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: Crews respond to fire at SkyLand Ranch in Tennessee
PHOTOS: Sevierville Firefighting crews responded to a fire at SkyLand Ranch that was discovered early Friday morning. According to Sevierville Fire Chief Matt Henderson, a 911 call reported the fire around 2:20 a.m.
- Firefighters and florists in one Wisconsin city team up to deliver Valentine’s flowers for charity
Read about Wisconsin Fire News: Eau Claire firefighters and florists team up to deliver incident from WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison featured on Daily Dispatch (DD).
- 'That's why we do this': How Cincinnati firefighters rescued girl with autism from icy gully
VIDEO/PHOTOS: An 11-year-old girl with autism was rescued after she ended up dangerously close to freezing water at Bramble Park, prompting an urgent response from Cincinnati firefighters.
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