/tags/firefighters Firefighters en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:01:30 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-23/missouri-firefighters-frustration-better-technology-fight-fires Jason Cerrano got the idea for the SAM Control System about 15 years ago while working a house fire for the Pattonville Fire Protection District. The system is used in more than 120 fire departments in the U.S. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:01:30 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-23/missouri-firefighters-frustration-better-technology-fight-fires Alex Heuer /government-politics-issues/2024-10-11/edwardsville-fire-chief-who-oversaw-tornado-oil-spill-and-pandemic-retires James Whiteford retired on Friday. Whiteford oversaw the city’s response to a 2021 tornado that destroyed an Amazon warehouse and killed six people. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-10-11/edwardsville-fire-chief-who-oversaw-tornado-oil-spill-and-pandemic-retires Will Bauer /health-science-environment/2024-02-13/first-child-is-surrendered-to-mehlville-fire-stations-baby-box A baby girl who was several hours old became the first child to be surrendered in the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Mehlville Fire Protection District Station 2 in south St. Louis County last week. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-13/first-child-is-surrendered-to-mehlville-fire-stations-baby-box Lacretia Wimbley /government-politics-issues/2024-01-19/illinois-high-court-upholds-downstate-police-firefighter-pension-consolidation The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that members’ voting power isn’t a "benefit" protected by the constitution. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 23:12:47 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-19/illinois-high-court-upholds-downstate-police-firefighter-pension-consolidation Hannah Meisel /government-politics-issues/2023-11-24/illinois-supreme-court-wary-on-police-and-fire-pension-consolidation-argument Fire and police pensioners in Illinois' municipalities challenged a 2019 law that consolidated 649 funds for higher returns, claiming the change actually hurts retirees voting power. Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-11-24/illinois-supreme-court-wary-on-police-and-fire-pension-consolidation-argument Hannah Meisel /health-science-environment/2023-10-16/plans-for-carbon-dioxide-pipelines-raise-safety-concerns-for-small-town-responders Proposed projects would add more than 3,000 miles of new carbon pipelines through rural parts of the Midwest. Some emergency officials are concerned about safety, especially after a rupture on a similar pipeline three years ago. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-10-16/plans-for-carbon-dioxide-pipelines-raise-safety-concerns-for-small-town-responders Grant Gerlock /government-politics-issues/2023-08-28/new-belleville-fire-chief-talks-about-goals-and-being-the-first-woman-in-the-post Belleville’s mayor and city council tabbed Stephanie Mills last week to be the city’s new fire chief, the first woman to fill the position in the municipality's history. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-08-28/new-belleville-fire-chief-talks-about-goals-and-being-the-first-woman-in-the-post Will Bauer /government-politics-issues/2021-07-12/belleville-moves-toward-ending-residency-requirement-for-city-employees The city had required some full-time city employees to relocate inside city limits within 15 months of starting their job, but last month, the city council voted unanimously to relax residency requirements for nonunion and non-appointed city employees. Now they’re considering doing the same for mayor-appointed employees. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 03:34:39 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-07-12/belleville-moves-toward-ending-residency-requirement-for-city-employees Eric Schmid /politics-issues/2020-02-09/new-wash-u-research-finds-alarming-stats-about-mental-health-of-paramedics-and-emts Researchers at Washington University have found that paramedics and emergency medical technicians are seven times as likely as the general public to have… Sun, 09 Feb 2020 12:13:51 GMT /politics-issues/2020-02-09/new-wash-u-research-finds-alarming-stats-about-mental-health-of-paramedics-and-emts Rachel Lippmann /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-07-15/exposure-to-violent-crime-and-its-long-term-impact-on-first-responders Last week, St. Louis Fire Department Chief Dennis Jenkerson said that paramedics see the impact of so much violence that they're quitting faster than he… Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:26:08 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-07-15/exposure-to-violent-crime-and-its-long-term-impact-on-first-responders Emily Woodbury