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THE NATCHEZ BURNING | Elmo Williams & Hezekiah Early | Deep Blues Festiv...
This song came out of one of the worst nightclub fires in US history....
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Will's Wisdom
"He who believes he can, and he who believes he can not, are both usually right."
Will Smith discusses the "secrets" of success. Very well I might add.
Monday, July 19
Wednesday, July 7
FF/medics fired over Facebook posts did they deserve it?
FDNY medic likely to lose job for joking about patient. The Lt. posted details online of a 911 call he found hilarious — a woman complaining of a swollen vagina — with the patient's name and address
FDNY medic likely to lose job for joking about patient
And then there is this:
SC firefighter-medic fired over Facebook post. A firefighter-paramedic has been fired over a video he posted on Facebook of an exchange between two cartoon characters at a hospital.
So...Did they both deserve to be fired? What say you?
Saturday, July 3
Training to Become a Firefighter
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Do you have what it takes? What should you study in school? What will you learn in your core classes? What will you learn in your academy? What will you learn on the job?
Tuesday, June 29
FDNY medic likely to lose job for joking about patient
FDNY medic likely to lose job for joking about patient
The Lt. posted details online of a 911 call he found hilarious — a woman complaining of a swollen vagina — with the patient's name and address
By Ginger Adams Otis
The New York PostNEW YORK — He got punked — by himself.
An EMS lieutenant with a sick sense of humor is likely to lose his FDNY job thanks to a tasteless joke that violated federal medical-privacy law.
Bozo boss Michael Palleschi, 36, posted details online of a 911 call he found hilarious — a woman complaining of a swollen vagina — without redacting the patient's name and address, sources said.
FDNY top brass found nothing comical about Palleschi's behavior and pushed to get him fired.
Even as his job hung in the balance, the pudgy prankster got into hot water again — this time for an alleged joke on a teenager in the EMS Explorer program at the Brooklyn EMS station in Canarsie, where Palleschi had been exiled on modified duty, sources said.
The juvenile high jinks got Palleschi hauled in for a second investigation, the FDNY said.
An anonymous tipster told the FDNY that, two weeks ago, Palleschi wrote a stickup note demanding cash, then folded it up and passed it to the young Explorer, claiming it was a coffee and bagel order that he should get filled at the nearby Dunkin' Donuts.
According to sources, Palleschi admitted he added a line about a stickup to a coffee order compiled at the station but said he ripped that part off before the Explorer ever left the building to hand it to a Dunkin' Donuts clerk.
The EMS Explorer program, part of an effort to recruit members into the FDNY, brings in local kids, usually between 16 and 20, from area high schools and colleges to intern at EMS stations.
An FDNY spokesman declined to comment on its problem prankster.
In the first incident, Palleschi took a picture of the computer screen in his ambulance that displays patient names, addresses, medical complaint and other sensitive personal data and uploaded it to his Facebook page because a woman's description of her swollen vagina amused him, sources said.
It was a serious violation of the strict federal rules — known as HIPAA — that protect the privacy of individual health information and patient confidentiality.
Palleschi's union head, Vincent Variale, said neither probe had yet returned conclusive evidence that he had done anything wrong. "Investigations are still ongoing, and until they are finished, it would be unfair to draw conclusions," he said.
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Privatize the Fire Department
Come to think of it...the US fire service BEGAN with private fire companies paid by the insurance companies. That didn't work out so well...
However the United States did not have government-run fire departments until around the time of the American Civil War. Prior to this time, private fire brigades compete with one another to be the first to respond to a fire because insurance companies paid brigades to save buildings.
There were no full-time paid firefighters in America until 1850. Even after the formation of paid fire companies in the United States, there were disagreements and often fights over territory. New York City companies were famous for sending runners out to fires with a large barrel to cover the hydrant closest to the fire in advance of the engines.[citation needed] Often fights would break out between the runners and even the responding fire companies for the right to fight the fire and receive the insurance money that would be paid to the company that fought it.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_firefightingj
In New York City....
In the same way that the multiple police forces created disorder, the multiple volunteer fire companies, which existed because of no singular public fire department, also caused more problems than they solved. With the streets crammed with buildings, fire spread easily. Because of their prevalence, insurance companies paid the first fire company that arrived, causing even more mayhem since the first person from a fire company at the scene sometimes placed a barrel over the hydrant in order to prevent others from using the hydrant, as shown in the film during a fire. That act resulted in the gang name “plug uglies” because the barrel they used was an “ugly” “plug” over the hydrant. By doing that they left the fire to rage on while waiting for the rest of their fire company to show up.http://www.historythroughfilm.net/gangsofnewyork.pdf
In total, thirty to forty fire companies existed, comprised mostly of men who wanted to be heroes, but like the two police forces depicted in the film, the many fire companies ended up fighting with each other while the fire destroyed the city. In the process of fighting the fires and each other, some volunteer firefighters looted the houses or shops being burnt, prompting many to join the fire companies so their own homes would not be looted if it ever caught fire. The same way the police forces grew corrupt due to corrupt politicians and government officials, the fire companies revolved around political and gang-related issues and linked themselves with gangs since the insurance money and looting financed the gangs.
