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A Renter's Mentality: Why Rotating Officers Fails
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (357+ words) Someone once asked me for my thoughts on rotating battalion chiefs and company officers. Having experienced rotating every two years for a period of time as a battalion chief and having seen the impacts firsthand, I quickly responded with a…...
Fireground Decision Making: Stockton Engine 2 Uses Deck Gun to Stop Fire Spread
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (187+ words) When the fireground changes, the plan has to change with it. In this video, Stockton Firefighters Engine 2 arrives to find a heavily involved occupancy with fire extending into an exposure. The initial plan is to deploy a 2½ inch handline, but…...
Fire in German High-Rise Injured Five, Prompted Some Residents to Consider Jumping to Safety
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (107+ words) The severity of the injuries was not immediately known, German news agency dpa reported. All of the building’s residents were evacuated. One person was forced to jump into a firetruck’s aerial basket, dpa reported. A fire department spokesperson described the…...
Two Killed in TX Military Helicopter Crash
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (258+ words) By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press An Army Apache helicopter crashed in a central Texas field on Wednesday, killing both people on board and sparking a wildfire that forced several homes to be evacuated, a sheriff’s official said. Officials from nearby…...
Severe Weather Knocks out Power in IL, IN, and OH as 'Ring of Fire' Strikes Midwest
4+ day, 41+ min ago (443+ words) By LAURA BARGFELD and ED WHITE Associated Press Tornado warning sirens howled as the skies darkened. All flights were temporarily stopped at Chicago’s two major airports, and officials warned of delays as the backlog was cleared. In Ohio, power outages…...
Sticker Shock Hits San Francisco Condo Owners Facing Sprinkler Mandate Deadline
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (136+ words) Fire Engineering San Francisco’s requirement for sprinklers in older high-rise residential buildings could cost some homeowners as much as nearly $250,000 per unit, according to a new city analysis. NBC Bay Area reported that the 2022 fire code update applies to 126 buildings…...
Indonesian Rescuers Evacuate Dozens From a Ferry Fire That Left at Least One Dead Near Bali
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (260+ words) The fire started about 4:15 a.m. while the Putri Yasmin ferry was en route from Padang Bai port in Bali to Lembar port on the neighboring island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara province, according to the search and rescue office in…...
Magnitude 7.4 Quake Hits Colombia; More Than 100 Dead
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (580+ words) By ASTRID SUÁREZ, MEGAN JANETSKY and JUAN DIAZ Associated Press Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella, who reported the death toll, said at least 87 people were injured and around 1,600 buildings were damaged, including at least 61 that completely collapsed. He declared…...
Senate Confirms New FEMA Head
6+ day, 29+ min ago (954+ words) By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA The Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, returning the former Navy SEAL to the embattled agency he led temporarily last year only to be fired after he publicly…...
Helicopter Battling UT Wildfire Crashes; OR Fire Kills Dozer Operator
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (508+ words) There was no word on the conditions of the people aboard the helicopter as officials said they couldn’t immediately reach the crash site. During firefighting operations in Oregon, 47-year-old Jason Ensign died Thursday while operating a dozer for a timber…...