http://www.firefighter-emt.com Firefighter, EMS and rescue news Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:16:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Firefighter-EMT is coordinating a shipment of firefighting equipment to Chile in light of the earthquake that happened on February 27, 2010. Currently the Swarthmore Fire and Protective Association in Swarthmore, PA, as well as the Garden City Fire Department, will be donating used firefighting equipment including jackets, bunker gear, helmets, gloves, ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/firefighter-emt-onboard-with-shipments-to-chile.php The Fairfax County, Virginia Urban Search and Rescue (Virginia Task Force 1) is getting prepared to go to Chile after the country sustained a devastating earthquake over the weekend. Meanwhile, a similar elite USAR team known as the Los Angeles County Fire Department "Heavy Rescue Task Force," based out of ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/video-us-rescue-teams-fly-to-chile.php http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/video-chile-earthquake.php UPDATE: Dear friends, Donation of firefighting equipment and tools is a GO! We are coordinating with Charles Spencer of Spencer Global in Temuco, Chile, to assess areas of Chile that are in most need of firefighting equipment. If you know of anyone who is willing or can donate, please give me ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/chile-earthquake-rescue-photos.php A top fire department official minced no words in criticizing a firefighter who parked a truck on a set of train tracks while responding to an accident. The fire truck was subsequently hit by a train. Photo by David Guralnick / The Detroit News "I'm very upset," said executive fire commissioner James ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/detroit-firetruck-crushed-by-passenger-train.php Firefighters on the scene of a subway car derailment on Washington DC's Metro system at the Farragut North Station. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Metro says a six-car red line train has derailed near the Farragut North station in downtown Washington and three minor injuries have been reported. Spokeswoman Cathy Asato says ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/metro-train-derails-again-in-dc.php This video will give you a small perspective into the tireless 911 dispatchers and the job they do fielding calls from frantic people seeking emergency aid. This one's from Collier County in Naples, Florida. [HTML1] http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/video-911-dispatch-insight.php The U.S. military says it has resumed the airlifts that brought hundreds of Haitian earthquake victims to hospitals in the United States, ending a four-day suspension. In a statement, White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said, "Patients are being identified for transfer, doctors are making sure that it is safe for ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/medevac-flights-from-haiti-resumed.php Dear readers, Thank you once again for being fans of this humble and small news website dedicated to firefighters, emergency responders and medical personnel around the world. As 2010 starts kicking strong, we've decided to make sure we give you the latest news, opinion and editorial pieces as we can. We ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/firefighter-emtcom-updates.php A house on Richhill Street in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, is engulfed in flames early Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. A coroner has confirmed that two children died in the house fire, though a woman escaped as did two other children who jumped off a roof into the arms of a police officer. ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/photo-of-the-day-january-17-2010.php