Ten year old Jayden Moran arrived at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice to a heroes welcome yesterday after completing his very own Santa walk to raise money for the the charity. He was cheered on by staff at the state of the art Bellahouston hospice, which provides support for people going through cancer as well as dedicated end of life care, after raising £2500. His grandad Alex Taggart died from cancer in April and the Ralston Primary pupil wanted to do something to help. Mum Leeanne Taggart, who did the walk with him, said: While my dad wasn t treated at the hospice, we were aware of the amazing work that they do and their counselling services they offer. It has been very hard losing my dad particularly this year, but we are very proud of Jayden.
Century-old fire department updates station equipment to protect firefighters, citizens from toxic pathogensÂ
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The new laundry machines at Kingston Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 provided by Miele.PHOTOS COURTESY OF TINY MIGHTY COMMUNICATIONS
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The new laundry machines at Kingston Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 provided by Miele.PHOTOS COURTESY OF TINY MIGHTY COMMUNICATIONS
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Changing times have been challenging PPE and safety needs for fire departments large and small, and evolving National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards for decontamination of gear are top of mind in 2020.Â
No one knows that more than Chief George Luck Jr. of the Kingston Volunteer Fire Department, a 96-year-old once all-volunteer department, today made up of a small team of part-time, paid professionals on the weekdays, and staffed by volunteers the rest of the time.
upper 70s near livermore and cool 60 with partly cloudy skies around san francisco. thanks a lot, rob. today could be a key day for the oakland a s in their quest to move to the south bay. owners will meet today and christie smith is live now with a look at what san jose s mayor has to say. he s been a big supporter of this move. what does he say? reporter: i can tell you, let me start by saying that commissioner bud selig said he s surprised and disappointed by news of a san jose stadium referendum. he believes that the whole thing is just really premature. there is a committee meeting today with members that were appointed nearly a year and a half ago. they ll continue to look into a possible oakland a s move from oakland to san jose. as you were talking about on friday, mayor reed proposed ballot language and details about a measure that would allow the city to push ahead with a downtown ballpark. this proposal will be reviewed again on wednesday. that s when a decisio