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Drills | Simulations | Fire Instructor Development | Live Burns | Props | SOPs | ISFSI | FSF
Zico Announces FDIC 2012 Sweepstakes WinnersZiamatic Corp. announces that Chief Edward Stuepfert of the LaMoille (IL) Fire Protection District, Captain Patrick Ranes of the Sterling Heights (MI) Fire Department, and Firefighter Chris Bellavia of the South Haven (IN) Fire Department as the winners of the Ziamatic FDIC 2012 QUIC-BAR Sweepstakes. |
Application Period for the National Fire Academy Closes in a Few Weeks
The application period for the first semester of National Fire Academy resident classes opened on April 15. The appli...
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Keyworth Receives Illinois Fire Investigator Award
The Fire Investigator Strike Force of Illinois at their annual training conference in Rosemont, IL announced the Mr. ...
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Upcoming Offering of Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings
Are you involved or planning to become involved in the technical aspects of flood mitigation projects? If so, conside...
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TX Firefighter Dies During TrainingA Brazos County (TX) firefighter died during a training exercise Thursday evening, according to a news report. |
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Vacancies Still Exist for NFA Training Courses
The National Fire Academy still has openings available for courses at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmit...
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Congressman Rothman Helps Secure Full Funding and Increased Flexibility for Firefighter Assistance Grants
Congressman Steve Rothman (NJ-9), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement af...
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Jury: TX Fire Department, Apparatus Manufacturer Equally at Fault in Firefighter Deaths
Jurors found a fire apparatus manufacturer and the Kilgore (TX) Fire Department equally at fault in the 2009 training...
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Mechelen Service Using RescueSim for Incident Response Training
During a large scale teambuilding session on March 24th 2012, the Mechelen F&R Service and other emergency respon...
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Minneapolis Services Put Trust in projectiondesign
The City of Minneapolis has deployed 12 projectiondesign F32 DLP projectors as the main display source in the Analyst...
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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...
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Crossfit and the Fire ServiceEd Hadfield explains why the Crossfit model is ideal for evaluating firefighter physical fitness. |
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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...
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Construction Concerns for Firefighters: Structural Collapse, Part IIGreg Havel reviews points firefighters must consider when operating at a building that may be compromised and discusses a structural collapse scenario at a live burn evolution. |
Training Days: Firefighter Fitness and WellnessTom Kiurski describes training that focuses on keeping your firefighters healthy and in shape. |
Roundtable: Ventilation Science and FirefightingAre you aware to the NIST studies concerning ventilation, and have those results altered or changed your current tactics as it relates to ventilation? Share your observations with other firefighters from around the country and world. |
SP Report on Bus Fire SafetyBetween 1999 and 2004 an average of 49 bus and coach fires were reported each year in Norway, and 122 per year in Sweden. However, it can be assumed that the actual number of fires is considerably higher than this, as a large number of fires are not reported. |
Keyworth Receives Illinois Fire Investigator AwardThe Fire Investigator Strike Force of Illinois at their annual training conference in Rosemont, IL announced the Mr. Richard J. Keyworth was the recipient of the Harry P. Schaeffer award as Fire Investigator of the Year for 2012. |
NFPA 1403 Live-Fire Evolutions at Fire Service Training CentersLive fire training is an essential part of a firefighter's education, but there are significant differences between training at gas-fired versus non-gas-fired structures. Mike Gurr takes a closer look at this training. |
Maintaining a Sharp Edge: Ladder CompanyDavid DeStefano explores some of the ways firefighters can maintain and improve their basic ladder company skills. |
PulsePoint and Atrus Announce Strategic PartnershipToday, National AED RegistryTM provider Atrus, Inc. announced that it will collaborate with PulsePoint, the nonprofit foundation responsible for the life-saving PulsePoint CPR notification app, to enable integration between Registry users and PulsePoint-enabled agencies. |
ISFSI Credentials First Professional Fire InstructorThe International Society of Fire Service Instructors is excited to announce the first successful credential of the Society’s Professional Fire Instructor designation. |
New Free Emergency Management for the Fire Service Program AvailableThe Firefighters Support Foundation's (FSF) newest free training program, Emergency Management for the Fire Service, is now available. |
WILDFIRE PREVENTION TIPS FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
May 22, 2012
OLYMPIA, Wash., May 21 -- The Washington state Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
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