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In a recent editorial in the Washington Post Professor Fred McChesney questions the value of paid fire departments, particularly unionized fire departments. He has written similar Op-eds in the past. Due to the credibility provided by the editorial board of the Washington Post, local papers might pick up this editorial. To assist local fire authorities in developing a response, we have analyzed Professor McChesney’s editorial, and have listed several resources and Internet links that can be used to supplement the information in this analysis.
Read More...Flame retardants show up in a range of products from children’s clothes and toys to furniture and electronics, and over the years they’ve gotten credit for saving lives and property. But fire-slowing chemicals are also linked to health problems — including cancer, birth defects and nervous system damage — and are banned in at least 13 states. Under the leadership of President Ed Kelly, the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts have partnered with environmentalists in Massachusetts to lobby for a similar ban on flame-retardant children’s products and household furniture here in Massachusetts. Attached you will find recent news regarding this issue, including testimony before the Consumer Product Safety Council.
Read More...The Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts are proud to announce that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker officially signed into law groundbreaking legislation, titled Mobile Integrated Health Care, which will propel community health to new heights.Through foreword thinking, President Edward Kelly, and the PFFM executive board in conjunction with the PFFM EMS committee, successfully lobbied the legislature about the needed change in the infrastructure and care delivery systems within the pre-hospital realm.
Read More...In a recent editorial in the Washington Post Professor Fred McChesney questions the value of paid fire departments, particularly unionized fire departments. He has written similar Op-eds in the past. Due to the credibility provided by the editorial board of the Washington Post, local papers might pick up this editorial. To assist local fire authorities in developing a response, we have analyzed Professor McChesney’s editorial, and have listed several resources and Internet links that can be used to supplement the information in this analysis.
Read More...Flame retardants show up in a range of products from children’s clothes and toys to furniture and electronics, and over the years they’ve gotten credit for saving lives and property. But fire-slowing chemicals are also linked to health problems — including cancer, birth defects and nervous system damage — and are banned in at least 13 states. Under the leadership of President Ed Kelly, the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts have partnered with environmentalists in Massachusetts to lobby for a similar ban on flame-retardant children’s products and household furniture here in Massachusetts. Attached you will find recent news regarding this issue, including testimony before the Consumer Product Safety Council.
Read More...The Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts are proud to announce that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker officially signed into law groundbreaking legislation, titled Mobile Integrated Health Care, which will propel community health to new heights.Through foreword thinking, President Edward Kelly, and the PFFM executive board in conjunction with the PFFM EMS committee, successfully lobbied the legislature about the needed change in the infrastructure and care delivery systems within the pre-hospital realm.
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It has been said that Firefighters have 2 families. The one at home, and the one at the firehouse. Although these families differ in many ways, they both suffer the same grief when their colleague or family member is lost to occupational cancer. This video was produced by the Boston Fire Department with the support of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. It is part of a campaign to raise awareness of the need for proper protective gear for firefighters. Studies have proven that firefighters are exposed to cancer causing carcinogens when engaged in firefighting operations, and further studies have shown that cancer rates in firefighters are significantly higher than that of the general public as a result of this exposure.
Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday that a manufacturer of a drug that can help reverse opioid overdoses will pay the state $325,000, resolving her concerns about a sharp price increase last year. As the opioid overdose crisis continues to rip through Massachusetts, Healey said that the settlement with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. will help make the drug, naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, more widely available to cities and towns across the state. Emergency workers in Massachusetts used about 11,000 doses of Narcan last year, Healey said. The payment, small in the sweep of the $38.1 billion state budget, is the equivalent cost of nearly 10,000 units of naloxone, according to her office.
Read More...Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday that a manufacturer of a drug that can help reverse opioid overdoses will pay the state $325,000, resolving her concerns about a sharp price increase last year. As the opioid overdose crisis continues to rip through Massachusetts, Healey said that the settlement with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. will help make the drug, naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, more widely available to cities and towns across the state. Emergency workers in Massachusetts used about 11,000 doses of Narcan last year, Healey said. The payment, small in the sweep of the $38.1 billion state budget, is the equivalent cost of nearly 10,000 units of naloxone, according to her office.
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