The Covington Fire Department now has seven Stryker LUCAS 3 devices. The mechanical compression device administers perfect CPR.
mCPR device’s 9-month record: better outcomes for patients, providers
COVINGTON, Ky. – In the old days, it wasn’t unusual for paramedics from the Covington Fire Department to find themselves standing in the back of a speeding ambulance administering ches...
The Covington Fire Department’s 2020 Fight for Air Climb team, with the gear they wore to climb 45 flights of stairs.
3-time Fight for Air Climb champs seeking donations
COVINGTON, Ky. – A new “playing field” and challenge will greet Covington firefighters April 25 when they defend their American Lung Association Fight for Air Climb title for the third time in a row....
Just 10 seconds after ignition, a Christmas tree whose needles were allowed to dry out becomes a fiery torch in this demonstration from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Covington fire officials offer tips on preventing holiday fires
COVINGTON, Ky. – The video, shown HERE, is breathtaking in a scary way.
Within mere seconds after flame is touched to a live Chr...
Assistant Fire Chief Chip Terry served in Covington for almost three decades. (Photo used with permission from Katie Woodring Photography.)
Pandemic bolsters need for training inspired by late fire chief
COVINGTON, Ky. - Even aside from her own family’s personal tragedy, Jo Terry knows well the urgency, the prevalence, and the depth of post-traumatic stress for firefighters and...
4 from City on 85-member hurricane response team
COVINGTON, Ky. - Four Covington firefighters were due to arrive in Texas this afternoon to help conduct search-and-rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm being billed as one of the strongest to ever hit the United States.
Laura made landfall overnight, pummeling the Louisiana coast with 150 mph winds and...
Andrea Quigley of the Stryker Corporation trains Covington firefighters in the use of the LUCAS 3 mechanical compression device.
Purchase helps Fire Dept. improve response to cardiac arrests
COVINGTON, Ky. - When it comes to giving CPR, the Covington Fire Department is going mechanical.
As part of its continuous efforts to improve the survival rates of people suffering health emergenc...
Covington firefighter/paramedics Jordan Warner and Chuck Wagner model the face shields donated by A & P Technology.
City conveys appreciation to businesses, others
COVINGTON, Ky. - Businesses and organizations continue to generously donate and share PPE (personal protective equipment) with First Responders and others at the City of Covington who are working to keep the public safe.
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Send in video snippet conveying gratitude to Covington 1st Responders
COVINGTON, Ky. - From truckers to nurses, and grocery store cashiers to teachers, there are many people who are working hard to help all of us get through the coronavirus pandemic.
Here at the City of Covington, we want to call particular attention to our police officers and firefighters, two groups of employees wh...
New protocol for First Responders a ‘step in right direction’
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington continues to fight hard for quicker access to testing and better personal protective equipment for its First Responders while they respond to potential cases of the highly contagious respiratory disease COVID-19.
“We’ve been vocal to anybody who will listen abo...
Covington firefighters assigned to the City’s new COVID-19 response ambulance got refresher training in using personal protection equipment today.
New procedures will reduce risk of exposure
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is activating an ambulance it had in reserve and is assigning it to respond to all runs involving patients whose symptoms suggest they might have COVID-19, the highly c...