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NASHUA, NH - Nashua firefighters responded to the area of 181 West Hollis St. for a building fire, September 24th. En route, C4 reported a column of smoke in the air and arrived on scene to find heavy fire showing from the rear of a large two-and-a-half-story, wood-frame, multiple dwelling. -
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One Person Transported from Norwich Bedroom Fire NORWICH, CT - At 11:14 RM. on September 6th, the Nor wich Fire Department with auto matic aid from Taftville Tower 25 and Occum Engine 41, were dispatched to 138 Sandy Lane for a lire in the base ment. Engine 2 ar rived at 11:18 P.M. reporting smoke showing from the first-floor of a threestory apartment building and trans mitted the working fire. Engine 2 stretched a one-andthree-quarter-inch crosslay into the lower level where they found a mattress and some contents burn ing. Two members of the Truck company performed the primary search while the driver set the rig up and flew the bucket to the win dows. Squad A handjacked five-inch from Engine 2 to the hydrant and established the water supply. En gine 3 stretched a dry back up line and then set up horizontal ventila tion. Tower 25 went into the neigh boring apartment to check for extension which was negative. Engine 42, Laurel Hill Engine 62 and East Great Plain Rescue 5 staged in case they were needed. American Ambulance transported one patient from the scene to the hospital. The Mohegan Tribal Fire Department provided the FAST and the Norwich Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating. SEAN FLAHERTY - RYAN FLAHERTY
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MATTHEW J. LUDWIG CHUCK LOWE Mashantucket Pequot Fire Department has placed a 2023 Pierce Enforcer 1500/750 in service as Engine 1.
The Norfolk Vol. Fire Dept, had a new mascot/logo created fo r the department this year. Their town is also known as the “ Ice Box of Connecticut” , so a firefighting Yeti named Roger was all too fit ting. His image is on their fleet of apparatus.
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I would like to share with you one of my favorite topics, “God’s Food.” No, not Twinkies—fruit. The body needs fruit. It is a me dicinal glucose; it fuels the body and is loaded with minerals and antioxidants called polysaccha rides or fruit sugar. It is this sugar or glucose that the body needs, wants, craves and must have for energy, brain function and sur vival. The body, and especially our brain, runs and recharges on this critical form of glucose. The brain converts it into glycogen which is necessary for optimal brain function. If it does not get enough fruit sugar, the brain can shrink. So, how important is the brain? It controls the body’s en tire system all day, every day; and since the brain cells cannot store glycogen, we must constantly re plenish it through the foods we eat. Eating fruit throughout the day really helps the body and brain do their best work! I must point out here that eat ing refined sugars like cookies and sweet cereal—which is what we tend to grab when we have a slump in energy—the body can quickly deplete the carbohydrate content, leaving it feeling slug gish, hungry and crappy a few hours later. Then it will want more and more, causing un wanted weight gain. The body craves to be nourished with good foods like fruit and will not be satisfied until it gets its nourish ment. When we eat fruit, it slows the breakdown and release of sugar into our bloodstream, un like refined sugar, which is quickly depleted.
As an amazing fruit example, let’s talk about a banana. It’s a brain food. Yes, it is a carbohy drate (carbo=fiber; hydrate=water). However, all car bohydrates are not bad or created equal. A banana is a perfect way to get a steady stream of brain fuel. A banana contains vital nutrients such as potassium and magne sium. It sharpens the brain’s focus, it helps with paying attention, learning, and improving cognitive function. A banana increases dopamine, serotonin and oxy tocin—the feel-good hormones which make us happy. It also has melatonin and tryptophan which regulates sound sleep. A banana is a perfect brain food. Throw a ba nana in your child’s lunch box— take one with you to work. Eating enough fruit helps maintain a strong immune system. An abundance of fruit can help in slowing down aging and combat ing pathogens and viruses that lead to chronic illnesses and brain issues such as memory loss. Don’t blame your age or your hormones if you don’t remember things. Eat enough fruit—the body and brain rely on it! Food for thought: Eating the right amounts and the right kinds of fruit can begin to heal the pan creas—which is the organ mainly associated with diabetes. The pan creas knows what to do with fruit. The pancreas does not know what to do with the foreign, processed foods from the Standard American Diet (SAD). Be conscious of what you eat. Think. Is this nourishing or hurting my body? Eat more fruit! Have fresh fruit readily available. Smoothies are a great way to start the day— bathing the cells of the body in nourishing, healthy fruit sugar. Enjoy treating the brain and body to the food it requires to function optimally. Take fun seri ously!
