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• Early video from California school fire
  Suspicious fire early Thursday inside classroom at Mound Elementary School in Ventura The post Early video from California school fire appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Firefighter & ambulance crew among those wounded in Tucson shooting spree & house fire
  Children missing and at least two people dead & others injured at three locations The post Firefighter & ambulance crew among those wounded in Tucson shooting spree & house fire appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Exclusive: DC 911 has lowest Covid-19 vaccination percentage of any city agency
  Interim director's email to staff also highlights violation of workplace rules impacting 911 center's perfomance The post Exclusive: DC 911 has lowest Covid-19 vaccination percentage of any city agency appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Exclusive: DC 911 director’s blunt email highlights critical staffing & performance problems
  With only 50 percent of employees available to work, Cleo Subido orders mandatory overtime The post Exclusive: DC 911 director’s blunt email highlights critical staffing & performance problems appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Video: Baltimore row house fire
  Fire at Wilkins Avenue and Fulton Avenue The post Video: Baltimore row house fire appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Must see video: Man explains on camera why he stole Memphis ambulance
  Man claims to be a shooting victim looking for ride home from hospital. Says he took ambulance that was parked on street with keys in it & running The post Must see video: Man explains on camera why he stole Memphis ambulance appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Video: Multi-alarm apartment fire in Washington State injures 4
  One person critical following Saturday night arson in SeaTac The post Video: Multi-alarm apartment fire in Washington State injures 4 appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Radio traffic: MD fire chief threatens to have sheriff remove firefighters not obeying evacuation order
  Charles County fire occurred Friday at the home of local firefighters The post Radio traffic: MD fire chief threatens to have sheriff remove firefighters not obeying evacuation order appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Early video: Grill fire spreads to several structures in California
  LAFD on the scene of fire Saturday in Sun Valley The post Early video: Grill fire spreads to several structures in California appeared first on Statter911.
  
• Video: House fire in Illinois
  Fifth-alarm tanker box for 10,000 square foot home in area with no hydrants The post Video: House fire in Illinois appeared first on Statter911.
  

FireRescue1 Daily News

• Fire service data: 7 questions your agency should consider
  Identify the key factors for your department’s data needs – terminology, mapping, analysis and the “why”
  
• ‘All that changed the second I became a father’: From salty dog to clean gear advocate
  I'm the first guy into the fray, but I’m also the first to scrub my helmet clean afterward, all so I will be around to raise my kids
  
• ‘Sled Dog Leadership’: What fire service leaders can learn from the Iditarod
  The “Last Great Race on Earth” exemplifies the need for focused coordination between servant leaders and a motivated team
  
• ‘Shrooms and smoke signals’: Legal drugs in the firehouse
  A brief introduction to drug-focused workplace policies – and how to find the statutes that apply to your state
  
• Video: LAFD captain burned in explosion shares his story of recovery
  A year ago this week, Victor Aguirre was the last to leave the hospital after a massive downtown fire left him and several other firefighters injured
  
• President Biden receiving regular updates on worsening wildfire situation in West
  White House: Administration is approving grants to help fire agencies manage expanding fires across the Western U.S.
  
• Houston ambulance crew, patient hijacked at gunpoint
  An armed suspect pointed his gun at an EMT and forced a firefighter from the ambulance
  
• Live Support Event: Fire Grants for Radios
  Find out how your agency can access ARP and other grant funding, as well as the strategies and tactics that achieve government funding awards.
  
• 6 things you need to know about ARP funding opportunities (infographic)
  Here’s how your agency can tap into federal funds available under the American Rescue Plan to help recover costs and improve communications systems and other critical tools
  
• Ala. board considers increasing firefighter-paramedic salaries
  Fire Chief Tracy Thornton said Decatur is the only department in the state that does not compensate firefighters for being paramedics
  

Fire Engineering

• Responders Operating on PA Roadway Struck by Driver; Firefighter Dead
  Reports indicate firefighters and other first responders were struck while operating on an interstate in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.
  
• Podcast: Firefighter Behavioral Health
  Dr. Beth Murphy and company discuss independent medical assessments about firefighter psychological health and more.
  
• Five Firefighters Injured While Fighting MT Wildfire
  Five firefighters were injured when a thunderstorm and swirling winds in central Montana blew a lightning-caused wildfire back on them
  
• Six Children Rescued from Charlotte (NC) House Fire
  Six children were rescued from a burning north Charlotte home Friday morning, according to the Charlotte Fire Department.
  
• Man in China Survives Three Days in Flooded Garage
  A man in central China was rescued after spending three days trapped in a flooded underground garage following torrential rains, while at least four bodies were found after a traffic tunnel was drained
  
• Search for Bodies Concludes at FL Condo Collapse Site
  Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.
  
• Residents of Flood-Hit German Towns Tell of Short Lead Time
  Like other residents of his town in Germany, Wolfgang Huste knew a flood was coming. What nobody told him, he says, was how bad it would be.
  
• Wildfires Blasting Through West Draw States to Lend Support
  Out-of-state crews headed to Montana Saturday to battle a fire that injured five firefighters as the West struggled with a series of fires that have ravaged rural lands and destroyed homes.
  
• Massive Fire Engulfs NJ Apartment Building
  Building 4 of the Bristol Station Complex in Carteret caught fire, and the building is a total loss
  
• Rosenbauer Announces Partnership Expansion with FESCO Emergency Sales in MD, DE
  Rosenbauer America and FESCO Emergency Sales announced they will expand their partnership to Maryland and Delaware territories.
  

Fire Engineering

• Responders Operating on PA Roadway Struck by Driver; Firefighter Dead
  Reports indicate firefighters and other first responders were struck while operating on an interstate in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.
  
• Podcast: Firefighter Behavioral Health
  Dr. Beth Murphy and company discuss independent medical assessments about firefighter psychological health and more.
  
• Five Firefighters Injured While Fighting MT Wildfire
  Five firefighters were injured when a thunderstorm and swirling winds in central Montana blew a lightning-caused wildfire back on them
  
• Six Children Rescued from Charlotte (NC) House Fire
  Six children were rescued from a burning north Charlotte home Friday morning, according to the Charlotte Fire Department.
  
• Man in China Survives Three Days in Flooded Garage
  A man in central China was rescued after spending three days trapped in a flooded underground garage following torrential rains, while at least four bodies were found after a traffic tunnel was drained
  
• Search for Bodies Concludes at FL Condo Collapse Site
  Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.
  
• Residents of Flood-Hit German Towns Tell of Short Lead Time
  Like other residents of his town in Germany, Wolfgang Huste knew a flood was coming. What nobody told him, he says, was how bad it would be.
  
• Wildfires Blasting Through West Draw States to Lend Support
  Out-of-state crews headed to Montana Saturday to battle a fire that injured five firefighters as the West struggled with a series of fires that have ravaged rural lands and destroyed homes.
  
• Massive Fire Engulfs NJ Apartment Building
  Building 4 of the Bristol Station Complex in Carteret caught fire, and the building is a total loss
  
• Rosenbauer Announces Partnership Expansion with FESCO Emergency Sales in MD, DE
  Rosenbauer America and FESCO Emergency Sales announced they will expand their partnership to Maryland and Delaware territories.
  

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