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• Must see video: Apartment building collapses trapping Michigan firefighter
  Fire Friday on Ted Drive in Gaylord The post Must see video: Apartment building collapses trapping Michigan firefighter appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Chapter 2: PA fire department battle results in wiretapping charges against firefighter/videographer
  Criminal charges in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania conflict The post Chapter 2: PA fire department battle results in wiretapping charges against firefighter/videographer appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Radio traffic from Texas school shooting
  Galveston County radio traffic from Friday's mass shooting The post Radio traffic from Texas school shooting appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Caught on camera: Georgia EMT arrested after beating teen in restraints who spit on her
  Assault captured on police body-cam The post Caught on camera: Georgia EMT arrested after beating teen in restraints who spit on her appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Pre-arrival video from Indiana house fire
  Fire on Cost Avenue in New Albany The post Pre-arrival video from Indiana house fire appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Fire captain accused of sharing naked pictures from cell phone left in ambulance
  Criminal investigation underway in Eloy, Arizona The post Fire captain accused of sharing naked pictures from cell phone left in ambulance appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Multiple videos & radio traffic from NJ 3-alarm fire
  Fire destroys multi-family home in Belleville The post Multiple videos & radio traffic from NJ 3-alarm fire appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Firefighters say they only learned Disney World removed hydrants after fire occurred
  Firefighters say they were unaware a series of fire hydrants were removed three-years-ago The post Firefighters say they only learned Disney World removed hydrants after fire occurred appeared first on Statter911.
  
• UPDATED – A new news story says The Rube isn’t leaving Petersburg, VA
  Rubin says it's a non-story The post UPDATED – A new news story says The Rube isn’t leaving Petersburg, VA appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Pre-arrival video & radio traffic with a lot going on in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
  Vehicle fire extends to deck in Darby Township The post Pre-arrival video & radio traffic with a lot going on in Delaware County, Pennsylvania appeared first on Statter911.
  

Firerescue1 Daily News

• Embattled La. fire chief demoted after conduct probe
  The board of St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 12 voted to return embattled Fire Chief Steve Krentel to his previous job as chief of administration
  
• Pa. fire dept. set to close after multiple long-standing failures
  Officials said they will stop dispatching the Winfield Fire Department to calls because of failures by the department to comply with changes
  
• Officials: Texas firefighter fainted before rollover crash
  Lake Travis Fire Rescue engineer William Tatsch is back home after he blacked out while driving a fire truck and crashed, fire station officials said
  
• Dozens hurt after 2 NJ buses collide in tunnel to NY
  Both buses were traveling toward Manhattan when one of them, carrying 37 people, rear-ended the other, which had 25 people
  
• FDNY gives dispatcher special send off after 41-year career
  Gary Greenbaum was honored Friday for his continuous service to the city as a fire dispatcher since 1977
  
• RI reducing wildfire risk by burning overgrown forests
  The burn is a preemptive strike, a way of reducing the risk of a wildfire by using up much of the fuel in the forest in as safe a way as possible
  
• Planning for trauma: How to protect firefighter mental health
  Communication at home, recognizing PTSD throughout the ranks and preparing in advance can help firefighters handle the consequences of the trauma they experience
  
• Rapid Response: Santa Fe shooting a reminder of additional threats on scene
  Officials have reported explosive devices have been found on and near the scene
  
• AMR teams up with IAFC, ACEP to teach bystander CPR
  The three organizations are working together to offer free training during National EMS Week
  
• Mo. city firefighters become ‘contractors’ after dept. shuts down
  Fayette city council approved an ordinance that dissolved the fire department and allows the city to hire its former firefighters as “independent contractors”
  

Fire EMS

• Las Vegas Medics Certified to Enter Active Shooter Scenes
  Paramedics have long been trained to wait on the sidelines as police clear an active crime scene of danger, but that traditional model is falling by the wayside. Eight paramedics with Las Vegas American Medical Response and MedicWest on Friday completed a weeklong classroom and field training that certified them as "tactical paramedics."
  
• Engine Company EMS: Understanding Addiction and Naloxone
  It's critical that firefighters maintain their professionalism, courtesy, and competence, even when dealing with those who repeatedly overdose on opiates, writes Michael Morse.
  
• Patient Dies, Four Injured in CA Ambulance Crash
  The patient in the ambulance and the driver of the Audi involved in the crash suffered serious injuries, police said
  
• PSTrax introduces Drug Inventory Modules
  PSTrax, a technology service that helps fire departments across the country automate their apparatus, equipment and inventory checks, has rolled out a new program that provides total trackability and auditing of fire department drug supplies.
  
• 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
  
• Joint effort to save cardiac arrest patients
  
  
• Pain: How Do You Cope? What You Should Know About Opioids
  Daniel DeGryse explains what firefighters coping with pain from injuries should do to prevent becoming addicted to opioids, including discussing alternatives with their medical providers, and how to help themselves and others should addiction to opioids become a problem.
  
• 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.
  

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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• MN Firefighter Repeatedly Provoked Before Beating
  Forada firefighter Steve Hlinsky was repeatedly provoked by another man at a bar before an assault that proved fatal eight days later.
  
• San Diego Camp Educates Teens about Fire Service
  San Diego Fire-Rescue hosted its third Girls Empowerment Camp to provide teens a realistic, hands-on overview of firefighting while building life skills.
  
• Poll: CA Residents Didn't Get Wildfire Warnings
  Few Sonoma County residents received official alerts warning them of the approaching October firestorm, according to a recent newspaper poll.
  
• TX Apparatus Driver Fainted Before Wreck
  Lake Travis Fire Rescue engineer William Tatsch is out of the hospital after he blacked out while driving an apparatus and crashed Wednesday.
  
• Failures Force PA Town to Seek Outside Fire Protection
  Starting in September, fire protection for Winfield Township residents will come from other communities due to repeated fire department failures.
  
• In Quarters: Roswell, GA, Fire Station #4
  A light beacon at the top of tower turns red when the department is dispatched to an emergency at Roswell Fire Station #4.
  
• OR Department Focuses on Fire & Life Safety in Apartment Complexes
  Valere Liljefelt details Clackamas Fire's Apartment Inspection Program that designed to educates residents of multiple dwellings on fire and life safety.
  
• Manufacturer's Corner: Particulate Hoods — Why a Wear Trial?
  Jeff Jury outlines the goals and evaluation methods for a wear trial for particulate-blocking firefighter PPE hoods.
  
• FL Firefighters Struck During Highway Response
  Two Miami firefighters were struck by an SUV and another person was killed early Saturday during a response to another crash on I-95.
  
• LA Fire Chief Demoted amid Conduct Probe
  St. Tammany Fire Chief Steve Krentel will return to his previous job as chief of administration amid a five-month probe into his conduct.