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Fire Damages Commercial Building in New B ritain NEW BRITAIN, CT - A commercial building was partly dam aged by fire at 168 Stanley Street on October 1st. Firefighters responded to the location for an activated fire alarm. The first arriving company reported a haze in the area, then reported smoke coming from the roofline of the building. A working fire was declared as more smoke started pushing from the south end of the building. Firefighters located the fire then vented the roof before quickly bringing the fire under control. The cause is under investigation.
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Dee Dee DiMino is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, UN Grad uate with Gut Health Specialty, and Member o f American Associ ation o f Drugless Practitioners. For more information, visit www.DeeDeeDiMino.com
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Virginia: Ian T. Strickler, 35 Rank: Firefighter Recruit Incident Date: July 5, 2023 Death Date: July 5, 2023 Fire Department: Frederick County, VA Fire & Rescue Initial Summary: Firefighter Recruit Ian T. Strickler was part of the Frederick County, VA Fire & Rescue Re cruit Class #14 that started on Monday, July 3, 2023. On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, while attending physical fitness training, he suffered a medical emergency. He was immediately transported to the Winchester Medical Center where he passed away. The cause of his death has yet to be determined. New Jersey: Augusto Acabou, 45 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: July 5, 2023
Death Date: July 5, 2023 Fire Department: Newark Fire Department Initial Summary: At approximately 9:23 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, members of the Newark Fire Department responded to a fire on the Grande Costa D'Avorio Cargo Ship that was docked at Port Newark, New Jersey. Firefighters were fighting the fire on the 10th, 11th, and 12th decks. They made an attempt to extinguish the fire but got pushed back by the intense heat. As they backed out, Firefighter Au gusto Acabou and Firefighter Wayne "Bears” Brooks, Jr. became lost and disorientated in the smoke. A mayday was called and a search effort was launched. They were rescued but were unable to be revived. Firefighter Acabou and Firefighter Brooks were pro nounced deceased at the scene. Five firefighters were also injured during this incident. Mutual aid was pro vided by the New Jersey Urban Search and Rescue, New Jersey Urban Area Security Initiative, the U.S. Coast Guard, FDNY, and numerous other depart ments. The entire crew of the ship were accounted for. New Jersey: Wayne "Bears" Brooks, Jr., 49 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: July 5, 2023 Death Date: July 5, 2023 Fire Department: Newark Fire Department Initial Summary: At approximately 9:23 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, members of the Newark Fire Department responded to a fire on the Grande Costa D'Avorio Cargo Ship that was docked at Port Newark, New Jersey. Firefighters were fighting the fire on the 10th, 11th, and 12th decks. They made an attempt to ex tinguish the fire but got pushed back by the intense heat. As they backed out, Firefighter Augusto Acabou and Firefighter Wayne "Bears” Brooks, Jr. became lost and disorientated in the smoke. A mayday was called and a search effort was launched. They were rescued but were unable to be revived. Firefighter Acabou and Firefighter Brooks were pronounced deceased at the scene. Five firefighters were also injured during this incident. Mu tual aid was provided by the New Jersey Urban Search and Rescue, New Jersey Urban Area Security Initiative, the U.S. Coast Guard, FDNY, and numerous other de partments. The entire crew of the ship were accounted for
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The 21st Annual C onnecticut Fire Memorial Service was held on Sunday, September 24th. Due to the rain, it was p rim arily indoors at the C onnecticut Fire Academ y before proceeding outd oo rs for the laying of wreaths on the C onnecticut Fallen Firefighter Memo rial. Firefighters honored included: Matthias Wirtz, North Haven Fire D epartm ent LODD 2022; Cam eron Kemp, A nsonia Fire De partm ent LODD 1945; and Frank King, Goshen Fire Department LODD 1945.
