 | NVFC B.E.S.T. Practices for Volunteer Firefighter Health and Safety - Part 3 - Standards and Codes
1/22/2010 1:48:22 PM The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) established its Health and Safety Committee in 2008 to continue their focus of protecting first responders. A guidance program for volunteers was established called B.E.S.T. Practices which stands for Behavior, Equipment, Standards and Training. Part three of this series focuses on Standards and Codes. |
 | NVFC B.E.S.T. Practices for Volunteer Firefighter Health and Safety - Part 2 - Equipment
1/21/2010 10:09:11 AM The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) Volunteer Firefighter Health and Safety Priorities were developed in 2008 by the NVFC’s Health and Safety Committee to continue to protect first responders with their B.E.S.T. Practices. B.E.S.T. stands for Behavior, Equipment, Standards and Training. Part two of this series focuses on Equipment. |
 | NVFC B.E.S.T. Practices for Volunteer Firefighter Health and Safety - Part 1-"Behavior"
1/20/2010 11:26:45 AM The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) established its Health and Safety Committee in 2008 to continue their focus of protecting first responders. They established the Volunteer Firefighter Health and Safety Priorities, a guidance program for volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel. They named these priorities B.E.S.T. Practices which stands for Behavior, Equipment, Standards and Training. Join FDNNTV.com's Barbara Brooks for Part One of this FDNNTV.com exclusive four part series, focusing on "Behavior". |
 | Los Angeles City Fire Department's Bike Medic Program
1/19/2010 12:51:24 PM With approximately 175 fully trained members, the Los Angeles City Fire Department has one of the largest bicycle EMS programs in the United States. Join FDNNTV.com’s Barbara Brooks at one of their recent training sessions to learn about the equipment they use and why their Bike Medic program has been very successful. |
 | San Diego Fire Rescue Recruits Train With Live Burn
1/18/2010 2:14:43 PM Often it is difficult for fire departments in large cities to do live burn training because of stringent laws or environmental concerns. For the first time in nearly a decade, San Diego Fire Rescue was recently able to perform a live burn in the former office buildings for the San Diego State University Research Foundation, and FDNNTV.com's Deanne Goodman was there for all of the action. |
 | Federal Interagency Communications Center
1/13/2010 3:33:39 PM Join FDNNTV.com's Bill Lorin to learn more about the dispatchers at the Federal Interagency Communications Center (FICC), which serves the US Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
 | US Forest Service Border Fire Prevention Crew Part 2
1/11/2010 2:31:31 PM The United States Forest Service’s Border Fire Prevention Crew is made up of a unique group of firefighters whose job is to to put out camp fires built by illegal immigrants and to clean up the trash they leave behind in the Cleveland National Forest as they make their journey from Mexico to California. The group also renders medical aid to injured and sick migrants. |
 | Confined Space Rescue
1/8/2010 10:40:57 AM Being prepared for any emergency response, no matter how common or rare it is, is of incredible importance to all first responders, even if that training is used only once in a firefighter’s career. One example of this is a recent confined space rescue training between the Rancho California Water District and the Murrieta Fire Department. Join FDNNTV.com's William Leatherman for an inside look at this special drill. |
 | Chino Valley Firefighters Undergo Confined Space Training
1/7/2010 4:24:23 PM The City of Chino Hills recently allowed the Chino Valley Fire District to do three days of survival training at their former City Hall, which also housed the Fire District’s Administrative Headquarters from 1992 until the recent construction of a state of the art facility nearby. |
 | Hatzolah of Los Angeles Enhances Emergency First Response in Jewish Communities
1/5/2010 12:51:56 AM Join FDNNTV.com’s Bill Lorin for a look at Hatzolah of Los Angeles, and find out how their presence in Jewish neighborhoods has improved emergency response times and saved money for the City and County of Los Angeles. |
