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#1
I am looking for information, plans, or policy from departments on how they intend to deal with the H1N1 flu, and the resulting decrease in staffing of suppression personnel. Our department is a three station department operating three front-line engines and an aerial platform. We work closely with a slightly smaller auto-aid department. We are working to draft a policy or plan on how to deal with decreased staffing due primarily to N1H1, but that could also work during times of disaster, high vacation time coinciding with high fire activity (summer wildland season), or times when the department can’t for whatever reason find overtime coverage.
We work like many departments to cover vacancies with overtime, and use a recall system to bring off-duty staff back during significant incidents for coverage or response. We are exploring the ideas during emergency staffing decreases of dropping minimum staffing level to down-staff and engine and move remaining personnel to the aerial, mandatory staffing patterns to hold personnel on, and even the idea of shifting to a two platoon system (working 24 on/24 off, 48 on/48 off, or even 72 on/72 off) during the worst potential times of reduced staffing levels.
Any feedback of what your department does or is planning would be greatly appreciated.
Assistant Fire Chief
(707) 441-4000
Fax: (707) 441-4133
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#2
Does anyone have any PowerPoint's or videos on salvage and overhaul for evidence preservation? Anything would be helpful, thanks.
daniel.pearson@hoffmanestates.org
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#3
I am currently researching policies concerning television viewing in different divisions of the Fire Department. This includes not only station personnel but also communication,
I am primarily concerned with viewing hours, permitted content, special events, etc.
If you are able to help please email me back at:
John.Ostroski@dallascityhall.com
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#4
Our department is looking to update the uniform policy. We are looking for examples that would help us. We are looking specifically looking to see what people are wearing (uniform shirts, polo’s, t-shirts, shorts, under armor type materials, etc…) and when they are allowed to wear them. Any additional information on studies that were done on what is good to wear or not wear would also be helpful. Thank you in advance for the help.
Lieutenant/Paramedic
Peotone Fire Prot. Dist.
Cell: (630) 330-7893
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#5
I am in the process of drafting a recommendation for the Huber Heights Division of Fire to purchase a proximity warning device that detects electrical current. This devise was recommended in a NIOSH firefighter fatality investigation report NIOSH 200801(see recommendation #5 within the report). Part of the device is mounted on the tip of an aerial and the control panel/alarm is mounted at the operator’s turntable controls. If the tip of the aerial would come in close proximity to an electrical charged power source or utility, an alarm will sound warning the aerial operator.
Is there a fire department in the
Office: (937) 237-6062
Fax: (937) 233-4520
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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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