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Table Of Contents
Ready for April
More PSOBs Awarded, Others Still Pending
National Grants Provide Turnout Gear
NFPA Names Suppression, Detection Award Winners
Virtual Access to EFO Applied Research Projects
Wisconsin Adopts Latest NFPA Uniform Fire Code
Florida Red Cross Tests Flood Response
Safety Vest Meets FHWA Standards
Pierce Launches Stock Web Site
Browning New Louisiana Fire Marshal
Former Emergency Management Director Dies
Former Fire Chief to Run Emergency Services
Communicate Your Needs
Speaker Spotlight: Dennis Ross
2008 Station Style Conference Registration Open
Full Calendar at FireChief.com
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From Janet's Notebook
Ready for April
By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

With five significant opportunities to spring into action, April is shaping up to be a pretty busy month for the fire and emergency service industry.

The month kicks off with Vision 20/20, a two-day forum designed to develop a national strategy for fire-loss prevention. Organized by the Institute of Fire Engineers–U.S. Branch and supported with a Prevention and Safety Grant from the Department of Homeland Security, Vision 20/20 will bring together 150 selected representatives to collaborate on a strategy and plan for action based on history, successes and commitment.

“We will come out with priorities that people can work on to reduce fire loss,” said Project Manager Jim Crawford, who also is with the Vancouver (B.C.) Fire Department.

Then April 2–3, the Congressional Fire Services Institute will hold its 20th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Seminars and Dinner. As part of anniversary events, CFSI will host "Showcase of the Fire and Emergency Services on the National Mall" on April 2. Designed to draw Congressional leaders and staffers’ attention to the U.S. fire and emergency services, several area fire departments will display apparatus and equipment. There also will be a firefighter combat challenge, a bagpipe competition, antique apparatus and public safety educational pavilion. Click Here for More ...

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Top Story
More PSOBs Awarded, Others Still Pending
As of Feb. 22, the Department of Justice had awarded Public Safety Officers’ Benefits to 111 families who submitted claims based on the Hometown Heroes Survivors’ Benefits Act. The act, which passed in 2003, was intended to provide a presumptive benefit to the families of public safety officers who die in the line of duty from a heart attack or stroke. Click Here for More ...
In the News
National Grants Provide Turnout Gear
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. and Morning Pride, a firefighting equipment manufacturer, announced they will provide turnout gear to local fire departments through a new grant program. Click Here for More ...
NFPA Names Suppression, Detection Award Winners
The Fire Protection Research Foundation, an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association, announced the winners of the William M. Carey Award. Click Here for More ...
Virtual Access to EFO Applied Research Projects
The National Fire Academy is making available on the Internet more than 2,000 research projects from its Executive Fire Officer Program. Click Here for More ...
Wisconsin Adopts Latest NFPA Uniform Fire Code
The National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code, was put into practice in Wisconsin on March 1. Click Here for More ...
Florida Red Cross Tests Flood Response
The American Red Cross, Broward County (Fla.) Chapter, successfully used AtHoc IWSAlert as part of its recent disaster readiness exercise and evaluation. Click Here for More ...
Safety Vest Meets FHWA Standards
A Federal Highway Administration official has confirmed that the Public Safety Vest promoted by the National Traffic Incident Management Coalition is compliant with Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices standards. Click Here for More ...
Pierce Launches Stock Web Site
Pierce Manufacturing launched an online portal to access Pierce and Contender fire apparatus stock truck program offerings. Click Here for More ...
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People News
Browning New Louisiana Fire Marshal
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal appointed Gonzales Fire Chief H. “Butch” Browning Jr. the state fire marshal. Browning replaces former Alexander Fire Chief Paul Smith. Click Here for More ...
Former Emergency Management Director Dies
Former Catoosa County (Ga.) Emergency Management Director Clyde Ingle, 55, died March 7 of undisclosed causes. Click Here for More ...
Former Fire Chief to Run Emergency Services
Gary Woodson is taking the job of emergency services coordinator for the Osage Beach (Mo.) Department of Public Safety. Click Here for More ...
From Mutual Aid, a FIRE CHIEF Blog
Communicate Your Needs
By Robert Rielage

A couple years ago, my department was awarded a $300,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant to upgrade our communications equipment. At that time our dispatch center, transmitter and antenna system all were 40 to 50 years old. It was designed to use a dedicated telephone line to carry audio from the dispatch console to the transmitter that was over a mile away on the city's water tower. Click Here for More ...
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Station Style Conference Preview
Speaker Spotlight: Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross, AIA, is no stranger to fire station design. In fact, he has been designing fire stations for 16 of his 33 years as an architect.

Ross is the president of Voorheesville, N.Y.,–based Pacheco Ross Architects. His designs have won several Station Style Design Awards since the beginning of the program and he has been a popular speaker at earlier Station Style Conferences. He's straightforward and is a distinctive voice of reason and supportive of the fire and emergency services.

Heading the architect team for this year’s pre-conference program, “Incident Command Approach to Fire Station Design,” Ross and his partner, David Pacheco, developed a new approach to the monumental task of creating a new facility for the challenges facing fire and emergency services today. By breaking the process down into a structure similar to ICS, a fire chief could better relate to the various elements of building a facility. How would a RIT team relate to the process? Click Here for More ...

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

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

Annual Confined-Space Refresher
25-27, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact:Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

APRIL

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

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

Fast-Track 80 Confined-Space Rescue Certification
8-11 and 14-17, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact:Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

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

KLF Firefighting Machine Demonstration
16, Europe
Contact: Eric Schoonenwolf, info@sc2trading.com; www.sc2trading.com

32 Annual Fire and Life Safety Conference
16-18, Galena, Ill.
Contact: Illinois Fire Inspectors Association and the Hawkeye State Fire Safety Association, 847-756-4750; www.illinoisfireinspectors.org

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

Firefighter Escape
5-6, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact:Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

Petzl EXO End-User Training
7, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact:Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

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 Rescue from Fall Protection
21-22, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact:Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.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

JUNE

8-Hour Foam Operations
3, 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
9, 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 Interior Fire Training
16-19, 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

8-Hour Firefighter Survival Skills-Flashover
20, 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

40-Hour Industrial Fire Team Leader
23-27, 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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