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Chuck Gray & Rocky Delgadillo

Chuck Gray & Rocky Delgadillo, Equipment Mechanic & Fire Captain; Council 36, California

Every day we put our lives on the line to protect and save the lives of others. AFSCME members provide emergency medical services, staff 911 call centers and are first on the scene when disaster strikes, making sure the public is protected.

Emergency Services Employees Online Network

Join your brothers and sisters in the AFSCME Emergency Services Employees Network. We’ll discuss shared concerns, learn about what’s going on around the country and exchange information and ideas.

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  • Free, Handheld Reference Adds Situational Awareness at HAZMAT Incidents
    When a call for service comes into the Douglas County, Ga., Fire Department that may involve hazardous materials, Deputy Chief Kim Ransom or another senior member of the department’s HAZMAT team grabs his or her tools and hustles to the scene, along with the initial fire crew. Once the crew arrives with on-board chemical sensors activated, they plug the information into several tools including: the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders, the Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations chemical database, the 2008 Emergency Response Guide and the Chemical Companion decision support tool.
  • Killer Buildings Here at Home Are a 'Predictable Surprise'
    The tragedy of earthquakes, first in Haiti and now Chile, continues to be played out on our television screens. While most Americans look at this situation as being that of a third-world country, the risks that we live with today include some of those that have taken their deadly toll in Haiti. That is the presence of unreinforced masonry buildings here in the United States. As the Chile earthquake shows, even though there may be strong building codes many older buildings remain at risk.
  • RI Officials Using Electronic Records to Track H1N1
    State health officials are tracking the spread of swine flu through electronic prescription records, developing what they believe is a model that could help doctors more easily identify and respond to an outbreak of the illness. Rhode Island is believed to be the first state to use electronic pharmacy prescription data to track swine flu among its entire population, said Rob Cronin, a spokesman for Surescripts, which operates the country's largest electronic prescriptions network.

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Nelson Cintron
District Council 37, New York

Nelson Cintron

"We are on the front lines of homeland security and emergency response. When the unthinkable happens, we are the workers who show up. With our union, we make sure we have the funding, equipment and training to keep this country safe."