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Training on Positive Pressure AttackThis class will show attendees the five steps we used to take positive pressure attack from discussion at the staff level to implementation at the operations level. Also discussed will be the difficulty of overcoming the typical fire department culture that is resistance to change. Attendees will see how we made our most skeptic and vocal members become believers of PPA. |
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Training Officer Boot CampLearn how to conduct an on-the-scene training needs assessment, how to take those results and put them in action, and how to create training opportunities every day. |
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: Ventilation Science and Firefighting
Are you aware to the NIST studies concerning ventilation, and have those results altered or changed your current tactics as it relates to ventilation? S...
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PA Town to Sue Firefighters Union
05/16/2012
The Borough of Chambersburg (PA) has authorized filing a lawsuit against the International Association of Fire Fighters 1813. |
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Heavy Smoke Spreads as Colorado Wildfire Reaches 982 Acres
05/16/2012
The Hewlett Fire (CO) is now estimated at 982 acres and five percent contained, as winds have spread heavy smoke. |
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PA Fire Police Officer Dies After Responding to Chemical Fire
05/16/2012
A fire police officer has died following a three-alarm fire at a chemical plant in Buck County (PA). |
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Fire Service-Based EMS Advocates Recognize National EMS Week
05/16/2012
Sunday May 20, 2012 marks the beginning of National EMS Week and presents an opportunity to honor the men and women who deliver pre-hospital 9-1-1 emergency medical care throughout the United States. |
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Guardian SSI to Exhibit at Florida Fire Equipment Distributors Association
05/16/2012
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Academic Accreditation Details for "Firefighting 2.0"
05/16/2012
Thinking for pursuing further education to advance your firefighting career? Mike Ward has some important considerations for firefighters to keep in mind when considering their options. |
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Time Out -- Out of Time: Flashover and Residential SprinklersDeputy U.S. Fire Administrator Glenn A. Gaines asks the fire service to reconsider the assumption that residents have about five minutes until flashover during house fires. |
Sponsored by PBI
National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System: Arsonists Don't CareThis week's featured firefighter near-miss report looks at one near miss in an arson fire that reminds us the hazards we face may be intentionally set. |
Los Angeles Fire Stations Open Doors to PublicFire stations across Los Angeles marked Fire Service Day by opening their doors to the public for tours, demonstrations and other family-friendly activities to increase awareness of services offered by the departments. |
AlertID is Now Available in Your CommunityAlertID is the first system of its kind that delivers important public safety alerts, advisories, and interactive features to families through online services, emails, texts and on mobile and tablet applications. |
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Corbett's Trivia: Theater Fire DeathsWhere were the most people killed in the Brooklyn Theater Fire of 1876 and the Iroquois Theatre Fire of 1903? |
