USFA issues Master Planning Forum Final Report

USFA issues Master Planning Forum Final Report

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) hosted a Forum on Fire Prevention and Control Master Planning in March at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Attending were experts representing fire planning agencies, local fire departments and emergency management communities, and affiliated professions such as city management and city planning agencies. The Forum`s objectives were to identify the critical concerns and issues related to fire prevention and control master planning, review and evaluate the USFA`s previous master planning efforts within the context of those issues and concerns, and recommend fire master planning initiatives for the USFA.

GA Fire Battalion Chief Killed

GA Fire Battalion Chief Killed in Alabama Shooting

A fire battalion chief from Georgia was killed in a roadside shooting that injured two other people in Chambers County on Sunday night, the sheriff’s office said.
David Rhodes, Jerry Tracy, and Jack J. Murphy

In The Books: High-Rise Buildings: Understanding the Vertical Challenges

David Rhodes discusses the comprehensive book High-Rise Buildings: Understanding the Vertical Challenges with authors Gerald Tracy and Jack Murphy.