| Clark County Fire Department to Host Open House at Station 23
4/28/2012 9:38:06 AM The Clark County Fire Department is hosting a community open house at Fire Station 23, located at 4250 E. Alexander Road near Lamb Boulevard, on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from noon to 3 p.m. |
 | Help Firefighters in Los Angeles 'Fill The Boot' For Muscular Dystrophy
4/24/2012 2:35:10 PM On April 23-25, 2012, the men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department will participate in a Fill-The-Boot fundraising campaign to support the fight against Muscular Dystrophy.
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 | Medtec Delivers 7 Innovative Custom Ambulances to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue
4/24/2012 2:28:40 PM Medtec Ambulance, part of the Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] Fire & Emergency segment, delivered seven Medtec M170 Type I ambulances to the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department (LVFR) in Las Vegas, Nev. The custom “rescue” ambulances, designed together by LVFR and Medtec, will be placed into service in late April, and deployed throughout the city.
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| IAFF Succeeds in Easing Normal Retirement Age Regulations
4/24/2012 2:05:28 PM The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced April 18, 2012 that it has agreed to overhaul proposed regulations that would have created significant problems for many public sector pension plans. Under the original regulations, all public sector pension plans would have been required to specify a “Normal Retirement Age,” and would not have been allowed to define retirement based on years of service or a combination of age and years of service. |
| Tulsa Fire Department & Oklahoma Task Force 1 to Conduct Swift Water Training
4/24/2012 1:10:34 PM The Tulsa Fire Department and Oklahoma Task Force 1 will be conducting Swift Water Rescue Training at Skiatook Lake Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. The training will involve several of the “Rescue Boats” used by TFD and OKTF1 during actual swift water rescue incidents. |
| 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. |
| 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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