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Additional courses are now available on NFA Online:
Q494 – NFIRS Course
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ICS Simulation Courses: Ranch House, Mansion, Nursing Home, Town House, Wildland, and Strip Mall
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EMS Operations at Multi Casualty Incidents
Emergency Response to Terrorism Courses
Emergency Response to Terrorism: Self-Study
Fire Prevention Courses
Alternative Water Supply: Planning and Implementing Programs
Testing and Evaluation of Water Supplies for Fire Protection
Self-Study Course for Community Safety Educators
Incident Management Courses
ICS-100, Introduction to ICS for Operational First Responders
ICS-200, Basic NIMS ICS for Operational First Responders
ICS-300 Intermediate All-Hazard NIMS ICS Review for Expanding Incidents
Awareness of Command and Control Decision Making at Multiple Alarm Incidents
ICS-400: Fundamentals Review for Command and General Staff
Management Science Courses
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PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
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#1
I am currently looking for any information regarding departments going out in communities to install the smoke detectors for the hard of hearing and deaf. This includes SOG’s, handouts for the recipients of the smoke detectors, liability waivers, and handouts given to the individuals whom received the halogen flashing light detectors. Also, has heard of a smoke detector for the deaf and hard of hearing that only uses a battery? Your assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Lt. George L. Thomas IV
Safety/Special Ops
Frederick Maryland
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#2
I’m looking for questions that can be used in a promotion interview for firefighter’s. This will be going from the rank of firefighter to the rank of lieutenant. Our department is a small combination department serving a population of about 12,000. This position is for a paid on call firefighter. We recently have experienced a restructure in the command structure of our department, which has necessitated the creation of this position. Any help the trade community can give would be helpful. Please send your responses to Deputy Chief D. Hutchings
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#3
I have been a reader of the TRADE emails for quite some time and have found many opportunities to share information. I am looking for any information on outside deck fires, specifically the newer composite materials being used. Has anyone had any fire duty or information on the fire rating or lack thereof, thank you.
John J Lewis, Lieutenant
Passaic (NJ) Fire Department
Training Division
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#4
I am in charge of our Safety Committee and we are looking into a Hearing Protection Policy for our department. I had a couple of questions:
1. Does anyone have a policy already in place that they would be willing to share with our department?
2. What is your department doing for daily rig checks, ex. starting of rigs, running the pumps, running the saws/ extrication equipment, etc.?
3. Is everyone issued hearing protection on the department or is there disposable dispensers in your station or on the rigs?
If anyone has anything to pass along to our department we would greatly appreciate it.
As always, thank you for your time,
Firefighter/Paramedic Mick Krasowski
Red (2nd) Shift, Station #2,
150
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#5
My name is Drew Kintzel and I’m a Senior at
Stay Safe,
Drew Kintzel
Asst. Chief
Union Fire Company & Rescue Squad
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#6
Does any department utilize a quick reference card for the rapid intervention team (RIT) officer, to aid in job duties when RIT is established at an incident? If so, can I receive a copy for development?
Does any department have a quick reference card for the pump operators to reference, e.g., pump pressures, gpms for different size hose lines, friction loss, etc). I am looking to expand on my department’s reference card to make not only better but easier.
Warm regards,
Captain Robert Duke
Training Officer
Tel: 586.446.2982
Cell: 810.499.1118
Fax: 586.726.7006
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#7
We are working with a local fire department developing a wellness / fitness program. We are looking for examples of a blind survey tool to be distributed to the firefighters to collect data on, among other things; smoking, regular exercise, healthy heart living or general questions about weight gain. They are hoping to establish a baseline of anonymous data pre and post program implementation to be presented to their health insurance carrier to try and reduce health insurance costs to the city.
Thanks
Bill
William R. Davis Jr., EFO, EMT-P
Fire and
Harriman Office Campus
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#8
Our department has just purchased a 30ft triple axel technical rescue trailer. I am looking for information on training programs for driving and towing a trailer of this length. If your department has a program or if you know of any company that provides this type of training, could you please email me the information. Thank you for your time and assistance.
Captain Andy Bezenah
Training Officer
248-409-1512 Direct
248-521-5453 Cell
248-406-0060 Fax
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#9
Our department is exploring the possibility of establishing a uniform allowance for each fire personnel. I would appreciate any department that is using this approach to provide uniforms for the personnel, to share that information with me via email, phone, fax, etc.
Thank you,
Eugene M. Shuler, Operations Chief
813-757-9131 ext. 223
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#10
The hospital in our district is proposing a rooftop helipad to be installed at the 11th floor level. We interested in any firefighting and aircraft rescue procedures that may be useful for us. We are a small municipal career department with 32 personnel – 7 personnel on the fire suppression shift. We are also looking for recommendations on the type of extrication equipment and firefighting appliances that other departments with experience with a rooftop helipad are using. Also any SOP/SOGs would be helpful.
