Odd in the News and on the Web

Firefighters Left without Rescuing Man
FOX 4 News
DALLAS - Dallas Fire Rescue has launched an internal investigation over the handling of a fire call on Sunday. Firefighters responded twice to the same condominium where a disabled man died. Angry neighbors claim the first responders left without ...
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Gilbert crews training to tackle fires at hoarders' homes
Arizona Republic
20, 2012 10:08 AM Gilbert firefighters will take on specialized training geared to battling the extremely hot fires that typically rage at the debris-filled homes of hoarders. Stacks of newspapers, cans and other trash form veritable walls between the ...
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Nine firefighters injured in Jersey City five-alarm blaze, officials say
NJ.com
By Charles Hack/The Jersey Journal Enlarge Michael Dempsey/The Jersey JournalFirefighters battle a five alarm fire that broke out at the corner of Fairmount Ave. and Monticello Ave. in Jersey City on February 19, 2012. Michael Dempsey/The Jersey ...
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Firefighter hurt, families displaced in Cicero fire
Chicago Tribune
A Cicero firefighter was injured and two families were displaced after an afternoon fire today in the west suburb, officials said. According to Cicero town spokesman Ray Hanania, the firefighter was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, ...
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Volunteer fire departments get creative for resources
Chillicothe Gazette
Colerain Township firefighters empty water from a tanker into a portable dump tank during a drill in October. Colerain's fleet of vehicles largely has been paid for through state and federal funding — dollars that have become more elusive in recent ...
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Fire Department Safety Officer Resource

 

Video: FDSOA Introduces Second Online Safety Officer Program

The Fire Department Safety Officer Association announced the addition of a second online training program, this one targeted to health and safety officers.

The Fire Department Safety Officers Association recently announced the addition of a second online training program, this one targeted to health and safety officers. According to spokesman Bob Colameta, the FDSOA originally partnered with the Public Safety Education Network to create an online incident safety officer course. The success of that program led to the development of the online Health and Safety Officer Course, which is designed to dovetail with Occupational Safety and Health in the Emergency Services 2nd edition, written by James S. Angle.

Fire Department Safety Officer Association

News on the Web

Obama Proposes Cuts to SAFER, AFG, USFA
The President's spending plan calls for money for the D Block and an increase for wildland fire initiatives.

Chicago Fire Commissioner Hoff Plans to Resign
One source called Hoff's resignation "imminent" and said it's for personal reasons, not because of any differences with the new mayor.

Volunteers fight fires without basic safety equipment
Rural firefighters are fighting fires wearing gumboots because there is not enough basic safety gear, a report has revealed. Boots, helmets, gloves and other equipment have to be shared, and some stations lack "a basic level of equipment necessary for ...
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25 years later, firefighter's death in EvCC arson weighs on family, comrades
HeraldNet
They all loved diving into fires, said Somerville, who retired in 2000. He was at the college that night. He remembers some of the firefighters' helmets melting from the heat as they escaped the building. He remembers Parks being loaded into the medic ...
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Boy found dead after firefighters rescue woman from Far South Side fire
Chicago Tribune
A boy was found dead in an attic crawlspace several hours after firefighters rescued a woman from a Roseland neighborhood house fire this morning, fire officials said. A woman, 66, was rescued from the home in the 10700 block of South Prairie Avenue, ...

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Follow up on the dog that WAS rescued?

dog bite news anchor - Bing News LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- A Colorado man's dog is alive thanks to a firefighter who pulled the dog out of an icy pond on Tuesday, but may be put down after biting a news anchor on a live interview.

• Dogs Bites News Anchor's Face on Live TV

  What should have been a feel-good news story soon became anything but when Kyle Dyer, an anchorwoman at NBC's KUSA Denver affiliate, was bitten in the face by…The Hollywood Gossip· 2 hours ago  

• Dog rescued by firefighter bites news anchor in interview

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• Rescued dog bites TV anchor during broadcast

Difference Between Then and Now

George W. Bush speech after capture of Saddam Hussein:
The success of yesterday's mission is a tribute to our men and women now serving in Iraq . The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts who found the dictator's footprints in a vast country. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many
dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and in their effort to bring hope and
freedom to the Iraqi people. Their work continues, and so do the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate  'them.

 

Barack Hussein Obama speech, Sunday, May 1, 2011:

And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of my war against al Qaeda, even as I continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.
Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by my intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan . And finally, last week, I determined that I had enough intelligence to take action, and I authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.
Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad , Pakistan .

Recue captured with the aid of a Helmet Cam–Classic Kid hiding in a closet!

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A camera attached the helmet of an Alameda County firefighter captures the rescue of a child from a burning building in California. The camera is being used to review fire procedures. Alameda County firefighters rescued three children from a fire Tuesday morning and it was all captured on a helmet-cam.

Watch Video and full story at KGO-TV

A mother dropped her child from a second-story railing and into the arms of a firefighter, according to KGO-TV.

On the Net and In the News–Dogs, Ice, and Training

Pet oxygen masks can save animals' lives in fires
San Jose Mercury News
(AP Photo/Alden Pellett, file) Firefighters in Ocala, Fla., found Hanna, a 2-year-old Siamese cat, lying in a smoky bedroom, unconscious and not breathing. Believing her dead, they carried the cat outside. Then Hanna moved her head.
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'Big balls of fire' Fighting aircraft flames at FSCJ
Jacksonville Daily Record
The “Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Facility” would join the existing maritime “Burn Ship Facility” at the center, which trains firefighters in battling maritime fires. Its address would be along Fire Fighter Memorial Drive.
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API storage tank project upgraded for more realistic training at Brayton Fire ...
TEEX News
COLLEGE STATION - The API Storage Tank Fires project #45 at Brayton Fire Training Field has been upgraded to enhance the training for firefighters who respond to incidents involving fires at flammable liquid storage facilities.
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Testing fire suppression products
6abc.com
February 7, 2012 (WPVI) -- These products claim to put a fire out in seconds, but do they work? For our test we enlisted the help from firefighters at the Bucks County Department of Public Safety Training Facility in Doylestown.
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Firefighters rescue dog from frigid water in Avon
Vail Daily News
Eagle River firefighter Jesse Monaghan is in the orange, rescuing a family pet that fell through the ice on Avon's Nottingham Lake. The dog happened to fall through when firefighters were training for winter ice/water rescues.
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Dog rescued from icy pond, firefighter and dog's owner react
9NEWS.com
LAKEWOOD - A man's dog is alive thanks to a West Metro firefighter who pulled the dog out of an icy pond on Tuesday afternoon. Max is an 85-pound Argentine Mastiff, a breed known as a hunting dog. Max's owner says he was doing his business off-leash on ...
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