The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation that will provide compensation for first responders who answered the call on September 11, 2001. The measure, which allocates $4.6 billion to pay medical expenses for those who suffered illnesses related to their 9/11 response, was passed after a compromise removed the threat of a GOP filibuster.
As Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves office seven years later, his record is that of a governor who made a difference for first responders ... on the front lines and in their professional lives. The outgoing governor capped his term by appointing two CPF members to the state's EMS Commission.
Last year was record-setting. The US Fire Administration reports the fewest on-duty deaths of firefighters since the agency started compiling statistics in 1977. There were 85 on-duty deaths in 2010, according to preliminary statistics.
The Pipes and Drums of California Professional Firefighters kicked off the new year in style, performing for the first time at the 122nd Rose Parade in Pasadena. The show was aired on over a half dozen TV networks in the US and broadcasted in more than 200 countries.
It is with deepest regret that the Alameda Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 689, and the City of Alameda Fire Department announce the Line of Duty Death of Alameda City Fire Captain Scott Carnevale of occupational cancer. He was only 42 years old.