Another Camden Warehouse Burns
Authors and source External author: Joelle Farrell The Philadelphia Inquirer — July 31–A three-alarm fire burned an abandoned warehouse in Camden early Saturday, following a string of similar fires this summer.
Salisbury Firefighter Seriously Injured
A 25-year veteran Salisbury firefighter was critically injured yesterday afternoon when a jack slipped while he was repairing a vehicle behind the fire station, bringing to the station his fellow firefighters, …
Wisconsin Apartment Blaze Injures Firefighter
Authors and source External author: Story by wisn.com FRANKLIN, Wis. — One firefighter was injured while battling a fire at an apartment complex in Franklin. Multiple fire departments responded to the blaze near 35th Street and College Avenue early Saturday morning
A MESSAGE FORM THE ASHEVILLE FD RE: Memorial Service, Honor Guard and Hotel Information
Here are several updates as well as hotel/motel information from the Asheville Fire Department.
Wildfire Simulation Technology – Part 3
Subtitle: Searching for a comprehensive fire-spread model Authors and source Internal author: Mike Archer External author: Position: Firehouse.com Contributor Beneath every wildfire model there is a set of assumptions, ideally based on a theory of how fire ignites and spreads. The model, however, is only as good as the theory that drives it and the data that goes into it.
Media Report: Asheville Fire Water Problems (The Secret List)
Hey, Following Thursdays fire that killed Asheville Captain Jeff Bowen in the Line of Duty, local media is already reporting their observations and opinions based upon recorded radio traffic. It should also be noted that the ATF has been requested to help investigate by the AFD as well as that all AFD Firefighters have been released from the hospitals, which is certainly good news.
Disabled Don’t Call 9-1-1
A recent FCC report validates what many of us in the business had suspected for a while; that people with disabilities are not chronic users of 9-1-1. The vast majority of the more than 3,000 participants in the study had not dialed 9-1-1 in more than two years, and those who did typically had few problems.You can find a copy of the complete report at: http://pdf.911dispatch.com.s3.amazonaws.com/fcc_disability_911_survey_2011.pdf…
LA County Radio Contract in Doubt
The LA Times in reporting that a multi-million dollar project to provide interoperable communications for public safety agencies in Los Angeles County is in jeopardy due to legal concerns. Read the details at: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-emergency-communications-20110728,0,5014245.story…