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08/10/2023

If you are a Provident client, please take advantage of this free webinar!

03/07/2022

Mental health issues are very real and affect many first responders. Here is a webinar that may be of interest to you individually or as a leader in your organization.

Su***de can be difficult to talk about. First responders die by su***de at a considerably higher rate than the general population and are more likely to die by su***de than in the line of duty. Understanding the warning signs and interventions can help save the life of a colleague. Join Paige Heller...

04/27/2021

This is how to work together!

With the help of grant funding, New Holland Ambulance was able to present Bareville Fire Company with 4 new AED units.
This is showing how local emergency service units are working together to provide better service to our community.
Shown l-r; Eddie Oberholtzer, Deputy 31; Randy Smith, Chief 31; Darrell Fisher, Ems Chief 37.

04/21/2021

Volunteering! The best thing you’ll ever do in life!!

04/02/2020

One thing that the fire service isn’t always great at is record keeping and good documentation of specifics associated with calls and other events. One fail point in particular is documentation of members’ exposures to the potential of carcinogens and other potentially harmful concerns. And, of course, today we should be particularly concerned about potential exposures to COVID-19.

Maintaining records of exposures, or potential exposures, doesn’t have to be time consuming or difficult. Your NFIRS reporting software will allow to document exposures. You can also use a separate exposure form and list the members that were on that call and MAY have been exposed to something that could lead to a health problem later in time.

Good documentation is more necessary than ever. If it isn’t written down it never happened. We’ve all heard that a million times. Start writing it down! Insurance companies, Workers’ Compensation providers, the Department of Justice’s PSOB, and others will have a much more difficult time denying a claim if you have documentation that can help connect the dots to a member’s potential exposure and a relatable health issue.

There are apps available and many forms that you can find online. Here’s a link to an exposure form:

http://16lo3h33km9w3q8o12211jxa-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Exposure-Tracking-Form-EF.pdf

And here is a link to an app:

https://i-psdi.org/nfors-fire-exposure.html

The Department if Justice has said that a COVID-19 death may be compensable under the PSOB, BUT every call needs to have an exposure form completed, not just EMS runs.

Here is the link to the DOJ’s statement on PSOB and COVID-19:

https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh186/files/media/document/psob-program-covid19-update-3-2020.pdf

Please take the extra few minutes to improve this valuable record keeping for the sake of your members.

Please be safe and please be well!

01/20/2020

Outstanding article!

The faster you get water on the seat of the fire, the better things get for everyone on the fireground, writes Pete Van Dorpe.

02/01/2019

Learn more about the risk of cardiac arrest in firefighters and first responders: https://www.providentins.com/the-risk-of-cardiac-arrest-in-firefighters-and-first-responders/

10/17/2018

08/21/2018

It's not a sign of weakness to say that you may need some help. Among other resources, please use and share the IAFC/VCOS Yellow Ribbon Report: "Under the Helmet: Performing An Internal Size-Up, A Proactive Approach To Ensuring Mental Wellness."
https://sites.iafc.org/files/1VCOS/VCOSYellowRibbonFinal.pdf

The Gods were not happy with me.  I had handed in my notice with my previous Fire Department after going through a nasty divorce and becoming a single father of my five year old son.  The new department offered much better pay and the all important Kelly day needed to take care of

07/19/2018

04/05/2018

Firefighters change policy amid increased job-related cancer risk.

04/03/2018