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#1
I am requesting any information from other departments that have a Fire Department Citizens Advisory Committee. I am considering developing one but have very little knowledge on this subject.
We are an all career suburban fire department serving a predominately all African American Community. I am looking for any and all information on how to go about forming a Citizen Advisory Committee and what their role should be within the fire department structure. Any successes, failures, advice etc.?
Thank You all in advance for your help. Be Safe!!!
Please send information via email (preferred) to:
Chief Kenneth L. Ledford
City of Bedford Heights, Division of Fire
Bedford Heights, Ohio
Office: (440) 786-3251
Fax: (440) 786-3224
Cell: (440) 343-1553
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#2
Greetings all:
I am looking to update our current Annual Driver's Training program and am looking to beg, borrow and steal from anyone willing to send me something. If you could take the time to send me your annual requirements and Training Standards I would appreciate it.
Hope all is well as everyone prepares for the Holidays.
Thank in advance, Eric
Eric Holly
Training Captain
Ceres Fire
Ceres, CA
Office: (209) 538-5631
Fax: (209) 538-5681
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#3
Two requests:
1) I am looking for short audio files of radio traffic between dispatch and companies that illustrates benchmark practices and poor practices. We are attempting to develop a training program for a 13 agency regional dispatch with nearly 500 career firefighters. We would prefer to use radio traffic from departments outside our area so as not to embarrass members and keep the focus on the need.
2) I am looking for stand pipe operations SOPs and JPRs that deal with 2-inch and 2&1/2-inch hose.
If you have large files (greater than 6MB) I have a file transfer service than can be used to send them to me. Thanks for your assistance.
Drew Smith
Deputy Chief
Prospect Heights Fire Protection District
Prospect Heights, IL
(847) 253-8060
Fax: (847) 253-4759
Nextel: (847) 366-1782
dsmith@prospectheightsfire.com
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#4
Hello Fellow EFO's,
I am looking for anyone that has job descriptions they may be able to share for the positions of Dispatcher and Records Clerk/Administrative Assistant.
Thank you in advance.
Hope you are all doing well.
Eric
Eric J. Hall
Support Services/ Training Officer
Des Peres Department of Public Safety
Des Peres, MO
Dispatch Main Line: (314) 835-6200 Ext. 231
Mobile: (314) 575-8194
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#5
We would like to report "dollars saved" rather than just "dollars lost" due to fire. For example, in a building valued at $100 that experienced a fire, we currently would only report that there was a fire that caused $5 in damage. We would like to report something similar to "the building was valued at $100, the fire department saved $95, and the fire caused $5 in damage." Does anybody make use of this type of reporting? If so, would you please share your policy and/or practice with me?
Thank you in advance!
Steven Dubay
Colorado Springs Fire Department
(719) 385-7214
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#6
I am looking for some similar information as requested by George Thomas IV last week regarding driving accidents, but with the focus on volunteer departments. I am with a small volunteer dept. looking for SOP's or other information regarding accidents, disciplinary actions, and reinstatement of privileges. Thanks for your help.
Jacob Dukett
Captain/Training Officer
Sherman Fire Prot. Dist.
Sherman, IL
(217) 496-2213
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#7
I am looking for information on shift staffing schedules in other than 24 hour blocks (i.e.: 12, 10/14, 8). If you work such a schedule I would appreciate a copy of your schedule rotation, the number of apparatus and minimum staffing per vehicle and per shift.
William "Mike" Baker
Assistant Fire Chief
Elgin Fire Department
Elgin, IL
Office: (847) 931-6181
Fax: (847) 931-6179
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2009 U.S. Line of Duty Deaths 82 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
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The VIRTUAL TRADING POST SYSTEM now allows you to search for material by key word(s). Check it out! Go to Louisiana State University Fire and Emergency Training Institute's NFA TRADE page: http://feti.lsu.edu/trade/ and access it there.
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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 Watts Bar Hydroelectric Plant Fire, 2002)
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.
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National Fire Academy second semester application period
The application period for the second semester of National Fire Academy resident classes opens October 15. The application period closes December 15.
All information about courses, applications and suggestions for successful completion of the application can be found at the following sites:
Download Applications
- FEMA Form 75-5 | Form Fillable (PDF, 352 Kb)
- FEMA Form 75-5 | Form Non-Fillable (PDF, 116 Kb)
Tips to completing your application:
Eight Tips for Completing a Successful NFA Application
Completed applications for resident courses must be sent to the following address:
Office of Admissions, Building I, Room 216
National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, MD 21727-8998
Applications may also be faxed to (301) 447-1441.
For more information, please call the Admissions Office at (800) 238-3358, ext. 1035 or (301) 447-1035.
Please share this with your organizations, friends and colleagues.
Dr. Denis Onieal
Superintendent
National Fire Academy
U.S. Fire Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
(301) 447-1117
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USFA RELEASES UNIVERSITY Housing Fires Topical Report
Please see the attached press release.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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