Monday, July 6, 2009
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Florida Bans Crash Fees
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed legislation ban local governments from charging fees when emergency responders respond to accidents, making Florida the eighth state to enact such a measure....
Lawmakers Block FIRE Grant Amendment Offering
Rep. David Price (D-N.C.), chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, is expected to offer what is called a "manager's amendment" that will include a $10 million increase for the FIRE Grant program. ...
Fire Service Orgs Urge Chiefs to Call for Additional FIRE Grant Dollars
The Congressional Fire Services Institute is asking fire chiefs and officers to contact their congressional representatives immediately and urge them...
FETN, American Heat Re-launch Under CiNet
The Fire Emergency Television Network and American Heat Video will once again resurface after being acquired by the Critical Information Network....
Tenn. Chief Defends Code Stance
Would a fire chief with 36 years of fire service experience, 25 of them as a fire marshal, oppose the new 2009 ICC code for residential sprinklers in his community?...
NASA Selects Fire-Suppression System for Its Twin Crawler Transporters
Fire-safety experts at NASA's Kennedy Space Center have replaced the fire-suppression systems in its giant twin crawler transporters with Stat-X....
WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic
The World Health Organization this morning raised the H1N1 virus pandemic alert level to Phase 6, its highest level, making the swine flu the first declared global flu epidemic in 41 years....
NFPA Honors Hilton with FLSE Award
The National Fire Protection Association named Dayna Hilton as the 2009 Fire and Life-Safety Educator of the Year....
IAFC to Aid in DTV Transition
The IAFC is asking fire departments to help their residents connect digital converter boxes as part of the upcoming nationwide Digital Transition Assistance Project....
Fire-Protection Engineers in Short Supply
A recent SFPE survey found the majority of employers who have tried to hire a fire-protection engineer over the past year have experienced difficulties....
NIST Tests Wind-Driven Firefighting Tactics
Fire engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology tested the effect of wind-driven fires and developed related firefighting tactics for use in residential and high-rise buildings....
Fresno Uses USAR, ICS in Removal of 800-Pound Corpse
Last week, the Fresno (Calif.) Fire Department responded to a medical call at an old residential hotel. When they arrived, they found the victim — a 51-year-old man who weighed more than 800 pounds — already deceased. ...
In Service Opens Nominations for EVT of the Year
The award will be given to one emergency vehicle technician who has made an outstanding effort to promote a high standard of excellence in quality and safety in emergency vehicles....
Economic Crisis Hinders Fire Department Funding, Survey Says
The Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. collaborated with Ipsos Public Affairs on a comprehensive national survey of nearly 9,500 fire departments or 30% of U.S. fire departments....
EMT Fired After Posting Murder Victim Photo
An EMT was fired last week after he posted a murder victim's photo on Facebook, according to the Staten Island Today....
Prince George's County Cuts Maintenance, Fitness Programs
Many fire departments are counting their pennies until the new fiscal year begins on July 1, but that doesn't mean they'll start spending big on July 2....
Ribcraft Launches Military-Grade Inflatable Boats
Ribcraft recently launched a line of rigid inflatable boats specifically designed for rescue and patrol....
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Unveils ONESuit Pro
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics unveiled the ONESuit Pro, a Level A, single-skin hazmat suit certified to two NFPA protective ensemble standards...
T-PACC Tests Fabrics, Creates Stored Heat Burn Protocol
Researchers at North Carolina State University developed and evaluated a set of protocols that test turnout gear's resilience to stored heat energy...
Little-Known Federal Law is Causing Headaches for Grant Applicants
Public-safety agencies vying for a portion of the $1 billion available through the Public Safety Interoperable Communications grant program are encountering an unforeseen roadblock...
Smart Power Systems Unveils RT Series
Smart Power Systems unveiled the RT hydraulic generator series, which includes an integrated rescue-tool pump from XRT Power Systems...
IAFC Panel Cites Flawed Methodology in NLC Cancer Report
The panel found a recently released report challenging cancer presumption laws for firefighters used flawed research methodology that produce predetermined outcomes....
EFJ Offers Lightning Control Head for Mobile Radios
EF Johnson Technologies unveiled a lightning control head for its 5300 series mobile radio to assist first responders in viewing the radio's display in a variety of operating environments....
Fire Departments Ready for Swine Flu Outbreaks
With nearly 100 cases of swine flu in the United States confirmed through Thursday morning, fire departments are preparing for possible outbreaks in their areas....
Spokane Fire Department Deploys GD-Itronix Notebooks
The Spokane (Wash.) Fire Department installed ruggedized mobile computers from General Dynamics Itronix inside its firefighting vehicles to ensure field officers had access to real-time information while addressing an incident...
