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PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
Hot Topics in Fire Protection (P138) Pilot Courses Scheduled
The United States Fire Administration (USFA), Department of Homeland Security, is recruiting students and instructor candidates to attend pilot classes for its new six-day on-campus course Hot Topics in Fire Protection. The pilot will be offered October 18 to 23, 2009 at the
Hot Topics in Fire Protection is intended to help students discover what’s new in fire protection by exploring how current events, products and trends apply to you and your jurisdiction.
Learn
- How to “scan the environment” and conduct valid research into new technologies, trends, laws and products.
- How to read, interpret and apply fire protection research, human behavior studies, fire dynamics research, fire protection law and emerging issues.
- How to identify emerging local, regional and state fire protection challenges; and develop technically-based strategic solutions.
- How technology develops and can be transferred to solve local issues.
- What significant changes are in the short- and long-term future for fire protection systems and equipment.
- How fire protection plays a part in all-hazards preparedness and response.
Using modern research tools, and student-centric learning, attendees will learn: how to evaluate technological and human behavior topics that exist in fire protection, the wide variety of research resources available, and how to collect and present that information in a meaningful way that can effect change to reduce fire losses or enhance understanding of new technologies.
Pilots are highly participatory among the instructors, course developers and students. Attendees are expected to contribute their ideas and expertise to improve course content and delivery. Attending a pilot does not affect a student’s ability to obtain another travel stipend within the fiscal year.
More information and application at: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa/nfa-061809.shtm
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#1
Does anyone have draft or copies of MOU's or contracts w/ utilities and/or private industries for Confined Space standby and rescue services? Our regional Zone Group is looking to set up these agreements.
The Training Division
City of
Phone: (206) 973-4509
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#2
Hello everyone,
It is has been a short or long four years and I am back for one last request for your assistance in completing a short survey regarding programs directed at adult seniors.
If you have the requisite experience, please take a look at it, if not; please forward it to your Public Education or EMS Division. And by all means send over your surveys and I will make sure they land in the hands of the relevant sources of expertise.
http://www.ci.kent.wa.us/fire/form.aspx?ekfrm=14309
Thanks to all of you.
Battalion Chief
Emergency Medical Services
Phone: (253) 856-4308
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#3
We are developing curriculum for two ATV subjects: 1) operation / use of ATVs as a response vehicle for fire, rescue,
Thanks
Division Director
State Fire Rescue Training
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
Office Phone: (800) 782-6823 or (859) 256-3189
Cell Phone: (270) 993-9733
Fax: (859) 256-3125
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#4
The Las Cruces Fire Department is preparing to begin a review of our department in comparison to applicable NFPA Standards in order to evaluate where we stand in comparison to those standards with our overall operations, equipment and management. We are interested to see if anyone has a "Template" or "Guide" that they have used and are willing to share to accomplish this.
Deputy Chief of Operations
Phone: (575) 528-3473
Fax: (575) 528-4082
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#5
If anyone has any resources for instructing CPR and First Aid for a collegiate-level course approximately thirty hours in length, I’d appreciate it. I’m looking for any curriculum, a syllabus, PowerPoint Presentations, and other media files.
Thanks in advance,
Assistant Fire Chief
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#6
We are a two station 30 member career department looking to develop a succession plan for firefighter through division chief. We are looking for requirements that a person needs to achieve in order to promote to a higher position. Please forward any information you have to twinfield@ci.benicia.ca.us. Thank you in advance.
Division Chief
City of
Phone: (707) 746-4275
Fax: (707) 745-4425
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#7
Looking to see what other Fire Investigators are wearing to investigations during warm weather besides turnout coats suggested by NFPA 921. Also, any policies or related S.O.G.s would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Engineer
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#8
The Niles Fire Department has obtained a grant to purchase thermal imaging cameras.
Presently we are looking at the Bullard T-3 or T-4 and the
There are many local departments that use Bullard products, but very few that have the Draeger’s. I am looking for feedback on the pros and cons of both the Bullard and the Draeger products.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Fraternally Yours,
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#9
I am a Lt. in a rural FD in
East Litchfield Fire Co
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#10
I am an adjunct faculty instructor at an
Thank You in advance
Adjunct Faculty
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#11
I'm putting a pump operations program together for new operator. Does anyone have a power point program out there that I could use? Or any hand out or other related materials that I could use to make my own. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Lieutenant
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#12
We are looking at our PAS (Personnel Accountability System) and I would appreciate any information on how/what other departments are using.
Assistant Chief
Training Division
(913) 573-5923
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2009 U.S. Line of Duty Deaths 70 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 (
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
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
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