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How Will 2009 End?
2008 was a bad year for apparatus-related LODDs in the U.S. Michael Dallessandro discusses the need for a pragmatic approach to driver/operator training to lower those stats this year and in the future.

Changes to NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, has undergone its routine five-year update.

The Importance of Training Highlighted in Aerial Waterway Fatality
The following quote was taken from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Web site and outlines its mission as it relates to firefighter safety: “The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) conducts investigations of fire fighter line-of-duty deaths to formulate recommendations for preventing future deaths and injuries.

Apparatus and Equipment on Display at FDIC 2008
Each spring, tens of thousands of firefighters descend on Indianapolis to enrich their knowledge of firefighting; learn and practice their skills at the hands-on training programs; and, at week’s end, examine the latest innovations from the apparatus and equipment manufacturers.

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Cause of fatal fire may go unsolved: Blaze started on porch, where tenants smoked (Nov 18, 2009)
Nov. 18--CONCORD, N.H. -- Although an official in the state fire marshal's office is certain where the fire started, the cause of the fire that took the life of 20-year-old Charles "Chaz" Hewitt may never be determined.

City rescues firefighter program (Nov 18, 2009)
Nov. 18--TRACY -- A century-old reserve firefighter program was rescued from going up in smoke Tuesday when the City Council decided to reduce the workers' pay to minimum wage to keep the program running.

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How Will 2009 End? (Aug 3, 2009)
2008 was a bad year for apparatus-related LODDs in the U.S. Michael Dallessandro discusses the need for a pragmatic approach to driver/operator training to lower those stats this year and in the future.

Fire Commentary: Good Intentions Send Wrong Message (Feb 1, 2008)
Jerry Holt argues that, when it comes to apparatus crashes, drivers should be held responsible for their reckless actions.

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Changes to NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus (Jun 1, 2008)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, has undergone its routine five-year update.

The Importance of Training Highlighted in Aerial Waterway Fatality (Jun 1, 2008)
The following quote was taken from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Web site and outlines its mission as it relates to firefighter safety: “The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) conducts investigations of fire fighter line-of-duty deaths to formulate recommendations for preventing future deaths and injuries.

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Technology Roundup: Maximizing Safety, Efficiency, and Interoperability (May 1, 2008)
Trends in emergency services technologies that have emerged or have been continued over the past year reflect several major objectives.

Advances in Chemical Protective Ensemble Technology (May 1, 2008)
Standards development for the chemical protective suit industry began as the result of a 1983 accident in Benicia, California.

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Firefighters take to the sky to free heron
Seemingly everyone has heard of a firefighter rescuing a cat from a tree, but it's not every day the rescuers are forced into the sky to help a bird.

Haverhill firefighters keep heat on mayor: Fiorentini, union argue, but say they will try to hammer out new contract
They have argued about virtually everything -- from who cancels contract negotiations to whether taxpayers' money is being wasted as firefighters wait for a new pact.

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