The personal exposure module in Aware is available at no cost for all public safety individuals to download and use, regardless of your records management system or ePCR vendor.
Elected officials do not see the value of their fire departments and firefighters learning new and better ways to operate or learn about the latest equipment innovations and development. Sadly, neither does the public.
At the risk of “piling on,” here is another article about COVID-19. There are many lessons learned from this worldwide pandemic. Some of these lessons will change our way of living in many areas.
East haven is among the 50 fire departments to receive FEMA grants to reimburse communities for COVID-19 expenses
Since there is no Covid-19 vaccine as of this date and no proven treatment that works on all the infected, we don’t know if people who have been infected have antibodies to fight off getting infected again.
Fire department members are now wearing SCBA to calls involving anyone who is sick or injured, including vehicle crashes.
ImageTrend, Inc. announced Resource Bridge has been updated to accommodate the rapid evolution of the CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) to improve their COVID-19 module for Acute Care Hospitals with the addition of 11 new data collection fields.
Kenny Thompson, a Groveland businessman and Clermont firefighter/engineer, saw that agencies all over the country were facing shipping delays on bulk PPE orders, reports Daily Commercial. Thompson also works daily with buyers who have access to suppliers from around the world with the ability to ship bulk PPE items. He realized that, through his connections,...
It’s definitely an interesting time, and one in which there has been a hard shift to digital solutions for education, work, and the fire service.
A firefighter and paramedic at the Augusta Fire Department has tested positive for COVID-19, reports WABI 5. The North Augusta Fire Station was immediately closed and cleaned by a private contractor per CDC Guidelines. All trucks and equipment that are cleaned daily have been cleaned again.