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Tri-Town Fire Co. of Ulysses (Dept 47) launched its revised web site on Sunday. The company launched its first site in 2006. The site can be viewed at http://www.tri-townfire.org. The Tri-Town site is another Smoke Busters Production site. Port Area Ambulance will be hosting an EVOC clas on July 19 & 20. Class will start @ 8:00 A.M. both days. to register or for more info contact: Fred Strickland @ (814)642-2057 or email:
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The Star Hose Co. of Port Allegany and the Seneca Highlands F.O.O.L.S. will be hosting a Firefighter Combat Challenge on July 19, 2008 during the Star Hose Co. Old Home Week. Registration will begin at 4:30PM with the event to begin at 6PM. There is a $25 registration fee for this event. A copy of the flier can be downloaded HERE . For more information Complete competition rules will be available at registration. Pre-registration is available by contacting
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All entry fees must be paid in full prior to the start of competition on Saturday, July 19th. "Combat Tested" T-shirts will be provided to all combatants! No Austin Fire Dept. Bingo on Saturday, July 5th...... EVENTS IN AUSTIN:
FRIDAY, JULY 4th, 2008 CHICKEN BBQ
SATURDAY, JULY 5th, 2008 FIRE WORKS AT DUSK--TO BE HELD AT THE SCHOOL
FIRE WORKS: ANY FIRE, EMS, FIRE POLICE, OR POLICE PERSONEL THAT IS AVAILABLE TO COME OUT AND OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IS WELCOME. YOU'LL HAVE AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE. BRING YOUR FAMILY ALSO. |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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BASIC ROPES & RIGGINGS FOR ROPE RESCUE COURSE to be held at the NELSON FIRE DEPARTMENT SAT./SUN. July 12 & 13 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND! A copy of the flier for this class can be downloaded HERE . 15 students is the minimum, and the course is open to all Junior Firefighters! Lunch will be provided both days. |
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High Visibility Firefighter Safety Vests Save Lives |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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The following article is from ResponderSafety.com : High Visibility Firefighter Safety Vests Save Lives...It Just Makes Sense!
Thursday, July 31, 2008 Firefighters and all other responders will be soon required to wear ANSI approved High Visibility Vests effective November 24, 2008. A new federal rule requires responders to wear the vests while conducting operations on roadways supported by federal dollars. It only makes sense; after all, wouldn’t your family want you to be visible while operating on the roadway?
Many organizations including the Safety Health and Survival Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs , the National Traffic Incident Management Coalition , and the CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute, along with numerous fire departments support this rule as a way to reduce firefighter deaths and injuries. Most firefighters have been using reflective safety vests for years because it simply makes sense to be seen. These groups and more are submitting clarification on some operations such as suppression and hazmat responses when the vests may not be appropriate while these operations are being carried out.
Recently a few self interested for profit businesses have suggested that turn out gear alone is as visible as turn out gear and an ANSI approved vest. No surprise, their motivation is strictly from a business perspective.
Fire service safety experts have prepared a 2 minute video “Be Right Be Bright” with the real story. Shot on the street with an engine company at the Harrisburg PA Bureau of Fire, this no nonsense video shows firefighters working with and without vests. Spend two minutes viewing the program and make up your own mind. The rule has little fiscal impact on your department but it has a major safety impact on your ability to be seen on the roadway
See the video at www.respondersafety.com. Need more information? Check out the free downloads including a full power point program to help your department comply with the new rule. Other supporting information including vest “push cards” may be ordered free of charge. When it comes to firefighter safety, don’t be fooled. Be safe. Be Right, Be Bright! Respondersafety.com Point of Contact on the Vest Issue is: Director of Training Jack Sullivan mail:
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or 804-344-0009 extension 308 |
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Saturday, 28 June 2008 |
