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EMStories - Tales from the Field
Do you have a story to tell, one you would like to share with other EMS professionals? I have an idea that can take the good work happening in the USFRA "Triage Room" and go to the next level with ...
Tagged: writing, podcast, stories, EMS
Started by Sam Bradley in OPEN DISCUSSION 18 hours ago.
Tell Corzine to leave EMT Training Fund alone
The volunteer Emergency Medical Services (EMS) community understands this difficult economy requires serious belt tightening. Gov. Jon Corzine's plan to redirect $4 million from the Emergency Medi...
Tagged: Training, Fund, alone, EMT, leave
Started by Etta in NEWS Jul 3.
Former Garrard EMS director sentenced to five years
Former Garrard County Emergency Management Director Dwayne Nave was formally sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison. Nave was driving while intoxicated in an SUV owned by Garrard County in ...
Tagged: to, five, years, sentenced, director
Started by Etta in NEWS Jul 3.
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Means of Egress: Delayed Egress Devices
Learning Objective: The student shall be able to identify the requirements for delayed egress devices. Frequent flyers are familiar with this type of door arrangement that provides a direct means...
Tagged: Devices, Means, of, Egress, Delayed
Started by Capt. D Lewis in USFA COFFEE BREAK TRAINING 1 hour ago.
Firefighter Fatality Notification - Mahopac Falls, NY
Name: Robert Johnson Rank: Firefighter Age: 75 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 17 Date of Incident: 10/20/2008 Time of Incident: Pending Date of Death: 07/05/2009 Fire Department...
Tagged: Falls, NY, Mahopac, -, Fatality
Started by FyreWebmaster in FIREFIGHTER DOWN 1 hour ago.
Firefighter Fatality Notification - Schell City, MO
Name: Dale Elliott Haddix Rank: Assistant Fire Chief Age: 70 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 30 Date of Incident: 07/04/2009 Time of Incident: 2257hrs Date of Death: 07/04/2009 F...
Tagged: City, MO, Schell, -, Fatality
Started by FyreWebmaster in FIREFIGHTER DOWN 1 hour ago.
Raleigh, NC Tiller Ladder Rollover
There has been an apparatus rollover in Raleigh, NC this morning. It is reported that a Raleigh, NC Tiller Ladder has overturned at Dawson & South Streets in Downtown Raleigh. Apparently 3 fir...
Tagged: Rollover, Ladder, Tiller, NC, Raleigh
Started by FyreWebmaster in FIREFIGHTER DOWN 3 hours ago.
LAW ENFORCEMENT INSIDE USFRA
POLICE FORUM
LAPD mourns suicide death of narcotics detective
Officers throughout the Los Angeles Police Department grieved Tuesday as news spread that a veteran detective had killed herself in the lobby of an L.A. County Sheriff's Department station Monday n...
Tagged: narcotics, detective, of, death, mourns
Started by FyreWebmaster in OFFICER DOWN 27 minutes ago.
New study yields best profile yet of suicide-by-cop offenders and their threat
A new study of suicide-by-cop that is unprecedented in its breadth, depth, and detail reveals that these encounters are “shockingly” on the rise, explains specific ways that they differ from “regul...
Tagged: offenders, suicide-by-cop, and, their, threat
Started by FyreWebmaster in LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING 12 hours ago.
Despite technology, first responders operating on different frequencies
Despite unprecedented advances in technology, law enforcement agencies still struggle to communicate with each other during high-speed chases that streak through several different cities or countie...
Tagged: on, different, frequencies, operating, responders
Started by FyreWebmaster in LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY Jul 7.
New study yields best profile yet of suicide-by-cop offenders and their threat
A new study of suicide by cop that is unprecedented in its breadth, depth, and detail reveals that these encounters are "shockingly" on the rise, explains specific ways that they differ from "regul...
Tagged: offenders, suicide-by-cop, and, their, threat
Started by Capt. D Lewis in LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING Jul 5.
