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Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, Vienna, GA Ashburn Volunteer Fire Rescue Department, Ashburn, VA Aquashicola Vol, Fire Co., Aquashicola/Carbon, PA Montrose Fire Department, Montrose/Wright, MN Burkburnett Volunteer Fire Department, Burkburnett/Wichita, TX East 52 Volunteer Fire Department, Celina/Clay, TN Cowlitz County Fire Dist #6, Castle Rock/Cowlitz, WA North Catawba Fire-Rescue, Lenoir/Caldwell, NC Atlantic Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company, Atlantic, VA Hiawatha Fire Department, Hiawatha/Linn, IAIFSTA Grand Prize for the Best of US Volunteer Fire Department
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Dear Alums and FPST students: This month’s AIHA Essential Connections has a news item about a NIOSH study concerning establishing collapse zones in structural fires. Their recommendations apply to everyday type incidents, not only major responses such as 9-11.
The second link is to a You Tube video sent to me by a member of my antique car club. The vehicle involved is described as a welding truck, but it may be a flammable gas transport vehicle. Note especially the cylinder off gassing on the ground towards the end of the video. Several civilians are watching from well inside the isolation zone. Looks like another Russian video. They routinely have dash cameras to help in insurance cases.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/FG1LGKieTxY?autoplay=1&vq=480&rel=0
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Johnsonville Reveals Top 10 “Best of US” Volunteer Fire Department Winners
Vienna Volunteer Fire Department in Georgia Secures Grand Prize Status and $10,000
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. – June 24, 2014 – Johnsonville Sausage announced today the 10 winners of its nationwide “Best of US” contest for volunteer firehouses. Grand prize winner Vienna Volunteer Fire Department (Dooly County, Georgia) garnered nearly 9,000 votes since the month-long voting window opened. Ashburn Volunteer Fire Rescue Department (Ashburn, Virginia) came in at a close second with nearly 6,000 votes. With more than 68,600 total votes having poured in from around the country, the second annual contest generated overwhelming participation in support of some of the nation’s finest volunteer departments.
Saving Our Own Takes On New Meaning
By Eriks Gabliks
When a firefighter calls a Mayday on the fireground, we call on every resource available. We spend countless hours training to ensure we take lifesaving action when a Mayday is declared. We also work so our Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) tasks are proficient.
In contrast, what do we do when a firefighter needs assistance and is NOT at an emergency incident? What do we do when a firefighter cannot use one word, like Mayday, to express distress manifested as anxiety, burnout, depression, and other mental and behavioral health concerns? Root factors may be job related such as a firefighter dealing with the death of a small child at a motor vehicle crash, or factors may not be related to the job such as a firefighter having challenges in his or her personal life.
Fire Protection Publications (FPP) Assistant Director Nancy Trench received Karin and Robert Sternberg Award for Excellence in Advancement of the Land-Grant Mission award on Wednesday December 4th at the Oklahoma State University (OSU) Awards Convocation ceremony. The Officers of the OSU Faculty and Staff Advisory Councils present this award. The award recognizes OSU employees (both faculty and staff) whose exemplary contributions promote the land-grant mission of Oklahoma State University.
• March 26, 27, and 28
• Sheraton Baltimore North, Towson, Maryland
This is your opportunity to learn from your peers across the nation about programs that work and that you can replicate in your community. This Symposium will showcase fire prevention programs that have documented success and that are models of best practices. Programs that have demonstrated a proven record of reducing the risk of fire loss in their communities and that have the potential for implementation in other communities throughout the country were selected for presentation through a peer review process.
