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Downed Power Lines Ignite NJ Brush Fire
02/22/2012
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Storm Wrecks OK Mobile Home Park, Killing One
02/21/2012
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Seven Injured in NJ School Bus Crash
02/21/2012
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Nine Firefighters Hurt in Jersey City (NJ) Fire
02/20/2012
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Fire Strikes Hoboken (NJ) Apartment Building
02/20/2012
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Lightweight Roof Ventilation -- A Viable Option?Ventilation operations can eliminate or minimize the hazards from the modern thermal layer and flashover for firefighters, but these operations are often conducted within or on top of buildings -- this should raise a concern about ventilating modern building construction, which offers less time before collapse when it is exposed to heat and/or fire. This presentation will consider the viability of ventilating these roofs in light of firefighter safety concerns. |
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Roundtable: Fire Apparatus Driving and Data Collection
Is your fire department using data obtained from recording devices installed in fire apparatus for firefighter driver training? Share your replies with ...
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Former Key Biscayne (FL) Fire Rescue Fire Chief Appointed Village Manager
02/22/2012
The village of Key Biscayne (FL) Fire Rescue Department's fire chief and emergency management coordinator, John C. Gilbert, has been appointed to the position of village manager as well as emergency manager for the village. |
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Siemens Introduces New Flexible, Scalable Intelligent Fire Systems
02/22/2012
Siemens Building Technologies Division announced today the introduction of its new Cerberus PRO and Desigo Fire Safety portfolios--advanced fire system panels and smoke detectors for small to mid-size applications. |
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Recognizing the Suburban/Urban Interface
02/22/2012
As communities move from semi-rural suburbia to urban, firefighters may experience not only an increased volume of incidents, but a widening variety of problems to mitigate, Dave DeStefano writes. |
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Dallas Fire Rescue Probes Response to Fatal Fire
02/22/2012
Dallas (TX) Fire Rescue is investigating the response to a fire that killed a disabled man Sunday afternoon. |
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True North Announces 2012 FDIC Scholarship
02/21/2012
True North, a leading manufacturer of quality bags, backpacks and fire resistant clothing, is pleased to announce the 2012 FDIC Scholarship. |
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New York Islanders Team Up With NFFF For Firefighter Appreciation Night
02/21/2012
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will be the real winners when the New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils faceoff on Saturday, March 10, at 7:00 pm at Nassau Coliseum for Firefighter Appreciation Night. |
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Construction Concerns for Firefighters: Moving BuildingsGreg Havel discusses the process of moving structures from one place to another and challenges these moved buildings may present to firefighters. |
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Recognizing the Suburban/Urban InterfaceAs communities move from semi-rural suburbia to urban, firefighters may experience not only an increased volume of incidents, but a widening variety of problems to mitigate, Dave DeStefano writes. |
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One Killed, Several Injured in NJ School Bus-Dump Truck CrashOne person was killed and almost two dozen injured this morning in an accident involving a school bus and a dump truck in Chesterfield, New Jersey. |
Harris Corporation Completes PSCR Program Phase 1 Public Safety LTE TestingHarris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has successfully completed Phase 1 of the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Program LTE (Long Term Evolution) Demonstration Network Test Plan. |
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