NOW DECLARED AN LODD from 1997

1997 EMS RUN EXPOSED FIREFIGHTER TO DISEASE-LOST HIS LIFE LAST WEEKEND-NOW DECLARED AN LODD

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1997 EMS RUN EXPOSED FIREFIGHTER TO DISEASE-LOST HIS LIFE LAST WEEKEND-NOW DECLARED AN LODD

Saturday, November 21, 2009  As a St. Paul firefighter, Ramon "Ray" Hain came in contact with a patient's body fluids in 1997. According to an article in the Pioneer Press, Doctors think he contracted a rare disease that weakened his heart. Hain, of Roseville, got a heart transplant in 1998 but had to retire in 2000 from t...  [  more  ]  

Crane smashed through a house - oops

Crane Smashes House | PressDemocrat.com | The Press Democrat | Santa ...

Nobody was injured when a crane smashed through a house in northwest Santa Rosa Monday afternoon in a failed attempt to remove an oak tree.

Nobody was injured when a crane smashed through a house in northwest Santa Rosa Monday afternoon in a failed attempt to remove an oak tree

NFPA launches new Web pages

 

To streamline access to technical document information

Details on more than 300 codes and standards available

November 16, 2009 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) introduced improved document information Web pages to make finding information on its more than 300 codes and standards easier. This project was developed based on feedback received from a survey of NFPA’s technical committee members, the volunteers responsible for developing and revising NFPA documents, and other participants in the process.

“The new ‘Doc Info’ pages provide one central location for all the information that pertains to each of our more than 300 NFPA technical documents,” said Chris Dubay, NFPA’s vice president of codes and standards and chief engineer. “This major advancement is part of a continuing effort to use technology to enhance our code development system as well as make it easier for people to find the information they’re seeking.”

In addition to new search capabilities, users will be able to navigate and find additional details by selecting one of three tabbed sections:

• Document information
  Document scope, archived revision information on current and previous editions, and the ability to view ("read-only") and purchase current and previous editions.
• Next edition
  Information about the current revision cycle, Report on Proposals (ROP), Report on Comments (ROC), Notices of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAMs).
• Technical Committee
  Committee name and scope, NFPA staff liaison, list of committee members, information on how to apply to a committee. 

More improvements planned in the near future will include information on upcoming Technical Committee meetings as well as agendas and minutes.

See full list of NFPA documents. (Document information pages can be viewed by clicking on any document.)

NFPA has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, electrical, building, and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. Visit NFPA’s Web site at www.nfpa.org.

Here's a link - If you haven’t seen it, of cant’ find it from your cable provider

There is a Fox reality channel show on called the The Academy that goes behind the scenes of the 18 week fire academy of the Orange County Fire Authority. You can watch the episodes via the web HERE. looks like a military boot camp for the fire service.

http://www.foxreality.com/theacademy/#/index

Must be Doing Something Right

Unlike other suburban fire departments it looks like Tinley Park fire department has held off going completely full time, and saving the tax payers a bundle on the cost of protection. They are still having to go to some paid members to staff some of the stations. This recent article on the the department shows that it can be done. Tinley Park Article from Southtownstar.com Tinley Park Fire Department unique in Southland

Here are some excepts from the article: It's a revered town of some 60,000 people, but unlike towns with such large populations, Tinley Park doesn't have a full-time fire department.

The village relies on part-time firefighters - men and women who, for the most part, work other jobs.  http://www.tinleyparkfire.org/

The Tinley Park Fire Department has a yearly budget of $3 million, according to village officials. If the village were to move to a full-time department, it would need a budget of about $8 million, Maher said.

Yet another battle over the Unions over volunteer firefighters

Duluth Firefighters Union boots 3 firefighters for volunteering

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/151974/
FOX 21 News: Union boots firefighters
A 23-year veteran of the Duluth Fire Department built a home in Hermantown last year decided he should serve on his new community’s volunteer fire department.
“I thought it would be nice to help them, and they’re short of firefighters up here,” he said.
Noldin volunteered for Hermantown along with two fellow Duluth firefighters. But when the Duluth Fire Union found out, the three were asked to resign their union memberships early this year. The member said he took that route rather than stop volunteering for Hermantown. Under state law, the three are still technically union members and have to pay dues, but they don’t have a voting stake in union activities.
 FULL STORY HERE
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Another typical Union wanting the money from the dues and not providing any service, and giving them the boot as well? Seems you could not even mow you elderly neighbors, lawn,  they might get hurt? Can they paint their house and use a ladder off duty? Might get hurt there as well? If the neighbors house catches fire and a union members goes and makes a rescue or puts the fire out, isn’t that volunteering?  and then in violation of the union rules. Would they then be kicked out of the union then as well?

Guess that Duluth will not be eligible for the valuable SAFER awards.

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) http://www.firegrantsupport.com/docs/2009SAFERguidance.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) should also be reviewed on the grant program’s website   http://www.firegrantsupport.com/.

Appendix 2  Grantee Responsibilities
http://www.firegrantsupport.com/docs/2009SAFERguidance.pdf
Page 32  (9) Not withstanding any provision of other laws, firefighters hired under these grants shall not be discriminated against for, or be prohibited from, engaging in volunteer activities in another jurisdiction during off-duty hours.

Timely training material and it’s FREE – New or for review

*** FREE TRAINING MATERIAL *** Active Shooter and 4th/5th Generation Warfare PPT, video materials and references for law enforcement: http://www.officer.com/posa/index.jsp?siteSection=30 AND Preparation for and Response to Mass Shooting Events for Fire & EMS http://www.ffsupport.org/training.html Mass shooting events are becoming more common, and the response to them involves every public safety agency for miles around. This program details the actions that fire and EMS agencies can take to prepare themselves for this all-too-likely event, and the actions they can take when the event occurs. It covers: · Multi-agency planning and preparation · Creating a prevention environment · Command, command post and crowd control issues for this kind of event · An overview of the tactics that agencies should be familiar with This program is available in two formats. The 40+ PowerPoint slide presentation covers the material thoroughly, while the 45-minute video program is a verbal presentation of the PowerPoint material. http://www.ffsupport.org/training.html