Health and Wellness for Women in the Fire Service
March 19, 2021 at 2:00 PM EDT / 1:00 PM CDT / 11:00 AM PDT / 6:00 PM GMT
This webcast is based on the U.S. Fire Administration study “Emerging Issues for Women in the Fire Service.” Topics include cardiac health, cancer, and behavioral and mental health. You will be presented with the results of recent studies by the Women’s Biomonitoring Collaborative, including attention-grabbing resources meant to inspire firefighters about the importance of post-incident decon.
PPE Evaluations: From Risk Assessment to Selection
March 16, 2021 at 1:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM CDT / 10:00 AM PDT / 5:00 PM GMTThis webcast is based on five successful firefighter evaluations of personal protective equipment (PPE) from risk assessment through evaluation and selection. It explores the nuances and time lengths (which differed because of fiscal time constrictions) of the processes for the items typically associated with firefighter PPE: helmet, hood, gloves, coat and pant, and boots. The presentation includes pilot programs, evaluation solicitations, evaluation forms, requests for proposal, and language suggestions for requirements. Successful personnel engagement strategies and practices are also discussed.
Los Angeles (CA) Police Probe Fire, Vandalism at Japanese Buddhist Temple
Authorities are investigating a vandalism and fire at a Buddhist temple in the Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles.
Massive CA Fire Burns Commercial Yard, Buses
A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned stacks of pallets in a commercial yard and buses parked in a neighboring lot Friday.
Firefighters Rely on Ax, Luck to Free Tiger Woods from Crash
With short, sure strokes of a flathead ax, firefighter Cole Gomoll methodically chopped along the edge of the SUV’s broken windshield as golf icon Tiger Woods — tangled up in his seatbelt and covered in a sheet to avoid shards of glass — waited in shock inside the mangled wreck.
Warrant Issued for Boulder County (CO) Woman in Arson Case
A Boulder County woman accused of lighting the basement of her father's home on fire with her elderly grandmother still inside failed to appear for a court hearing Friday, and a warrant has been issued for her arrest.
Firefighter Injured, 49 Displaced in Three-Alarm Paterson (NJ) Fire
A firefighter suffered a burn injury and dozens of people were displaced from their homes early Saturday morning when a fire spread through a residential building in Paterson, fire officials said.
Remains of NM Firefighter Who Died from COVID-19 Escorted Home
NASA White Sands Test Facility Fire Departmentescorted the remains of Lt. Edward Vasquez from Albuquerque to his hometown of Anthony, New Mexico, on Friday, with aid from local fire departments.
