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• Caught on camera: Firefighters rescue dolphin trapped by crab pot
  Video from North Charleston, SC firefighters The post Caught on camera: Firefighters rescue dolphin trapped by crab pot appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Seven Baltimore firefighters hurt in apartment explosion
  Two civilians also injured Wednesday afternoon The post Seven Baltimore firefighters hurt in apartment explosion appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Watch live: Memorial service for Lt. Brad Clark, Hanover County (VA) Fire-EMS
  Service set for 2:00 p.m. ET Wednesday The post Watch live: Memorial service for Lt. Brad Clark, Hanover County (VA) Fire-EMS appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Video: Homes burn in Detroit
  Raw video from Sunday fire The post Video: Homes burn in Detroit appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Church confirms late DC police & fire chaplain ‘credibly accused’ of abusing children
  Msgr. R. Joseph Dooley was revered by police & firefighters in Nation's Capital The post Church confirms late DC police & fire chaplain ‘credibly accused’ of abusing children appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Caught on camera: Audience wet down at fire department open house
  Camera rolling in Indiana when hose got away from firefighters The post Caught on camera: Audience wet down at fire department open house appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Rapper goes live from inside Florida ambulance after being shot
  Koly P tells EMS this is his third time being wounded The post Rapper goes live from inside Florida ambulance after being shot appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Early video & radio traffic from Arkansas house fire
  Dardanelle Rural Fire Department on the scene on Liberty Road The post Early video & radio traffic from Arkansas house fire appeared first on Statter911.
  
• PIOs & news media: What are you doing with this video?
  If you want to save lives, share this now The post PIOs & news media: What are you doing with this video? appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Virginia firefighter killed, two others seriously injured in Interstate crash
  Hanover County Lt. Brad Clark killed in I-295 wreck The post Virginia firefighter killed, two others seriously injured in Interstate crash appeared first on Statter911.
  

Firerescue1 Daily News

• Respected NY first responder honored after unexpected death
  Christopher Weeks, a dedicated first responder who died unexpectedly, was paid tribute by his colleagues with a 15-vehicle fire and ambulance escort
  
• New fire chief sworn in at Texas fire dept.
  Jim Davis, a former assistant fire chief in Columbus, Ohio, took over the Fort Worth Fire Department, which has 987 members and a $145 million annual budget
  
• Fla. fire dept. shows off its new bomb-squad robot
  The new robot can climb stairs and its arm is stronger and more dexterous than the Orlando Fire Department's older model
  
• Beyond borders: Emergency response services and MCIs
  What the U.S. can learn from other countries about emergency response to terrorist events
  
• Fire dept. searching for owner of tortoise found strolling on street
  Heartland Fire and Rescue responders “came across a rather interesting patient slowly traveling down the sidewalks”
  
• Ohio city set to complete $30M fire dept. station project
  With an average age of 42 years, Kettering’s previous fire stations lacked the physical space or available land to allow for the improvements necessary to upgrade to current standards
  
• 17 firefighters at Calif. dept. become dads in 1 year
  The Oceanside Fire Department saw a baby boom with nine boys and eight girls born between July 2017 and July 2018
  
• LODD: Ariz. firefighter dies in training session
  Saint David Fire District firefighter Joshua Eugin, 36, died while participating in a “blackout drill”
  
• LODD: Fla. firefighter-paramedic dies while clearing hurricane debris
  Gulf County Fire and Emergency Services firefighter-paramedic Brad Price was helping family members clear debris when a tree fell on the tractor he was using
  
• IAFC urges leaders to reject AAA cost reporting plan
  The organization is asking fire service leaders not to sign on to the American Ambulance Association’s newly proposed cost reporting system
  

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• Apparatus Deliveries
  The Wildwood Crest (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department designed this FERRARA quint in mid-mount fashion to fit into the station. Chief Ron Harwood says it replaced an articulated/telescoping platform. It also has quick setup capability that helps when staffing response is low. The quint also covers three towns on working structure fire calls and covers Lower Township on dual engine responses.  
  
• Manage High-Threat Environments with Tactical Emergency Casualty Care
  Mark Litwinko examines the concepts and tactics all fire/emergency medical services responders should employ if they ever find themselves in increasingly common high-threat environments.  
  
• Medic-CE's Resiliency Training Helps Combat Increasing Mental Health Risks Among EMS Providers
  Medic-CE’s new Resiliency training teaches first responders the skills they need to better cope with the trauma they experience on a daily basis
  
• Training Minutes: Patient Assessment at MCI
  In this new Training Minutes video, Mike Brown and Mark Litwinko discuss patient assessment in mass-casualty incidents such as mass shootings.
  