THE MILITARY INSIDE USFRA
America Supports You is a Department of Defense program that provides opportunities for citizens to show their support for the US Armed Forces. The program was launched in 2004 in an effort to highlight citizen support for our military men and women and communicate that support to the members of our Armed Forces at home and abroad.
MILITARY FORUM
New PTSD Program Answers Need for Comprehensive Treatment
Symptoms of combat stress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) include continual nightmares, avoidance behaviors, denial, grief, anger and fear. Some soldiers, battling these and other sympto...
Tagged: for, Comprehensive, Treatment, Need, Answers
Started by Capt. D Lewis in VETERAN HEALTH 45 minutes ago.
JMESI Medical Management and Executive Education
The Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute (JMESI) has a role within DoD Health Affairs of assuring that commanders of military treatment facilities, TRICARE lead agents, and other senior staff m...
Tagged: Executive, Education, and, Management, Medical
Started by Capt. D Lewis in EDUCATION AND TRAINING 4 hours ago.
New Deputy Director Takes the Helm of TRICARE
Bringing ideas and experience aplenty from the West Coast to the nation’s capital, TRICARE’s new deputy director can quickly and easily sum up TRICARE’s importance to America’s uniformed service me...
Tagged: Helm, of, TRICARE, the, Takes
Started by Capt. D Lewis in MILITARY ANNOUNCEMENTS 4 hours ago.
Issue: Should DoD Ban Tobacco?
A new Institute of Medicine report (PDF) recommends that DoD gradually reduce (and eventually eliminate) the use of tobacco products to restore and maintain the optimal health and readiness of our ...
Tagged: Tobacco, Ban, DoD, Should, Issue
Started by FyreWebmaster in OPEN DISCUSSIONS Jul 6.
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WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES FIRST RESPONDERS ASSOCIATION
U.S. First Responders Association is a non-profit, network, of firefighters, EMS, rescue, police officers, military and civilian support teams. The purpose of the United States First Responders Association shall be to advance the profession of fire, emergency, police and military services through proactive community leadership, education, advocacy, policy, procedure, and guidelines that would best help our emergency services provide aid to the citizens of the United States and worldwide, as well as form a closer bond of fellowship between its members with our focus primarily on: Training, Tactics, Safety, Education and Community Outreach.
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Katy, Texas Commercial building fire June 29th.
Posted by Rev Robert A Crutchfield on July 9, 2009 at 4:36pm
Secretary Napolitano Applauds President Obama's Intent to Nominate Kelvin Cochran as U.S. Fire Administrator
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano applauds President Obama’s intent to nominate Kelvin Cochran— who brings decades of experience in preventing and responding to fires and emergencies—as U.S. Fire Administrator.“Kelvin will play a vital rol… Continue
Posted by FyreWebmaster on July 8, 2009 at 7:28am
Lee County pays millions in overtime
Officials are struggling to hold down overtime pay as tightened budgets have left work staffs depleted.
Local governments in Lee County paid almost 2,500 employees about $9.4 million in overtime during the 2008 fiscal year.
Most came from an understaffed public safety department where overtime is largely built into paramedic and emergency personnel contracts.… Continue
Posted by Etta on July 7, 2009 at 9:47pm
FIREFIGHTER CUTS=RUSSIAN ROULETTE:
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2009/07/06/meserve.budget.firefighters.cnn
Source: www.FireF… Continue
Posted by Capt. D Lewis on July 7, 2009 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments
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AMERICAN HEROES!
* Hometown: Kilgore, TX* Awarded: The Silver Star
When Army Specialist Aaron Davis found out he was receiving the Silver Star for his outstanding bravery on the battlefield, he tried to turn it down.
“I felt like I didn’t want all the attention because I didn’t do anything for attention,” said Davis.
Davis, who was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173 Airborne Brigade Combat Team, was serving as an infantryman during his deployment in Afghanistan.
