Speakers and programs announced for Emergency Services Leadership Symposium, Company Officers Leadership Training (COLT) programs, and Fall Seminar Series.
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An essay by Chief Andrew Chanler discussing his visit to the memorial in Charleston, S.C.
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The legislation was designed to simplify the procedures in place that evaluated the selection of candidates for recognition on the New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
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New York Thruway Authority officials recently clarified a policy that allows emergency vehicles responding to calls or transporting patients to use the superhighway toll free or receive refunds if they inadvertently are required to pay at a toll booth.
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Last spring, Governor Cuomo called upon the Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services to organize and lead the first-ever Governor’s Summit on Emergency Preparedness. The conference will be held October 29-31, 2012, at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, N.Y.
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One of the first tasks for firefighters arriving at a blazing home has long been to ventilate the structure so that hot gases and smoke can escape. But house fires have changed.
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Safety alert from OFPC: Exposure to high temperature environments can result in the thermal degradation or melting of a SCBA face piece lens, resulting in elimination of the protection meant for the user’s respiratory system and exposing the user to products of combustion and super heated air.
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The FDNY hopes to reduce the number of residents who die in fires – and also the number of injured firefighters – by studying how buildings burn.
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When someone suffers cardiac arrest in a public place, the odds of survival are better when more than one bystander comes to the rescue, a new study suggests.
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Sometimes we get a little reminder of just how totally dependent we are on the power grid.
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Read Chief John Salka’s online column from Firehouse regarding the late Andy Griffith.
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The amount of ethanol transported in New York state has increased dramatically. New York state is meeting the need for education in best practices for ethanol-related emergencies with the implementation of a unique training program. The "Emergency Response to Ethanol Incidents" course from OFPC provides practical training for mitigating spills and fires involving fuel-grade ethanol.
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View the transition program on the Bureau of EMS website.
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There were 83 on duty firefighter fatalities in the United States as a result of incidents that occurred in 2011. This represents a continuing decline in the overall number of firefighter fatality deaths.
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Event scheduled for September 14-16, 2012, at the New York State Academy of Fire Science in Montour Falls, N.Y.
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SAFER Recruitment and Marketing Assistance Training to be repeated during fall 2012.
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Awarded by NYSAFC in recognition of New York fire and EMS departments and their individual members who save lives.
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November 30 - December 1, 2012 – White Plains April 12-13, 2013 – Rochester
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NYSAFC 107th Annual Conference – June 12-15, 2013 – Turning Stone Resort
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