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Woman found in St. Louis fire dies: One woman was taken from this fire late Friday morning in St. Louis. She has since died. At bout 5:20 into the clip the evacuation orders were given.
Anatomy of a 911 call: More details of the rush to try and save Michael Jackson. If you haven’t heard it yet, the 911 call is out. Plus, some more video from outside his home as the events unfolded. Also, JEMS.com talked to the LAFD medical director. Check it out.
PGFD finally has issued the plan for July 1: We have all of the details of a very complicated staffing plan that Prince George’s County, Maryland officials are hoping will get them through tough times. The plan relies on volunteer firefighters to take the places of career staff that will be redeployed or furloughed. Click here to read it for yourself.
Heritage Foundation takes on fire grants: At a time when the fire service is fighting for all the funding it can get from Congress with the FY 2010 FIRE Grant budget (also check CFSI.org), The Heritage Foundation (Conservative policy research and analysis) “summarizes the findings of a forthcoming Center for Data Analysis (CDA) report that evaluates the effectiveness of the Assistance for Firefighter Grant (AFG) Program, Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants”. Pointing out that the study found the grants had no impact on fire casualties, David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D., a Senior Policy Analyst in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation writes that Congress should eliminate funding for the fire grant program. Read the article.
Softball tournament to benefit and ailing firefighter: A family event in Manassas, Virginia to assist Firefighter Firefighter Zalys with his battle with cancer. Click here for the details.
Firehouse thefts were an inside job: That’s the story from Pittsburgh where police say a firefighter would call in false alarms so he could take wallets and money from the firehouse. Police claim the firefighter admitted to having a heroin habit. Read the details.
Firefighter arson in Buffalo area: A Rural/Metro Medical Services EMT who is a volunteer firefighter with the Vigilant Fire Company in West Seneca now has two arson charges against him. Read the story. Watch the story.
Fire department cuts 50% of its force: That’s the story from Weston, WV where they had four career fighters and now there are only two. Read more.
Sexual harassment claim in Indiana: This time it is male against male. An 18-year-veteran of the South Bend Fire Department says he complained to superiors about another firefighter rubbing up against him in a sexual manner on three different occasions. The firefighters says he was retaliated against for complaining. Read more.
Two for the price of one: Steve Skipton at PhillyFireNews.com reports two dwelling fires a few minutes and a block apart on Friday afternoon in Camden. Click here and here to see his pictures.