BEN DICKMANN, SIMSBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY (L to R): Sim sbury Volunteer Fire Company Fire Chief James Baldis has prom oted Lieutenant Matt Pearce, Main station; Captain Mark Zenick, Weatogue station; and Captain Brian Everest, Main station. CORAL RUGGIERO
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Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Promotions SIMSBURY, CT - Fire Chief James Baldis of the Simsbury Vol unteer Fire Company has an nounced several promotions. Lieutenant Mark Zenick was promoted to Captain at Weatogue station. He joined the Fire Com pany in 2008 and has been a Lieu tenant since 2016, first at Main station and then at Tariffville sta tion. Zenick has served as Engi neer on S-17, Engine 8 and Tower 12, all at Main station. He has also worked on the Fire Company Re cruitment and Retention team and chaired the Annual Fundraising Drive for many years. Lieutenant Brian Everest was
promoted to Captain at Main sta tion. He joined the Fire Company as a Junior firefighter in 2010 and became a Lieutenant in 2019, first at Tariffville station and then Firetown station. He was the Engineer on Rescue 15 and Engine 16 while at Tariffville station. Everest is a member of the Connecticut Urban Search and Rescue team and was recently deployed to assist the flooding victims in Vermont. Firefighter Matt Pearce will be a Lieutenant at Main station. He has been a member of the Fire Company since 2015 and was the Engineer on Engine 2 at Bushy Hill station.
All the new officers are certi fied to the level of Firefighter I and II, Fire Instructor I and Haz ardous Materials Operational. Zenick is also certified as an Emergency Medical Responder, while Everest and Pearce are cer tified Emergency Medical Techni cians. Each has completed many other certification and training courses, such as Aerial Strategy and Tactics, Confined Space Res cue, Structural Collapse, Swift Water Rescue and Advanced Vehi cle Extrication. - KITTY VANGUNTEN
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ANTHONY CAPOZZIELLO Chief Halstead's helmet rode in Quint 440.
Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Named State Champions SANDY HOOK, CT - F ire fig h te rs & Ladies A u x ilia ry m em bers w orked hard all sum m er to com pete and w in the CT State F ire fig h te rs A sso c. 140th A n nu a l C on ven tion in T hom aston, CT on Sunday, Septem ber 17th. T his was th e ir firs t w in in th e ir 85 years o f service. A fte r w in n in g a tro p h y and G randfather clock, m em bers headed to the cem etary w here long-tim e Chief B ill Halstead is laid to rest to share th e ir w in. T his was an award he strive d fo r in h is 57-year career. F ire fig h te rs th en returned to th e ir m ain sta tio n to celebrate w ith frie n d s and fam ily.
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Garage Fire on Washington St. in Norwich NORWICH, CT - A t 8:59 A.M. on Thursday, September 21st, the Norwich Fire Department w ith Yantic Engine 33, East Great Plain Ladder 5 and the Mohegan Tribal FAST, were dispatched to 167 W ashington Street fo r a garage fire. Am erican Am bulance Medic 20 arrived at 9:00 A.M. re porting a w orking fire in a detached garage about 10-feet from the home. Battalion 1 arrived at 9:03 A.M. w ith a w orking fire on the firs t-flo o r of a tw o -sto ry garage. Engine 3 stretched a twoand-a-half-inch hose line down the drivew ay and into the garage. Squad A got the w ater supply and then helped open up. Truck 1 forced entry and overhauled. Engine 2 stretched the alley line, washed down the exterior and advanced into the 'Charlie' side. Engine 33 threw tw o ladders in the rear, w hile Rescue 5 stood by fo r support. The Mohegan Tribal FAST responded and the Norwich Fire M arshal’s O ffice is investigating.
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ma s THEN & NOW If your Department has photos you would like to see in our “Then & Now” feature, please upload them on our website, wmv.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com N ortham pton once ran th is 1987 Mack-CF/Ward 1250/750 as Engine 3. It had open ju m p seats and a "tre n d y at the tim e" w hite roof. The cu rre n t E3 is a 2017 Pierce E nforcer 1250/970/30F th a t has all the creature co m fo rts.
