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November 29, 2012

In This Week's TRADENET

1. Electrically tested gloves request

2. Service manual and patch request

3. FTO program design request

4. Master training calendar request

Study Determines Optimal Chest Compression Rate

Registratiuon Opens for 2013 JEMS Games Competition

New NFA Webpage Offers One-Stop Course Schedule Access

NFPA's Fire Science and Technology Educators Section Announces Their New LinkedIn Communications Site

The Only Way to Firefighter Safety is Through Knowledge

More than 2,000 NY Responders Will Receive Assistance to Rebuild after Hurricane

Fire House Cooking, Conversation and Tradition

Member Requests for Information

If you have a question or comment for inclusion in the weekly TRADENET newsletter, please send it and your contact information to FEMA-trade@fema.dhs.gov. Please be sure and include your Department or Organization name, your e-mail address, and your preferred method of receiving feedback. USFA reserves the right to edit content or reject any material submitted.

Fire Services Page

1.

What is the current policy of departments that carry electrically tested gloves on fire apparatus?

If you have removed the gloves from apparatus, what were the factors that led to that decision?

 

County of Henrico, VA

Rocky Hudson

County of Henrico-Div. of Fire

Acting Asst. Chief-Operations

7721 East Parham Road

P.O. Box 90775

Henrico, VA 23273-0775

804-501-4900

hud11@co.henrico.va.us 

 

2.

Hi i am in search of ANY type of fire service manuals (New, Old, Used etc.). I am looking to expand my personnel collection! I am also looking for any patches for my personnel collection. I would very much appreciate it!

 

Please email my back @ ebansek@gmail.com 

 

Thanks

Ethan Bansek

 

3.

Merry Christmas,

 

The Southaven Fire Department is a mid-sized department with 116 operational personnel, operating out of 4 stations. We are in the process of transitioning to a Field Training Officer (FTO)program; which will be shift based, to assist the Training Division in the delivery of courseware, both print and online, to the shifts as well as assist in live fire practical and other training at the training facility. I am looking for other like sized departments who currently implement such an arrangement and the pro’s and con’s of the operation. Any criteria used to evaluate the potential instructors would be especially helpful, as well as types of programs that your department utilizes these FTO’s for. Any additional feedback and SOG/Policies would be appreciated as well.

 

Stephen Benson

Training Officer

Southhaven Fire Department

8710 Northwest Drive

Southaven, MS.   38671

662-393-7466 x. 205

 

sbenson@southaven.org 

 

4.

I am developing a Master Training Calendar for my department that includes all of the required and mandated training that needs to be completed annually or periodically. I would appreciate any models or examples of Training Calendars or Training Schedules that departments have developed. In addition, I am looking for a comprehensive list of all of the training that is mandated or required for firefighters.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

C. Seaton King

Battalion Chief, Training and Safety Division

Pasadena Fire Department

199. S. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena CA 91101-2458

Office – 626 744 4654

Cell – 626 840 2925

scking@cityofpasadena.net

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Emergency Medical Services Page

There are no EMS requests to post this week.

Study Determines Optimal Chest Compression Rate

 

Successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest was optimized at 100–120 compressions/minute

 

By Ahamed H. Idris, MD | From the EMS State of the Science 2012 Issue

 

 

 

The quality of CPR and chest compressions are key factors for survival from cardiac arrest.1 Over the past 50 years, there has been a progressive increase in the recommended rate of chest compressions during CPR.

 

In 1960, the recommended rate was 60 compressions/minute; this increased to at least 100 compressions/minute in the latest guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2010.(1–4) However, guidance is not provided for a maximum chest compression rate.

 

READ MORE: http://www.jems.com/article/patient-care/study-determines-optimal-chest-compressi 

 

  

Registration Open for 2013 JEMS Games Competition

Registration is now open for the 2013 JEMS Games Clinical Skills competition, which will take place at the EMS Today Conference & Exhibition in Washington, D.C. in March. Download the attached rules and regulations and sign up sheet and go to EMSToday.com to register for the conference. The deadline to submit your team application is Monday, Jan. 14, 2013.

READ MORE: http://www.jems.com/article/discover-simulation/registration-open-2013-jems-games-compet 

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Featured This Week

New NFA Webpage Offers One-Stop Course Schedule Access

The National Fire Academy (NFA) offers free, high-quality fire and EMS training in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Anyone may access the schedule of NFA training opportunities by visiting:

  

http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/main/schedule/off-campus 

  

The one-stop hotlink will allow you to filter your course search by:

  

  • State (delivery location)
  • Semester
  • Delivery duration (2, 6 or 10 courses)
  • Curriculum (Arson, EMS Fire Prevention, etc.)