Tuesday, May 25
Monday, May 17
Finding a Job in the Fire Service
Budget cuts in fire departments across the United States have affected the hiring of new firefighters. San Diego Fire-Rescue, one of California's largest fire departments, is no exception. For the first time in several years they were unable to hire the six open enrollees who graduated from their 72nd Fire Academy. Here is their story.
Saturday, May 8
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Friday, April 23
Administration of Codes
The administration of codes through the building and safety department or fire prevention division is critical to the overall community enforcement for all codes. Administration can be viewed as the adoption, use, deputies, and how we enforce codes or standards. Many of us can look at our first chapter of the adopted building or fire code for guidance on the “administration of code.”
A nice discussion and links to various check-sheets from Inspector911.com. To read the rest of the article, click the link above.
Thursday, April 22
Wednesday, April 21
ENERGY: Solar fire raises questions about panel safety
A small house fire caused by a solar panel in San Diego last week exposed a potentially dangerous flaw in the building codes of many cities across California, which is pushing for tens of thousands of homeowners to install the generating systems on their rooftops.
Experts say that in most cities, installers are not required to place a switch on the roof to cut power from panels in an emergency ---- leaving firefighters unable to put out certain fires and helpless to stop dangerous amounts of electricity from flowing along wires as long as the sun is shining. Temecula, which requires a separate shut-off, appears to be the sole local exception.
Amy Pavis had a solar-powered electrical fire on her Lake Murray-area home on Wednesday, and it wouldn't go out.
Fed by electricity from her rooftop solar panels, the fire smoldered for hours despite repeated applications of a household fire extinguisher and the efforts of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Only after an electrician arrived to cut the wires leading from the panels were the flames put down for good.
Three Oakland firefighters injured in apartment blaze - Inside Bay Area
OAKLAND — Two firefighters were sprayed in the face and eyes with paint from spray cans that exploded during a fire cleanup and a third crew member suffered a back injury after an apartment blaze this morning in the Eastlake district.
Fire Department Batallion Chief William Towner said there were about three dozen spray paint cans in an apartment at the corner of East 11th Street and Ninth Avenue because the occupant works for a paint distributor and had older products and samples stored there.
Some of the cans exploded during the fire, but it was during the fire mop-up that the two firefighters were without protective eye gear and were injured. They were taken to a hospital, treated and released. The third firefighter, who suffered the back injury fleeing from the exploding cans, was treated at a hospital and sent home, Towner said. No one else was injured.
Fire officials said 22 firefighters responded to the 10:35 a.m. blaze in the top floor of a two-story, seven-unit apartment building. One apartment on the top floor was gutted before the fire was controlled about 11 a.m., officials said. There was some smoke and water damage to other units as well. Towner said the total preliminary damage estimate is about $250,000.
The cause of the fire, which started in the kitchen of the unit with the paint cans, is under investigation. It was not deemed to be arson, Towner said.
S.F. firefighters' water marvel seeks repairs
It's a system that was cutting-edge when it was built nearly a century ago - and remains so cutting-edge, it is the only one of its kind in the entire country.
It's the city's auxiliary water supply system, a network of storage systems and pipes that allows firefighters to access streams of incredibly high-pressure water to battle major blazes like one that could occur following a devastating earthquake.
"A lot of people call it the architectural underground marvel of San Francisco," said Michael Thompson, assistant deputy fire chief. "It's like if there was an underground Golden Gate Bridge, this would be it."
It was the brainchild of Dennis T. Sullivan, the city's fire chief in the early 1900s. The city had already burned to the ground five times before the 1906 earthquake and fire, and insurance companies were drastically raising their premiums for property owners because of the fire danger - magnified by the city's topography, winds and high density.In 1903, Sullivan proposed an underground emergency water supply system that would store vast amounts of water and use gravity to deliver it in high-pressure streams around the city.
The idea was that because San Francisco is largely surrounded by water, it can't rely on adjacent cities to send water in an emergency and should store its own.
Pipes that deliver water from Hetch Hetchy for both the city's regular tap and firefighting uses, as well as its emergency water system, cross fault lines and could be jeopardized during a quake. (That system's seismic retrofitting is already under way.)
But like many City Hall proposals, it took years to come to fruition - during which the April 18, 1906 earthquake cracked water pipes around the city. San Francisco burned for three days, destroying 22,000 buildings and killing as many as 3,000 people.