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3rd Alarm House Fire In North Attleboro NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA - A three-alarm fire destroyed a house on Moran St. in N orth A ttle b o ro u g h on Septem ber 25th. F irst arriving com panies found heavy fire show ing. Mu tual aid com panies w ere on scene first, as m ost o f the North A ttle b o ro com panies had ju s t cleared from a sm all fire at a com m ercial b u ild in g w h ich came in p rio r to th is fire.
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PETER LORO Waltham Fire Chief Randy Mullin, Police Chief Kevin O’Connell and Deputy fire chief Rich Grant.
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PETER LORO Melisa McCarthy and LT Ken Ruiz.
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Phantom Gourmet Festival in Waltham WALTHAM, MA - On September 23rd, the Phantom Gourmet festival on Moody Street in Waltham featured num erous food vendors w ith an array of specialty foods. S upporting the large venue w ith hundreds of people, was the Waltham Fire Department w ith m obile medical units.
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This is a soft cover Icongrafix book, measuring 8 Vi by 11 inches. It is the history of the Crown Coach Corporation of Los Ange les, California. Chapter 9, which has only seven pages, is the only part of the book that addresses the Crown Fire Coach, which was an apparatus once described as the “Cadillac of Fire Trucks!”. They were beautifully made, and in a way compactly designed to the naked eye as compared to other brands. I had the privilege of being near many of them when I was sta tioned in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii for 15 months prior to being deployed to Viet Nam. After seeing a surfboard on a Seagrave pumper while on my way for train ing, I decided to write an article for Fire Engineering Magazine about surfboard rescue. I wrote to the chief who assigned a captain to work with me and it resulted in my befriending many firefighters, of ficers and chiefs. The Honolulu Fire Department had many Crowns, and two of them are in the chapter, namely one of two custom rescues and a 1961 85-foot Snorkel mounted on an Interna tional conventional chassis with Crown body. It had the longest front overhang I had ever seen. But these two remain as some of my favorite apparatus. The chapter has 15 photos, including a manifold pumper from Los Angeles City, as well as what was called a “Heavy U”, a heavy duty tow truck which responded to rescue calls. There are also a couple of aerials. Crown used the Maxim aerial ladder, however Reno, Nevada had one with a 106-foot Fire Spire aerial. The book photos are mostly black and white, but the cover has three color ones, including a Snorkel from Los Angeles City. Although Crown dominated the West Coast, they did sell a Snorkel to Forest Park, Illinois (also shown), a Snorkel to Crown Point, Indiana and three pumpers to Montvale, New Jersey. I should also mention that in 1951 they in troduced the second cab forward apparatus of which the American LaFrance “700 Series” was the first. This book was reviewed last month. This was Crown’s first and only custom chassis, as they never had a conventional custom one, however they did build on com mercial chassis as previously men tioned. All the photos are exceptional in this chapter. I should also mention that in the rest of the book the buses and custom coaches are equally attractive and rare looking. The Crown was an attractive vehicle and although my column is devoted to fire and EMS, the reader will have an en joyable time perusing the rest of the chapters.
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CHUCK LOWE Ladder Company 1 in Winchester is a 2010 Pierce Arrow XT 100' rear-mount aerial.
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CHUCK LOWE Ladder 1 in Ashburnham is a 2021 Rosenbauer Commander 1500/500 w ith 20-gallons of class A foam and a 78' Viper aerial.
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Fire Extinguisher Use Instruction on the use of a fire extinguisher is altogether differ ent and very unique. Part of the reason fo r th is ventures into the realm of fire and life safety edu cators as opposed and in addi tio n to fire instru ctors. This is sig n ifica n t because the audi ence is now a lot more varied and not sp ecifically fire service personnel. Now we are talking about elem entary and second ary students, perhaps residen tial staff (RAs and RDs) at a local college or even seniors at an assisted living facility. Either way there is an added element of not o nly teaching the person in fro n t of you but also having to train a lay-person thoroughly enough to turn around and train other non-fire service person nel. The use of fire extinguishers is on the list of perishable s k ills because they are not used very often although that circu m stance can also be viewed fa vorably as being indicative of not having burned yo u r house down to o many tim es w hile cooking chicken cutlets. As a result, fire extinguisher lessons are purposely designed to be very sim ple so that m ost people can not o nly retain and im ple ment the s k ills fo r them selves but also pass along the informa tion they learned to other inter ested individuals.
