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Table Of Contents
Stay Inside Today
FIRE CHIEF Accepting 2008 Chief of the Year Nominations
Connecticut Law Allows Career Firefighters to Volunteer
Assistance Deadline Looms
UL Hosts Smoke Alarm Webinar
Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week in June
FEMA Offers Conference Papers in Book Form
Interim Emergency Director Replaced
Retired Ill. Chief Dies
New Fire Department for Tenn. County
San Diego Wins PR Award for Wildfire Response
Pelican Aids Chinese Earthquake Relief
Free Fire System Training
Don't Ask, Do Tell
Slanted Playing Field
MRSA in Fire Stations
Lurking Dangers
Clean Zone
Sick Fire Stations
Full Calendar at FireChief.com
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From Janet's Notebook
Stay Inside Today
By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

There’s only one Friday the 13th in 2008. Take advantage of this day to do something positive and turn the tables on paraskevidekatriaphobia, or the irrational fear of Friday the 13th.

1. Get ready. Prepare for 2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week, June 22–28. The theme this year is Committed to Long-Term Results, which focuses on long-ranging healthy and safety investments by chiefs and firefighters/emergency medical personnel. A simplified program of three key focus areas, along with activities and materials, is available on the IAFC Web site. Download it, read it, do it. This one week out of 52 is your chance to hit ’em hard with an emphasis on safety that will reverberate the rest of the year.

2. Take a chance. Don’t you love to give your opinion? Speak up for a chance to win $5,000 worth of equipment for your department. The Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association is asking for input on 17 questions about you and equipment. In return for completing the survey — which will take less than 71 seconds to complete — you will be entered in a drawing for equipment from FEMSA members. Four departments, including Stetson, Maine, and Egg Harbor, Wis., have won equipment simply by filling out the survey questions. Your information is confidential and no sales calls will result. Click Here for More ...

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Top Story
FIRE CHIEF Accepting 2008 Chief of the Year Nominations
FIRE CHIEF magazine announced a call for nominations to the annual Fire Chief of the Year Awards. Established in 1996 and sponsored by Pierce Manufacturing Inc., the awards each year recognize two fire chiefs for excellence: a volunteer fire chief and a career fire chief. Click Here for More ...
In the News
Connecticut Law Allows Career Firefighters to Volunteer
Connecticut enacted legislation that codifies the right of career firefighters to volunteer during off-duty hours. Click Here for More ...
Assistance Deadline Looms
The application period for the Department of Homeland Security’s Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program 2008 ends June 30. Click Here for More ...
UL Hosts Smoke Alarm Webinar
Underwriters Laboratories is offering a bi-weekly Webinar series for fire safety professionals that will provide information related to smoke alarms and an open forum for the fire safety community for questions and discussion. Click Here for More ...
Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week in June
The National Volunteer Fire Council has partnered with the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the International Association of Fire Fighters to promote the 2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week, scheduled for June 22–28. Click Here for More...
FEMA Offers Conference Papers in Book Form
The Public Entity Risk Institute released a new book that is a compilation of presentations made by industry experts during the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 2007 Emergency Management in Higher Education Conference. Click Here for More ...
Interim Emergency Director Replaced
In response to poor performance during a statewide hurricane drill, Cecilia Patella has replaced Mark Tobert as the interim emergency management director in Brooksville, Fla. Click Here for More ...
Retired Ill. Chief Dies
Retired Peoria Fire Chief Roy Modglin died June 8 after collapsing in his home. Click Here for More ...
New Fire Department for Tenn. County
Roane County, Tenn., spent several years planning for a countywide fire department and got the necessary approval from its commission this week. will fund a county fire department. Click Here for More ...
San Diego Wins PR Award for Wildfire Response
The Public Relations Society of America presented its Public Relations Professional of the Year award to San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders' communications team for its handling of citywide communications during the wildfires in October 2007. Click Here for More ...
Pelican Aids Chinese Earthquake Relief
To help aid earthquake relief efforts, Pelican Products has delivered hundreds of lighting tools and many of its protective cases to the Sichuan Police Department and China Red Cross personnel in the Sichuan Province. Click Here for More ...
Free Fire System Training
Fire-Lite Alarms, part of Honeywell’s Life Safety Group, plans to host more than 25 free educational sessions throughout the United States. Click Here for More ...
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The 5th Annual FEMSA Fire Service survey is online now! Please click here to participate. Sign up to have your department be entered into a drawing to win $5000 worth of gear from any FEMSA member company!

From Mutual Aid, a FIRE CHIEF Blog
Don't Ask, Do Tell
By Rick Markley, Editor

In April, the newly merged International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services held its first meeting. Several industry leaders offered remarks during the opening session. It was a modest affair of maybe 50 audience members. U.S. Fire Administrator Gregory Cade was among the speakers. Click Here for More ...
Slanted Playing Field
For more on the I-Women and state of women in the fire service, read this June issue interview with the group's co-president, Cheryl Horvath.
Special Report: MRSA
MRSA in Fire Stations
At the 2008 Station Style Conference, the most talked-about program was “Design Strategies for Preventing Infectious Disease Transmission.” Learn more about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the dangers to firefighters.
Lurking Dangers
By Rick Markley, Editor

New research shows MRSA can thrive in some unexpected environments. New research shows MRSA can thrive in some unexpected environments. Click Here for More ...
Clean Zone
By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

There are many aspects to consider when you’re building a new fire station or renovating an old one. One aspect is building a clean zone into the station design. Click Here for More ...
Sick Fire Stations
By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

The first California firefighter was told by a doctor that the red, swollen spot on his skin looked like a spider bite. But then another firefighter found a spot, and then so did another. And the spots became worse and more serious. Click Here for More ...
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FIRE CHIEF magazine is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the In Service 2008 Emergency Vehicle Technician of the Year. The award will be given to one emergency vehicle technician who has made an outstanding effort to promote a high standard of excellence in quality and safety in emergency vehicles.

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.

JUNE

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

Fast-Track 80 Confined-Space Rescue Certification
17-20 and 23-26, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.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

Tower Work & Rescue
25-27, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

JULY

8-Hour Industrial Fire Training
7, 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
11, 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
14-17, 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
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

Off-Shore Rig Rescue
14-18, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

FFCA Annual Meeting and Executive Development Conference
25-30, Pointe Vedra Beach, Fla.
Contact: Florida Fire Chiefs Association

8-Hour Hazardous Material for First Responders-Awareness Level
25, 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
29, 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

15th Annual NFPA Americas' Fire & Security Expo 2008
29-31, Miami Beach, Fla.
Contact: National Fire Protection Association

AUGUST

8-Hour Industrial Fire Training
11, 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

Third Annual Indiana WMD Preparedness and Anti-Terrorism Conference Comprehensive Intergrated Training Exercise
11-15, Indianapolis
Contact: Gary Ashenfelter, Training Director, IDEA, 800-558-6620; training@indianadea.com

8-Hour Foam Operations
12, 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
12-14, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

Fire-Rescue International
14-16, Denver
Contact: International Association of Fire Chiefs, 800-934-1957; www.iafc.org

Fast-Track 80 Confined-Space Rescue Certification
19-22 and 25-28, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

8-Hour Firefighter Survival Skills-Flashover
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

Fire & Rescue 2008
27-29, Liverpool, England
Contact: Fire & Security Portfolio

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