United States of America (USA) Fire Industry News

NVFC has always been committed to the emergency medical and rescue services The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has launched a new EMS/Rescue (EMS/R) Section to provide volunteers in an EMS or rescue delivery system with information, education, services, and representation to enhance their professionalism. The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has launched a new EMS/Rescue (EMS/R) Section to provide volunteers in an EMS or rescue delivery system with information, e...

DHS and FEMA are hosting a NationalDialogue on Preparedness National Dialogue on Preparedness open through September 10 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are hosting a National Dialogue on Preparedness to supplement the mission and recommendations of the Local, State, Tribal, and Federal Preparedness Task Force. Through the National Dialogue, the Task Force is seeking input from stakeholders on what works, what needs...

Elimination of Riverside county volunteer firefighters brought by fire department is continuing to unravel It appears the case for the elimination of Riverside County Volunteer Firefighters brought by the Fire Department is continuing to unravel. Two official Proclamations from the County Board of Supervisors have surfaced which directly contradict allegations contained in the August 10th proposal submitted by Fire Chief John Hawkins. The Board's "Volunteer Firefighter Week"...

To improve alarm management practices SIAC works closely with law enforcement agencies The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) is stepping up its efforts to reach law enforcement, citizens and companies in the security industry by adopting several new social media tools. As part of its outreach program, SIAC is now plugged into three social networking tools – Twitter, LinkedIn and WordPress. Short messages will be frequently delivered via Twitter. LinkedIn will con...

Streamlight is the leading producer of high performance fire lighting equipments Streamlight® Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance flashlights, announced the promotion of Ray Sharrah from Chief Operating Officer to President and Chief Executive Officer. He replaced C. Bradford Penney, who recently retired. The company also announced the promotion of George Collier to Executive Vice President. He will retain his current title of Chief Financial Officer.Sh...

DRIFIRE's wares are to appear on Inside Business Review, hosted bySenator Fred Thompson  DRIFIRE, manufacturer of comfortable flame resistant (FR) clothing for U.S. military and commercial markets, will be featured on Inside Business Review, a TV program hosted by actor and U.S. Senator, Fred Thompson, that features the most innovative and groundbreaking companies driving the global economy. The first national airing on Fox Business News is scheduled for August 22nd&...

NFSA releases the second edition of its most popular book on Fire Sprinkler Systems  The NFSA announces the publication of the 2nd Edition of its popular textbook: Layout, Detailing and Calculation of Fire Sprinkler Systems. This text remains the most complete book ever written for the fire sprinkler engineering technician. This newly revised textbook has been updated to reference the 2007 and 2010 editions of NFPA 13 with more examples, student exercises, new chapt...

Fire Corps evaluation including a set of surveys proves their volunteer program successful Overall, the evaluation found that Fire Corps teams are helping departments in a variety of ways, that volunteers find their time spent with Fire Corps is rewarding and that many departments began using citizen volunteers because of the Fire Corps program.Fire Corps launched in December 2004 with the mission to increase the capacity of volunteer, career, and combination departments throu...

Fire Corps state advocates shall assist the implementation of Fire Corps programs through emails now  Official Fire Corps emails have been created to help facilitate communication between programs and State Advocates. The purpose of the Fire Corps State Advocate Network is to harness the energy of the Fire Corps program at the state and local level.   The Fire Corps State Advocate Network assists local fire/EMS departments who are establishing or im...

PSA is a joint venture of Delaware City Fire Company and the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association A national Public Service Announcement (PSA) urging motorists to “slow down and move over” premiered yesterday at the Delaware City (DE) Fire Company. The PSA is a joint venture between the Delaware City Fire Company and the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association (CVVFA) to educate the public about dangers associated with passing responder...

Home safety checks, installation of smoke alarms and the like are made easy with Sound the Alarm website The International Code Council (ICC) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have announced the release of the Sound the Alarm website. Sound the Alarm is a community outreach and education program designed to reduce rural community fire hazards and other potential dangers in residential homes. The ICC received a Fire Prevention & Safety Grant to implem...

Setcom's paper is entitled 'Key Considerations for Purchasing Fire Apparatus Communications Equipment' Setcom Corporation™, a leading manufacturer of intercom systems and headsets for fire apparatus, just released a white paper - Key Considerations for Purchasing Fire Apparatus Communications Equipment - which addresses the major concerns faced by fire departments considering the purchase of communications equipment and illustrates the ways in which intercom system...

Superior Uniform Group has secured 40th rank in the 'Top 50 Companies 2010' list released by Apparel Magazine Superior Uniform Group again earned 40th rank in the Apparel Magazine's 2010 list of Top 50 companies, up two positions from 2009.  Superior Uniform Group, Inc., designer and manufacturer of uniforms, image apparel and uniform accessories announced being named to Apparel Magazine's 2010 list of Top 50 companies, an honor achieved repeatedly d...

If you know someone affected by the storms, and they haven’t registered, urge them to take action today Many Kentuckians have taken the first steps to seek federal disaster assistance and have begun their recovery effort following the July severe storms and flooding.Not all of the people who suffered losses in the storms in Pike, Carter, and Lewis counties have registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and storm survivors in the Rowan, Mason and Madison are...

Fugate made the use of social media and mobile technology a priority in FEMA's outreach to the public Craig Fugate, Administrator of FEMA addressed the American Red Cross Emergency Social Data summit on the use of social media in emergency management. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate addressed the American Red Cross Emergency Social Data Summit on the growing use of social media in emergency management. Fugate discussed ways social media c...