S - Sweep back and fo rth sm othering the fire Alw ays dem onstrate th is w ith an extinguisher in hand w hile repeating the acronym so that everyone has a visual along w ith the verbal instructions. For the lay-person you may w ant to have different sized extinguish ers on hand fo r home use and to provide inform ation on the types of fire s (A,B,C, D and K) so that a proper extinguisher can be purchased. When instru cting fo r the pur pose of having the residential staff or su p e rviso ry personnel bring back inform ation to s tu dents or staff then go into more detail. There are tw o reasons fo r this. First, to provide more infor m ation know ing that some w ill be lost in tran slatio n and sec ond because em ergencies that people in supervisory positions w ill likely run into w ill be larger in scale than a typical fam ily of fo u r exiting th eir house. For ex ample, one hundred students e xiting a d o rm ito ry is likely going to be more chaotic and therefore more preparation is necessary.
When instru cting residential, fo cus on the PASS acronym . It is easy fo r most fo lks to remem ber and then hopefully never have to use. More specifically:
When the o bjective is to train the trainer (again we are talking about non-fire service person nel), start out by covering all the previous material presented here and then add more detail and a great place to start is an other acronym that on many oc casions accom panies and actually incorporates PASS and that is RACE w hich stands for:
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doors to confine the fire to a sin gle room E - Extinguish/Evacuate - Get out or attem pt to put out the fire (refer back to PASS) One really im portant aspect of fire extinguisher use should be emphasized here. Yes, fire extin guishers can be used to put out fires but they can also be used to create a path fo r yourself and others through a fire to get to an exit. The last group that w ill likely re ceive in stru ctio n on fire e xtin g uisher use are fire fig h te rs and/or fe llo w instru ctors. One w ou ld like to th in k that m ost if not all firefig hte rs already know the basic and additional in fo r m ation presented and so it is imperative to step up the game to the m astery level and provide sp ecific details that a firefighter is expected to know inclu ding but not lim ited to: 1. Fire e xtinguishers are g ov erned by NFPA standard 10 2. There are several different kinds of extinguishers including d ry chem ical (A, B and C), C02, Halotron, Class D, Class K, Water Can, Water Can Mist etc...
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3. Sizes, labels and ID numbers. 4. Inspection procedures (m onthly and s ix year hydro sta tic test) 5. Placement and necessary and/or required frequency - th is is usually dependent on the b uilding use and maximum o c cupancy. 6. Proper record keeping Probably more so than other fire service to p ic s teaching about fire extinguisher use it is im por tant to know yo ur audience. The goal of course is to keep every one safe and instructors do that in part by knowing w ho they are dealing w ith to make sure their presentation fits.
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Two Transported from Rollover in Waltham, Including Child WALTHAM, MA - While Waltham firefighters responded to a smoke in the building call on September 27th, another call came in as a car on its roof on Bearhill Road. Engine 4, En gine 2 (replacing Rescue 1 at the building fire) and Lexington Ambu lance 1 responded. Engine 4 reported two individuals were out of the vehi cle. The driver of the vehicle and a young chid were transported to Children’s Hospital in Boston with minor injuries. - PETER LOBO
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Three Alarms Struck at Structure Fire on West Hollis St. in Nashua NASHUA, NH - Nashua fire fighters responded to the area of 181 West Hollis St. for a building fire, September 24th. En route, C4 re ported a column of smoke in the air and arrived on scene to find heavy fire showing from the rear of a large twoand-a-half-story, wood-frame, multi ple dwelling. A sec ond-alarm was struck. Companies made an aggres sive interior attack, but were drawn back due to the fire on all floors. Companies went defensive for a short period of time. Com mand struck a third-alarm, bring ing in mutual aid to the scene. Companies had the fire knocked down shortly after and remained on scene checking for hot spots. - PATRICK KERRIGAN
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THANKSGIVING God’s Strategy for Reducing Stress Chaplain’s Corner
12 % of your worries are need less health concerns. 10 % of your worries are in significant and petty issues.
