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Cassidian Communications 911 Solutions Suite Successfully Installed at VA 911 Call Centers

Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company,  has successfully upgraded the 911call processing solut...

IAFC Thanks Alan Caldwell for 20 Years of Service

Alan Caldwell, senior advisor for government relations at the IAFC, will retire from the association effective May 10...

Terrorism Institute Provides Training to Kansas Largest Law Enforcement Agency

MIPT (Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism) and the Kansas State Highway Patrol have partnered to provi...

IAFC Offers New Electronic Training Tool on Hazmat

The IAFC is introducing a new, free hazardous materials (hazmat) training tool, the Electronic Learning Community (EL...

PHMSA Reminds Pipeline Operators to Preserve and Verify Records

In an advisory bulletin issued today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...

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Hazmat Survival Tips: Using Shipping Papers during Highway Transportation Incidents

During a highway transportation incident, shipping papers are valuable documents that can enable first responders to conduct an accurate size up, Steve De Lisi writes.

Hazmat Survival Tips: Detecting Possible Criminal Activity

While operating at the scene of any incident involving hazardous materials, first responders should always ask themselves if the event could involve any type of criminal activity, Steve De Lisi writes.

Hazmat Survival Tips: 10 Resolutions to be Better Prepared During 2011

As a firefighter, the public expects you to “be prepared. After working with first responders tasked with dealing with hazardous materials incidents, Steve De Lisi's recommendation for a New Year’s resolution for 2011 is to be better prepared for these events.

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Los Angeles Fire Stations Open Doors to Public

Fire 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.

Terrorism

NYC 911 System Beset by Delays and Errors, Report Says

New York City's 911 system is beset by delays and errors that could leave callers without help for crucial seconds in an emergency, according to a ...

CHFSI and NFFF to Cosponsor 2nd Annual 911 Memorial Stair Climb

The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will co-sponsor a 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb...

High Angle & Confined Spaces

Two NJ Firefighters Injured at Partial Building Collapse

Two Hackensack (NJ) firefighters were injured Thursday afternoon while shoring up a building that had suffered a partial collapse earlier in the day.

Los Angeles Fire Department Joins Cal/OSHA's Confined Space Awareness Campaign

The California Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) today teamed up with the Los Angeles...

Water & Ice Rescue

MI Firefighters Rescue 'Intoxicated' Swimmer from River

Firefighters rescued a swimmer who became stranded Thursday night while attempting to swim across the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Council's Goal Is to Safeguard Safety Standards for Divers

Andrea Zafares writes about the work of the Water Response Training Council, which hopes to be able to set at least some minimum instructor and tra...

Hazmat

Cassidian Communications 911 Solutions Suite Successfully Installed at VA 911 Call Centers

Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company,  has successfully upgraded the 911call processing solution at the York-Poquoson-Willi...

IAFC Thanks Alan Caldwell for 20 Years of Service

Alan Caldwell, senior advisor for government relations at the IAFC, will retire from the association effective May 10. Caldwell, who also served as...

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Cassidian Communications 911 Solutions Suite Successfully Installed at VA 911 Call Centers

May 16, 2012 Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company,  has successfully upgraded the 911call processing solut...

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August 2011
Volume 164, Issue 8
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Firefighting Engine Company Operations: Elephant Hunting with a BB Gun?

Big fires require as big a water flow as you can produce to extinguish, writes Paul Shapiro, and for firefightin... Read More

 

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2 Girls Die in Detroit (MI) House Fire

Two girls were killed early Wednesday in a suspicious house fire in Detroit, Michigan, after they reportedly refused ... Read More

 

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