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Additional courses are now available on NFA Online:
Q494 – NFIRS Course
Q123 – Applied Research Course
ICS Simulation Courses: Ranch House, Mansion, Nursing Home, Town House, Wildland, and Strip Mall
Emergency Medical Services Courses
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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#1
I am currently researching the development of an SOP for emergency responses to inside gas leaks, fire alarms, and smoke/odor investigations. Specifically, what are some of the procedures departments are utilizing for engine and truck companies arriving on these particular scenes? Many of our crews “stage” inside their apparatus until directed by the IC to complete a task. Does anyone utilize a procedure where certain engine or truck companies arriving on the scene prepare (Ready-Up / On Deck etc) to assist the interior crew that is “Investigating” the unknown problem?
If anyone has some procedures they can e-mail to me I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you,
Daniel Ross
Battalion Chief of Training and Safety
630-226-8531
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#2
I am looking for assistance with completing a research project. I am looking into light duty and would appreciate any light duty policy you can share with me. Do you have an SOG/SOP that covers light duty? You can send me a copy and/or take a minute to complete the survey listed below.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ok70bLHd_2fJR22TWoXnZFKQ_3d_3d
Thanks for your assistance
Captain Tim Gilsrud
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#3
The Utah Fire and
I greatly appreciate anything your state can share.
Sincerely,
Jolene Nuttall / Assistant Director
Institute of Emergency Services and Homeland Security
Utah Fire and
1-888-548-7816 toll free
1-801-863-7710 direct line
1-801-863-7738 fax
jnuttall@uvu.edu
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#4
I am serving on an advisory committee of a newly forming high school fire and EMT academy. Upon graduation students will be trained and able to test for certification as FF-1 and EMT provided they are 18 years old or upon their 18th birthday.
I am soliciting policies and procedures currently in place in similar academies. They should address issues such as: internships or community service commitments, safety procedures, self study requirements, off campus supervision, etc.
We are also looking for any equipment that could be donated to this worthy cause. Since the academy is just forming we have nothing. We will need a fire truck, turnouts, classroom props such as alarm and sprinkler system or pump parts, hose, ladders,
Jeff Cappe. Training Coordinator
Office (208) 334-3216
Fax (208) 334-2365
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#5
As part of my research on firefighter fatigue for an Executive Fire Officer research project, I have created a feedback instrument to survey fire department personnel about their conceptions regarding fatigue. This feedback instrument link will be active until March 23, 2009. For accuracy, this survey is designed to be completed by full time fire department personnel that work at least 24 consecutive hours. Please pass this link on to anyone that you feel would meet these criteria.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9p7_2fwJQDgoB1X_2fUc2CTyGQ_3d_3d
Thanks!
William "Mike" Baker, Assistant Fire Chief
(847) 931-6181 office
(847) 931-6179 fax
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Captain Richard Miller, Training Officer, Fairfax City Fire Department, is looking for SOP’s, Guidelines, Rules of Operation, and/or any other sources to secure safety on the drill pad, burn buildings, and/or practical application operations at the training facility. If you have documents you are willing to share please email Captain Miller
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2009 U.S. Line of Duty Deaths 19 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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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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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.
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2009 Fire Service Leadership
March 23rd – 26th 2009
0800-1700 Daily
Gold Country Casino and Hotel
You may simply call: 530-752-6399 to register.
Cost: $300.00
If you have questions or need assistance in registering please email:
CalChiefsOpsSummit@gmail.com
Or
ntrauernicht@ucdavis.edu
Program Description:
Personal Leadership… A Key to Leading Others
Speaker: Dennis Compton
Description: Fire departments cannot out-perform the individual and collective performance of their
Chief Officers and other Fire Officers. We lead primarily by example and it is difficult to expect
things from others that, as leaders, we cannot or will not do ourselves. Therefore, one of the keys
to leading others is the ability to effectively lead ourselves. This unique session explores aspects of
personal leadership that directly impact the effectiveness of leaders, those they lead, and the
organization as a whole. Every member of any fire department will find significant guidance from
this training opportunity as it relates to their behavior, knowledge, and skills.