Philippians 4:6b “When you pray, pray with thanksgiving. ” (GN): “Always asking Him with a thankful heart. ”
So, according to all this, only
FACT: The healthiest human emotion is not love but gratitude. It actually increases your immu nities. It makes you more resistant to stress and less susceptible to illness. It’s the healthiest emotion.
8% of your worries are actual, legit Pastor Fernando Villicana
imate concerns.
Ever run across a can that said, “Warning: Contents under Pres sure.” I thought that should be a warning label on some people that I’ve met. We meet a lot of stressed out people. There have been times in my life when it describes me. Did you know that the stress level goes up significantly during the holiday season? “May you always be joyful in your life in the Lord. ” Philippians 4:4 (GN) Is that possible? Is it possible to always have joy, no matter what the circumstance? Yes it is. How can we survive seasonal stress? 1. STEP ONE: STOP WOR RYING Philippians 4:6a (NLT) Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. That’s usually easier said than done.
According to this recent study 92% of all the stuff that we worry about, stress out about, bite our nails over, pull our hair out over, get new wrinkles over, lose sleep over - ei ther aren’t real or significant enough to worry about! In other words: Don’t open your umbrella until it starts raining. 2. STEP TWO: ABOUT EVERYTHING.
PRAY
Philippians 4:6:b “... “Whenyou pray, tell God every detail o f your life. ” You say, “I don’t have time to pray.” Let me ask you a question: Do you make time to worry? 1 Peter 5:7 (JB) “Unload all your worries on Him since He is looking after you. ” I like that translation - “un lo a d ,Ever tell someone: “man, that person just unloaded on me.” The difference between God and man is He doesn’t mind. He can handle it, as a matter of fact He tells us to un load on Him. Unload what? Your burdens, cares, concerns, worries!
Facts about worry: Dr. Walter Calvert did a study and discovered that 40% of your worries never happen. 30% of your worries concern the past.
1 Peter 5:7 (Phillips translation) “You can throw the whole weight o f your anxieties upon Him fo r you are His personal concern. ”
So far 70% of your worries are useless.
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People who are grateful are happy. But people who are ungrate ful are miserable because nothing makes them happy. They’re never satisfied and nothing ever seems good enough. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 “Give thanks in all circumstances fo r this is God’s will fo r you... Notice it does not say “Give thanks for every circumstance.” It says give thanks in every circum stance. In every circumstance, no matter how bad it is, you can give thanks to God because: (a) I know He has a purpose big ger than the problem. (b) He’ll give me the power to overcome the problem, and (c) I’ll grow through the experi ence if I see beyond it. This month we’re celebrating Thanksgiving. Why do we do that? Because thanks and giving go to gether. The way we express thanks is by giving. And the most giving people are the most thankful people.
