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Chief Rick Lasky of the Lewisville (TX) Fire Department discusses the position of the battalion chief's aide with Lt. (Ret.) Chris DeLisio of the FDNY and Engineer Gary Apple of the Lewisville (TX) Fire Department. |
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Chief Rick Lasky of the Lewisville (TX) Fire Department talks with Battalion Chief John Salka of the FDNY about engine company operations and much more. |
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Chief Lasky interviews Jeff Christenson, a.k.a. "'Radio" the clown, about advancing fire prevention education through laughter. |
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Host Cheryl Horvath talks to Suzanne Snedeker, associate director for Translational Research for the Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (BCERF) at Cornell University, and Nellie J. Brown, director of Cornell's Workplace Health & Safety Programs, about their work and how it is raising awareness about firefighter health risks.
Links http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/ "Health Hazard Manual for Firefighters" |
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Host Cheryl Horvath talks to Brianna Obright of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh about the university's fire camp program for girls.
GO! Camp: http://www.uwosh.edu/llce/conted/youth/fire-science-camps/go FERM degree: http://www.uwosh.edu/llce/cnl/programs/bas-ferm |
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Host Cheryl Horvath discusses some recent events, including the retirement of San Diego (CA) Chief Tracy Jarman; the recent iWomen conference in Omaha, Nebraska; and a fire camp she helped organize for girls in Arizona.
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Jack J. Murphy is a 29-year veteran of the fire service. He is the Principle of JJM & Associates, LLC., and is the retired fire marshal and former deputy chief of the Leonia (NJ) Fire Department. He is a certified State of New Jersey Fire Official/Fire Inspector and has been involved with codes for over 25 years. Jack served for two and a half years on the New York City Model ICC Building and Fire Codes Program. He is the NJ State Deputy Fire Coordinator (Bergen Region), the Vice-Chairman of the Fire Safety Directors Association (New York City), and serves on the National Fire Protection Association committees for High-Rise Building Safety and Pre-Incident Planning. He is an editorial advisory board member of Fire Engineering magazine.
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Jack Murphy and Sean DeCrane discuss the upcoming 2010 International Code Council (ICC) code hearings and their potential impact on the fire service. Guests Laura Blaul, assistant chief and fire marshal from the Orange County (CA) Fire Authority, and Mike O'Brien, fire marshal of the Brighton Area (MI) Fire Department, discuss fire code implementation issues in their respective local areas. |
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Jack Murphy and Sean DeCrane discuss the upcoming International Code Council (ICC) code hearings in Baltimore, administrative proposals that may have an impact on the fire service as well as one- and two-family residential sprinklers at the state levels. Our guest speaker is Jim Tidwell, former ICC Senior Vice-President for Fire Service Activities.
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Jack Murphy and Sean DeCrane talk to Pete Van Dorpe, Rich Edgeworth, Chief of Training, and Jim Dalton of the Chicago (IL) Fire Department about tests the department conducted in conjunction with Underwriters Laboratories regarding the structural stability of unprotected lightweight construction in residential structures.
Visit the UL site: http://www.ul.com/fire/structural.html
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Steve Pegram talks training with Captain Mike Contreras from the Orange County (CA) Fire Authority (OCFA), which was featured in the Fox Reality Series in which the cameras followed Recruit School #36 through the rigors of basic training. Mike talks about the OCFA approach to training and what it was like to be followed by the cameras while trying to run an academy. This is a MUST LISTEN episode of The Voice for every instructor! |
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This edition of the ISFSI Voice features host Steve Pegram, fire chief of Goshen (OH) FIre Department, chatting with ISFSI President Eddie Buchanan. The two discuss the latest happenings with the society and have a discussion on academic integrity, also known as "pencil whipping." |
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This edition of The Voice features Ed Kline, Deputy Chief of the South Media Fire Company in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Listen in as host Steve Pegram and Chief Kline discuss training in a volunteer-based system. |
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Attorneys Chip Comstock, John K. Murphy, Brad Pinsky, and Curt Varone discuss fire departments' policy decisions regarding downgrading, cancelling, or other adjustments to emergency responses. DAVID “CHIP” COMSTOCK JR., JD, is a partner in the law firm of Comstock, Springer, and Wilson Co., LPA in Youngstown, OH. He is a 25-year veteran of the fire service and chief of the Western Reserve Joint Fire District in Poland, OH. He lectures extensively on fire service topics related to company officer operations, liability, and personnel issues. His articles have appeared in many fire service magazines, including Fire Engineering. He is president of the National Association of Fire and Emergency Service Attorneys. JOHN K. MURPHY, JD, has been a career member of the fire service for 32 years, retiring as a deputy fire chief with Eastside (WA) Fire & Rescue in Issaquah, Washington, and fire chief of the City of Sammamish (WA). He is an attorney whose focus is on employment practices liability, policy, internal investigations, and firefighter health and safety. He is an expert witness and consultant on risk management for private and public entities. He lectures and writes on fire service topics related to company officer operations, organizational liability, and personnel issues. BRADLEY M. PINSKY is an attorney in Syracuse, New York, and a captain and municipal training officer in the Manlius (NY) Fire Department. He represents approximately 300 fire departments in New York. CURT VARONE has more than 37 years of experience in the fire service, including 29 years as a career firefighter with the Providence (RI) Fire Department, where he retired in 2008 as a Deputy Assistant Chief. In addition, he has been a practicing attorney since 1985 and is a faculty member in Providence College’s Fire Science program. Curt served as Division Manager of the Public Fire Protection Division at the National Fire Protection Association. He has authored two books, Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services and Fire Officer’s Legal Handbook. He is currently the Director of the Fire Service Division of the Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute providing litigation support to firefighters and fire departments. |
