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Table Of Contents
Welcome to Here
Emergency Communication Actions Please APCO
NVFC Award Deadline Nears
Ill. Fire Institute Gets Grant to Study Injuries, Deaths
Commission to Assess Calif., Nev. Fire Prevention Laws
Disaster Response Test Concludes in Calif.
NVFC Launches National Junior Firefighter Program
Firefighting Grants Available
Free Fire Safety Kits
Communicating Organizational Knowledge
New Fire Chiefs Hired
Full Calendar at FireChief.com
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From Janet's Notebook
Welcome to Here
By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

"Welcome to wherever you are. This is your life, you made it this far."

Bon Jovi's "Welcome to Wherever You Are" was one of six songs featured in a graduation video for Fairfax County (Va.) Fire & Rescue Department's 122nd Recruit School, and its words poignantly matched the 1,000 photos of the recruits' 22 weeks at the training academy. The 24 members of the graduating class made it through exercises in suppression, extrication, emergency medical care, rappelling, confined space and more.

The class included four Asians, six women and five Hispanics, matching the diverse community they will serve throughout Fairfax County. As the graduation's keynote speaker, I asked how many of the recruits had family members in the fire service. Only two recruits raised their hands. I had anticipated a higher number of next-generation firefighters.

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Top Story
Emergency Communication Actions Please APCO
In late July, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules that will open the door for the deployment of a nationwide interoperable broadband communications network that will be designed, built, and maintained to meet public safety requirements through the use of a public-private partnership model. Click Here for More ...
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In the News
NVFC Award Deadline Nears
Nominations for the 2007 National Volunteer Fire Council Lifetime Achievement Award close Aug. 15. Scott Health & Safety sponsors the award, which honors an individual whose remarkable achievements in the volunteer fire service and community exemplifies outstanding performance. Click Here for More ...
Ill. Fire Institute Gets Grant to Study Injuries, Deaths
The award of $899,269 will fund research to find improved means of reducing heart attacks in firefighters — the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths — and slip, trip and fall injuries — the leading sources of line-of-duty injuries. Click Here for More ...
Commission to Assess Calif., Nev. Fire Prevention Laws
California Gov. Schwarzenegger and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons created the California-Nevada Tahoe Basin Fire Commission, a panel of 17 voting members that represent each state's stake in the responsible management of lands and fire fuels within the Tahoe Basin. Click Here for More ...
Disaster Response Test Concludes in Calif.
Homeland Security Group International said it had successful results from participating in Operation Golden Phoenix, a collaborative civil-military training evolution. Click Here for More ...
NVFC Launches National Junior Firefighter Program
The National Junior Firefighter Program offers departments resources and tools for developing and managing a local program, as well as for recruitment efforts. Click Here for More ...
Firefighting Grants Available
The application periods are now open for the federal SAFER grants and for private grants from FM Global. Click Here for More ...
Free Fire Safety Kits
The Home Safety Council and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition are each giving away educational fire-safety kits. Click Here for More ...
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Polycom's Grant Assistance Program (PGAP) helps fire departments find and apply for funding sources, such as the Assistance to Firefighters grant, to buy critical communications equipment for training and distance learning. Go to www.polycom.com/pgap to learn more. We provide up to $1,500 towards the cost of grant writers to help you apply.

From Mutual Aid, a FIRE CHIEF Blog
Communicating Organizational Knowledge
By Robert Avsec

The U.S. work force is undergoing some serious seismic shifts, not because the earth is shifting, but because the demographics of the available labor pool are changing drastically. This is particularly true for fire and EMS agencies. Click Here for More ...
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People News
New Fire Chiefs Hired
In recent management changes, John Piper moves to the Coon Rapids (Minn.) Fire Department; Rick Duguay accepts the job of assistant fire rescue chief in Jay, Maine; Fire Chief Brian Legendre takes on responsibility for emergency management in Westport, R.I., and Topeka (Kan.) Fire Department Administrator David Sterbenz becomes Shawnee County's director of emergency management. Click Here for More ...
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Upcoming Events
Full Calendar at FireChief.com
Do you have an upcoming event to share with our readers? Please send information to Lisa Allegretti, Managing Editor, at lisa@firechief.com.

AUGUST

TEEX Basic Marine Firefighting
13-14, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX 40-Hour NFPA 1081 Industrial Exterior Fire Brigade Certification
13-17, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX 36-Hour Confined Space Technician 1006 Certification
13-17, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX 40-Hour NFPA 1081 Industrial Interior Fire Brigade Certification
20-24, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Hazmat Pipeline Emergencies
20-24, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Combined (Basic & Advanced) Marine Firefighting
20-24, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Advanced Marine Firefighting
21-24, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

Indiana's Second Annual Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness and Anti-Terrorism Conference
27-30, Indianapolis
Contact: IDEA Training Center, 800-558-6620

TEEX 16-Hour NFPA 1081 Leadership
27-28, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX 40-Hour NFPA 1041 Fire Instructor II Certification
27-31, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

8-Hour Foam Operations & Applications
28, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Trisha Kelly, Beaumont Emergency Services Training Complex, 409-833-2378 ext. 134; e-mail: trisha@istc.net; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Interior Structural Firefighting Refresher
Call for dates, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Trisha Kelly, Beaumont Emergency Services Training Complex, 409-833-2378 ext. 134; e-mail: trisha@istc.net; www.bestcomplex.com

SEPTEMBER

Interflam 2007
3-5, London
Contact: Interscience Communications Ltd., e-mail: intercomm@dial.pipex.com; www.intercomm.dial.pipex.com/html/events/interflam07a.htm

Continuing Challenge Hazmat Emergency Response Workshop
4-7, Sacramento, Calif.
Contact: Fran Leistikow, 530-753-6934; e-mail: info@hazmat.org; www.hazmat.org

TEEX 32-Hour Advanced Tactical Leadership
10-13, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

One-Day Vehicle Fires Course with Live Burns
8, Nacogdoches, Texas
Contact: Scene Of The Accident Inc., 713-553-679; www.sceneoftheaccident.org

TEEX 36-Hour Rope Rescue Technician 1006 Certification
10-14, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

Three-Day Accident Scene Safety Train-the-Trainer
11-13, Manhattan, Kan.
Contact: Scene Of The Accident Inc. 713-553-679; www.sceneoftheaccident.org

TEEX Basic Marine Firefighting
17-18, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX 32-Hour Confined-Space Rescue 1670 (non-certification)
17-20, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

Three-Day Accident Scene Safety Train-the-Trainer
21-23, Hamlin, N.Y.
Contact: Scene Of The Accident Inc., 713-553-679; www.sceneoftheaccident.org

TEEX Combined (Basic & Advanced) Marine Firefighting
24-28, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Advanced Marine Firefighting
25-28, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire



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