Thursday, August 28, 2008
Fire is Not Child's Play
By Rick Markley
Juvenile fire expert Robert Cole examines the problem of fires started by children and how fire chiefs can prevent it....
Junior Firefighter Scholarships Available
The National Volunteer Fire Council’s National Junior Firefighter Program is offering $100,000 in scholarships to outstanding junior firefighters and grants to their departments. ...
SFPE Survey Shows Fire Safety Misconception
A nationwide survey conducted by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers reveals that 79% of Americans feel safer from fires at home than in a public building with an additional 9% feeling equally safe in both locations....
FM Global Awarded 100 Fire Prevention Grants
Commercial property insurer FM Global has awarded $245,000 in fire prevention grants through year end 2007 to help nearly 100 organizations more effectively prevent fire....
Fire Prevention Nominations Due
The National Volunteer Fire Council is accepting nominations for Fire Prevention Award; the deadline is Feb. 15....
Firewise Seeks Leadership Award Nominations
The National Firewise Communities Program is calling for nominations for its third annual awards program to recognize outstanding efforts to promote a cooperative approach to reducing the loss of lives, property and resources in the wildland-urban interface....
IAFC Joins Home Sprinkler Efforts
The International Association of Fire Chiefs has joined the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition's board....
Fire Engineers Develop Chemistry Learning Program
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers has partnered with Discovery Education to create a new in-school program called The Chemistry of Fire....
Fire Administration Warns of Smoking Dangers
The U.S. Fire Administration began a public-education campaign about the dangers of smoking and home fires. ...
Iowa Fire Chief Goes Full Time
Clint Robinson had been a volunteer chief putting in up to 20 hours per week in Waukee, Iowa. But the Waukee City Council voted unanimously to hire the 34-year-old out of 47 candidates for the full-time job as fire chief....
Congressional Staff Feels the Heat
The Congressional Fire Services Institute played host to Congressional staff who exchanged their regular business attire for attire worn by firefighters and rescue personnel to experience a day of actual training at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute....
Exit Strategy
By Alan Tresemer
Every department needs to have a standard operating procedure on hand for evacuating its population....
Mississippi Launches Grassroots Pub-Ed Program
Safe at Home is designed to reach each community and each person in Mississippi with important messages and resources to improve fire safety....
USFA Releases Cooking Fires Report
The U.S. Fire Administration completed a report and accompanying educational tools on behavioral mitigation of cooking fires....
Fresno Plans for Pub-Ed, Growth
The Fresno (Calif.) Fire Department recently was named a finalist for the 2007 Fire Service Award for Excellence for its strategic community outreach and public education campaign. The department’s goal is to educate the community as a whole via public service announcements, innovative signage and local media....
It Takes a Village
By Rick Markley
Building the granddaddy of all safety villages takes more than deep pockets....
Underwriters Laboratories Starts Safety Tour
Underwriters Laboratories launched its mobile UL Safety Tour. The program is an interactive exhibit of high-tech demonstrations and challenges to engage and educate consumers on hidden household dangers....
Study: Families not Prepared for Fire
New research commissioned by the national nonprofit Home Safety Council finds that while a majority of mothers have talked with their children about preparing for emergencies, very few have taken action to ensure that their family is prepared to respond in the event of an emergency. ...
Free Fire Safety Video for Children
To commemorate Fire Prevention Week, Liberty Mutual is giving away the fire safety video, Be Fire Smart...
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....
Kingsport Delivers In-Your-Face Fire Safety
Rick Markley
The Kingsport (Tenn.) Fire Department is getting putting its fire safety message in residents faces or at least their windshields and television screens....
Jr. High Students MIME Texas Crews
The Copperas Cove (Texas) Fire Department recently was named a finalist for the 2007 Fire Service Award for Excellence, presented by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and U.S. Safety Fire Technologies. The department was honored for its Mentoring Industrious Minds & Educating Students Program....
Las Vegas Chief Wins First IAFC Fire, Life-Safety Award
The board of directors of the International Association of Fire Chiefs' Fire & Life Safety Section named Azarang Mirkhah of the Las Vegas Fire Rescue Department as the first winner of the Excellence in Fire & Life Safety Award. The award, sponsored by the International Code Council, honors individuals who have dedicated themselves to saving lives and property through the development of codes, fire-prevention practices and leadership techniques....
Safety Officials Urge College Students to Focus on Fire Safety
The National Fire Protection Association, Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Fire Administration shared information from a report released by NFPA and urged students and their parents to brush up on fire prevention and safety....
NFPA Releases Two Smoke-Alarm Studies
Audible smoke alarms remain the most effective alarm to wake a sleeping person with mild to moderately severe hearing loss, but may not be effective with young adults who are impaired by alcohol....
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