Monthly Archives: November 2007

Future Firefighter, Charlie Terwilliger, Visits

yesterday long-time friend, business leader and former State Senator, Roy Terwilliger came for a visit with his grandson, Charlie. As you can see from the picture below, Charlie is an aspiring firefighter! We toured all the trucks and the station and introduced Charlie to the firefighters that were at the station. Charlie was even witness [...]

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November 29, 2007

Headlines from the EMR-ISAC November 29 Infogram: Exercising Interdependencies; Creating a Regional Task Force; Power Lines and Personnel Protection; Grants Guidance; Thanksgiving Holiday
Tags: fire extinguisher, smoke detector, fire hood, carbon monoxide, fire safety
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Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Deland, FL

John Curry of the Volusia County Fire Service in Deland, FL has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2007-11-27 00:00:00.0.
Tags: smoke detector, fire safety, safety, carbon monoxide, fire hood
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Kansas City, KS

Michael J. Tluscik of the Kansas City Kansas Fire Department in Kansas City, KS has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2007-11-21 00:00:00.0.
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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A lot of Appreciation

October was Fire Prevention Month, nationally. Eden Prairie is no different and all of our firefighters take fire prevention seriously. fire prevention is proven effective in the fight against fire loss, injury and death.
Almost every day during October our firefighters visit the various schools and daycares in Eden Prairie to teach children about fire safe [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving, Be Safe

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, a great time to share time and experiences with family and friends. This is also the beginning of the most dangerous time of year in the United States for fire deaths and injury. More people are packed into our collective houses and there are, no doubt, a lot more candles burning [...]

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Evaluation of Emergency Escape Masks

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff, with funding from the U.S. Fire Administration, began an evaluation of respiratory protective escape device (RPED) performance to determine if RPEDs have the potential to reduce fire-related residential deaths and injuries.
Original post by U.S. Fire Administration and software by Elliott Back

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Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Orcutt, CA

Ronny A. Bennett of the Orcutt Fire Protection District in Orcutt, CA has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2007-11-13 00:00:00.0.
Tags: carbon monoxide, smoke detector, fire safety, fire hood, safety
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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17 Years Later a Case is Cleared

A 17 year old fire cause has been determined. In 1990 there was a fire on Alpine Way, I was actually a Lieutenant on the first due in company for that fire along with former firefighter Roger Schmidtke, current firefighter Rod Uting and others. The home was well involved with fire upon arrival. The home [...]

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November 15, 2007

Headlines from the EMR-ISAC November 15 Infogram: COOP Planning Considerations; Interoperable Communications Grants; Power Lines and Personnel Protection; Grants Guidance; Thanksgiving Holiday
Tags: fire extinguisher, smoke detector, carbon monoxide, fire safety, fire hood
Original post by George Esbensen and software by Elliott Back

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