane season Family says they came home to find man sleeping in 4-year-old's closet Teacher's union defends Brevard superintendent who failed to stop for school bus Video shows deputies saving children from gunman in domestic dispute Man travels to Brevard homeless camps to feed the hungry Deputies called 13 times to home where pregnant woman beaten, shot, records show Fixed bus routes to new Poinciana SunRail station cut before summer opening
  
• Training Minutes: Considerations for Infant Victims
  In this new Training Minutes video, Walt Lewis and company demonstrate a method to more accurately train on caring for an infant patient during rescue on the fireground.
  
• Man Reportedly Steals Chicago Ambulance After Being Kicked Out of ER
  CHICAGO (CBS) - A man stole a Chicago Fire Department ambulance after being thrown out of St. Bernard Hospital early Tuesday, and then crashed while fleeing police. Shortly before 4 a.m., the 34-year-old man was waiting to be treated in the emergency room at St.
  
• Stop The Bleed: What It Is, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Help
  Spurred on by recent active shooter situations, "Stop the Bleed" is a training program to prepare civilians to take action in the event of a mass casualty incident. Find out more about the program.
  
• Lexington (KY) Fire Department Explores Program for Frequent EMS Calls
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDKY) - Thanks to a federal grant the Lexington Fire Department is exploring a new service called community paramedicine.The program gives a more comprehensive approach to the care of patients who have a high dependence on 911. Right now th
  
• Fire Department and Law Enforcement Joint Operations
  When fire department and the law enforcement personnel must respond to each other’s incidents, they should know beforehand the lead agency’s needs. 
  
• ISFSI, UL FSRI receive Sarbanes Safety Award
  The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) and the Underwriters Laboratories Firefighter Safety Research Institute (UL FSRI) will be co-recipients of the Senate Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award, which will be presented at the 30th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner on April 19, 2018, in Washington, DC.
  
• The Challenges Responders Face in Managing a Bus Collision
  Rommie Duckworth presents a template first responders can use to manage bus collisions with few or multiple patients and suggestions for building the management plan and team before these events occur.
  
• Fidget Spinner Removal Operations.
  These new, popular toys have become the latest removal hazard that firefighters are facing.
  

Firefighting

• Fidget Spinner Removal Operations.
  These new, popular toys have become the latest removal hazard that firefighters are facing.
  
• The Unexpected Basement Fire
  Firefighters, officers, and chiefs are accustomed to certain ways of responding. If a person calls the fire department for an odor of smoke coming from the kitchen during dinner time, the responding units will make assumptions based on the type of call and the time of day it occurs. 
  
• Many Firefighters Do Not Understand How to Coordinate an Attack for Getting Water on the Fire
  The author explains that training firefighters in a static environment to perform in a dynamic environment can affect the effectiveness and speed of getting water on the fire.
  
• Readying Firefighters for Incident Command Team Functions
  The article explains why firefighters should be fully trained and prepared to serve on an incident command team and how fire administrators can accomplish this important goal.
  
• The Dynamics Challenges of Half-Stories - Structural Firefighting
  The unique construction of structures featuring half-stories can pose complex challenges for firefighters.
  
• Milford (CT) Firefighters Battle Tractor Trailer Fire
  Adam J. Hansen has a report on Milford (CT) Fire Department units responding to a recent tractor trailer fire.
  
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• Highs and Lows-Firefighting Tactics
  The highs and lows of providing customer service to the citizens.
  
• Firefighters and Utilities Join for a Safer Response to Electrical Vault Fires-firefighting
  The author explains how building relationships between the fire department and utility providers can help ensure a safer and more efficient response and take some of the uncertainty out of these fires in electrical vaults.
  
• Shoes and Socks-Fire Leadership
  Grace is what the world sees in the American firefighter.
  

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• Pair Face Arson Charges for Fire at Historic ME School
  The one-room Friends School House in Casco was built in 1849 and contained artifacts from the 1700s.
  
• Young GA Firefighter Dies after Reporting Chest Pains
  Decatur County firefighter Adam Taylor told colleagues he wasn't feeling well after training.
  
• Investigator: LA Firefighter Set House Fire to End Wife's Suffering
  Kenneth Fulford told fire investigators that he set fire to his Delhi mobile home to help end his wife's suffering from a disability.
  
• GA Firefighter Dies after Falling Ill at End of Shift
  Gregory Jackson, 50, fell ill at the end of his shift with the Fort Benning Fire Department.
  
• Corner Releases Cause of PA Firefighter's Death in Collapse
  The corner released the cause of death of one of two York City firefighters killed in March building collapse.
  
• Mayor Will Continue 'Good Fight' Against NY Fire Union
  Watertown Mayor Joseph M. Butler Jr. says he will not back down in his efforts to change the strength of the city's fire union.
  
• MD Group Home Fire Leaves Three Dead
  Two residents and an employee were killed and four residents escaped the late night fire in Severn.
  
• Two OK Firefighters Charged with Arson
  The two Washington County firefighters, ages 18 and 19, admitted involvement with three brush fires.
  
• Hazmat Studies: Livingston, LA, Train Derailment—36 Years Later
  Robert Burke looks back at how one town managed a train derailment with hazardous materials and explosions.
  
• Six Killed in TN House Fire
  Four adults and two children perished in the 5:30 a.m. house fire in Aloca.