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PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
Vacancies in the Executive Analysis of Fire Service Operations in Emergency Management (EAFSOEM - R306) courses in November and December
The course dates which have vacancies are:
November 9 - 20, 2009
December 7 - 18, 2009
While this is a required course for the EFO program, you do not have to be in the EFO program to attend the course. This course is designed to prepare senior staff officers in the administrative functions necessary to manage the operational component of a fire and rescue department effectively. Since the subject matter is comprehensive, maximum use of the students' time is required. Some of the areas covered are risk assessment, incident documentation, media/political considerations, standards, legal mandates, capability assessment, damage assessment, emergency operations, Integrated Emergency Management System (IEMS), Multi-Agency Coordination Systems (MACS) including the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and emergency information systems. This course meets the NIMS requirements for ICS 300 and ICS 400. Throughout the course, students are presented with a series of senior-staff-level issues that require extensive analysis and action. The actions implemented are applied to a mock community in order to evaluate the effectiveness of these decisions relative to the fire and rescue department's operational readiness. The course is very intense and uses lecture, case study, simulation, scenario, and student participation as instructional media.
If you are interested, please submit the standard long form application with the appropriate block 16 information to our Admissions Office as soon as possible. The Admissions Office fax number is 301-447-1441.
Please include a cover letter indicating it is for a short notice EAFSOEM delivery. If you have any questions regarding scheduling for one of the specific dates, please contact
Any other questions, feel free to give me a call or drop me an email.
Thanks
Incident Management Training Specialist
Response Branch,
(301) 447-1483
Fax: (301) 447-1372
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HSO and ISO Update Complete
The update to Health and Safety Officer (HSO) and Incident Safety Officer (ISO) courses is complete. This update was to provide the most current content and improve the flow of presentation. New materials will begin shipping to all
Thank you.
Training Specialist -
FEMA /
(301) 447-1253
Fax: (301) 447-1372
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#1
I'm with a combination department with 3 stations and volunteer officers at each station. I'm looking for information on what common types of departments have for officers for both career and volunteer. Additionally how are disciplinary issues handled? Is there a board of directors for the volunteer side, and how are they appointed or elected? Is FIRE & EMS separate volunteer companies or is it a joint operation? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for all your thoughts and information.
Training Captain
Station: (260) 493-7500 Station
Cell: (260) 403-3543
joshhale82@hotmail.com
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#2
Does anyone have a training program on Radiation Detectors for the Fire Service?
In NJ through the Urban Area Security Imitative (UASI)
The only program I'm aware of is the Personal Radiation Detector Course (PRD) PER-243. This course came out of the Secure the Cities grants and is specific for law enforcement, not fire service. I'm hoping for something probably shorter that does not need to get as deeply into things like, reasonable suspicion, probably cause, etc...
Thanks
Battalion Chief
(908) 420-4969
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#3
I am seeking advice on how to format a proposal to reduce spending within our budget for the upcoming budget years. I am compiling ideas on places to reduce spending that preferably will not affect manning or reduce services. I would welcome any ideas you have had that have been successful. I am also interested in how to format my presentation. If you have any suggestions on software, layout etc. it would be greatly appreciated. If you have an example on electronic format that you can send me that would be appreciated. My presentation is part of a promotional process and I have been encouraged to seek outside council. Thanks in advance for your consideration.
Captain Fire Station 3
Phone: (507) 285-8955
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#4
We are purchasing 3 thermal imagers for our department. I will need to write specs to go out for bid. Has anyone written some that I may use as a model? Thanks.
Office: (847) 588-6803
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#5
I have a question regarding “Morning meetings vs. Rig checks”.
We currently have station captains that are conducting morning meetings before rig checks are started. The first 15 to 20 minutes of each day are started with pass on information from the previous shift and any new information such as new memos, what’s for breakfast, new medical updates, other BS, etc... We are a paid department on a 24/48 schedule with engines and ALS rescues.
Question 1.
Does anyone else allow morning meetings first and if you do how do you justify a rig sitting for up to the first 20 minutes without anyone knowing if it starts, radios work, bottles have air, or water in the main tank, etc...?
Question 2.
If your department completes rig checks first how would you justify it over having a morning first?
Any information or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Battalion Chief, B-Shift
(813) 757-9131
Fax: (813) 757-9133
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#6
We are looking for information on Officer Development programs that are done in-house. We are planning on developing a program that would cover Acting Captains and Battalion Chiefs, as well as for existing officer. This would also include ongoing training. I have developed a short survey to gather information if you would not mind. The address is http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=NPs62uAij4FQn8_2bQbIOAfw_3d_3d.
I will be posting the results on our training website if you are interested. http://www1.seatacfire.us/firedpt/training/
Please include your contact e-mail or phone number on the survey, so I could contact you if I had more questions.
Thanks,
City of
(206) 973-4509
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#7
Our department is in the early process of designing a new engine house. We have had females in the department for several years and the accommodation provided has been a lock on the bathroom doors. We keep hearing that separate bathroom and sleeping quarters are a mandated Federal requirement. We have not been able to find nor has anyone been able to provide this documentation. If anyone has or knows where I can find this regulation I would greatly appreciate it.
Battalion Chief
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#8
I am looking for an itemized list of all materials and equipment that would be needed to put on a complete Firefighter 1 course. If anyone already has a list like this could I please have a copy?
Thank you.
Training Coordinator
Office: (208) 334-3216
Fax: (208) 334-2365
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#9
We are looking to develop Policies & Procedures for our newly formed fire/life safety inspection program. We are looking for policies & procedures for a fire marshal type program. If anybody has some to share, my contact information is below:
Captain
(603) 788-3221
(603) 788-3921 fax
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2009 U.S. Line of Duty Deaths 73 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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