Richard DeGroot
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2009 U.S. Line of Duty Deaths 18 LODD’s
2008 U.S. Line of Duty Deaths 114 LODD’s
Visit FIREFIGHTERNEARMISS.COM and check out the Report of the Week(ROTW) for an incident description followed by review questions designed to spark discussion. We can all learn from these.
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VIRTUAL TRADING POST
If you find the Virtual TRADEing Post useful, please send an email to Nashid Hasan mhasan1@lsu.edu. Nash is the mastermind behind the structure of the Virtual TRADEing Post. So, please let Nash know how much you appreciate the availability of this material and how useful you find it.
Several people have experienced difficulty accessing the TRADE's Virtual TRADEing Post through the address published and have contacted me for suggestions. The system was unavailable for a short time but is back up and running. Go to Louisiana State University Fire and Emergency Training Institute's NFA TRADE page: http://feti.lsu.edu/municipal/NFA/TRADE/ and access it there. Look for improvement on how the material is organized very soon.
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LESSONS LEARNED INFORMATION SHARING
LLIS.gov Partners with US Fire Administration
As part of its continual effort to improve information sharing across the emergency response and homeland security communities, LLIS.gov launched a new partnership with the US Fire Administration (USFA). The USFA strives to provide national leadership to local fire and emergency services departments. To highlight the new partnership, LLIS.gov has created a new USFA Resource Page where members can access USFA technical and special reports, related LLIS.gov original content, featured documents, and valuable links. To access the resource page, log onto LLIS.gov and click on US Fire Administration under LLIS.GOV PARTNERS.
The LLIS.gov Team continues to post new Lessons Learned, Best Practices, Practice Notes, and Good Stories to the system on a regular basis. Weekly updates about new original content can be found in the NEW LLIS.GOV CONTENT box on the homepage of LLIS.gov. LLIS.gov recently posted the following original content documents drawn from USFA Technical Reports:
Lessons Learned
- Fire Operations: Determining if Local Water Systems Can Meet Demand during Major Fires (Reno, NV Twelve-Fatality Hotel Arson, 2006)
Fire departments’ pre-planning processes should determine if local water systems are capable of meeting the demand necessary for fighting major fires. - Incident Management: Locating Public Information Operations Close to the Command Area (Apex, NC Chemical Fire, 2006)
Incident commanders should consider locating public information operations in close proximity to the command area. - Emergency Management: Updating Incident Action Plans Throughout an Incident’s Response (Apex, NC Chemical Fire, 2006)
Incident commanders should consider having incident action plans routinely updated during extended response activities. - Fire Operations: Training Personnel in Specialized Tactics for Incidents at Power Plants (Rhea County, TN Watts Bar Hydroelectric Plant Fire, 2002)
Fire departments that have power plants located within their area of operations should ensure that their personnel are trained in the appropriate specialized tactics. This will enable the departments to respond successfully to incidents at the plants. - Incident Command: Appointing a Public Information Officer (Ardent Sentry Full-Scale Exercise, 2007)
Incident command should ensure that an appropriately trained individual serves as public information officer during an incident response. This individual should understand his or her media management responsibilities and should be able to interface with the emergency operations center and joint information center. - Incident Management: Identifying Remote Staging Areas (Apex, NC Chemical Fire, 2006)
Incident commanders should identify potential remote staging areas for use during response operations when resources may be exposed to unacceptable hazards. This enables incident commanders to relocate and protect resources from potential exposures. - Mass Evacuation: Planning for the Evacuation of Special Needs Populations (Apex, NC Chemical Fire, 2006)
Emergency managers should develop clear, concise plans that address the evacuation of their special needs populations in the event of an incident. - Pre-Incident Site Planning: Acquiring Diagrams and Plans for Power Plants and Industrial Facilities (Rhea County, TN
Fire departments should acquire diagrams and pre-plans for local power plants and other industrial facilities in their area. It is critical that these facilities provide fire departments with all information necessary to respond to an incident on their premises.
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LLIS.gov has partnered with the Emergency Management and Response – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) to provide LLIS.gov members access to the EMR-ISAC’s free, critical infrastructure protection (CIP) information. Located at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, MD, the EMR-ISAC was developed to collect, analyze, and disseminate timely, consequential information to assist in the practice of critical infrastructure protection by the leaders, owners, and operators of the nation’s Emergency Services Sector.
The EMR-ISAC, a no-cost information sharing program within the Department of Homeland Security, specifically provides information necessary to protect local internal critical infrastructures (i.e., personnel, physical assets, and communication/cyber systems that must be intact and operational 24 x 7) against all hazards, from natural disasters to terrorist activities. The program’s main focus is ensuring that emergency response leadership, their organizations, and local policy leaders have both the internal and external support and resources to aid in disaster protection, prevention, and response to enhance survivability, continuity of operations, and mission success.
The EMR-ISAC can be contacted at emr-isac@dhs.gov or 301-447-1325. To view the EMR-ISAC page on LLIS.gov, please click here or login to LLIS.gov and click on the EMR-ISAC link on the homepage. To subscribe for the free critical infrastructure protection (CIP) information disseminated by the Emergency Management and Response—Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC), please click on the following link: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/subjects/emr-isac/infograms/index.shtm.
