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Three injured in deck collapse at PA home
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Firefighter-paramedics making a big difference in CA
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WS firefighters apparently resign in spat with colleague
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Five saved as fire engulfs van for disabled in MN
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Firefighters limit spread of NY warehouse fire
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Featured Content
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The Modern Mentor
A coordinated mentoring program can help steer your probies on the right track. David DeStefano has some pointers about setting up an informal program to impart veterans' experience in your department. (More "Featured Content") -
Construction Concerns: Hurricane Clips
As a result of severe storms, more durable methods of attaching roofs to the top plates of walls and wood studs to the bottom plates were developed. Greg Havel details how these may affect your operations. (More "Construction Concerns")
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Training Days: New Vehicle Technology
Tom Kiurski managed to secured a number of new vehicles for his firefighters to examine some of the hazards they present to responders. (More "Featured Content")
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December Roundtable: Tattoos On Duty
Should a fire department have the right to require members to cover tattoos while on-duty? E-mail us your reply and it may get printed in a future issue of Fire Engineering. (More "Featured Content") -
Pump Operator Simulation: The Basics
This simulation provides you with a set of basic skill exercises for your drivers/pump operators, from apparatus inspection to operating the pump panel. (More "Simulations")
Industry News
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USFA releases after-action critiques technical report
This report is designed to assist all fire service members to be able to gather critical preparedness, response and recovery information from all emergencies and assist with the continuous evolution of firefighter training. (More "Government")
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Tempest offers scholarship for positive pressure ventilation course
Tempest Technology is offering a scholarship for a Positive Pressure Ventilation Instructor course being conducted by Salt Lake City (UT) Fire Department Battalion Chiefs Kriss Garcia and Reinhard Kauffmann on October 8-10 in Portland, Oregon. (More "Company and Product News")
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Special NASCAR race offer to help benefit NFFF
Dover International Speedway has created a unique package for firefighters and their families that will help raise funds for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. (More "Did You Know...")
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Armstrong Tools, Pelican, and UFPT Win $125 Million Defense Contract
Armstrong Tools, Pelican Products, Inc., and UFP Technologies, Inc. have won a contract to design and build a mobile tool kit for the U.S. Army and Marines. (More "Company and Product News")
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Doris Day Animal Foundation provides grant to Search Dog Foundation
The Doris Day Animal Foundation has provided a grant to the Search Dog Foundation, which rescues dogs and then trains them to be partnered with firefighters to find people buried during disasters. (More "Did You Know...")
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Champion's Choice recalls Walther Air Cylinders for Air Pistols
Champion's Choice recalls Walther Air Cylinders for Air Pistols because of burst hazard. (More "Company and Product News")
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International Association of Fire Chiefs gets $989,068 grant from DHS
The U. S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program has awarded a $989,068 grant to the IAFC tocontinue managing and expanding the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System. (More "Government")
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NFPA awards scholarships to fire safety students
Learn more about the students who were awarded scholarships from the National Fire Protection Association Fire Safety Education Memorial Fund for their contributions toward fire safety. (More "Did You Know...")
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Firehouse cooks can win $10,000 in hot-recipe contest
Firefighters have a chance to cook their way to the $10,000 grand prize--to be split evenly between the winning firefighter and his or her firehouse--by submitting original recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, entrées, side dishes, or desserts. (More "Did You Know...")
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Federal fire department vacancies jeopardize security of federal military facilities
The International Association of Fire Fighters sent a letter to the Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter, warning that security at critical military installations in the D.C. area is at risk. (More "Government")
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Corbett's Trivia
Where was the first meeting of the Fire Department Instructors Conference, and in what year?
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FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES
Pilot Iron Complex fire of the US Forest Service - Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Redding, CA has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2008-08-05.
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