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Tennessee house fire: Go past the commercial for a house fire video from yesterday in Cannon County.
You probably want to see this interpretation of HIPAA and the confrontation that resulted: It is a bit of an odd YouTube news report from a guy in Keene, New Hampshire. He discusses and shows video of a confrontation between a man identified as a fire captain on an EMS run and another man with a camera. The firefighter claims the photographer was violating HIPAA rules. The firefighter snatches the man’s camera. It is all here along with a discussion of the issues.
Lawyer says video will clear OHP trooper in his latest incident: Click here for the latest on Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Daniel Martin. He is the one who was in a video back in May with his hands around the neck of a paramedic. Martin is again under scrutiny after an excessive force complaint by a man he helped arrest.
Pay cut from battalion chief arrested in OT investigation: The battalion chief arrested in North Providence, Rhode Island is now on leave without pay following his arrest last month on fraud charges involving his overtime. Read more.
Fire shows staffing shortage: In Springfield, Missouri the fire department went into “crisis mode” because of staffing shortages while dealing with an apartment fire. Read the story. There was also a similar situation over the weekend. Click here.
100 firefighters show up in court: Today is the funeral for Yonkers, NY firefighter Patrick Joyce who died at a house fire on Friday. Yesterday firefighters showed up in force at the arraignment of the man arrested for starting that fire. Read and watch the story.
Bay door crushes woman: Firegeezer has the story from Idaho on the former employee who dashed into an EMS building as a unit was leaving and was killed under the bay door.
Close call on the way home from Emmitsburg: Scranton firefighters returning from the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Memorial Service ran into trouble. The mini-bus they were riding in lost a wheel on I 81, but all 15 people on board escaped harm. They had made the trip to honor Capt. James Robeson who was electrocuted at a fire in 2008. Read more.
More thanks from the weekend: Some of you have commented about the improved look of our telecast from Emmitsburg this weekend (click here to see some highlights). I had already mentioned CrossCreek TV Productions, but I wanted to give a very special thank you to the folks at PREPnet on campus. It was the PREPnet studio where Hillary and I camped out for three days putting together the pre-shows. A big thanks to Jeff Elliott and his wonderful crew of TV professionals. You have heard the phrase, “We are from the government and are here to help you”. They were from the government and they did help enormously.
Man threatens to shoot firefighters: In Cincinnati a man threatened to shoot five firefighters who came to his house on a medical run. He also got into a fight with one member of the crew. Read the article.
Team work in NJ: In Morristown a firefighter, police officer and public works employee help get three men to safety who were trapped above a fire. Read details.
EMS run saves sleeping family: Firefighter/paramedics in Kenosha, Wisconsin were returning from an EMS call when they saw a house on fire. Here’s the story.
