Friday, May 9, 2008
Training
Late Chicago Chief Honored
Chicago-area firefighters and emergency personnel joined representatives of The Dow Chemical and Union Pacific Railroad to honor the late John Eversole, the former chief of special operations for the Chicago Fire Department....
ISFSI Names New Board Members
Effective April 11, Eddie Buchanan will take over as president of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors. Buchanan will relieve Chief Timothy E. Sendelbach, who has led the organization for the last five years. ...
Leadership Stopgap
An Arizona battalion chief academy seeks to prepare the next generation of fire service leaders before they assume those roles....
Filling Member Wants Serves Agency Needs
Word travels fast in the fire service, and if a department has a history of treating volunteers like second-class citizens, the department will struggle to get new members....
Inspectors Must See with Firefighters' Eyes
It is the fire inspectors who get into the community on a regular basis. Every inspector must look at all occupancies they inspect as though they were fighting a fire in that establishment....
Study Group
A new joint-use public safety training facility uses state-of-the-art props to enhance both team and individual preparedness....
Apparel
NIOSH Issues User Notice for Certain CBRN APR Respirators
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has issued a user notice for CBRN APR respirators with the use of suits qualified under the NFPA 1994 standard. ...
Safety Vest Meets FHWA Standards
A Federal Highway Administration official has confirmed that the Public Safety Vest promoted by the National Traffic Incident Management Coalition is compliant with Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices standards....
National Grants Provide Turnout Gear
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company and Morning Pride, a firefighting equipment manufacturer, announced will provide turnout gear to local fire departments through a new grant program....
Ready to Wear
NIOSH’s protective technology lab puts SCBA through the paces to see if they are CRBN ready....
Drying Out
Getting turnout gear dry is a safety factor; here are a few approaches to getting wet gear back in service....
THE LAST DEFENSE
New research shows how using the right underwear can save your hide....
