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Table Of Contents

	The Price of Prevention
	Charleston Fire Dept. Report Released
	Breakthrough on Hometown Heroes?
	Free Fire Safety Video for Children
	Pierce Recalls Pitman Arms
	Bryan Wins Fire Mentoring Award
	Lucas Named Chief of Hilton Head Island
	Fairfax County Fire Station Wins EPA Kudos
	Less is More
	Role Model for Retirement
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From Janet's Notebook

The Price of Prevention

By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

Some fire departments have submitted applications annually to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program without success, while other departments have received numerous grants. This is creating frustration.

I realize the FIRE Grants are a touchy subject, especially because the funds are fought for every year. Still, early this year I wrote to one of the leaders at the U.S. Fire Administration and asked if it might be beneficial to limit how frequently a fire department could receive a FIRE Grant — for example, if a department receives a FIRE Grant one year, then it would have to wait one year before it could apply again. This would help spread the money a little further.

The reply was that it would be difficult to monitor who received grants and when they received them. Perhaps this was their way of saying don't question the FIRE Grant money or it might disappear. Click Here for More ...

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Top Story

Charleston Fire Dept. Report Released

The experts brought in to assess and recommend improvements for the Charleston (S.C.) Fire Department completed their Phase 1 Report. The group made an initial assessment and recommended 27 changes that needed immediate implementation. City officials said that 19 of those initial recommendations were put in place. Click Here for More ...

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In the News

Breakthrough on Hometown Heroes?

Department of Justice officials who administer the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program said the department is overhauling the way it determines eligibility for heart attacks and strokes. Click Here for More ...

Free Fire Safety Video for Children

To commemorate Fire Prevention Week, Liberty Mutual is giving away the fire safety video, Be Fire Smart. Click Here for More ...

Pierce Recalls Pitman Arms

Pierce Manufacturing will be conducting a National Highway Transportation Safety Administration safety recall covering Pierce custom chassis with independent front suspension for the model years 2001–2007. Click Here for More ...

Bryan Wins Fire Mentoring Award

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers presented John L. Bryan with its first mentoring award. The award will be named for Bryan. Click Here for More ...

Lucas Named Chief of Hilton Head Island

Lavarn Lucas will take over as fire chief on Nov. 5 in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Click Here for More ...

Fairfax County Fire Station Wins EPA Kudos

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Fairfax County, Va. as a leader in promoting environmentally friendly development for a storm water project at Merrifield Fire Station 3. Click Here for More ...

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From Mutual Aid, a FIRE CHIEF Blog

Less is More

By Mark Chubb

The fire service could learn a lot from modernist architects, who deconstructed and renewed architecture by focusing on its essential purpose: making buildings work for people. How could we make the fire service work better for our communities? Click Here for More ...

Role Model for Retirement

By Robert Avsec

Get a group of firefighters together in any setting and ask them what they like about being a firefighter. It won't be long before someone talks about the "fellowship." I'd like to share a story about a firefighter who does more than talk about it — he lives it. Click Here for More ...

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