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Attorneys Chip Comstock, John K. Murphy, Brad Pinsky, and Curt Varone discuss privacy issues at incident scenes, such as when responders take cell phone pictures on fire or EMS calls and how this might violate patients' right to privacy. DAVID “CHIP” COMSTOCK JR., JD, is a partner in the law firm of Comstock, Springer, and Wilson Co., LPA in Youngstown, OH. He is a 25-year veteran of the fire service and chief of the Western Reserve Joint Fire District in Poland, OH. He lectures extensively on fire service topics related to company officer operations, liability, and personnel issues. His articles have appeared in many fire service magazines, including Fire Engineering. He is president of the National Association of Fire and Emergency Service Attorneys. JOHN K. MURPHY, JD, has been a career member of the fire service for 32 years, retiring as a deputy fire chief with Eastside (WA) Fire & Rescue in Issaquah, Washington, and fire chief of the City of Sammamish (WA). He is an attorney whose focus is on employment practices liability, policy, internal investigations, and firefighter health and safety. He is an expert witness and consultant on risk management for private and public entities. He lectures and writes on fire service topics related to company officer operations, organizational liability, and personnel issues. BRADLEY M. PINSKY is an attorney in Syracuse, New York, and a captain and municipal training officer in the Manlius (NY) Fire Department. He represents approximately 300 fire departments in New York. CURT VARONE has more than 37 years of experience in the fire service, including 29 years as a career firefighter with the Providence (RI) Fire Department, where he retired in 2008 as a Deputy Assistant Chief. In addition, he has been a practicing attorney since 1985 and is a faculty member in Providence College’s Fire Science program. Curt served as Division Manager of the Public Fire Protection Division at the National Fire Protection Association. He has authored two books, Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services and Fire Officer’s Legal Handbook. He is currently the Director of the Fire Service Division of the Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute providing litigation support to firefighters and fire departments. |
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Attorneys Chip Comstock, John K. Murphy, Brad Pinsky, and Curt Varone tackle the legal aspects of firefighters' duty to act, taking into consideration a recent case regarding off-duty NYC EMTs during a medical emergency. DAVID “CHIP” COMSTOCK JR., JD, is a partner in the law firm of Comstock, Springer, and Wilson Co., LPA in Youngstown, OH. He is a 25-year veteran of the fire service and chief of the Western Reserve Joint Fire District in Poland, OH. He lectures extensively on fire service topics related to company officer operations, liability, and personnel issues. His articles have appeared in many fire service magazines, including Fire Engineering. He is president of the National Association of Fire and Emergency Service Attorneys. JOHN K. MURPHY, J.D. M.S, PA-C, EFO, FACC, has been a member of the fire service since 1974. He began his career as a firefighter/paramedic and retired in 2007 as the deputy chief of Eastside Fire & Rescue, Issaquah, WA, and chief of Sammamish, WA. He is the CEO of the National Traffic Safety Institute and an attorney whose focus is on employment practices liability, employment policy, internal investigations, and consulting on risk management for private and public entities. BRADLEY M. PINSKY is an attorney in Syracuse, New York, and a captain and municipal training officer in the Manlius (NY) Fire Department. He represents approximately 300 fire departments in New York. CURT VARONE has been a member of the fire service for over 37 years. He was a career firefighter in the Providence (RI) Fire Department for over 29 years, retiring as a deputy chief. He is an attorney with over 24 years of experience. He is the author of Fire Officer's Legal Handbook and Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services. He is the director of the Public Fire Protection Division at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). In this webcast, however, he speaks for himself, and the choice of topics, the content, and any opinions expressed are his own, and not those of the NFPA. |
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Chief Bobby Halton talks to Fred Lafemina, chief of Rescue Operations of the Special Operations Command in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), about the upcoming FDNY Special Operations Symposium. The symposium will be held in New York City on March 15-16, 2010 at the FDNY Training Academy. For more info on the symposum, visit www.fdnyfoundation.org |
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Chief Bobby Halton talks to members of the Fairfax County (VA) and Los Angeles County (CA) Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams about the rescues they made and challenges they faced when responding to the Haiti earthquake. |
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Here is an exclusive podcast with FDNY Battalion Chief Joe Downey live from Haiti. Listen to Chief Downey describe how the New York Urban Search and Rescue Task Force participated in the successful rescue of several trapped victims of the devastating earthquake. Chief Downey describes in detail how multiple task forces working together made the difference in rescue after rescue and how the rescuers are holding up in the face of all that tragedy. |
