HAMPTON – A former president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs will be coming to Hampton to perform a study of the town’s Fire Department as the fire chief s leadership is being questioned by the firefighter s union.
Selectmen voted unanimously recently to hire retired fire chief Richard Marinucci as an independent consultant to perform a comprehensive study for a sum not to exceed $25,000.
Marinucci, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has 39 years of experience in the fire service, 32 years as chief for the Farmington Hills Fire Department and the Northville Township Fire Department. He also was the author of the “Fire Chief’s Guide to Administration and Management” and the editor of the seventh edition of the “Fire Chief’s Handbook.”
As I walked up the stairs to our occupational health office, I realized how thankful I was for the opportunity to receive, as a volunteer paramedic, an annual physical from my place of work, the Alexandria (Va.) Fire Department (AFD).
I signed in on the clipboard, printed my badge number, and settled in for the hours-long process that typically includes the physical exam, a treadmill stress test and EKG, the hearing test we all fear failing, a review of lab work, and that one thing where you have to breathe into a tube until you almost pass out.
So when I was summoned into a room by a woman wielding an ultrasound probe in one hand and a flimsy paper robe in the other, I was surprised. “Is this a new part of the physical?” I asked her. She responded that her company, LifeScan Wellness, incorporates a full-body ultrasound scan in its public safety physicals.
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National Fire Sprinkler Association Champions For High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act Following Another High-Rise Fire in Detroit with 8 Hospitalized, 3 Critical
Detroit, MI, Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) On January 9th, a fire began shortly before 5:00 p.m. in a Detroit 15-story HUD Senior Apartment Complex. The building was not equipped with a fire sprinkler system. According to fire officials, three residents are now in critical condition, including a man with second- and third-degree burns. The other five victims suffered minor smoke inhalation.
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BEVERLY HILLS On Tuesday, January 12, the city of Beverly Hills announced that Fire Chief Greg Barton received the Fred C. Cunningham Award, which is the city’s highest recognition for outstanding service to the community. The award is named for the City’s Executive Director of Public Affairs, Fred C. Cunningham, and recognizes an employee who has a “true vocation” for serving the community.
“The City Council is so pleased to recognize Chief Barton for his remarkable contributions to our community,” said Mayor Lester Friedman. “During his 25 year career with our City, Greg has been on the front lines working to save lives, property and keep our City safe. On behalf of the Beverly Hills community, we thank him for his dedicated service and the example he sets for all of us.”