| FEMA Urges Preparedness as Hurricane Season Begins
6/1/2009 11:22:50 AM The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) along with the Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service urge costal residents to be ready before a hurricane threatens. Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. |
 | Wildfire Research Network Visits Washington DC To Advocate Funding for Aerial Firefighting
5/31/2009 4:28:08 PM Join FDNNTV.com's Bill Lorin for an interview with Tony Morris about his recent trip to Washington D.C. to meet with Congressional staff about the need for funding for aerial firefighting. |
 | Baskin-Robbins 31 Cent Scoop Night Benefits NVFC Junior Firefighter Program Scholarships
5/29/2009 12:38:55 PM Recently, fire departments across the United States partnered with Baskin-Robbins and the National Volunteer Fire Council to raise money for Junior Firefighter programs through the Baskin-Robbins 31 Cent Scoop Night. For one night only many Baskin-Robbins stores offered their ice cream at the price of 31 cents per scoop in honor of firefighters, and the company made a charitable donation of $100,000 to the NVFC’s National Junior Firefighter Program. |
 | Despite Tough Economy Vista Fire Department Raises Funds to Build Two New Fire Stations
5/28/2009 10:02:32 AM While many fire departments across the United States are cutting staff and closing fire stations with the current recession, the Vista Fire Department in Southern California was able to open two brand new fire stations. |
 | Jim Beam Unveils 2009 Special Edition Label in Support of Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund
5/26/2009 4:46:09 AM Join FDNNTV.com's Dave Kirwan from Long Island, New York for the unveiling of the 2009 Jim Beam Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund label. |
 | Riverside Fire Department's Pierce Arrow XT Heavy Rescue US&R Truck
5/24/2009 10:32:30 AM Join FDNNTV.com’s Barbara Brooks for an in-depth look at Riverside Fire Department’s Rescue 3, a Pierce Arrow XT Heavy Rescue that they recently put into service as their Urban Search & Rescue truck. |
 | Eagle Run Motorcycle Ride to Benefit Fire Academy Scholarship Fund
5/22/2009 12:43:29 PM The Black Sheep Harley Davidsons for Christ and Bikers for Christ are holding their 2009 Eagle Run poker run on May 30, 2009 to benefit the Feuerhahn Fire Academy Scholarship Fund, which was set up in the memory of fallen Redlands Fire Department veteran Darrell Feuerhahn. |
 | FirstWatch System Helping First Responders With Swine Flu Cases
5/21/2009 12:16:24 PM The H1N1 virus, also known as Influenza A or the Swine Flu, has affected communities around the world. FirstWatch, a system that monitors and analyzes fire departments’ and EMS departments’ call data, is helping first responders in the United States and Canada by alerting them to areas where there are outbreaks of the infectious disease. |
 | Rebuilding Together Renovates San Diego Fire Station
5/20/2009 12:09:55 PM Volunteers from Rebuilding Together, a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving communities through construction, has partnered with Turner Construction to give San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Station 41 a much needed renovation. |
 | 1941 United Kenworth
5/19/2009 12:15:41 AM Join FDNNTV.com’s Barbara Brooks for a look at a 1941 United Kenworth fire truck. This unique piece of firefighting history is one of only five engines built by the United Fire Engine Corporation and Kenworth, and is the only one left in existence today. |
