Press Releases

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9/10/08: September is National Preparedness Month
8/20/08: Fire Department Preparedness for Extreme Weather, Natural Disasters
8/19/08: Twelve Fatality Hotel Arson Fire Report Released
8/13/08: New Online Incident Command System Simulation Series Courses
8/11/08: USFA Releases Annual Firefighter Fatality Report
7/31/08: New Report: The After Action Critique – Training Through Lessons Learned
7/30/08: USFA and NIST Complete Study of Impact of a Residential Sprinkler on the Heat Release Rate of a Christmas Tree Fire
7/1/08: USFA Seeks a Safer July 4th for All Residents
6/5/08: National Fire Incident Reporting System Self-Study Now Available
5/21/08: USFA, Department of Transportation Complete Study of Traffic Incident Management Systems
5/5/08: 2008 Arson Awareness Week
4/30/08: New Self-Study Courses Offered by the National Fire Academy
4/23/08: Eight Fire Officials Selected for Harvard Fellowship Program
4/21/08: Report on I-35W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis
4/17/08: Emerging Health and Safety Issues in the Volunteer Fire Service
4/15/08: Civilian Injuries in Residential Buildings Report
4/1/08: New Reports Examine Risk of Death, Injury from Fire
3/27/08: Residential Building Electrical Fires Report
3/21/08: Executive Fire Officer Graduate Symposium Web Cast
3/19/08: Revised Firefighter Autopsy Protocol Released
3/12/08: New Emergency Incident Rehabilitation Manual for Firefighters
3/6/08: Video Version of Coffee Break Training Now Available
2/28/08: Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries in 2004
2/25/08: National Response Framework Broadcast
2/19/08: Outstanding Research Award Winners Announced
2/5/08: New Report on the Mitigation of the Rural Fire Problem in the United States
1/24/08: National Fire Academy Announces New Online Course: Command and Control Decision Making at Multiple Alarm Incidents
1/23/08: Skills Crosswalk: Wildland Training for Structural Firefighters
1/9/08: USFA Kicks Off Smoking & Home Fires Campaign
1/8/08: USFA Releases Provisional 2007 Firefighter Fatality Statistics