HB1445 would require a Carbon Monoxide Detectors Comment (0)
Date Posted: Nov 22 2009
HB1445 would require a Carbon Monoxide Detector in homes!
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Two Carlisle fire companies to merge Comment (0)
Date Posted: Nov 22 2009
Borough Manager Stephen Hietsch has negotiated an agreement to consolidate the Cumberland Goodwill and Empire Friendship fire companies.
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Seeking your input about Pennsylvania's EMS Comment (0)
Date Posted: Aug 26 2009
As you are aware, this is certainly an exciting time for EMS in the Commonwealth. The signing of New EMS Act 37 on August 18, 2009 was a monumental event and will be a positive opportunity for all of us as we approach the future in our profession.
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NVFC Announces Winners of National Junior Firefigh Comment (0)
Date Posted: Jul 30 2009
NVFC Announces Winners of National Junior Firefighter Scholarships
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Kidde Recalls Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms Comment (0)
Date Posted: Jul 21 2009
Kidde Recalls Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms; Can Fail to Warn of a Fire
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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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