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May 20, 2013 -- Command and Control Implications During Nuclear Incidents
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- A white paper titled "Implications of an Improvised Nuclear Device Detonation on Command and Control for Surrounding Regions at the Local, State and Federal Levels" may be of interest to...
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May 16, 2013 -- Pesticide Poisoning and Secondary Contamination
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- There are many types of pesticides available for use by homeowners or landscapers in the United States, and some of these pesticides, such as diazanon, contain substances called organophosphates...
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May 14, 2013 -- Wildfire "6 Minutes for Safety" Mini-Training
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center serves as a clearinghouse for all resources related to the wildland fire community. It includes video resources, case studies, information about lessons learned and...
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May 10, 2013 -- Ask OSFM
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- I have been contacted by a fire department that I insure, requesting my opinion as his insurance agent and also as a fire chief, on how to handle a situation if requested by a property owner to "let it burn"...
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May 6, 2013 -- Yellow Flexible Corrugated Stainless Steel Gas Pipe at Risk of Lightning Damage
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- Yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing, or CSST, is flexible metal gas tubing used in many homes and buildings since 1989 to supply natural gas or propane to furnaces, water heaters and/or other gas appliances...
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May 3, 2013 -- The Total Cost Of Fire
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- The NFPA document's Executive Summary states, "The total cost of fire in the United States, as it is defined for this report, is a combination of the losses caused by fire and the money spent on fire prevention, protection and mitigation to prevent worse losses, by preventing them, containing them, detecting them quickly, and...
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May 1, 2013 -- Guilford Technical Community College Hosts Thermal Imaging School
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- Over the weekend of April 5-7, thirty students from all areas of North Carolina attended the N.C. Thermal Imaging School at Guilford Technical Community College. This was the sixth offering of...
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April 29, 2013 -- INSPECTIONS TIPS: The New North Carolina Response Rating Schedule
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- On July 1, 2000, the North Carolina Department of Insurance became the agency responsible for fire insurance rating of municipalities and fire districts with populations under a 100,000. In conducting these rating inspections, NCOSFM uses...
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April 26, 2013 -- Beaufort County Community College Hosts Live-Fire Training
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- As part of its continued service to firefighters, law enforcement officers and other first responders, Beaufort County Community College offers a continuous schedule of training through...
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April 24, 2013 -- OSFM Grants/Relief Funds: Updated Information
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- On March 11, 2013, the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal was notified by the Office of State Budget and Management that we are prohibited from entering into new grant agreements with any party listed on the "Suspension of Funding" (SOFL) list through the OSBM...
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April 19, 2013 -- Pitt Community College's Fire and Rescue Academy
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- Cecilia Danza, a recent graduate of Pitt Community College's Fire and Rescue Academy, is a great example of how firefighting in the United States, traditionally a male dominated profession, is becoming a dream job for many women as...
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April 17, 2013 -- Using Social Media during Disaster Recovery
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- Emergency management offices around the country are using social media to connect with the public before, during and after disasters. The University of Missouri Extension Service has produced a guide to using...
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April 15, 2013 -- Fire Adapted Communities Coalition
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- The Fire Adapted Communities Coalition website, features a newly-released report, "Lessons from Waldo Canyon," and a companion video, "Creating Fire Adapted Communities: A Case Study from Colorado Springs...
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April 12, 2013 -- Ask OSFM
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- How do I replace a member of my local Firefighters' Relief Fund Board of Trustees? I have a member who has been on the board forever and does not actively participate...
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April 11, 2013 -- Bladen Needs Firefighters
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- Bladen County has a dedicated cadre of individuals who are often underappreciated, yet have one of the most important and dangerous jobs in the county. Who are they? They are the volunteer firefighters who...
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April 8, 2013 -- Free All-Hazards Training for Rural Fire Departments
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- Sometimes it difficult for fire departments to obtain timely, quality instruction and training, especially in rural areas or small fire departments. The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium offers all-hazards training online and on-site for first responders that is...
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April 5, 2013 -- Evaluation of Fire Flow Methodologies
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- The Fire Protection Research Foundation has initiated a new project that will study fire flow calculations and the historical basis for these calculations...
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April 3, 2013 -- Fire Estimate Summary Series for 2007-2011
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- The U.S. Fire Administration has recently released the Fire Estimate Summary Series (2007-2011) detailing information on the size and status of the fire problem in the United States as depicted through data collected in USFA's National Fire Incident Reporting System...
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April 1, 2013 -- Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings - A NIST Report
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- "When a building emergency occurs, it is not always sufficient to simply initiate alarm bells. Individuals may not know what the alarm bell means and as a result may respond inappropriately to its sound."...
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March 28, 2013 -- Studying the Recent Meteor Event
FIRE AND RESCUE JOURNAL -- According to the United States Fire Administration, the meteor "detonation" that occurred over Russia in mid-February is an event worth studying. The explosion that occurred was estimated to be 30 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima....
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