Federal and Industry News
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News for the Fire Service
- NIST Research Leads to Revisions in California Building Code
- CDC Introducing New Project: Audience Profiling for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention
- Mine Safety and Health Administration Increases Quantity and Location of Firefighting Equipment in Coal Mines
- 3rd Edition of the IAFC/IAFF Wellness-Fitness Initiative Released
- Notice of Meeting: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
- Notice of Meeting: NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety
- NIOSH: Safety Recommendations for Relief Workers and Emergency Responders
- Recall: Physio Control, Inc. LifePak CR Plus Automated External Defibrillators
- PB Heat Recalls Gas Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
- New Fire Protection Research Foundation Report Assesses Residential Fire Sprinkler Costs
- Aqua Lung Recalls Scuba Regulators and Adapters Due to Drowning Hazard
- Proposed Rule: Hazmat Risk-Based Adjustment of Transportation Security Plan Requirements
- Respiratory Health Consequences Resulting from the Collapse of the World Trade Center
- Report Tracks 9/11 Attacks' Medical Aftermath
- Establishment of the National Commission on Children and Disasters by the Department of Health and Human Services
- NIST Releases World Trade Center Building 7 Investigation Report for Public Comment
- Licensed Explosives Dealers Urged to Secure Inventories Ahead of Pending Natural Disasters (PDF,59 Kb)
- Medical Device Recall: Pacific Consolidated Industries Mobile Oxygen Storage Tank
- Proposed Rule: Implementation of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008
- New Safety Video 'Blast Wave in Danvers' Depicts Massive Explosion that Shook Boston Suburb
- Investigation into Causes of Fatal Rupture of Heat Exchanger at Goodyear Synthetic Rubber Facility
- Investigation into Tank Explosion at Wisconsin Cardboard Manufacturer (PDF,139 Kb)
- Spanish Version Now Available: Preventing Firefighter Fatalities Due to Heart Attacks and Other Sudden Cardiovascular Events
- New Tax Law Allows Volunteer Firefighters to Exclude Certain Benefits from Income
- Fire Safety Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities: Automatic Sprinkler Systems
- Ferno PROFlexx Model 35-X Stretcher Failures and Cot Handling Safety (PDF,29 Kb)
- Fire Corps Releases Educational Curriculum Webinars
- Inaugural Fire Service Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Symposium
- Workshop: Public Safety Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for Organizations Interested in Utilization for Communication between Public Safety Personnel
- Proposed Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Protective Ensemble Standards, Protective Ensemble Certification Program Requirements
- Encourage Your Workers to Report Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures
- New Approach to Ad Hoc Networks for First Responders
- Firefighter Fatality Investigation Reports: Cardiac Deaths Suffered during Physical Fitness Training (AZ, CA, NY, NV)
- National Fire Protection Association Issues Annual Firefighter Fatalities Report
- Recommendations to Prevent Infection in Persons Wounded During Bombings and Other Mass-Casualty Events
- Hazardous Materials Proposed Rule: Revision to Requirements for the Transportation of Batteries and Battery-Powered Devices
- Chemical Safety Board Chairman Calls on OSHA to Adopt Recommendation on Comprehensive Combustible Dust Standard
- Final Rule: Commercial Mobile Alert System
- Chemical Safety Board Releases Perpective on Use of Videos to Improve Engineering, Training and Emergency Preparedness
- Reduction of Fuel Tank Flammability in Transport Category Airplanes
- Final Rule: E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers
- Proposed Rule: E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers
- Public Workshop: Meeting Future Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Challenges
- New Federal Law Mandates Child Resistant Portable Gasoline Containers
- Nominate a Volunteer Firefighter for the National Volunteer Fire Council's Lifetime Achievement Award
- ATF: Cigarette Likely Cause in Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire (Charleston Post & Courier)
- Proposed Rule: New 800 MHz Band Plan for Puerto Rico
- Guidance on Surveillance and Detention Without Physical Examination of Patient Examination Gloves
- National Volunteer Fire Council Launches Health and Fitness Advocate Program
- Cause Determined in Massive Propane Fire at Valero Refinery in Sunray, Texas
- Proposed Rule: Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
- Notice of Information Collection Approval: Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants
- IAFC Webinar to Discuss Smoke Alarm Technology
- Fire Ground Compass
- Pennsylvania Fire Commissioner Praises Fire-Safe Cigarettes Legislation
- Final Report on Barton Solvents Explosion; Recommends Material Safety Data Sheet Improvements
- Reserving Tamiflu for Workers in Case of Pandemic
- Illegal and Improper Use of Fireworks Continue to Harm Consumers
- Guidance on Emergency Responder Personal Protective Equipment for Response to CBRN Terrorism Incidents (PDF,280 Kb)
- High Rise Firefighting: Effective Use of Positive Pressure Ventilation
- World Trade Center Workers Must File for Compensation by August 14, 2008
- Department of Defense Increases Uniform Allowance for Firefighters
- Fire Service Organizations Partner on Study to Improve Firefighter Safety and Deployment
News for Citizens
- PB Heat Recalls Gas Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
- New Fire Protection Research Foundation Report Assesses Residential Fire Sprinkler Costs
- Establishment of the National Commission on Children and Disasters by the Department of Health and Human Services
- Fire Safety Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities: Automatic Sprinkler Systems
- Fire Corps Releases Educational Curriculum Webinars
- Final Rule: Commercial Mobile Alert System
- New Federal Law Mandates Child Resistant Portable Gasoline Containers
- Pennsylvania Fire Commissioner Praises Fire-Safe Cigarettes Legislation
- Illegal and Improper Use of Fireworks Continue to Harm Consumers
News for Students and Instructors
- New Fire Protection Research Foundation Report Assesses Residential Fire Sprinkler Costs
- NIST Releases World Trade Center Building 7 Investigation Report for Public Comment
- New Tax Law Allows Volunteer Firefighters to Exclude Certain Benefits from Income
- Firefighter Fatality Investigation Reports: Cardiac Deaths Suffered during Physical Fitness Training (AZ, CA, NY, NV)
- Guidance on Emergency Responder Personal Protective Equipment for Response to CBRN Terrorism Incidents (PDF,280 Kb)
- High Rise Firefighting: Effective Use of Positive Pressure Ventilation
News for the Media
- PB Heat Recalls Gas Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
- New Fire Protection Research Foundation Report Assesses Residential Fire Sprinkler Costs
- Fire Safety Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities: Automatic Sprinkler Systems
- New Federal Law Mandates Child Resistant Portable Gasoline Containers
- Pennsylvania Fire Commissioner Praises Fire-Safe Cigarettes Legislation
- Illegal and Improper Use of Fireworks Continue to Harm Consumers
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