EMS Station 32 | 16 May 2012 FDNY EMS members always say their career is not a choice, it is a calling. And the 2012 EMS Week poster, unveiled at EMS Station 32 on May 16, demonstrates their passion for the job. “This pays tribute to the 3,000 everyday heroes of the FDNY’s Bureau...
Columbia | 16 May 2012 The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control finds no ongoing transmission of disease or current public health threat related to a Spartanburg-area Mexican restaurant, the agency announced today. “While it is our policy not to release information during a pending investigation unless it affects the health of the...
Harrisburg | 16 May 2012 Pennsylvania today reported the earliest detection of a West Nile virus-carrying mosquito since testing began in 2000. The infected mosquito was found May 3 in Exeter Township, Berks County, the departments of Environmental Protection and Health announced today. “The unseasonably warm weather in March caused the virus cycle to...
Raleigh | 16 May 2012 There were nearly 20,000 reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation of elderly citizens and younger adults with disabilities made to North Carolina’s county departments of social services in 2011, according to data released today by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). In response to these...
Baltimore | 16 May 2012 In a first of its kind cooperative arrangement, central Maryland area hospitals have entered into an agreement to share resources during any type of man-made or natural disaster that may occur in the Baltimore region. The voluntary Baltimore Healthcare Facilities Regional Mutual Aid System’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement...
1265 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills | 11 May 2012 Despite the rapid response of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Firefighters to a residential construction site in Benedict Canyon, a worker died Thursday after becoming entombed beneath tons of soil when the trench he was in collapsed. The 9-1-1 call from coworkers came to...
Phoenix | 11 May 2012 Phoenix officials today called for the private and public sector to join the outreach efforts of the annual Heat Relief Network to ensure the safety of homeless, seniors, disabled and others in need during the hot summer months. Each summer the city of Phoenix works as part of a...
Indianapolis | 10 May 2012 Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) and Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) are notifying Hoosiers who felt today’s earthquakes to report their location on the US Geological Survey (USGS) website. A link to the form is posted at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/. Two earthquakes were reported by the USGS on the evening of...
Ladder 3 Station | 11 May 2012 Taylor & Taylor Associates and the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company partnered to award a $17,528 grant to enhance training to Ladder 3 and the FDNY High School for Fire & Life Safety on May 10. “This will help firefighters fight fires better and safer than ever before,”...
New York City | 11 May 2012 With the Manhattan skyline in the background, the FDNY celebrated the opening of the new, state-of-the-art firehouse for Marine 9 on Staten Island. Also part of the celebrations was a small promotions ceremony for Provisional Pilot Scott Forget and Provisional Marine Engineer James Hohorst, both of Marine...
