Local News
- Strict new landscaping rules will impact millions of Californians in fire-prone areas
- Ager Fire holds at 5 acres as evacuation orders are downgraded in Siskiyou County
- Evacuation warnings lifted for Alpaugh Fire in Tulare County
- A new threat emerges as Palisades Fire victims rebuild
- Semi fire spreads to brush, closes 210 Freeway in San Fernando Valley
National News
- VIDEOS: ‘Irreplaceable’ Historic Ohio church destroyed by fire
- Maine woman donates 20 handmade quilts to Searsmont first responders
- VIDEOS: 2 firefighters injured while battling fire near Jackson State University campus in Mississippi
- VIDEO: Two firefighters hospitalized after responding to office building blaze in Washington
- New York City Fire Museum reopens to the public in Manhattan after 2 years of repairs
Recalls that might effect your fleet – 11/20
RecallsFA Viewpoints: Maintenance Challenges
NewsTwo articles from Fire Apparatus Magazine to take a look at:
Apparatus Maintenance Challenges: Four Factors &
Challenges to Minimizing Out-of-Service Times
Both located at this link: https://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/2020/10/01/fa-viewpoints-maintenance-challenges/
Keeping It Safe: COVID-19: Going Forward
SafetyBY ROBERT TUTTEROW
At the risk of “piling on,” here is another article about COVID-19. There are many lessons learned from this worldwide pandemic. Some of these lessons will change our way of living in many areas.
It has certainly expanded the meaning of “saving our own” as we are at considerable risk of becoming the customer while serving our customers. No doubt this will accelerate emerging processes such as doctor’s appointments via telemedicine/telehealth. The fire service could emerge as an extension of urgent care agencies, whether it be going to the patient or the patient coming to the fire station.
See the full article here: https://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/2020/08/01/keeping-it-safe-covid-19-going-forward/