• Five People Shot During Syracuse (NY) Memorial Service
  SYRACUSE, NY -- Five people were injured in a shooting on Midland Avenue in Syracuse about 9 p.m. Thursday. Here's the latest news from Syracuse police officials who held a news conference at 11:15 p.m. 5 people shot including an 8-year-old girl All are in stable condition and expected to survive, according to Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler.
  
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• Apparatus Deliveries
  The City of Wildwood (NJ) purchased this PIERCE pumper under the squad company concept. Chief Daniel F. Speigel says the pumper responds primarily on the east side of the boardwalk and the beach because of its 4 × 4 capability. As a squad, it carries a variety of equipment for specialized rescues and eliminates the need for a second vehicle for water emergencies. The flat-roof cab allows the vehicle to negotiate the town’s beach tunnel.
  
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Firefighting

• The Dynamics of Change Leadership in the Fire Service
  "It’s not what “they” do when you are there; it’s what “they” do and how “they” perform when you’re not there—that’s the truest measurement of transformational leadership," writes Leigh H. Shapiro.
  
• FDNY Firefighter Injured in Fall at Bronx Fire
  Nigro said Sunday night's blaze was the second at a marijuana grow house to seriously hurt a firefighter. "We have encountered them now and again. It's becoming more and more prominent in the city, unfortunately."
  
• Allentown (PA) Firefighters Battle Multi-Alarm Fire at Industrial Site
  Allentown firefighters along with mutual-aid fire departments battled a multiple-alarm fire in a vacant industrial building. See photos from Dennis Wetherhold Jr.
  
• Humpday Hangout: Survivability, Search, and VEIS
  Bill Gustin, Mike Dugan, and the rest of the panel discuss victim survivability, search, and vent-enter-isolate-search (VEIS). 
  
• Training Minutes: Air Entrainment and Hose Streams - Fire Dynamics - Fire Engineering
  In this new Training Minutes video, Cobb County (GA) Fire Captain Sean Gray and Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Captain Chad Christenson demonstrate a variety of streams and discuss the potential for air entrainment and its effect on ventilation and fire behavior.
  
• Train, Preplan, and Prepare for Success in the Wildland Urban Interface
  Seth Barker takes this up-close look at the training, preplanning, and deployment of resources needed to be successful in the wildland urban interface.  
  
• Establish Your Water Supply by “Hitting the Hydrant”
  Mark van der Feyst shows you the best ways for establishing a water supply at your next fire and offers tips on managing the biggest issues involved with the practice.  
  
• The Engine Company: The Water Supply
  The basics of water supply options to sustain the fire suppression efforts, especially where the water supply is inadequate or nonexistent, are the focus. Also discussed are calculations for fire flows, the water supply needed to sustain the fire flows, the different sources of water, how to preplan water supplies, and how to overcome water supply issues
  
• The Engine Company: The Self-Sufficient Engine Company
  Proper initial attack line deployment is often the pivotal operation that makes or breaks the fireground. Engine companies should strive to correctly position their lines and take the necessary steps to ensure success.
  
• The Engine Company: Flaking the Hose Properly
  Getting the hose off the engine and properly flaked at the entry point necessitates a practiced plan and coordination among the engine crew.  
  

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• MA Firefighters Battle Slew of Blazes
  A Lamborghini caught fire in front of the main Boston Public Library in Copley Square to cap off a busy 24 hours.
  
• Fire Inside CA Pipeline Causes Evacuations
  A fire that sparked inside a Chevron natural gas pipeline vault forced the evacuation of about 4,000 people in Bay Point.
  
• Early Morning Fire Causes $10,000 in Damage to IL Burger King
  Peoria firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames spewing from the roof.
  
• PA Man Charged with Two Deaths in House Fire
  A 59-year-old man was charged Friday with causing the deaths of his 92-year-old mother and her male companion in a house fire Tuesday night in Burlington County.
  
• FL Teen Hailed as Hero after Blaze
  A Lakeland teen who wants to be a firefighter raced across a street to his neighbor's house and doused a kitchen fire before crews arrived Wednesday.
  
• CA Firefighters Respond to Trump Attacks
  Cal Fire officials are pushing back after President Trump threatened to pull federal funding over what he calls inadequate forest management.
  
• Communications Workers of America Launches First Responder Voice
  The Communications Workers of America (CWA) announced the launch of FirstResponderVoice.org, an initiative and website devoted to increasing the availability of information about FirstNet for first responders and public safety agencies.
  
• Communications Workers of America
  CWA members work in telecommunications and information technology, the airline industry, news media, broadcast and cable television, education, health care and public service, law enforcement, manufacturing and other fields.
  
• VA County Weighs Switch to Volunteer FFs
  Vance County Commissioners will soon weigh a proposal to convert the county's Fire Department into a volunteer service and re-assign its paid staff.
  
• MA Firefighter Ripped for Political Stunt
  A Worcester firefighter running for state office is being ripped for wearing his gear and posing in front of a city apparatus in his campaign literature.