| Federal Highway Administration's Safety Vest Rule Modified Following Firefighter Concerns
11/22/2008 12:05:43 AM Beginning November 24, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will require public safety officers, including volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel responding to an incident on the side of a federal highway to wear a reflective safety vest. But, just before the law was to go into effect, there has been an Interim Final Rule issued by the FHWA to address the concerns from the firefighting community, according to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). |
 | Mock Triage Drill at Los Angeles Area School Kicks Off the Great Southern California Shake Out and Golden Guardian Exercise
11/14/2008 11:10:33 AM A triage scenario at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California, was one of several events that made up the opening day activities of the Great Southern California Shake Out earthquake drill and the first responders' Golden Guardian drill. |
| FDNY Holds Citywide Drill on Simulated Outbreak of Biological Agent
11/14/2008 12:29:57 AM The FDNY will hold its sixth annual BIOPOD exercise tomorrow, simulating the outbreak of a contagious biological agent that requires Department members to receive an inoculation.
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 | 5.2 Million People Set To Participate in the Great Southern ShakeOut Earthquake Drill
11/13/2008 9:24:28 AM 5.2 million Southern Californians will participate in the Great Southern California ShakeOut, which is the largest earthquake drill in the United States and is based upon the simulation of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the San Andreas Fault. |
| International Association of Fire Chiefs Releases Survey for Firefighters Who Have Sustained Critical Line-of-Duty Injuries
10/30/2008 9:59:51 AM The International Association of Fire Chiefs Safety, Health and Survival Section is working to develop sample SOG's for fire departments in the event of a critical firefighter injury, and has designed a survey for critically injured firefighters. To participate in the survey, please click on the link within this article. |
 | US&R California Task Force 5 Shares Experiences About Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
10/23/2008 12:16:00 AM California Task Force 5, based in Orange County, California was one of the USAR teams that was deployed to Texas and Louisiana for Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike. Join FDNNTV.com's Barbara Brooks as she talks with Battalion Chief Michael Boyle about his team's experience during this deployment. |
| Disaster Relief Donations Made Easy
10/16/2008 12:05:21 PM The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Aidmatrix foundation formed an alliance in 2006 to develop the Donations Management Network at www.fema.gov/donations to give the public a centralized place to donate their time, money, and skills to those most in need as a result of a natural disaster. |
| Rise in Fire Fighter Deaths in 2007
8/27/2008 The NFPA Journal shows an increase in fire fighter fatalities in 2007. |
| CFO Receives Fire Prevention Award
7/16/2008 CFO Forrest Craig of the Navato Fire Protection District Receives the Charles Gray Memorial Service Award |
| Cincinnati Fire Fighter's Condition Worsens
7/14/2008 Cincinnati Fire Firefighter Robert Shelton needs kidney transplant |
