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#1
My name is Troy Perry, I am a Captain with Walker County Emergency Services. I am in the process of writing a Department Safety Officer SOG.
As not to reinvent the wheel, I am looking for SOG's or SOP's that are currently being used. Primarily the HSO portion as the ISO portion is currently in place. However, any information would be greatly appreciated. Located below is some of the criteria in which I have been charged to meet:
1. Comply With NFPA 1521.
2. Include Both HSO and ISO.
3. Response procedures.
4. Injury investigation procedures.
Thanks ahead of time for your assistance.
Troy Perry
Walker County Emergency Services
Georgia
Smokeman371@yahoo.com
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#2
My Department recently placed in service a 100' midmount Sutphen Tower, this truck has taken the place of a 105' rear mount straight stick aerial. Because of the obvious difference I am looking for the best training materials, SOPs, articles etc. on spotting and use of a mid-mount tower.
If anyone has information on this it would truly be appreciated.
Stay Safe
Joseph D. Pronesti
Captain
City of Elyria
Ohio Fire Department
jpronesti@elyriafire.com
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#3
My Fire District is currently looking into painting the top section of our ground ladders beams with paint and applying DOT reflective tape to aid in ladder location for companies working on roofs. I would greatly appreciate any information as to who may have implemented it? What color has worked best? Type of paint and durability? Maintenance issue you may have encountered? Any other thought you may have. Thanks in advance.
Ted Sciaky Lieutenant/Training Officer Addison Fire Protection District Addison, IL. tsciaky@addisonfire.org
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#4
I've gotten some extremely helpful responses to my request for help last week.
Right now, I'm trying to get as many responses to a very brief survey as possible.
I appreciate very much all the help TRADENET and its readers have provided me with, and I hope it is not asking too much to send out the aforementioned survey, provided here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xq9F7D_2bSbmPli8jzKo8zFA_3d_3d
Once again, thank you very much for your help.
Sincerely,
David Seliger
Dartmouth College '1
David.I.Seliger@Dartmouth.edu
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#5
Does anyone have SOP’s they would be willing to share regarding the release of EMS reports to the public? We are a non-transport Fire agency which runs EMS calls and does not bill for these services. Any information would be great as we modify our policies.
Thanks,
Vince Moffitt
Training Chief
Farmington Fire Department
vmoffitt@firenet.org
505-947-4839
505-566-2238
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#6
I am looking for cases that the Cyanokit@ has been utilized in the field. Please provide any particulars of the case, within the limits of HIPPA of course. Thanks for any information you can send only regarding the use of the Cyanokit!
| Otto Sandleben
Division Chief Training/Safety
Largo Fire Rescue
727-587-6740 ext. 2111
Cell: (727) 235-8470 |
----------------------------INFORMATIONAL ITEMS--------------- 2009 U.S. Line of Duty Deaths 77 LODD’s
2008 U.S. Line of Duty Deaths 114 LODD’s
Visit FIREFIGHTERNEARMISS.COM and check out the Report of the Week (ROTW) for an incident description followed by review questions designed to spark discussion. We can all learn from these.
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LESSONS LEARNED INFORMATION SHARING
LLIS.gov Partners with US Fire Administration
As part of its continual effort to improve information sharing across the emergency response and homeland security communities, LLIS.gov launched a new partnership with the US Fire Administration (USFA). The USFA strives to provide national leadership to local fire and emergency services departments. To highlight the new partnership, LLIS.gov has created a new USFA Resource Page where members can access USFA technical and special reports, related LLIS.gov original content, featured documents, and valuable links. To access the resource page, log onto LLIS.gov and click on US Fire Administration under LLIS.GOV PARTNERS.
