Wednesday, December 3, 2008
NVFC Calls for Fire Prevention Award Nominations
The National Volunteer Fire Council is calling for nominations for its annual Fire Prevention Award, which will be presented at the NVFC Spring Meeting in May in Washington, D.C....
Home Safety Council Expert Network Launched
By joining the Home Safety Council Expert Network, fire and life safey experts gain access to free video and a whole suite of safety education resources to promote home injury prevention in their local communities....
Nominations for Heart Safe Community/PAD Award Due Friday
FIRE CHIEF Staff
Friday, Jan. 16, is the deadline for nominations for the Heart Safe Community/PAD Award sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chief's EMS Section and Medtronic Physio Control Corp....
ICC Offers Free Urban-Wildland Interface Code
International Code Council
In an effort to build safer, smarter and stronger homes in areas prone to wildfires, the International Code Council will provide its Urban-Wildland Interface Code free to communities.
"Since we can't stop people from building in areas that are at risk from wildfires, the least we can do is make sure they have every opportunity to minimize the danger," said James Lee Witt ICC CEO and former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency....
FEMA Unveils Online Board Game for Kids
Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency has unveiled a new, interactive Web-based board game for children as part of...
Maryland County Law Mandates Sprinkler Systems in Single-Family Homes
FIRE CHIEF Staff
The county executive of Montgomery County, Md., signed legislation today making it the largest jurisdiction in the nation to require sprinkler systems in new single-family homes. People who live in other residential buildings will get significant tax credits for installing sprinkler systems....
Get a Fire Protection Week Campaign Toolkit
FIRE CHIEF Staff
The National Fire Protection Association has posted a free campaign toolkit for use by the fire service during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11. It includes easy-to-use information and new materials never before available online, the NFPA says....
Extended Reach
By Asst. Chief Jon Hansen (Ret.), Oklahoma City Fire Department
When the media and public understand their fire department, cooperation during major incidents and increased budgets may follow....
Talk is Cheap
By Bert Henderson and Phoenix McKinney, Henderson McKinney & Associates Homosassa, Fla.
Media savvy can be yours, even if you can’t afford a PIO. The secret is training all of your responders to handle reporters....
Beyond Stop, Drop and Roll
By Lani S. Poblete, Publicist, National Safe Kids Campaign, Washington, D.C.
Fires remain a leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children in the United States. Here are some Safe Kids program options to help bring the number down....
Take the Fire Fight Home
By Bttn. Chief Terri L. Wallace, Greensboro (N.C.) Fire Department
Owning responsibility for proactive education is a fire department’s first step to effectively assessing the quality of fire prevention and life safety programs....
Better honey than vinegar
By Chief Daniel Shaw, Placitas (N.M.) Volunteer Fire Brigade
Service announcements and public education don’t have to put a strain on your department’s finances. Common sense and common courtesy may be all you need....
Bells, no smells
By Bttn. Chief Garry McCormick and Sally Young, Planning Officer, Charlotte (N.C.) Fire Department
A countywide plan to equip first responders with monitors and the public with knowledge went a long way in averting a potential carbon monoxide crisis....
Pull Over, Please
By Susan Snapp & Carole Summerall, Public Fire & Life Safety Educators, Columbus (Miss.) Fire Dept.
While state legislators address the hazards non-yielding motorists pose to first responders, take action at the local level with public safety announcements encouraging drivers to pull over....
Under Watchful Eyes
By Rory J. Thompson, PIO, Rockville Centre (N.Y.) Fire Department
Take charge of the message that your community sees with an effective fire department information program....
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