The survey respondents expected quick response to an online appeal for help A new American Red Cross survey shows many web users would turn to social media to seek help for themselves or others during emergencies and they expect first responders to be listening. The online survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations. It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through...

El Mirage Fire Department guarantees the City two responding units in the event of emergency, when fully operational El Mirage Firefighters claims layoffs directly impacts the safety of residents. After failing to apply for a tax reimbursement that could have provided the city of El Mirage with nearly $50,000, officials including City Manager, BJ Cornwall ignored calls for negotiation and elected to lay off five firefighters; El Mirage Firefighters claims layoffs directly imp...

Tritech's Imc Solutions Suite is an affordable and fully integrated systems TriTech Software Systems, a leading provider of integrated public safety software solutions, has announced the successful implementation of its modular Imc Solutions platform at several new customer sites TriTech Software Systems, a leading provider of integrated public safety software solutions, announced the successful implementation of its modular Imc Solutions platform at several new customer site...

MCS Fire & Security's SAFETY Act protection extends to customers for the security system installation and integration services U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have awarded SAFETY Act Certification and Designation to MCS Fire and Security, a service and solutions provider in the commercial security and fire detection industry. MCS Fire & Security, a service and solutions provider in the commercial security and fire detection industry, announced that the U.S....

Local 230 Firefighters announced a newproposal to imporve rescue rate San Jose Firefighters Local 230 has announced pay and benefit concessions that will save the City of San Jose millions of dollars and keep firefighters protecting the residents and businesses of San Jose.   In a final attempt to avoid drastic fire and medical service reductions that will put San Jose residents and businesses at risk, San Jose firefighters announced a new p...

FLAME-SIM is excited to offer the opportunity to win a free FRI 2010 Expo pass FLAME-SIM participates in Fire Rescue International 2010 as an exhibitor. FLAME-SIM is excited to announce that it will be a part of Fire Rescue International 2010 as an exhibitor in the Technology Pavilion. All FRI attendees will have the opportunity to get hands-on with FLAME-SIM at Booth Number 3009. Visit the FLAME-SIM booth to see how the simulation software is providing departments acros...

Dealing with transport accidents and rescuing road accident victims are major tasks of SFRS Emergency crews have been trained in how to deal with radiation incidents at a training event organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire officers called in the help of experts from the Government's Health Protection Agency to teach first responders how to deal with any potential radiation leaks in the county. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for rescuing ro...

The junior firefighter program is open to all youths aged between 13 and 18 The National Junior Firefighter Program serves as an umbrella program  for junior firefighter schemes nationwide to promote youth participation within the fire and emergency services community. The National Volunteer Fire Council's (NVFC) National Junior Firefighter Program, in partnership with Spartan Motors, Inc., California Casualty, and Firehouse Expo, presented the inaugural National Junior...

Pipe-cleaning has claimed a number of lives in recent times  Statement by CSB chairperson Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso has urged OSHA to adopt the CSB recommendation prohibiting flammable gas blows during pipe cleaning operations. On June 28, 2010, at a public meeting in Portland, Connecticut, the Chemical Safety Board voted to issue eighteen urgent recommendations to various recipients, including OSHA, aimed at halting the dangerous practice of releasing larg...

To date, Hurricane Alex has caused$1.8 billion of damage  FEMA encourages disaster victim to apply for disaster assistance. Both a toll-free registration telephone number and online registration are now operational for homeowners, renters and business owners in the Texan counties that have suffered property damage or loss from Hurricane Alex. These counties include Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Maverick, Starr, Val Verde, Webb and Zapata. Officials from the U.S. Departmen...

Proper communication network helps people to cope with emergency situations IAFC President and Chairman of the Board Jeff Johnson, chief of Tualatin Valley (Ore.) Fire & Rescue, has testified before Congress in support of allocating the 10 MHz of the D Block portion of the 700 MHz band of spectrum directly to public safety to establish a 20 MHz wireless broadband network. In his testimony before the Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response Subcommittee of the H...

DCNR announced $666,553 fund for Pennsylvania's rural firefighters to helpthem save their undeveloped areas The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has announced record funding for rural firefighters to fight against threats of fires in forests and undeveloped areas. A record $666,553 will be awarded to help Pennsylvania's rural communities guard against the threat of fires in forests and other undeveloped areas, Department of Conservation a...

Smart Grid Intiative focusses on next generation of power distribution NIST and other government agencies are undertaking a comprehensive series of programs to develop technology and information to enable the rapid transition to the next generation of power distribution through the Smart Grid initiative. The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF), an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), was awarded $250,000 from the National Institute of Standards...

Superior Uniform Group is the leading manufacturer of uniforms, career and performance apparel and accessories Superior Uniform Group declared the regular quarterly dividend of the company payable by August 30, 2010. Gerald M. Benstock, Chairman of the Board of Superior Uniform Group, Inc., manufacturer of uniforms, career apparel and accessories announced that the Board of Directors had declared a quarterly dividend of $.135 per share, payable August 30, 2010, to shareholder...

USFA made available new NFIRS web-based data entry tool known as the Data Entry Browser Interface The FEMA’s United States Fire Administration (USFA) has recently made available a new National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) web-based data entry tool known as the Data Entry Browser Interface. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) United States Fire Administration (USFA) has recently made available a new National Fire Incident Reporting System (NF...