#Fire and Rescue Services

[ianchisnall]

A call for Funding Fire and Rescue Services from MPs

A call for Funding Fire and Rescue Services from MPs

On Monday Mary Kelly Foy, the Labour MP for the City of Durham submitted a call to the Government that includes several themes. They include the challenge facing Fire and Rescue over the “increasing extreme weather events” which of course is very significant but clearly not something the Government can control. However she then went on to point out that the “fire and rescue service has suffered…

[vaquerovulgar]

when talking about the whole submersible implosion thing, can people be careful not to discredit search and rescue as a whole? its totally possible to both address migrant safety and random freak accidents at the same time. they are not mutually exclusive. i would much rather live in a society that spends millions doing search and rescue for dumbasses who likely deserve to die, than live in a society in which emergency services can openly choose who to save and let die based on perceived cost, class, identity, or morals.

[starbooksye]

"Now what did we learn today?" "Put the wet stuff on the hot stuff" "No"

I shall say no more then he's talking about his job

[chrisitsraining]

you guys always remember s.t.a.r.s alpha and bravo teams... but never forget s.t.a.r.s charlie team

cuz that shit was wild

[givewayfreegiftcard]

01 March -International Civil Defense Day -Traditionally, on March 1, representatives of the delegations of ICDO member countries and UN ambassadors in Geneva gathered for a gala dinner to celebrate International Civil Defense Day and discuss the activities of the organization. ICDO Secretary General Mariato Yap, in the official part of the reception, introduced the guests to the theme of 2022: “Civil defense and work with displaced people in disasters and crises; the role of volunteers and the fight against pandemics”, calling on all national players to focus on volunteering in their countries.

[newsbites]

The City of Vancouver passed its latest budget Tuesday evening with a 10.7 per cent increase to the average property tax — a record high this century.

The city's original draft budget laid out an increase of 9.7 per cent, but Mayor Ken Sim announced an amendment to increase that number on Tuesday.

"I know increases like this are hard," the mayor said during a news conference hours before the budget passed. "Frankly, they suck."

Sim, who was sworn in last November, said the hike is necessary to improve core city services like policing, fire services, road work, sanitation and infrastructure maintenance.

Specific amendments that increased the property tax by an extra percentage point included:

$4.19 million to Vancouver Fire Rescue Services to fund 33 new positions $600,000 to increase grass and plant maintenance $300,000 to engineering services to increase road maintenance and pothole repair $180,000 for cleaning grants to support plazas and parklets $110,000 to the Vancouver Public Library to hire one person to train staff in crisis prevention and intervention

[thethingything]

well, there are wildfires nearby so that's fun /s

we're safe where we are but holy fuck. It reached 40°C (104°F) nearby and apparently fires just keep breaking out in different places

[speedbird1987]

The Final character is added. I drawn all Characters who work in Emergency Services. I did a drawing of them in their throwback uniforms before the Pontypandy Fire Service. Except for Krystyna. In this drawing are Ellie, Sam, Elvis, Krystyna, Penny, Ben, Tom, Arnold, Malcolm, Rose, and Station Officer Steele. These uniforms were from the Pontypandy Fire Service, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, South Wales Police/Heddlu de Cymru, Metropolitan Police Service, Royal Australian Air Force, London Fire Brigade, and the United States Coast Guard. All I need to do now is fix the details.

[petnews2day]

Dog rescued after getting stuck in quicksand

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/Fho9d

Dog rescued after getting stuck in quicksand

A dog had to be rescued by emergency services after getting stuck in quicksand. Fire crews, the coastguard and a specialist rescue team were called to Grange in Cumbria after the collie was trapped for more than an hour on Thursday. The dog’s owner also got stuck in the sand, but managed to free herself. […]

See full article at https://petn.ws/Fho9d #DogNews #Cumbria, #CumbriaFireAndRescue, #CumbriaFireAndRescueService, #EMERGENCYCrews, #FireCrews, #StuckInQuicksand

[paisleyphotographs]

Emergency Training at St Mirren Stadium

In recent weeks, the St. Mirren Stadium has become more than just a hub for football excitement. It has transformed into a vital training ground for emergency services, fostering collaboration and readiness in the face of potential crises. With Scottish Ambulance Support units, Scottish Fire and Rescue, and St. Andrews First Aid teams converging, the stadium has become a nucleus for honing…

[124daisies]

Engine House 31, Lafayette Street, New York City, 1961

[jtemtsocialmediadude]

The Florida Fire Conference seeks to become a leading provider of fire and EMS education, hands-on-training and vendor network by creating an event for the fire service community that actively addresses the current needs of the industry. Currently hosted in Orlando, Florida known for its expensive offering for leisure and entertainment, the Florida Fire Conference is more than education or an event – it is an experience.