"The 1906 earthquake caused a great deal of damage, but people often forget that it was the days of fire that followed that truly destroyed much of the city," said Mayor Gavin Newsom, who sponsored the bond measure along with Board of Supervisors President David Chiu.
"This system is worth its weight in gold, but it needs to be maintained," she said.
Friday, April 16
Close the Door!!
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U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Tucson, AZ
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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Dennis Robinson
Rank: Captain
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 26
Date of Incident: 03/30/2010
Time of Incident: 1500hrs
Date of Death: 03/31/2010
Fire Department: Three Points Fire District
Address: 11200 S Sierrita Mtn RD, B328, Tucson, AZ 85736-1434
Fire Department Chief: John Williams
Fire Department Website: www.threepointsfire.org
Incident Description: A few hours after participating in roof ventilation training on the fire department’s portable burn trailer, Captain Robinson fell ill at Three Point’s Station 92. He was transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital, but succumbed to his injury the following day. The nature of the fatal injury is still under investigation.
U.S. Fire Administration Civilian Fire Fatality Notification Update - April 1
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Thursday, April 1
The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:
- 1 dead – Junction City, KS (Topeka, KS) – A 50-year-old woman was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
To find out more about any of the reported incidents, please contact news media in the vicinity where the fatal fire occurred. USFA does not have any additional information other than what is listed here.
QUICK RESPONSE EVENT UPDATE
The victim who succumbed to injuries sustained in a home fire that occurred Sunday, 3/21 in St. Albans, VT was identified as a 73-year-old man. The fire was caused by a propane heater placed too close to combustibles.
Thursday, April 1
EMT struck & killed during response
SAN DIEGO — A Pacific storm moved through the county Thursday morning and brought along with it chilly temperatures, high winds, snow and heavy showers that made for a treacherous drive on the freeways.
Dozens of accidents were reported throughout the morning, including one that killed an emergency medical technician who was responding to a crash.
Esteban Behana, 24, had arrived at a collision on state Route 163 just north of Washington Street about 7 a.m. and was putting out flares when he was hit, San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesman Maurice Luque said.
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U.S. Fire Administration Civilian Fire Fatality Notification Update
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The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:
Wednesday, March 31
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2 dead - Occurred Tuesday, 3/30 - New Madrid, MO (Paducah, KY – Cape Girardeau, MO – Harrisburg, IL): An 82-year-old man and his 45-year-old son were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -
1 dead - Occurred Wednesday, 3/31 - Prentiss County, MS (Jackson, MS): A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -
1 dead – Occurred Wednesday, 3/31 – Pittsburgh, PA: A 42-year-old man was killed in home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -
1 dead - Occurred Tuesday, 3/30 - Homewood, IL (Chicago, IL): An elderly man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -
1 dead - Occurred Monday, 3/29 – Statesboro, GA (Savannah, GA): A 78-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The fire was caused by an overloaded extension cord. -
1 dead - Occurred Sunday, 3/21 - St. Albans, VT (Burlington, VT – Plattsburgh, NY): On Monday, 3/29 an elderly man succumbed to injuries sustained in a home fire that occurred on Sunday, 3/21. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The United States Fire Administration recommends everyone should have a comprehensive fire protection plan that includes smoke alarms, residential sprinklers, and practicing a home fire escape plan.
U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Independence, OH
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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Edward Teare
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 30
Date of Incident: 03/31/2010
Time of Incident: 1400hrs
Date of Death: 03/31/2010
Fire Department: Independence Fire Department
Address: 6305 Selig DR, Independence, OH 44131-4926
Fire Department Chief: Peter Nelson
Fire Department Website: http://www.independenceohio.org/fire/index.html
Incident Description: Lieutenant Teare complained of not feeling well after a training session, lied down and was found by crew members in cardiac arrest a short time later.
Wednesday, March 31
Focus on Fire Safety: Living in the Wildland Environment
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U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Columbus, OH
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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: John P. Moore
Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 35
Date of Incident: 03/29/2010
Time of Incident: 1600hrs
Date of Death: 03/29/2010
Fire Department: Columbus Division of Fire
Address: 3675 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, OH 43207
Fire Department Chief: Ned Pettus, Jr.
Fire Department Website: http://fire.ci.columbus.oh.us/
Incident Description: Firefighter Moore was assigned as a Paramedic Instructor at the Columbus Fire Division Training Academy. He was found unresponsive in his office from an apparent heart attack. Efforts to revive Firefighter Moore were unsuccessful.
Recall of extensiion cords and power strips
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Howard Berger Co. Inc. today announced a voluntary recall of approximately 12,000 Brightway indoor and outdoor extension cords and power strips because they pose a fire hazard, according to a March 31 CPSC press release. No injuries have been reported.
The cords and power strips lack adequate coating material around the cords and copper conductors are smaller than required.
