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State Fire Marshal’s Office releases 2020 performance outcomes (Source: Louisiana State Fire Marshals Office) By Davon Cole | January 21, 2021 at 2:45 PM CST - Updated January 21 at 2:48 PM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The State Fire Marshal’s Office has announced their 2020 performance outcomes amid a pandemic and multiple tropical threats. State Fire Marshal Chief H. “Butch” Browning is announcing the agency’s 2020 performance which highlights the operational lim...

Capt. W. Chris Mertz was 54 when he died of coronavirus complications.

Rancho Santa Fe Firefighter loses battle with COVID-19 Fire Captain Chris Mertz was a 30-year veteran Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District Fire Captain W. Chris Mertz and last updated 2021-01-22 08:54:00-05 RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. (KGTV) -- A 30-year veteran of the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District died on Wednesday due to complications of COVID-19, the ...

Heres what metro Detroit leaders are saying after Joe Bidens inauguration As Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated Wednesday, leaders across metro Detroit are weighing in on the historic moment. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell referred to it as "the day we have been waiting for." Posted at 10:54 AM, Jan 20, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-20 23:15:20-05 (WXYZ) — As Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated Wednesday, leaders across metro Detroit are weighing in on the historic moment. Congresswoman Deb...

Salem fire chief to retire in February, Mayor Kim Driscoll announces Wicked Local Salem Fire Chief John “Gerry” Giunta will retire from the Salem Fire Department on Feb. 26 after 38 years of firefighting service to the city, Mayor Kim Driscoll announced on Jan. 14. Last weeeks news arrived as the municipal government embarks on a police-chief search. In early December, the Salem City Council signed off on a $30,000 request  from the mayor to fund what she described as an intensive and r...

Just the logistics and the time delay of getting resources out there. we did have firefighters in the community initially on scene. they did the initial damage assessments for any immediate hazards. that being gas leaks or structure fires or even immediate calls for medical service related to the incident. so were about an hour and a half, two hours away from our larger rescue task force and those structure specialists to get out to that area. so thats the biggest issue we had is the logistics a...

Initial crews as they are trained to do put their protective equipment on and formed what we call rescue task force and those pair one police escorts and the police escorts lead them in so we can treat and remove patients. as the chief said we treated and removed two gunshot victims. they were taken to san francisco general which is a trauma center by american medical response ambulances. two additional patients were treated. i dont know the extent of their injuries or how they were injured. som...

Responded consisting of approximately 200 to 300 officers. there will be a reference made to contact teams and rescue task force teams. we used eight contact teams. those were made up of approximately six to eight officer. we also formed approximately 13 rescue task force teams which c con sisisted of eight officers three medics. or personnel from the fire department. to start with the time line. the original call came in. officers were dispatched to archer avenue active shooter in the plant. se...

Aurora police department received multiple calls for an active shooter at six: -- 641 archer avenue a manufacturing warehouse. at 1:28 officers arrived and were fired on immediately and two of the four office rows were shot. additional officers began to arrive and also fired upon. a total of five officers struck by gunfire. the other officers on the scene located gunshot victims inside the building. at this time, we have confirmed five victims are deceased. the aurora fire department arrived on ...

Some of these rooms and the chairman of the joint chiefs and will be asking for a contribution of forces to stabilize the region post construction. >> benjamin: others are preparing too. in saatchi, turkey, iran met to discuss the u.s. withdraw. iran and russia say the syrian government should move in, turkey said it would. >> it is imperative that the withdrawal process is conducted in a way that does not lead to a power vacuum. >> benjamin: to take him had forces warns local force is not able ...