On July 13, 2008, Davis and his unit were attacked by 200 or more Taliban fighters while they were patrolling an area. During the ensuing firefight, Davis was hit with shrapnel to his right leg from a rock-propelled grenade. (story continues here)
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Events
July 13
Monday
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Georgia Fire Inspectors Association 2009 Symposium
July 13, 2009 to July 17, 2009 – Georgia
The 2009 Fire Safety Symposium will be held on July 13-17. Registration fee will be $98.00
Organized by Georgia Fire Inspectors Association | Type: symposium
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City of Gainesville Building Department in cooperation with the Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association NFPA 86, Ovens and Furnaces
July 13, 2009 from 8am to 5pm – Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center (GTEC)
Sponsored By: City of Gainesville Building Department in cooperation with the Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association Presents: NFPA 86, Ovens and Furnaces 4 Contact Hours (you must have ...
Organized by Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association | Type: seminar
July 18
Saturday
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FFCA Annual Meeting 2009
July 18, 2009 at 8am to July 22, 2009 at 4pm – Harbor Beach Fort Lauderdale Resort & Spa
FFCA Annual Meeting 2009 18 Jul 2009 08:00 AM 22 Jul 2009 4:00 PM Harbor Beach Fort Lauderdale Resort & Spa 3030 Holiday Drive Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 For hotel reservations, please click o...
Organized by Florida Fire Chief's Association | Type: Annual, Meeting
July 27
Monday
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CDC Holds Inaugural Conference to Address Obesity Crisis in the United States
July 27, 2009 to July 29, 2009 – Omni Shoreham Hotel
The primary audience includes elected and appointed public policy makers; federal, state and local public health leaders; as well as partners and researchers engaged in policy-related obesity preve...
Organized by Center for Disease Control | Type: conference
July 28
Tuesday
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NFPA America's Fire and Security Expo 2009
July 28, 2009 to July 30, 2009 – Miami
NFPA 25 - Misunderstood, Misinterpreted, and Misapplied - Return to work with strategies for limiting your organization's risk and liability through the proper application of NFPA 25. What You Sho...
Organized by NFPA | Type: expo
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Street Survival Seminar
July 28, 2009 at 8am to July 29, 2009 at 5pm – Absentee Shawnee Thunderbird Casino & Event Center.
Event Dates: 28-July-2009 to 29-July-2009 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Price: $215 per officer, $75 for spouse Register for class by: 07/28/2009 Class times: Day 1 ~ Registration Begins at 7am Days 1...
Organized by Absentee Shawnee Tribal Police | Type: seminar
August 10
Monday
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3rd Annual HAZUS Conference - Connecting the Pieces for Mitigation
August 10, 2009 all day – Marriott Raleigh Crabtree Valley Hotel
August 10-12, 2009 Mon: 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm Tues: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Wed: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Who Should Attend: New, Experienced and Interested Users of HAZUS-MH; First Responders, Local Government ...
Organized by FEMA-HAZUS | Type: conference
August 24
Monday
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DoD Fire & Emergency Services Training Conference
August 24, 2009 to August 28, 2009 – Sheraton Dallas Hotel
About the Conferences Download the Conference Brochure (pdf) Concurrent DoD and Fire-Rescue International events are unique opportunities for DoD fire and emergency-service professionals to: * Me...
Organized by DOD Fire and Emergency Services | Type: training, conference
August 25
Tuesday
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Fire Rescue International
August 25, 2009 to August 29, 2009 – Dallas Convention Center
Your World Is Changing and So Is FRI As fire and emergency service leaders, we know about change and getting through tough times. That's why we're bringing big changes to FRI to give you the knowl...
Organized by International Association of Fire Chiefs | Type: conference
September 18
Friday
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Post Blast Scene Recovery Protocols & Training Exercise
September 18, 2009 to September 20, 2009 – TBD
This course will run from 8 am until 5 pm on Friday and cover all aspects of the field recovery of evidence and human remains associated with a mass fatality scene (from Improvised Explosive Device...
Organized by Tripwire Operations Group | Type: first, responder, training
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