Posts Tagged: Fema
Thanks to FEMA grant, Girard Fire Department, OH will replace 40-year-old aerial.
Old rig is in bad shape.
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UPDATE: Fairfax County Search & Rescue team dog missing from Bowie, Maryland has been found.
Last seen near Routes 301 and 450 on Thursday.
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This is only a test. Right? Right.
Unless, by some horrific coincidence, something really bad happens at 2pm ET. Then we're screwed,
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Shelton, CT Mayor Mark Lauretti disputes claim FD radio system fails half the time. But that’s what the FEMA grant application says.
Volunteer firefighter Chris Jones running his second race against Mayor Mark Lauretti.
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Philly Fire to be New Sponsoring Agency for PA-TF1
The State News Service reported that Robert A. Brady (D., PA) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has selected the City of Philadelphia Fire Department as the new Sponsoring Agency for Pennsylvania Task Force One (PA-TF1).
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SUSAR…The Other US&R Teams
The State Urban Search and Rescue Association (SUSAR), was founded in August 2006.
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Grant Allows EMS To Evaluate Heart Problems
WILLIAMSTON -- Williamston EMS has recently been awarded a 2010 Assistance to Firefighter Grant for $191,750 which will be used to purchase the most up to date equipment with technology for evaluating heart patients on site.
The Federal Emergency Manage…
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The Ultimate Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Situational Internet Resource List
his is a growing list of online resources from around the globe the provide the detailed, 24 hour coverage of the Japan disasters.
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Comment or do not whine later – NIMS training plan
Comment period on NIMS training plan - closes Feb 22nd
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DISASTER STRIKES! Live In A FEMA Trailer Or Daiwa’s New EDV-01 Robotic House?
Let's assume a major hurricane similar to Katrina has struck Louisiana coast wiping out all utility centers, shelters, roads and other sources of relief. FEMA is faced with the reality of housing tens of thousands of people AND providing them electricity…
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Thanksgiving Day Fires in Residential Buildings
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) United States Fire Administration (USFA) issued a special report examining the characteristics of Thanksgiving Day fires in residential buildings. The report, Thanksgiving Day Fires in Residential Buil…
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Lake Havasu City Fire Department Hires 9 Firefighters Using SAFER Funding…Here is their 4 Week Recruit School
Here is a very well done video documenting the 4 week recruit school for 9 rookie firefighters in Lake Havasu, Arizona. The Lake Havasu Fire Department has 6 stations which cover 52 square miles.
I am unsure if the FD actually responds to the legendar…
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Sign of the Times
Suppose the department you serve in as PIO wanted to prove to the residents of your district that the bond issue for a new firehouse was justified due to the exemplary service you were providing to the community? And suppose you took money out of your departments taxpayer funded budget to purchase signs to place at the scene of past fires, MVA’s etc to hammer the pointy home and let everyone know about the great work you are accomplishing with their taxes?
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USAR dog dies after being injured during training in Virginia Beach
Dog was fatally hurt while searching for a "live victim".
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NIST Firefighter Safety and Deployment Study to be issued Wednesday
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is scheduled to issue the results of a multi-institutional landmark national study on the effects of fi…
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Breaking News: Huge Earthquake Hits Chile
Quake was reported as being an 8.8 magnitude and is also the cause of a tsunami that is expected to strike various nations in the Pacific basin.
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US&R in Haiti: Wishing vs. Planning
Every community must understand its vulnerabilities and the potential for disaster, and plan accordingly. The caveat to this is, that despite the presence of a written plan, you can have every contingency covered and discussed, if you don’t understand and practice the plan, it isn’t worth the paper it is written on.
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Urban Search and Rescue – Rockbreaking 101
Since there seems to be a huge lean forward right now from people who want to know more about US&R, and since US&R is (and has been) one of my main projects for over twenty years, I figure I'll take the opportunity to point you all in some directions for information.
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Vigilance and Haiti
It is imperative that we take this opportunity to recognize that these disasters also affect our own communities, and this is the time when increased education of your customers is important: what to do if something like this happens here, who will respond, what your capabilities are and how you plan to address your needs in a disaster.
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Today’s 360 Burn Size-Up of the Fire Web 12/8/08
The very graphic and tragic story of one firefighter's battle with cancer.....text messages of pending threats and national emergencies on your phone.....and why not to drive your dairy farm tractor in the fog.....all in today's 360 Burn Size-up.
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The Thanks of a Nation
Maybe it's the observation that many of the politicians who are quick to take credit for the nation's preparedness are slow to ever visit a fire station, or maybe it's my expectation that instead of having to beg for the table scraps that our law enforcement brethren leave for us, we might also get a seat at the main table, but I just don't see the fire service gaining the amount of respect that we deserve for the sacrifices we make.
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Distance Separates Us
Distance separates us. Of course it does, you are probably thinking. That's not that much of a revelation. But distance separates us all the more so because by being distant, or more so, by not being alike, it also indicates a schism between you an…
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I Wanna Be A Libertarian
For the most part, I consider myself a Libertarian in that I'd just as soon the government not tell me what to do. In some aspects, I guess, I'm pretty conservative in my values, so I'm a little Republican, and I like the idea of people on welfare gett…
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