From Lemons to Lemonade: Rebuilding a Discipline System
Speaker: Dennis Rubin
Description: In 2007, Mayor Adrian Fenty of the
management to lead the Fire & EMS Department. Among the challenges the department faced was
the reestablishment of a discipline system that was fair, honest, equitable, transparent and
effective. This dynamic training presentation will review the operations of the department and will
discuss how the discipline system is being redesigned—a true work in progress. This case
study-driven program will include a question and answer period where attendees can get help to
solve problems within their own systems.
What You Don't Know CAN Kill You
Speaker:
Description: NFPA 1500 now provides guidance for departments seeking to provide a more
comprehensive approach to training, education and development in their organizations. This
presentation focuses on the importance of training, education and development as a tool to improve
the safety, health and survival of members of a fire and emergency services organization.
Taking Your Leadership
To the Next Level
Transitioning To Leadership
Speaker: Kevin Brame
Description: Transitioning to a position of leadership requires more than just a new badge. It
requires a change in perspectives, an understanding of risks and benefits, and a game plan for
survival. This interactive facilitated dialogue looks at the challenges of leadership along with a vision
of new heights that can be achieved through hard work, tough skin, and a lot of humility.
Real Fire Service Leadership Is Not For Wimps
Speaker: Kim Alyn
Description: The biggest issue facing the fire service today is LEADERSHIP! The need for quality
leadership development up and down the chain is imperative. Only 15% of your success in any
given industry is attributable to your technical knowledge. 85% of your success is attributable to
your ability to arouse enthusiasm, express your ideas, and LEAD PEOPLE (the Carnegie Institute
of Technology). This presentation covers important leadership concepts and what it means to be an
effective leader in the fire service.
Striving and Thriving as a Leader During Tough Economic
Times
Speaker: Kelvin Cochran
Description: The economic downturn has greatly impacted the local fire department. Many fire departments
are experiencing budget reductions which really challenge our ability to sustain service
levels for our communities and provide for our firefighters and their families. Though fire service
leaders are tempted to complain, we must pause to realize we are not the only organizations experiencing
the difficulties and must remain focused on our vision, mission and core values. This presentation
shares the budget reduction experiences of Atlanta Fire Rescue and recommended strategies
for fire service leaders to be tenacious and encouraging during tough economic times.
All For One, One For All
Speaker: Kelvin Cochran
Description: Unity and camaraderie are two of the greatest assets of a fire department—especially
during tough times. In spite all the gains in human rights and diversity, many of our fire departments
still struggle with issues of treating all members with dignity and respect. If we don’t come to the
place where we are doing our part as leaders to hold each other up, we will begin to pull each other
Metrolink Crash - Incident Overview
Speaker: Mario Rueda - Deputy Chief
Description: On Friday, September 12, 2008 at 4:23 p.m.,
responded to the nation's deadliest train crash in 15 years, a wreck that killed 25
people and left such a mass of smoldering, twisted metal bodies. Over 380 Firefighters
and 250 Police Officers responded to the reports of a train derailment near 21631
The first Firefighters arriving on scene of the incident found a Metrolink commuter train
and a Union Pacific freight train had collided. With fire showing from the rail cars,
Firefighters were faced with multiple challenges, including fighting the fire, extricating
patients, and numerous injuries to passengers.
As the Incident Commander at this tragedy, Deputy Chief Mario Rueda will focus this
presentation on the challenges faced by responders, and the initial lessons learned
that have been developed by the Incident Assessment and Review Team.
State of
Speaker: Sheldon Gilbert
Description: This presentation will provide an overview of activities,
initiatives, programs, and events currently being worked
on by the California Fire Chief's Association.
International Assn. of Fire Chiefs
Update
Speaker: Joseph Perry
Description: This presentation will provide an overview of activities,
initiatives, programs, and events currently being worked on
by the International Association of Fire Chiefs
Leading a Type I Incident Command Team
Speaker: George Morris - Deputy Chief
CalFire -
Description: The role of Incident Command Teams is growing not just in the State of
the operation and leadership of a major incident command team from the IC’s point of
view. The challenges of leading a diverse team in the face of tremendous odds will be
discussed in a way that will help prepare you to lead your team through a large scale
emergency.
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Job Announcements
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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