Posted on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:31:13 +0000

<div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-single-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_single_image" width="600" height="396" alt="" src="http://www.firehouse.com/files/fridayharborphoto2_0_0.jpg?1283545677" /> </div> </div> </div> <p> A story that came across the wires the other day caught my eye. </p> <p>It seems that a relatively routine auto fire in Friday Harbor, WA turned into a major event in which the chief of the department was suspended after some of the department's members sent a letter of no confidence to the town administrators, and then abruptly resigned. The primary reason? The chief allowed safety shortcuts to exist in the department.</p> <div class="fivestar-static-form-item"><div class="form-item"> <label>Average </label> <div class="fivestar-widget-static fivestar-widget-static-vote fivestar-widget-static-5 clear-block"><div class="star star-1 star-odd star-first"><span class="on">5</span></div><div class="star star-2 star-even"><span class="on"></span></div><div class="star star-3 star-odd"><span class="on"></span></div><div class="star star-4 star-even"><span class="on"></span></div><div class="star star-5 star-odd star-last"><span class="on"></span></div></div> <div class="description"><div class="fivestar-summary fivestar-summary-combo"><span class="user-rating">Your rating: <span>None</span></span> <span class="average-rating">Average: <span>5</span></span> <span class="total-votes">(<span>1</span> vote)</span></div></div> </div> </div>

Posted on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:32:41 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>P. Christine Smith</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Sun Journal, New Bern, N.C.</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p></p><p lang="en-US"> Sept. 02--As Hurricane Earl makes its approach, the greatest concern is public safety both during and after the storm.</p> <p> While Earl threatens to merely brush Craven County, first responders prepare for the most precarious of situations involving people and property.</p> <p> "There's a wide range of things that could happen with a storm," said Township 9 Fire Chief Jonathon Gaskins.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> TRIBUNE </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:25:40 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Story by <a target="_new" href="http://www.wsmv.com" />wsmv.com</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p> NASHVILLE, Tenn.</p> <p> -- </p> <p></p><p> A firefighter was taken to a hospital after battling a fire at a Nashville home. </p> <p> The South Harpeth Road house caught fire late Wednesday morning, according to the Nashville Fire Department. The home is a total loss. </p> <p> The firefighter, whose name wasn't immediately released, was transported to Vanderbilt. He had minor injuries but will recover, the department said. </p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:23:25 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Story by thebostonchannel.com</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>WELLESLEY, Mass. --</p> <p>Crews battled a three-alarm fire in Wellesley early Wednesday.</p> <p>The fire broke out at 41 Kimlo Road in Wellesley early Wednesday.</p> <p>The homeowner was able to get out OK, but several firefighters suffered minor injuries.</p> <p>The cause of the fire is under investigation.</p> <p>Route 9 east was closed for a time as crews battled the fire.</p> <p>Copyright 2010 by TheBostonChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0Web exlusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:19:12 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Josh Farley</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, Wash.</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p lang="en-US">Sept. 01--BELFAIR -- Backed by the Mason County Fire Marshal, firefighters in Belfair are currently removing about 50 locks from fire hydrants.</p> <p>The locks were installed about a month ago by the Belfair Water District as a way to curb water theft. But crews with Belfair-based Mason County Fire District 2 -- who've had to cut the locks in responding to recent fire -- felt that they were a serious safety hazard.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0Web exlusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> TRIBUNE </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:38:43 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Story by <a target="_new" href="http://www.wsmv.com" />wsmv.com</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p> COLUMBIA, Tenn.</p> <p> -- </p> <p></p><p> Rescue teams pulled off a tricky and dangerous rescue. But after they saved a man from a grain silo, he disappeared. </p> <p> Emergency workers spent more than an hour Monday at the silo on Hayes Denton Road in Columbia. They had to lower a harness into the silo, and with a firefighter in there to help, the man was pulled to safety. </p> <p> But as soon as he was on the ground, he took off. </p> <p> Authorities didn't get his name and don't know how he became trapped. </p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:56 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>BY MIKE GLENN</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Houston Chronicle</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p lang="en-US">Five firefighters were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.</p> <p lang="en-US"> </p><div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0Web exlusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:15 +0000

<div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Learn from the other experts by studying safety principles </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-author-internal"> <div class="field-label">Internal author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/user/174391" title="View user profile.">William Jenaway</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-position"> <div class="field-label">Position:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Firehouse.Com Contributor </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> &nbsp; </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>Each year, safety professionals are required to complete a defined number of activities, such as training courses, giving technical presentations, performing various workshops, etc. The objective is professional growth. For those of us responsible for fire department safety initiatives, we must keep current and understand not only what is occurring, but what the future may hold.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Web exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:03:57 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Story by wisn.com</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>MILWAUKEE --</p> <p>Four Milwaukee firefighters were injured while battling a fire at an apartment building at 95th Street and Brown Deer Road early Monday afternoon.</p> <p>95th and Brown Deer Road - The fire started in the middle of the building, according to the Milwaukee Fire Department.</p> <p>Extra units were called, and the fire was raised to a second alarm because officials wanted to make sure the flames didn't spread to other apartments, the Fire Department said.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0Web exlusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:50:00 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Story by wmur.com</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>SOMERSWORTH, N.H. --</p> <p>Somersworth firefighters had to evacuate their own station when a work crew hit a gas main on Monday.</p> <p>Fire officials said the town crew working on a water line on Maple Street hit the gas main just after 1:15 p.m. The fire station and two adjacent elderly housing complexes were evacuated.</p> <p>The leak was capped about a half-hour later, and there were no injuries, fire officials said.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0Web exlusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>