April 30, 2008 – 10:15 am
Two new courses available through NFA Online - ICS-300: Intermediate All-Hazard NIMS ICS Review for Expanding Incidents (Q464) and ICS-400: Fundamentals Review for Command and General Staff (Q466) - can be used as pre-course modules or refresher training for ICS 300 and 400 courses delivered by State fire training agencies.
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A warning to those with electric smoke alarmsA. Lavery
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April 25, 2008 – 10:50 am
Headlines from the EMR-ISAC April 24 Infogram: Terrorism: Protecting Law Enforcement Personnel; Report on the I-35W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis; CSB Hazardous Waste Case Study; ESS Fights Chemical Hazard
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USFA announced today the selection of eight senior fire officials to attend Harvard University's Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program conducted by the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Today, Fire Inspectors Tony Liddell, Scott Taylor and Rick Hammerschmidt conducted fire extinguisher training for the employees of The Scott Lewis School of Cosmetology. Our Fire Prevention staff does a lot of this kind of training. Most people have never used a fire extinguisher before and this is one case where on the job training [...]
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Class D fires involve burning metals that must be extinguished with dry powder extinguishing agent. Learn how to identify a class D fire in this free video on fire class identification.Powered By Yahoo Answers
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Riley J. Terrebonne Jr. of the Springfield Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 2 in Springfield, LA has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2008-04-20 00:00:00.0.
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April 21, 2008 – 11:40 am
USFA announces the release of the Interstate 35W (I-35W) Bridge Collapse and Response Technical Report. The report examines emergency preparedness for, and response to, the August 1, 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota that killed 13 people and injured 121 others.
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April 21, 2008 – 10:39 am
Saturday saw the first grass fire of the season for 2008. This fire, approximately 5 acres, was called into the tower at Flying Cloud Airport by a passing plane. The fire was relatively slow moving and there weren't any structures in its path, both are good things.
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April 18, 2008 – 12:40 pm
Rick Morris of the Sedalia Fire Department in Sedalia, MO has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2008-04-08 00:00:00.0.
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