Two Emporia Volunteer firefighters escaped serious injury on Sunday evening after the pumper-tanker they were in left the roadway, while en route to a fire. According to Emporia Fire Chief Chris Rawlings, the two were the only ones in the vehicle at the time of the accident, and rain and slick road conditions on the...Read More
Hey, The USFA is reporting that 90 on duty firefighters from 33 states lost their lives as the result of incidents that occurred in 2009. Pennsylvania experienced the highest number of fatalities (8). In addition to Pennsylvania, only New York (7), North Carolina (6), Louisiana (5), and Texas (5), respectively, had five or more firefighter...Read More
On September 23, the Federal Communications Commission passed new and improved wireless location standards. Although these are not immediately effective, they move toward measuring and managing these standards on a PSAP or regional level rather than over a broad area as has always been the case. Public safety has long pressed for similar changes. ...Read More
The Fort Lauderdale Fire Expo has secured over 40 Buildings in the Downtown Fort Lauderdale area. The entire Hands on Training portion of the Fire Expo will be conducted at the acquired site. The Live Burn will be in a LIVE building. Other training will consist of Truck Company Operations, VES, Ventilation, Forcible Entry, Advanced...Read More