Job Announcements
FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology located in
Listed below are some of the benefits.
Net salaries with no taxes or deductions
Free housing and utilities
Free medical insurance
Free transportation to and from work
Fully insured
Free annual round trip ticket
Two year contract (prefer 5)
Annual incremental increases of 3 to 5 %
Application period ends March 15th
For more information contact Gary Kistner at siufire@live.com.
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Assistant Professor/Career Program Facilitator Fire Science -
Summary of Duties: In addition to teaching and teaching related responsibilities, the Assistant Professor/Facilitator Fire Science will be responsible for preparing the IFSAC fire program accreditation every five years; conducting program and student activities; providing assistance with program related facilitation tasks; facilitating the sharing of resource materials, facilities, and equipment for instructors; representing the program to internal and external groups; supporting college policies and procedures; participating in college, division, and program activities; contributing to the growth and enhancement of the college mission and programs; and assisting with other program activities as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree.
· Strong communication skills.
· Three to five years teaching experience.
· Five years relevant professional experience in the field.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Master's degree.
· Previous teaching experience at
Salary/Benefits: Placement on the salary schedule based on degrees and related experience. Participation in college Flexible Benefit program which includes options for single and family health and dental coverage, life insurance, tax sheltered annuities, and reimbursement accounts. Income protection insurance. JCCC tuition reimbursement for employee and dependents. Generous vacation, sick, and personal leave allowances. Participation in social security (FICA) and state retirement programs (KPERS). Eligibility for participation in an extensive range of JCCC staff development programs.
For more specific information on our benefit package visit our Website at http://www.jccc.edu/home/site.php/jobsbenefits/benefits
To apply: Include a Resume, Cover Letter and Unofficial Transcripts. If employed, certified transcripts for all college level education will be required. Provide required documents when completing the application.
Position Start Date: Full-time, regular, faculty appointment leading to continuing contract eligibility. Nine-month position. Starting date: August 17, 2009
Review of Applications to begin on 03-13-2009
This is a full time, 10-month (175-day) tenure track faculty position in the college Fire, Safety and
BEGINNING DATE
· Fall 2009, pending board approval.
SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS
· Annual salary range is from $48,736 to $69,854 depending upon education and experience. A $1,502 doctoral stipend is paid to those who qualify.
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
The governing board seeks an individual with the following qualifications:
· Master’s degree in fire technology or related field; OR a bachelor’s degree in fire technology or related field and two years directly related experience; OR an associate’s degree in fire technology or related field and six years directly related experience; OR the equivalent.
· Evidence of a sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of staff and community college students and to staff and students with physical or learning disabilities
· Knowledge of the
· Knowledge of evaluation and assessment methods
· Demonstrated knowledge of course design
· Extensive experience as a professional fire fighter
· Knowledge and experience to meet the qualifications to teach California State Fire Marshal’s company officer curriculum
· Knowledge of subject matter germane to a Fire Technology program including fire prevention, fire suppression in structures and wildland, fire investigation, personal safety, emergency medical services and disaster preparedness
· Experience teaching in a fire academy
· Demonstrated knowledge of the interrelationship of critical thinking, reading and writing
· Demonstrated knowledge of diverse learning styles and teaching strategies including facilitative instruction
· Demonstrated ability to independently instruct fire courses in a wide variety of educational settings, including lecture, laboratory, and field environments
· Demonstrated ability to assess student achievement
· Demonstrated ability to develop and use resources materials
· Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with colleagues and students
· Demonstrated ability to infuse current technology and critical thinking into instruction
· Demonstrated ability to work with and assist students having a broad range of skills, motivation, and academic or vocational goals
· Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
· Demonstrated ability to identify and use learning outcomes and assessment that lead to course and program improvements
SCREENING PROCESS
A committee will review applications. Meeting minimum qualifications does not assure a candidate
an interview. Therefore, it is important that the application be thorough and detailed. Applicants will be assessed on the breadth and depth of education, training, experience, skills, knowledge, and abilities. A limited number of applicants will be invited for an interview at the college at their own expense. All interviewed candidates will be asked to present a short teaching demonstration. Final candidates may be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening.
APPLICATION PERIOD:
All application materials must be received at the college human resources office no later than
4:00 p.m,, Friday, March 20, 2009 .
Please note that incomplete or unsigned application packets may not be considered. The district reserves the right to cancel the process, extend time limits, or reinitiate the recruitment/selection process at any point. Applications may not be submitted by e‑mail.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To be considered as a candidate for this position, the following application materials must be received at the college human resources office by 4:00 p.m., Friday, March 20, 2009:
· District application for faculty/administrative positions
· A personal statement, not to exceed (4) four pages, addressing each item of the qualifications profile listed on this announcement
· A current and complete resume of educational and professional experience
· Transcripts (official not necessary)
· Recent letters of professional recommendation
APPLICATION
For application materials please visit our Web site at www.hancock college.edu or contact:
Human Resources, Building U
(805) 922-6966, extension 3378 or 3509
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