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Table Of Contents
Comfortably Numb
Important Lessons Remain 5 Years After Nightclub Fire
IAFC, Physio-Control Open Heart Safe Awards
Bruno Retires from Firefighter Foundation
Lancaster Orders Apparatus
New Mexico Fire Chief Dies
Henry Acquires Kinetix
One Victory at a Time?
Ready to Wear?
Tax Crunch
Walking Billboards
2008 Station Style Conference Registration Open
Full Calendar at FireChief.com
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From Janet's Notebook
Comfortably Numb
By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

"Comfortably Numb" is a song from Pink Floyd's The Wall; it's also how Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Chief Ozzie Mirkhah described the U.S. fire service's response to 4,000-plus fire fatalities and 100-plus firefighter line-of-duty deaths each year.

This week, Mirkhah was a speaker at the Annual Residential Fire Sprinkler Summit hosted by the Illinois Fire Inspectors Association, Illinois Fire Chiefs Association and the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board. More than 270 fire chiefs, officers, inspectors and local government officials attended the program devoted to the importance of codes and residential fire sprinklers.

If you've never heard Mirkhah speak, please, make a point of it. Not only does he passionately believe in fire prevention, but he is a voice of reason who asks some hard questions. Mirkhah's extensive research shows that billions of dollars spent on property loss from fire proves something is wrong with the fire service's reactive versus proactive approach to fire.

"The message is from my heart," Mirkhah began. "I am a proud member of the fire service. More importantly, I am a public servant. We, as public servants, are trusted by our communities to provide the highest level of safety for our community and our country."

It's lessons from the past that prove the fire service must plan for the future, and Mirkhah offers his passionate criticism as tough love. Mirkhah quoted Chief D.W. Brosnan, who in 1928 said that "Any person who is at all conversant with fire safety knows that at least 85% of fires could be prevented." Brosnan had a fire sprinkler system in his home 60 years ago, as sprinkler technology became available in 1947. Click Here for More ...

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Top Story
Important Lessons Remain 5 Years After Nightclub Fire
On Feb. 20, 2003, a fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., left 100 dead and many more injured. This fire was one of the deadliest nightclub fires in the history of the United States. As a result of this fire, many building requirements were enhanced to make nightclubs safer from fire. Some of these requirements included provisions for automatic fire sprinklers in new and existing nightclubs and a requirement to have crowd managers present to assist with emergency building evacuations. Click Here for More ...
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In the News
IAFC, Physio-Control Open Heart Safe Awards
The International Association of Fire Chiefs' EMS Section and Physio-Control will sponsor three awards to recognize fire/EMS programs that are helping their communities be more heart-safe. The deadline for application is March 21. Click Here for More ...
Bruno Retires from Firefighter Foundation
Hal Bruno will retire as chairman of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and will be succeeded by Vice Chairman Dennis Compton. Click Here for More ...
Lancaster Orders Apparatus
Lancaster County (S.C.) Fire Service placed an order for 18 Pierce Contender fire apparatus valued at $5.4 million. Click Here for More ...
New Mexico Fire Chief Dies
The Brazos Canyon (N.M.) Volunteer Fire Department Chief Michael J. Hays died on Feb. 19 in an explosion at the fire station. Click Here for More ...
Henry Acquires Kinetix
Kinetix, a fire and safety company that helps protect such government buildings as Independence Hall, the U.S. Holocaust Museum and the Blair House in Washington, D.C., has been acquired by John B. Henry & Associates Inc. Click Here for More ...
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From Mutual Aid, a FIRE CHIEF Blog
One Victory at a Time?
By Robert Rielage
Every day fire marshals, prevention officers, public educators, inspectors, plans examiners and fire engineers make decisions that will affect the public for years to come as they deal with new construction or enforcement of the existing fire code. These decisions guard the welfare of the community and make it safer for residents and firefighters should a building catch fire. Click Here for More ...
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As Seen in FIRE CHIEF
Ready to Wear?
By Heinz Alhers
NIOSH's protective technology lab puts SCBA through the paces to see if they are CRBN ready. Click Here for More ...
Tax Crunch
By Rick Markley, Editor
With the economy sinking into a possible recession, one expert tells ?re chiefs to spend on building and hiring before it's too late. Click Here for More ...
Walking Billboards
By Dan Burke
It's very difficult to differentiate one firefighter from another while operating on the fireground, and the Tucson (Ariz.) Fire Department needed better. Click Here for More ...
Station Style Conference Preview
2008 Station Style Conference Registration Open
FIRE CHIEF's third annual Station Style Conference will help attendees plan the most effective emergency response facility for their department and community. FIRE CHIEF's Station Style Conference will focus on the changing role of fire stations and emergency response facilities. The conference will be held April 26–29 in Phoenix. Click Here for More ...
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.

MARCH

8-Hour Foam Operations
4, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Wildland Urban Interface 2008
4-6, Reno, Nev.
Contact: The International Association of Fire Chiefs, www.iafc.org

8-Hour Industrial Fire Training
10, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

32-Hour Industrial Fire Team Leader
10-13, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Firefighter Survival Skills-Flashover
14, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Hazardous Material for First Responders-Awareness Level
14, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Your Roadmap to Planning a Successful Training Facility
18, Webinar
Contact: Fire Facilities

8-Hour Pre-Emergency Planning for Industrial Facilities
18, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

APRIL

20th Annual National Fire & Emergency Services Dinner & Seminars
2-3, Washington, D.C.
Contact: Congressional Fire Services Institute

8-Hour Foam Operations
15, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Fire Department Instructors Conference
7-12, Indianapolis
Contact: FDIC

8-Hour Firefighter Survival Skills-Flashover
18, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Technical Large-Animal Rescue Training
18-20 or 22-24, Lexington, Ky.
Contact: Eastern Kentucky University Loss Prevention and Safety Department, 859-622-1009

8-Hour Industrial Fire Training
21, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Fire-Rescue Med
21-23, Las Vegas
Contact: The International Association of Fire Chiefs, www.iafc.org

Eighth Biannual Leadership Training Seminar
24-27, Glendale, Ariz.
Contact: International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services, www.i-women.org

Hazmat Decontamination of Large Animals
25, Lexington, Ky.
Contact: Eastern Kentucky University Loss Prevention and Safety Department, 859-622-1009

2008 Station Style Conference
26-29, Phoenix
Contact: Janet Wilmoth, 312-840-8410, or Nsenga Thompson, 312-840-8415; http://firechief.com/stationstyle/

MAY

16-Hour Incident Command System /Incident Management System Training
12-13, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Foam Operations
13, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Firefighter Survival Skills-Flashover
16, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Hazardous Material for First Responders-Awareness Level
16, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Industrial Fire Training
19, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

16-Hour Foam Operations & Applications
22-23, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

30-Hour Basic Industrial Exterior Fire Training
19-22, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

20-Hour Basic Rope Rescue
22-23, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Pre-Emergency Planning for Industrial Facilities
27, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

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