| Respond to the Max, with eMAX at the 2012 FDIC
4/20/2012 11:50:36 AM During the 2012 Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis on Thursday, E-ONE will unveil nine custom first responder apparatus designs - three of which are new models based on the innovative eMAX concept introduced last spring.
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 | Elligsen Road Fire Station Torn Down, Making Way for New Tualatin Valley Station 56
4/20/2012 11:22:19 AM Crews have demolished the old TVF&R Elligsen Road Fire Station 56 to make way for TVF&R’s new South Operating Center. Built in 1979, this building was formerly the headquarters of the Tualatin Rural Fire District. While the location works great from a response perspective, the current facility has major structural and design deficiencies, is undersized for today’s staffing and equipment needs, and has no facilities for female firefighters. |
 | FDNY Regretfully Announces the Death of Lt. Richard A. Nappi
4/20/2012 11:16:42 AM Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano regretfully announced on Apr. 16, 2012 the death of Lt. Richard A. Nappi, Engine 237, a 17-year veteran of the FDNY who suffered an apparent heart attack while battling a three-alarm fire the same day in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Lt. Nappi, who lived in Suffolk County and leaves behind a wife and two children, was 47 years old.
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| Top Performing Fire Service-Based EMS Programs to be Honored at Dinner Event
4/20/2012 10:17:16 AM The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CSFI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy institute, will host its 24th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner on April 26 at the Washington Hilton. |
| Arson Arrest in Tulsa Yields 30 Year Sentence
4/20/2012 8:47:16 AM An arrest stemming from an incident on July 2nd, 2010 resulted in a 30 year sentence for Michael Duane Cypert on April 17th, 2012 as he pleaded ”No Contest” to a reduced charge of “2nd Degree Homicide”. |
| FDNY Boxing Team Raises Money for Military Hero
4/16/2012 12:23:43 PM All FDNY members know the importance of giving back, and on Apr. 13, 2012 the FDNY Boxing team did just that, donating $6,000 to U.S. Marine First Lieutenant James Byler who was injured while serving in Afghanistan.
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| Fire Protection Research Foundation Releases Final Needs Report for NIST Laboratory
4/16/2012 11:23:24 AM A research agenda designed to help expedite the implementation of performance-based fire engineering and design methods for structures post 9/11 is the subject of a report, Structural Fire Resistance Experimental Research - Priority Needs of U.S. Industry, released by the Fire Protection Research Foundation (Foundation) and prepared for the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Engineering Laboratory. |
| NFPA Announces Firewise Plant Calendar Photo Contest Winners
4/16/2012 11:20:05 AM The National Fire Protection Association’s Firewise Communities Program has announced the winners of the Firewise Plant Calendar Photo Contest. The calendar, which serves as a valuable resource for homeowners, landscapers, planners and others involved in home building and landscape maintenance, will be available later this year through the program’s online catalog. |
| USFA, Federal Highway Administration Complete Study of Traffic Incident Management Systems
4/16/2012 11:12:26 AM The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration, working in partnership with the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) have, through a study of current traffic incident management practices and policies, updated the 2008 edition of the Traffic Incident Management Systems (TIMS) (PDF, 5 Mb) manual. |
| Alexandria Fire Department Provides Spring Safety Tips
4/16/2012 9:41:15 AM The Alexandria Fire Department provides safety tips for the Spring Season. |
