Essential Data Solutions (EDS) New Administrator of Fire Service Activity Survey

Essential Data Solutions (EDS) is now hosting the Fire Service Activity Survey, which was formerly hosted by FirePrograms.

To participate in the survey, copy your NFIRS uploads to uploads@EDSCENTRAL.NET. To avoid interruption of the service, FirePrograms will forward to EDS data files it receives. EDS, a new company owned by Arrakis Publishing, will handle the survey data and data processing in states that have an agreement with EDS.

For more information, visit the EDS Web site at www.edscentral.net. The latest survey results are also available on the Web site.

Otay (CA) Wilderness Fire

Nearly 6,300-Acre Fire Expanding East in Otay (CA) Wilderness as 700 Firefighters Fight Back

A wildfire in the rugged hills near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to several thousand acres Friday, charring land near Lower Otay Reservoir before east winds yielded to an onshore…
firefighters return old saybrook (ct)

Firefighters Return for the Third Time for a Fire at an Old Saybrook (CT) Home

Firefighters on Saturday returned for the third time to an Otter Cove Drive home that was nearly destroyed in a blaze Thursday night after the fire reignited,…