Monthly Archives: March 2007

Mayor Young calls fire station into service

Listen in as Mayor Phil Young, center, calls Eden Prairie’s newest fire station into service.
Pictured with Mayor Young are some of the firefighters assigned to the new station. They are, from left to right, Firefighter Aaron Casper, Firefighter Roger Anderson, Firefighter Rod Uting, Captain Tony Liddell and Lieutenant Patrick Maynard. Click photo [...]

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March 29, 2007

Headlines from the EMR-ISAC March 29 Infogram: Focus on EMS Safety, NFPA 1600 Available Online, Risk Mitigation Toolkit, DHS Establishes TechSolutions Program
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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USFA Announces 2006 Outstanding Research Award Winners

The U.S. Fire Administration announced today the five fire service executives who will receive the National Fire Academy’s 2006 Annual Outstanding Research Awards. This award recognizes Executive Fire Officer Program students for their research projects. The award winning projects will be presented at the 19th Executive Fire Officer Symposium on April 13-15, 2007, at the [...]

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Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Jacksonville, NC

Brandon Whimple of the Rhodestown Volunteer Fire Department in Jacksonville, NC has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2007-03-24 00:00:00.0.
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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Aging Smoke Alarms

Learning objective: The student shall be able to identify manufacturer’s date codes on some single-station smoke alarms. (PDF, 128 Kb)
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Chicago, IL

William Grant of the Chicago Fire Department in Chicago, IL has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2007-03-23 00:00:00.0.
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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Station # 4 is now Open!

Last week was the last of the Open Houses for the new Fire Station, number 4. The Open House ran from 10:00 - Noon last Saturday and was a success with over 500 people in attendance. We are lucky in this city to have such great support from the citizens we serve.
A lot of kids [...]

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March 22, 2007

Headlines from the EMR-ISAC March 22 Infogram: Public Works: Critical Response and Recovery Component, Digital Radio Transmissions, ESS Responder Vessel Precautions, Vehicle Bomb Mitigation Guide
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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Vandalism Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifalyn7H_Xk

Original post by admin and software by Elliott Back

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Chief’s Corner: National Operations Center Fire Desk

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has been designated as the lead agency for staffing the newly created Fire Desk at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Operations Center (NOC).
Original post by U.S. Fire Administration and software by Elliott Back

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