Monthly Archives: May 2008

Firefighter Rick Thompson Graduates from the Coast Guard

You know what they say, if you want something done give it to a busy person. Well, Firefighter Rick Thompson is another one of our firefighters that exemplifies that to a tee. Rick joined the Coast Guard Reserves as one of their oldest new recruits, a testimony to his desire to serve and getting himself [...]

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May 29, 2008

Headlines from the EMR-ISAC May 29 Infogram: Active Hurricane Season Possible; E-Plan Implementation for First Responders; CEDAP Application Period Opens; First Responder Hot Weather Preparedness
Tags: safety, fire extinguisher, carbon monoxide, fire hood, smoke detector
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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Cop On Top Event Coming to Eden Prairie

A fundraiser for the Special Olympics will be held in Eden Prairie beginning on June 6th and running thru June 8th. The event is called "Cop On Top" and has police officers atop a local business in sort of a marathon event to raise money for the Special Olympics. Last year, Minneapolis Police along with [...]

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A Good Sign

When your biggest fire in quite awhile is in a dumpster, things are going well on the fire prevention side of things. Last night the "West District" stations responded to a fire in a dumpster. The dumpster was fairly close to the house that was being remodeled, but there wasn't an immediate danger of the [...]

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Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Eaton, IN

Jay C. Maddy of the Eaton Volunteer Fire Department in Eaton, IN has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2008-05-23 00:00:00.0.
Tags: fire hood, safety, fire extinguisher, smoke detector, fire safety
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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Nice Save! A Clear Example of a Simple Life Saving Device At Work

AED's, Automatic External Defibrillator's, are an expensive and easy to use device that save 40,000 lives per year. Click on this link to view a story on the most recent save with an AED in Eden Prairie. For quite awhile now both Eden Prairie fire and Police vehicles carry these life saving devices and as [...]

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May 22, 2008

Headlines from the EMR-ISAC May 22 Infogram: Escalating Metal Thefts Affect ESS; 2008 Wildfire Season Preparations; NPGA Safety Alert; Non-Priority Medical Calls
Tags: fire extinguisher, carbon monoxide, fire hood, fire safety, smoke detector
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Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Aston, PA

Raymond Eusden of the Aston-Beechwood Volunteer Fire Company in Aston, PA has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2008-05-19 00:00:00.0.
Tags: fire extinguisher, safety, fire hood, carbon monoxide, smoke detector
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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Smoke Alarm Exec Admits They Don’t Warn Consumers

pennysanderspda asked:

Interview with BRK smoke alarms executive reveals they don’t even attempt to explain the potentially deadly delay of their most popular type of smoke alarms (the type that are in the majority of American homes).
For more information contact Mobile attorney Richard Taylor of the law firm Taylor Martino, PC.
web: taylormartino.com
email: richardtaylor@tmklegal.com
phone: [...]

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Screwing Around with the inner conncted smoke alarms

Worcester2007 asked:

Just screwing around and testing the smoke alarms! Yes the alarm are inner connected, No there is not an alarm company, so the fire department did not show.Elenor Whitehair

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