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Table Of Contents
Not Open for Negotiation
Bush Visits National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
FEMA Council to Meet this Month
USFA Report Shows Sprinkler Benefits
Comment Period Extended for NRF
Study to Focus on Disaster Resilience
FDNY Gives Purvis $2.3M
Asleep at the Switch
Success Stories Needed
Full Calendar at FireChief.com
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From Janet's Notebook
Not Open for Negotiation
By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

Last week while I was at FAMA/FEMSA meetings in Monterey, Calif., I saw two fire trucks stopped at a traffic light. I couldn't see if the driver of the old tiller truck was wearing a seatbelt, so I asked him if he was. He replied that the old truck didn't have a shoulder strap, but that he was wearing the lap belt. The second apparatus was a newer model, however, and I didn't see a shoulder strap on that navy-shirted driver either.

I saw Monterey Safety Officer/Div. Chief Stewart Roth at the FEMSA banquet later that evening. I told him about what I saw, and he took down the details and said he'd get back to me.

The second firefighter's name, I found out when Roth called me this week, is Jared Neal and he has been with the department for a year-and-a-half. "When I asked the captains, they told me that he is the most safety-conscious guy we have," Roth said. Click Here for More ...

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Top Story
Bush Visits National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Nearly 7,000 attendees gathered at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial this past weekend to honor firefighters who have died in the line of duty. Click Here for More ...
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In the News
FEMA Council to Meet this Month
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Advisory Council will hold its inaugural meeting on Oct. 22–23, at the Crystal City Sheraton in Arlington, Va. The meeting is open to the public.

At the meeting, members will receive briefings on the status of the reorganized FEMA and its programs, and will discuss the vision, priorities and structure for the NAC. Click Here for More ...

USFA Report Shows Sprinkler Benefits
The U.S. Fire Administration issued a benefit-cost analysis report that measures the expected present value of net benefits from installing a multipurpose network fire sprinkler system in a newly constructed, single-family house. Click Here for More ...
Comment Period Extended for NRF
The Department of Homeland Security has extended the public comment period on the draft National Response Framework to Oct. 22. Click Here for More ...
Study to Focus on Disaster Resilience
A new Oak Ridge National Laboratory initiative could help avert disasters in Tennessee, Mississippi and South Carolina and also lead to more information about climate change. Click Here for More ...
FDNY Gives Purvis $2.3M
The New York City Fire Department awarded Purvis Systems a $2.3 million contract to modernize its emergency reporting system/electro mechanical alarm display systems, or ERS/EMADS. Click Here for More ...
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If you would like to be an expert on FireChief.com you can learn more about the program here.


From Mutual Aid, a FIRE CHIEF Blog
Asleep at the Switch
By John Linstrom

Remember that the term for fuel (the structure) in the fire tetrahedron is "reducing agent." If structural members are being reduced (consumed), why are we surprised when a building falls down? Click Here for More ...
Success Stories Needed
By Robert Rielage

The AFG program is constantly looking to document success stories. These success stories help illustrate and reinforce the value of the program and how it has made a difference in our ability as the fire service to handle both routine and extraordinary emergencies. 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.

OCTOBER

TEEX Basic Marine Firefighting
15-16, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Annual Professional Development Conference and Exposition
15-19, Las Vegas
Contact: spfe.org

TEEX Combined (Basic & Advanced) Marine Firefighting
22-26, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire
23-25, Fort Collins, Colo.
Contact: Mikel Robinson, e-mail: mikel.robinson@umontana.edu; www.umt.edu/ce/cps/HumanDimensionsofWildlandFire.htm

Three-Day Accident Scene Safety Train-the-Trainer<
23-25, Forsyth, GA.
Contact: Scene Of The Accident Inc. 713-553-679; www.sceneoftheaccident.org

TEEX Advanced Marine Firefighting
23-26, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

NOVEMBER 2007

TEEX Basic Marine Firefighting
5-6, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Combined (Basic & Advanced) Marine Firefighting
12-16, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Advanced Marine Firefighting
13-16, 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
12-16, 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
26-30, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

DoD Personal Protective Equipment Conference
28-30, Fort. Lauderdale, Fla.
Contact: www.tswg.gov

DECEMBER 2007

TEEX 16-Hour NFPA 1081 Leadership
3-4, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Basic Marine Firefighting
3-4, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

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

TEEX Combined (Basic & Advanced) Marine Firefighting
10-14, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Advanced Marine Firefighting
11-14, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire



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