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Photos by Mike & Nichole Healy On June 26th Dive 20 made its annual trek to Camp Cadet which is held at Mansfield University each year. The camp is run by the PA State Police for 6th and 7th graders from Tioga, Potter and Cameron Counties. The camp provides the cadets with a week of learning about a wide range of emergency services including various areas of law enforcement, fire service and EMS. Each year Dive 20 along with other area dive teams from the Morris Fire Dept and the West Branch Dive Team from Lycoming County provide the cadets with a water rescue course. A high emphasis is placed on preventing the occurrence of a potential drowning. This year Chief Dave Jones had two recent incidents that were used as examples of situations that could have been prevented. The first being the tragic loss of a 10 year old boy on New Years Eve in Coudersport and the second the recent loss of a 20 year old man at Lyman Run State Park. The cadets are provided with training on the proper use of several life saving devices such as a thrown bag, life ring, and PFD (Personal Floatation Device). They are also shown examples of other common items that can be used in an emergency to attempt to save someone in danger of drowning such as a one gallon milk container, a large piece of wood, or a soccer ball. .jpg "Image")
In addition to water rescue training the cadets are also provided with the opportunity to try out scuba diving. They are able to actually don a scuba tank and go under water with one of the divers and swim around the pool. At the end of the training they all get to spend some time in free swim. Each of the cadets also receives a certificate attesting to their completion of the class. Photos of this year’s trip to Camp Cadet can be found on the Harrison Twp. Fire Co. web site in their Photo Gallery in the Dive Team Gallery. |
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What's Wrong With This Picture?!?!? |
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 |
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After you read the following article you may want to do some research with your department's workman's comp provider and see if this could be an issue for you. It just amazes me that we can give up the amount of time that we do to our community and this is the type of thanks that we receive in return. Although this doesn't provide a lot of information into the ins and outs of this situation and the Borough council may not have had a direct decision as to if this claim was accepted or not, but did their decision as to what level of insurance coverage they carried have a part to play in this? Better check with your municipality and see what kind of coverage your members have (or don't have as the case may be). Stricken Pennsylvania Firefighter Denied Compensation Claim
| | ............ | CHARLES SCHILLINGER The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. BLAKELY -- A firefighter with the Wilson Fire Company who suffered a heart attack at the scene of a fire has been denied workers' compensation. Assistant Fire Chief William Saxe responded to a 2 a.m. fire at Fiorelli Plaza in Peckville on March 31, where he had a heart attack that left him in critical condition at Community Medical Center. He is now back home, but declined to comment, citing legal matters involving his case. Blakely officials confirmed Mr. Saxe filed for workers' compensation through the borough, but the borough's insurance carrier, the State Workers' Insurance Fund, denied Mr. Saxe's claim. The insurance fund is managed by a state board made up of Sandi Vito, secretary of the Department of Labor and Industry; Joel Ario, the insurance commissioner; and state Treasurer Robin Wiessmann. Officials with the State Workers' Insurance Fund declined to comment on the claim. Borough Council President Robert Munley discussed the issue recently, concerned about the misconception that council had some say in the matter. "The Borough Council is excluded from the workers' comp process. Just like a typical insurance policy, we pay a premium to the insurance company for coverage," he said. "Council has no input on the determination or award of benefits. The insurance provider makes this determination." He couldn't say why the carrier denied the claim. Firefighter John Chichilla said he was astounded when he heard the news. "I don't know the details, but it seems to me like he should have been and should still be compensated," Mr. Chichilla said. "He wasn't looking for a golden goose. Just to recover what I think is rightfully his." McClatchy-Tribune News Service. |
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Kane Fire Dept Gets New Ladder Truck |
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Tuesday, 03 June 2008 |
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Tuesday, 03 June 2008 From the Kane Republican Friday evening you may have thought that there was a big fire here in town, however, you would have been incorrect. All the sirens you heard were to announce and welcome the newest addition to the Kane Volunteer Fire Department's fleet of fire trucks. 
Photo by Mike Healy Staging at the top of Cemetery Hill, the escort began with a Kane Police Department car followed by Fire Chief Art Brechtel, Ladder 59, a 1977 Maxum, oldest truck and the one to be replaced, Engine 57, Rescue 51, Engine 56, Utility 54, Engine 58, and the newest addition and what all the sirens and lights were for, Tower 5, a 2008 Sutphen with a 95 foot ladder and holding 500 gallons of water with a 2000 gallon per minute pump rate. Tower 5 should be in service in the near future. The fire department will be training on it over the next few weeks. No doubt if you were out and about this last weekend you saw it being driven through the streets of Kane. However, it will take a little getting use to seeing a red and black fire truck in Kane. |
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