Emergency Preparedness Training at Loveland Middle School
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Police Department, Loveland Symmes Fire Department, and Loveland City Schools are partnering for a joint training on the afternoon of Friday, September 15.
Emergency vehicles and responders will be in and around the campus for the training exercise.
Stryker Powerpro XT Cot Systems will give firefighters and paramedics assistance with the lifting of patients up to 700 pounds
Photo above is a sample of the Stryker Powerpro XT Cot System
Loveland, Ohio – The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has awarded a Safety Intervention Grant (SIG) to the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department (LSFD) for assistance with purchasing two Stryker Powerpro XT Cot Systems.
The Safety Intervention Grant is available to any Ohio state-fund or public employer who wishes to purchase equipment to substantially reduce or eliminate injuries associated with a particular task or operation. The Stryker Powerpro XT Cot Systems will give firefighters and paramedics assistance with the lifting of patients up to 700 pounds from the ground to a rolling transport level.
Lieutenant Kyle Riley, EMS Lieutenant for the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department said, “The awarded grant funds provide our firefighters with a major equipment upgrade that will provide a safer and more effective system. This will help them provide the highest quality service to our customers, while reducing the potential for injury to our personnel.”
The SIG Grant was a matching grant and it was nearly $40,000.00
According to the press release issued by the Department, “The Loveland-Symmes Fire Department is continuously seeking methods to improve the emergency medical services that are provided to their residents. The funds received from the SIG will be utilized to purchase essential EMS equipment that will improve the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department’s ability to provide critical care to their customers, while reducing the risk of injury to our members.”
PRIORITY ONE EMS GRANT
The purpose of the State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services Grant Program, administered by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services, is to improve and enhance EMS and trauma patient care in Ohio through the provision of grant funding for equipment, training, and research. There are six types of grants (Priorities 1-6) available. The amount awarded for each priority is determined by the State Board of Emergency, Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services and by the amount of funds available during the award year.
The Priority One Grant was for $3,075.00.
Deputy Chief Michael Books, Chief of EMS for the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department said, “The Priority One Grant is a grant offered by the State of Ohio to assist fire departments with the purchase of equipment, supplies, and personal protective equipment (PPE) that would not normally be able to be purchased.”
According to the press releases issued by the Department, “The Loveland-Symmes Fire Department is continuously seeking methods to improve the emergency medical services that are provided to their residents. The funds received from the SIG will be utilized to purchase essential EMS equipment that will improve the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department’s ability to provide critical care to their customers, while reducing the risk of injury to our members.”
Loveland, Ohio – Members of the Loveland Symmes Fire Department will take to the streets on August 12 from 8:30 AM until noon to raise funds for the Firefighter Cancer Support Network. Chief Huber said, “I am very proud of our staff as they recognize the growing cancer problem within the fire service and step up to be part of the solution.”
Firefighters across the country are being diagnosed with work related cancers everyday. The chemicals that firefighters are exposed to in today’s fire related emergencies far exceed anything seen in the industry in the past 50 years. The State of Ohio has recently passed cancer presumption legislation to assist firefighters with receiving the care they need and deserve.
Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder
Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder, a board member of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation said, “We have a long way to go in changing the landscape of protecting our firefighters to the exposure they receive on the fire ground. Our department is up to the challenge and are making great strides everyday to better serve and protect our members.”
During the boot drive, the Loveland and Symmes communities will see LSFD firefighters along main roads.
If you would like to donate, you may stop at any of LSFD’s four fire stations or call 513-583-3001. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Captain Bruce Hawk at 513-683-6118 or bhawk@lsfd.org.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please excuse the quality of our recent video work from the Loveland City Hall council chamber. After the City recently hired a Public Information Officer (PIO), LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV, USA-Today videographers, and Cincinnati Area TV stations have been put into a small corral to one side of the room, and the podium was placed so that when the public rises to speak, they have their backs toward the audience and our camera. We have talked to the PIO, City Manager and the Clerk of Council about how this arrangement significantly degrades our video, “The old set-up allowed a video camera to swing back and forth between those at the podium and the council table. That arrangement had been used for decades.”
Our plea has fallen on deaf ears. The PIO, however, did respond saying, “Unfortunately, the arrangement of the media area will not be moved to accommodate better angles at this time.”
So, for the time being, LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV is forced to show butts instead of faces, except when Councilwoman Pam Gross uses the podium. (See this recent video)
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Loveland, Ohio – At the June 13 Council meeting, Loveland-Symmes Fire Chief Otto Huber presented lifesaving awards to Captain Brian Hall, Paramedic Nick Gehring, EMT Dustin Freeze, Firefighter Brian Webb, and Firefighter John Cooper. The Fire Department Medal of Merit was presented to dispatchers Alicia Jim and Aaron Burg.
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