HOT COFFEE!! U.S. Fire Administration Coffee Break Training Update
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U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Homewood, IL
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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Brian Carey
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: <1
Date of Incident: 03/30/2010
Time of Incident: 2100hrs
Date of Death: 03/30/2010
Fire Department: Homewood Fire Department
Address: 17950 Dixie HWY, Homewood, IL 60430-1732
Fire Department Chief: Bob Grabowski
Incident Description: Firefighter Carey and one other firefighter were seriously injured while rescuing a husband and wife from a burning residential structure. Firefighter Carey died from his injuries and the second firefighter remains hospitalized with first and second degree burns. In addition, the husband died after being removed from the structure, while the wife was transported to the hospital with serious burn injuries.
U.S. Fire Administration Civilian Fire Fatality Notification Update
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The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:
Tuesday, March 30
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2 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/29 – Blackfoot, ID (Idaho Falls, ID): Two people were killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -
2 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/28 – Dushore, PA (Wilkes Barre – Scranton, PA): A 32-year-old woman and her seven-month-old son were killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -
1 dead – Occurred Tuesday, 3/30 – Toledo, OH: A person was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -
1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/29 – Gaffney, SC (Greenville, SC – Asheville, NC): A 60-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -
1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/29 – Anchorage, AK: An 83-year-old man was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -
1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/28 – Kerr County, TX (San Antonio, TX): A 63-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -
1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/27 – Bessemer, AL (Birmingham, AL): A 92-year-old woman was killed in an apartment fire. The fire was caused by unattended cooking.
Tuesday, March 30
U.S. Fire Administration Coffee Break Training Update 2010-13
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The environment above a commercial fryer can be one of the greasiest places on earth. The fire protection equipment there must be serviced regularly to enhance its operational reliability.
Today’s training vignette, “Commercial Kitchen Suppression System Link and Bulb Maintenance” describes the requirements periodic maintenance on these devices.
Coffee Break Training provides an overview of fire protection topics and does not include all details, requirements or exceptions to the topics that are described. Always refer to nationally recognized design and installation codes and standards, the product manufacturer, or listing details for specific information.
Please share this Coffee Break Training segment and others with your peers. Previous Coffee Breaks may be found at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa/coffee-break/
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U.S. Fire Administration Civilian Fire Fatality Notification Update
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The Nation's news media is reporting the following residential fire (non-arson) fatalities:
Monday, March 29
- 3 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/27 – West Monroe, LA (Monroe, LA – El Dorado, AR): Three men, between the ages 18-28-years-old, were killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The home had no working smoke alarms.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/29 – Gaffney, SC (Greenville, SC – Asheville, NC): A man was killed in an apartment fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/29 – Memphis, TN: A man in his 70s was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Monday, 3/29 – Ankeny, IA (Des Moines, IA): An elderly woman was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/28 – Wapakoneta, OH (Dayton, OH): An 89-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/28 – Milton, NY (Albany – Schenectady – Troy, NY): A 59-year-old man was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/28 – Ventura, CA (Los Angeles, CA): A 61-year-old man with disabilities was killed in a manufactured home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Sunday, 3/28 – Portland, CT (Hartford – New Haven, CT): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/27 – Morgan County, KY (Cincinnati, OH): A 45-year-old man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/27 – Thornton, CO (Denver, CO): A person was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/27 – Sarasota County, FL (Tampa – St. Petersburg, FL): A 62-year-old man was killed in home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Saturday, 3/27 – Minneola, FL (Orlando – Daytona Beach, FL): A man was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- 1 dead – Occurred Friday, 3/26 – Panama, IL (St. Louis, MO): A 64-year-old woman was killed in a home fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
To find out more about any of the reported incidents, please contact news media in the vicinity where the fatal fire occurred. USFA does not have any additional information other than what is listed here.
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Position Announcement at NIST
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| The closing date for this vacancy has been extended to midnight on Friday, APRIL 2, 2010. Vacancy Announcement: |
| Dear Colleague, We are posting the vacancy for the position of Manager, Building and Fire Codes and Standards, in the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at NIST. I have attached a sheet which summarizes what the position entails. Interested applicants must apply on-line via USAJOBS (http://www.usajobs.gov/) to the following vacancy announcements: NISTBFRL-2010-0008. The announcement will close on March 29, 2010. Detailed information about the position (including duties, qualifications, and evaluations) and instructions for applying are available at the USAJOBS website. This is a senior management position within BFRL at the ZP 4/5 (GS 14/15) levels, depending upon the qualifications of the applicant. We are looking to recruiting the brightest and the best candidate for the position. We encourage interested candidates from within NIST or in the federal government, or outside of the federal government to compete for this highly challenging and rewarding leadership opportunity. If any of you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please do not hesitate to contact me. We also encourage you to bring this vacancy to the attention of others who may have an interest in the position. Thanks very much! S. Shyam Sunder |
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