NVFC Asks House and Senate Appropriators to Mainta Comment (0)
Date Posted: Jun 03 2009
NVFC Asks House and Senate Appropriators to Maintain Funding for AFG and SAFER.On June 2, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) sent letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Subcommittees on Homeland Security Appropriations, asking them not to reduce FY 2010 funding
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FDNY Chief Cassano: Is New York ready for another Comment (0)
Date Posted: May 28 2009
It's been nearly eight years since 9/11, and I wondered if New York was prepared for another large-scale incident. So I called New York City Fire Department Chief Salvatore Cassano and asked him point blank: Can the city respond to another terrorist attack?
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Interoperable Public Safety Networks Take Many For Comment (0)
Date Posted: May 28 2009
Interoperability takes many guises, but the basic concept of communicating between and within U.S. agencies and jurisdictions is an essential issue that's being worked out, albeit slowly. Public safety agencies typically have operated independently, but 9/11 and other events showed the importance of sharing vital information to enable more effective, rapid decision-making.
USFA Releases Medical Facility Fires Topical Repor Comment (0)
Date Posted: May 28 2009
Washington, DC - The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a special report, part of its Topical Fire Report Series, examining the causes and characteristics of fires in medical facilities. An estimated average of 6,400 fires occurs each year in medical facilities. Annually, these fires are also responsible for 5 civilian deaths, 175 civilian injuries, and $34 million in property loss. The report, Medical Facility Fires, was developed by the National Fire Data Center, part of FEMA's U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). The report is based on 2004 to 2006 data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS
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Cancer is a major concern for all Emergency respon Comment (0)
Date Posted: May 28 2009
The attached article is intended to help you understand that volunteer
responders are exposed to many toxic materials in the course of their normal
firefighting duties. Some legislators have indicated that volunteers don't
respond to that many fires. Well as you can see from the attached article,
many of our volunteers are in fact responding to toxic situations, not only
in residential and apartment fires, but in the various commercial fires they
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State Civil Service Commission related to testing Comment (0)
Date Posted: May 28 2009
The link will take you to an announcement from the State Civil Service Commission related to testing for a Fire Service Education Specialist (FSES). Please note it does not mean we are hiring people at this time
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NATIONAL FIREFIGHTER SURVEY RESULTS Comment (0)
Date Posted: May 28 2009
More than 17,500 firefighters across the country responded. Nearly 9,500 fire departments are represented. It is one of the most comprehensive national fire service surveys ever conducted
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Basic Fire Chaplain Training Offered Comment (0)
Date Posted: Mar 13 2009
Basic Fire Chaplain Training will be offered by the Federation of Fire Chaplains on Monday and Tuesday, May 18 and 19, 2009, at Hermitage Fire Department in western Pennsylvania.
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Updated Health and Wellness Guide Comment (0)
Date Posted: Mar 12 2009
USFA and NVFC Release Updated Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services
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STAPLES NOW COSTARS/PA STATE VENDOR - EMERGENCY SE Comment (0)
Date Posted: Mar 12 2009
As most of you are aware, PFESI was instrumental in opening up COSTARS purchasing and State Pricing to Emergency Services organizations. Pennsylvania Emergency Responder organizations are eligible to join COSTARS, the PA State purchasing system. But, to take advantage of COSTARS special pricing, your organization needs to register, if they have not already done so, by going to the COSTARS site
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