Daily Dispatch
News for America’s Fire Service
The Daily Dispatch is a free, fire industry-specific newsletter distributed each weekday via email and features timely and relevant national news, job listings, a cooperative purchasing section, and more. Looking ahead newsletter subscribers will see additional functionality and features including state-specific news, wildland news, event listings and equipment ads. The Daily Dispatch is proudly produced by WFCA and recognized by all seven U.S. Divisions of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
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National News from the Daily Dispatch
- VIDEOS: One dead in Indiana home explosion amid severe weather
PHOTOS: One person is dead following a home explosion in Portage, Indiana, according to the police department. Authorities said investigators are still working to determine the cause of the blast.
- County in New York launches unique fire safety video campaign in response to deadly fires
Read about New York Fire News: Westchester County launches unique fire safety video campaign incident from White Plains Patch featured on Daily Dispatch (DD).
- VIDEO: Crews work to put out fire at recycling and scrap metal facility in Texas
Read about National Fire News: VIDEO: Crews work to put out fire at recycling and scrap metal incident from KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston featured on Daily Dispatch...
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WFCA Fire Map
The Western Fire Chiefs Association's Fire Map depicts active and recent wildland fires in the western United States and Alaska. The Fire Map draws near real-time 911 dispatch call data from PulsePoint.
Emerging and ongoing wildland fire location and boundary data are provided by the National Interagency Fire Center IRWIN feeds. FIRIS (California only) provides early fire perimeter and 3-hour forecasting models. Fire dispatch and location data are approximate, and no representation or warranty is given as to the timeliness, accuracy, or completeness of the data.
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