The LLIS.gov Team continues to post new Lessons Learned, Best Practices, Practice Notes, and Good Stories to the system on a regular basis. Weekly updates about new original content can be found in the NEW LLIS.GOV CONTENT box on the homepage of LLIS.gov. LLIS.gov recently posted the following original content documents drawn from USFA Technical Reports:
Lessons Learned
- Fire Operations: Determining if Local Water Systems Can Meet Demand during Major Fires (Reno, NV Twelve-Fatality Hotel Arson, 2006)
Fire departments’ pre-planning processes should determine if local water systems are capable of meeting the demand necessary for fighting major fires. - Incident Management: Locating Public Information Operations Close to the Command Area (Apex, NC Chemical Fire, 2006)
Incident commanders should consider locating public information operations in close proximity to the command area. - Emergency Management: Updating Incident Action Plans Throughout an Incident’s Response (Apex, NC Chemical Fire, 2006)
Incident commanders should consider having incident action plans routinely updated during extended response activities. - Fire Operations: Training Personnel in Specialized Tactics for Incidents at Power Plants (Rhea County, TN Watts Bar Hydroelectric Plant Fire, 2002)
Fire departments that have power plants located within their area of operations should ensure that their personnel are trained in the appropriate specialized tactics. This will enable the departments to respond successfully to incidents at the plants. - Incident Command: Appointing a Public Information Officer (Ardent Sentry Full-Scale Exercise, 2007)
Incident command should ensure that an appropriately trained individual serves as public information officer during an incident response. This individual should understand his or her media management responsibilities and should be able to interface with the emergency operations center and joint information center. - Incident Management: Identifying Remote Staging Areas (Apex, NC Chemical Fire, 2006)
Incident commanders should identify potential remote staging areas for use during response operations when resources may be exposed to unacceptable hazards. This enables incident commanders to relocate and protect resources from potential exposures. - Mass Evacuation: Planning for the Evacuation of Special Needs Populations (Apex, NC Chemical Fire, 2006)
Emergency managers should develop clear, concise plans that address the evacuation of their special needs populations in the event of an incident. - Pre-Incident Site Planning: Acquiring Diagrams and Plans for Power Plants and Industrial Facilities (Rhea County, TN Watts Bar Hydroelectric Plant Fire, 2002)
Fire departments should acquire diagrams and pre-plans for local power plants and other industrial facilities in their area. It is critical that these facilities provide fire departments with all information necessary to respond to an incident on their premises.
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LLIS.gov has partnered with the Emergency Management and Response – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) to provide LLIS.gov members access to the EMR-ISAC’s free, critical infrastructure protection (CIP) information. Located at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, MD, the EMR-ISAC was developed to collect, analyze, and disseminate timely, consequential information to assist in the practice of critical infrastructure protection by the leaders, owners, and operators of the nation’s Emergency Services Sector.
The EMR-ISAC, a no-cost information sharing program within the Department of Homeland Security, specifically provides information necessary to protect local internal critical infrastructures (i.e., personnel, physical assets, and communication/cyber systems that must be intact and operational 24 x 7) against all hazards, from natural disasters to terrorist activities. The program’s main focus is ensuring that emergency response leadership, their organizations, and local policy leaders have both the internal and external support and resources to aid in disaster protection, prevention, and response to enhance survivability, continuity of operations, and mission success.
The EMR-ISAC can be contacted at emr-isac@dhs.gov or 301-447-1325. To view the EMR-ISAC page on LLIS.gov, please click here or login to LLIS.gov and click on the EMR-ISAC link on the homepage. To subscribe for the free critical infrastructure protection (CIP) information disseminated by the Emergency Management and Response—Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC), please click on the following link: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/subjects/emr-isac/infograms/index.shtm.
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National Fire Academy application period for the second semester
The application period for the second semester of National Fire Academy resident classes opens October 15. The application period closes December 15.
All information about courses, applications and suggestions for successful completion of the application can be found at the following sites:
How to Apply
View Resident Schedule
Download Catalog
Download Applications
Tips to completing your application:
Eight Tips for Completing a Successful NFA Application
Completed applications for resident courses must be sent to the following address:
Office of Admissions, Building I, Room 216
National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, MD 21727-8998
Applications may also be faxed to (301) 447-1441.
For more information, please call the Admissions Office at (800) 238-3358, ext. 1035 or (301) 447-1035.
Please share this with your organizations, friends and colleagues.
Dr. Denis Onieal
Superintendent
National Fire Academy
US Fire Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
(301) 447 1117
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2010 Fire Service Leadership Summit announcement (attached)
Monterey Bay, CA
The United States Fire Administration recommends everyone should have a comprehensive fire protection plan that includes smoke alarms, residential sprinklers, and practicing a home fire escape plan.
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