The Florida Fire Conference will have something for everyone. In addition to hands-on fireground training, we have three days of keynote sessions, lectures and workshops. Certification and prep courses for Public Information Officers and Emergency Vehicle Technicians will also be part of the wide range of educational offerings.

Formerly known as Fire-Rescue EAST, this event is the largest conference and tradeshow in the southeast United States. After twelve years in Daytona Beach, Florida, attendees and exhibitors called for a change in destination. The Florida Fire Conference was born to represent the next evolution of this conference which intends to maintain our long-standing and successful programs while adapting our offerings to appeal and provide access to the first responders of tomorrow.

[oflgtfol]

this is the third bout of rainstorms that has caused severe flooding across long island within the past five months. what is happening

[northgazaupdates]

10 February 2024

After 12 days with no updates, the PRCS announced the deaths of 6 y/o Hind Rajab and the ambulance team who volunteered to go save her. Despite the PRCS working with the IOF to coordinate safe passage for the ambulance, the ambulance was found destroyed by IOF bombs, with both volunteer crew members Yusuf Zeino and Ahmed Al-Madhoun murdered inside. Hind was murdered inside the car, where she had been trapped for hours with the bodies of her family members.

Hind’s 15 y/o cousin Layan Hamadeh had called PRCS emergency services after the car in which she and her family, including her younger cousin Hind, came under heavy gunfire by the IOF. Layan was shot to death while on the phone with PRCS emergency dispatchers, a fact which is documented via recordings of the phone call. Hind then took the phone and begged the dispatchers to send help to take her away, as the IOF was still showering the car with bullets. Ambulance crew members Yusuf Zeino and Ahmed Al-Madhoun volunteered to go rescue Hind. Dispatchers soon last contact with the child. They then lost contact with Yusef and Ahmed when the ambulance arrived near the location of the vehicle by Fares petrol station in Tal Al-Hawa.

This point cannot be emphasized enough: the PRCS worked with the IOF, getting their agreement not to attack the ambulance as it arrived at the scene. The IOF agreed, and then knowingly bombed the ambulance anyway, while also knowingly killing 6 y/o Hind inside her family’s car. They knew there was a 6 y/o child inside that car, and kept firing until they murdered her. They knew the entire time what they were doing, and lied about cooperating with emergency services in order to maximize the number of lives they could take.

The depravity and impunity of the occupation is truly boundless. Hind’s final hours were spent in absolute terror, and Yusuf and Ahmed’s courage and selflessness were rewarded with their murders. The PRCS did everything right. They coordinated with the IOF and sought their permission for the ambulance to pass, something which was already required under international law. The IOF abused this attempt at cooperation by lying about their compliance, then deliberately murdering Hind, Yusuf, and Ahmed, in addition to Layan and her entire family.

We write this update in tears, having hoped and prayed for a different outcome like everyone else. This round of aggression by the IOF has already seen unimaginable cruelty, suffering, and impunity. The complete, deliberate, and flagrant violation of international law and human decency is a stain on the conscience of the Global North and every president, staffer, soldier, and bureaucrat who made this happen. May the recorded voices of Layan and Hind, begging for rescue before dying alone, haunt them for the rest of their days.

Remember Hind, Layan, Yusuf, and Ahmed. Do not let despair consume you. Fight for them, for a permanent ceasefire, for accountability, and for whatever justice can be achieved, even if it seems small and pointless. Tell the world what the occupation has done, share the recordings and the updates from people on the ground. No matter how bleak things are, it is always worthwhile to tell the truth and fight for what’s right.

Keep Hind’s mother, grandfather, and surviving relatives, and the families of Yusuf and Ahmed in your hearts.

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Recordings: Layan, Hind

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[watford-herts-london]

Firefighters tackle abandoned Garston building blaze

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service sent appliances after reports of a derelict building on fire in Garston at 3.34pm Saturday (August 26) with Both Watford pumps and one St Albans dealt with the derelict building fire in the Kytes Drive area of Watford. The house is situated right next to the A405, Herts Fire Control warned there may be congestion in the area whilst crews make the scene…