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L.A. Fire Department Dramatically Overhauls Response to Shootings

Los Angeles fire officials are dramatically changing how rescuers respond to mass shootings after a gunman with a high-powered rifle mortally wounded a federal security officer in a shooting rampage last month at LAX. The new goal is to have Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics and firefighters, protected by armed law enforcement teams, rapidly enter […]

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San Bernardino County Fire Dispatch Center in Rialto Receives International Acclaim

San Bernardino County’s emergency dispatch center has been noted as one of the best emergency call centers worldwide. On Tuesday, the dispatch center was honored as an Accredited Center of Excellence by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch, county fire authorities said. A ceremony was held at Fire Station 71 in Fontana to celebrate the

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Volunteer Fire Watch Program in Orange County Expands as Fire Season Heats Up

A group of volunteers is watching closely for suspicious behavior and reminding the public about the high fire danger along roadsides in Orange County near wilderness areas and parks. “Most of the county’s major wildfires have started from a roadside, whether by accident or intentional,  and were caused by people,” said Dave Raetz, who heads up the Fire Watch

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High Desert Public Safety Operations Center dedicated in Hesperia

Law enforcement and public officials from across San Bernardino County gathered Friday morning in Hesperia for a dedication ceremony and tour of the new High Desert Public Safety Operations Center. For the first time, dispatch services for both the Sheriff’s Department and county Fire Department will be centralized under one roof and will house an

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Australian Firefighters Ingest Data-Transmitting Pills When They Go To Work

A new data-delivering pill could help firefighters monitor their reactions to heat stress, a new trial in Australia shows. Heat stress can lead to various problems for firefighters working in hot environments, including unconsciousness and cardiac arrest, and the standard method of measuring core body temperature through the ear is not always effective enough. Firefighters

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