THIRD STEP: THANK
Blessings,
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Optimal Command & Control at Right of Center & Mayday Fires Presented by FDNY Battalion Chief Jeff Facinelli (Battalion 18) FDNY Lieutenant Jason Brezler (Squad 252)
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SUNDER FIRE Mayday fire operations are a rather rare and infrequent event. However, the gravity and consequences of a mayday event demands that command and company officers be well prepared tactically, physically, cognitively, and emotionally. To enhance these skills this dynamic program will illuminate firsthand lessons gleaned from fireground commanders with experience managing “right of center” and mayday fires, as well as trends collected, compiled, and identified in the FDNY’s global research and data set. It will also explore how an understanding of human factors and a concerted effort to optimize human performance can enhance decision-making and the methodology incident commanders employ to effectively prepare for a mayday event. Jeff Facinelli is an FDNY Battalion Chief assigned to Battalion 18 in the Bronx. Jeff joined the ranks of the FDNY on February 4th, 2001. He previously served in Ladder Company 40, Engine Company 67 in Washington Heights as a Lieutenant, and Engine Company 23 in Manhattan as Captain. Jeff is a program manager for the FDNY's Mental Performance Initiative (MPI) as well as a core instructor for the FDNY Captain Development course and FDNY Command Course for battalion chiefs. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in Fire Science from the University of New Haven (CT). Jeff is married to his wife Lisa and together they have four sons. Jason Brezler is a FDNY Lieutenant presently assigned to Squad Company 252 in Brooklyn. He was a firefighter in Rescue Company 2. Jason is a field grade Marine officer and was a combat leader in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, the USMC's Command and Staff College and holds a MS from Oklahoma State University. Jason frequently lectures at the US Naval Academy and US Military Academy about human performance and navigating leadership dilemmas in lethal environments. He serves as the program manager for the FDNY’s Mental Performance Initiative (MPI) and is the founder of Leadership Under Fire. Cape Cod Regional Technical High School 351 Pleasant Lake Avenue Harwich, MA Friday November 3, 2023 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Cost: $80.00 ea. includes all program costs, continental breakfast, and lunch. Make Checks payable to: Cape & Islands Fire Chiefs Association CIO Fire Chief Robert Moran, Brewster Fire Department 1671 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631 Space is limited to 100 attendees! Reserve your spot asap! For program information contact: Brewster Fire Chief Robert Moran at rmoran@brewster-ma.gov
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A lbion cu rren tly operates a 2021 F reightliner 114SD/Midwest 2500-gallon tanker as Tank 4. It has a 1500-GPM pum p and a 30-gallon Class A foam cell. This apparatus was purchased through a grant so that the previous Tank 4, a 1995 GMC Topkick that carried 2000-gallons, could be retired.
EUGENE WEBER JR. CHUCK LOWE This patch belongs to the Alfred Fire Department, located in York County, ME.
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February 2-4,2024 Nassau Coliseum I Uniondale, NY Three days of exhibits and education on Long Island for fire/EMS personnel of all ranks. Tickets: $20 per person/day! Hosted by and to benefit Islip Town Fire/EMS Museum Educational Center & NYSAFC
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CHUCK LOWE
Hallowell recently placed a 2022 Pierce Saber-FR 1250-GPM pumper, with a 750gallon water tank, in service as Engine 4.
CHUCKLOWE
Wells has placed a 2023 Pierce Saber-FR 1500-GPM pumper, with a 1000-gallon water tank, in service as Engine 3.
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DEPARTMENT PROFILE If your department has photos you would like to see in our “Departmnt Profile” feature, please upload them on our website, www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNem.com
Norway, Maine is located in the so u th e a ste rn se c tio n o f O xford County. M ost people pass th ro u g h the reg io n on the w ay to S unday River, b u t it's Lake Pennesseew asse is a d e s tin a tio n o f its own. N orw ay has been ca lle d the "S no w sho e C apital o f th e W o rld " because o f local shoe m a n u fa c tu rin g . It is c u rre n tly hom e to a New Balance m a n u fa ctu rin g fa cility . M ost rece nt c e n su s data sh o w s th a t 5077 people call th is b e a u tifu l to w n hom e. Fire Rescue s e rv ic e s are p ro vid e d by a 35-m em ber call d e p a rtm e n t u n d e r the s u p e rv is io n o f a fu ll-tim e Fire C hief. T hey operate w ith three p um pers, one to w e r ladder, one tanker, and a squad. A new Pierce Saber has been o rd ered to replace th irty -y e a r-o ld E ngine 2. E m e rg en cy M edical S ervices fo r th e to w n are p ro vid e d by Pace A m b ulan ce. B oth a gencies are d isp a tch e d by the O xford C ou nty RCC.
CHUCK LOWE Engine 2: 1993 Pemfab/Darley 1250/1000
CHUCK LOWE Tower 1: 2004 Pierce Dash 2000/350/30F/100’ Tower (form er Manassas Park, VA)
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CHUCK LOWE Tank 1: 2012 IHC W orkstar 7600/Rosenbauer 750/2500, "The Whale"
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