January 31, 2007 – 12:00 pm
EMMITSBURG, MD. - The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) announced the release of a report today regarding residential building clothes dryer fires. Between the years 2002-2004, an annual average of 12,700 clothes dryer fires occurred in residential buildings. These fires were responsible for an estimated 15 civilian fire deaths, 300 civilian fire injuries, and $88 million [...]
January 31, 2007 – 11:08 am
This one came accross on Google today:
Her own dream is to rid the country of meth houses.
For now, the headquarters for that dream is a cozy apartment decorated with rose china and English cottage touches, but even in this peaceful, woodland setting, meth intrudes.
"Look at this," she said, pointing to glass on her doorstep from [...]
January 31, 2007 – 12:49 am
Smoke Inhalation Kills 2 Residents in Chicago High-Rise Fire – Haven’t we learned our lesson?
By: Albert Zorn, NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist
City Wide Fire Equipment Company - www.citywidefire.com
Once again, on January 26, 2007, a residential high-rise fire in Chicago killed two residents. Cause of death? Autopsy results showed one resident died of carbon monoxide poisoning [...]
January 30, 2007 – 9:00 am
Learning objective: The student shall be able to describe the requirements for temporary standpipe systems installed during construction.
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January 29, 2007 – 11:52 am
Kenneth Patrick Fahey of the United States Forest Service - Francis Marion National Forest in Cordesville, SC has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2007-01-25 00:00:00.0.
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January 28, 2007 – 7:33 pm
The AP has a story this weekend highlighting fire extinguisher locations as a terror threat. I think we would all like it if this story were fiction.
MIAMI — Gavin moved quickly around the spacious convention center, searching for a hidden bomb. Near a glass wall box containing a fire extinguisher, he sniffed [...]
January 26, 2007 – 2:00 pm
Headlines from the EMR-ISAC January 25 Infogram: 2007 Terrorist Threat Forecast, CERT for CIP, Dams: At Risk Infrastructure, Managing Citizen Volunteer Liability, and LLIS.gov and EMR-ISAC Partnership.
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January 26, 2007 – 10:59 am
Shane Daughetee of the Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. in Harrison, TN has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2007-01-26 00:00:00.0.
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January 25, 2007 – 4:08 pm
At last week’s Hennepin County Fire Chief’s Association meeting a check was presented to the group by Fireman’s Fund Heritage. The check was in the amount of $11,838.50 and was the second time they have made a donation. The money is to support the county-wide fire investigation team (FIT) and their ongoing operations. The team [...]
January 25, 2007 – 12:00 pm
19th Annual Executive Fire Officer Program Graduate Symposium Agenda April 13-15, 2007 Tentative Agenda and Presenters
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