Thursday, November 20, 2008
Rescue teams needed to save more than victims
Bruce Evans
With both patient-care and fireground experience, versatile rescuers can bridge the gap between suppression and EMS....
Primedia launches Homeland One training network
Primedia Workplace Learning has unveiled Homeland One, a multi-million dollar communication and training solution designed to enhance homeland security....
Par for the course
By Scott Gerber, Director, Carver County (Minn.) Risk and Emergency Management
At first fire departments may not think of emergency planning for special events as particularly special, but each type of event presents challenges....
CDC recommends smallpox vaccination to protect persons exposed to monkeypox
Centers for Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued interim guidance advising states that persons investigating monkeypox outbreaks and involved...
Order WMD Posters
Additional copies of the FIRE CHIEF 2003 Guide to Federal WMD Response Assets poster are available for purchase at 800-441-0294....
Smallpox vacillation
By Capt. Bill Wade, Public Information Officer, Tampa (Fla.) Fire Rescue
Still not sure that vaccinations are the way to go? Perhaps the experience of Tampa first responders will change your mind....
Hypothetical TOPOFF 2 incidents tax responders
During the week of May 12 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Domestic Preparedness and U.S. Department of State, in cooperation with federal,...
Reactive approach
By Phil Welch, Director, Gaston College Regional Emergency Services Training Center, Dallas, N.C.
Nuclear power plants are mandated to provide their own fire protection, but where do these brigades learn their skills? This emergency training center takes a proactive method to reactor protection....
Dressed for defense
By Jeffrey O. Stull, President, International Personnel Protection Inc., Austin, Texas
With the help of several organizations, the protective clothing industry is moving to offer better guidance and more appropriate levels of protection for first responders....
TOPOFF 2, a week-long national terrorism exercise begins May 12
Department of Homeland Security
Beginning May 12 at 3:00 p.m. EDT, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of State, in cooperation with federal, state, local and Canadian partners, will undertake a five-day, full-scale exercise and simulation of how the Nation would respond in the event of a weapons of mass destruction attack....
Congress passes smallpox vaccination compensation plan
International Association of Fire Chiefs
After months of negotiations, Congress has passed a plan to compensate individuals who suffer serious side effects after receiving the smallpox vaccination....
IAFC releases guide to smallpox vaccination
The International Association of Fire Chiefs has announced the release of the “Fire Chief's Guide to Smallpox Vaccination.” The document was prepared...
IAFC releases Fire Chief’s Guide to Smallpox Vaccination
International Association of Fire Chiefs
The document was prepared under the guidance of the IAFC’s Smallpox Vaccination Working Group which includes representatives from the IAFC EMS Section, Terrorism and Hazmat Committees....
IAFC offers smallpox vaccination information
International Association of Fire Chiefs
The IAFC is providing a summary of President Bush's proposed protocol, including an expected timeline of anticipated events....
IAFC forms smallpox vaccination working group
Although President Bush is not recommending smallpox virus vaccinations for the general public as a protective measure in the event of a terrorist attack,...
When hazmat meets terrorism
Beth Wade, Correspondent
Last year, runners gathered in Portsmouth, N.H., for a 5K race that started at the city's Port Authority. As registrants waited for the race's start,...
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