  

Locating your courses in real-time is as simple as accessing the website and filtering through two mouse clicks. Course lists are updated to reflect the most current training opportunities.

 

Also, clicking on any course title provides you with course descriptions, dates of delivery, instructor names and contact, CEU(s), training site address and state/regional contact information.

 

Please post this information to your newsletters, bulletin boards and general training information. Help us get the word out that these valuable training opportunities are free and available. If you have any questions, please contact Lori Welch at 301-447-1013 or email: lori.welch@fema.dhs.gov.

 

NFPA's Fire Science and Technology Educators Section Announces Their New LinkedIn Communications Site

NFPA’s Fire Science and Technology Educators Section Announce a New LinkedIn Site

 

The Fire Science and Technology Educators (FSTE) section of the National Fire Protection Association is one of the longest standing sections, which maintains a membership base of over 890 members.  The section focuses on the advancement of the national educational environment in fire science and technology.  The membership for this section are NFPA members who are an instructor, an administrator, or full or adjunct faculty member at an institution of higher education, and others who are interested in the objectives of the Section.  See our website for more information:   http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=230&itemID=20277&URL=Membership/Member%20Sections/Fire%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Educators

 

One of our goals is to increase our connection and relationship with the National Fire Academy’s Fire and Emergency Service Higher Education (FESHE) membership.  The first and easiest to establish is a LinkedIn site, where both FESHE and FSTE members could share information/topics related to our joint missions.  Thanks to our NFPA liaison, Courtney O’neill, we have achieved this goal.  However, we need more members to the site to increase its effectiveness and traffic.  This also increases the exposure of FESHE. TRADE and the fantastic National Professional Development Symposium to other educators.  Here is the link to our LinkedIn site: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?homeNewMember=&gid=4528501&trk=eml-anet_wlcm-h-visit&ut=0nElPFjR-KlBk1 

 

The Only Way to Firefighter Safety is Through Knowledge

Fire Engineering eNewsletter, August 13, 2012

       

By Stefan Svensson

 

Over the past few years, there have been a lot of discussions about firefighter safety in the international firefighting community. Everyone seems to be very concerned about how to make firefighting safer and how to reduce injuries and fatalities. This is, of course, very important, and it's interesting to see how things develop. I believe every measure possible should be taken to protect those who protect. But there is one thing I don't understand: as soon as someone suggests something radical or something that is a little bit out of the ordinary, a lot of people seem to get very upset. How come so many in this business talk about firefighter safety but so few seem to understand what firefighter safety is about?

 

Looking at reports on injuries and casualties in the fire service is very interesting. It's easy to find conclusions such as "rapid change in fire conditions," "stress," "exhaustion," "fell from tower ladder," or "vehicle crash." But, and this is actually the crux of the matter, I still haven't found any reports saying that the reason for injuries and casualties was a lack of knowledge. Isn't that what they all are, really? It might not be that the individual firefighter has a lack of knowledge but that the fire service community has a lack of knowledge. And this is much worse, since it's a lot harder to change a system than to change an individual.

 

READ MORE: http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2012/08/the-only-way-to-firefighter-safety-is-through-knowledge.html?sponsored=firedynamics&cmpid=EnlFireEngWeeklyNovember222012&hq_e=el&hq_m=21477&hq_l=7&hq_v=zd9f6c126b 

 

More than 2,000 NY Responders Will Receive Assistance to Rebuild after Hurricane

 

NEW YORK -- More than 2,000 New York City first responders who were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy will receive assistance from funds now being administered by the New York City Police Foundation and FDNY Foundation.

The funds, made possible by a generous gift of over $2.3 million by Emigrant Bank and its Chairman, Mr. Howard P. Milstein, will go to first responders who tirelessly served the public while their own homes and families were severely affected by the storm.

 

Fire House Cooking, Conversation and Tradition

Looking for a good “how to” firehouse cooking site. Might I suggest: Fire House Cuisine with Kipp Rix. Sponosred by Fire Engineering magazine, Kip combines healthy recipes with conversation and commentary that is relevant to life in today’s fire house.

 

TAKE A LOOK: http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/fire_life/articles/2012/september/chicken-al-carbone.html?cmpid=EnlFireEngWeeklyNovember222012&hq_e=el&hq_m=21477&hq_l=102&hq_v=zd9f6c126b 

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National Events Calendar 

  • 12/15/2012 NFA Second Semester Application Period for 4/1/2013 to 9/30/2013 Courses Closes
  • FESHE Higher Institution Recognition application window closes:  January 31, 2013
  • Campus Safety Expo. - Columbus OH: March 4-5, 2013
  • FDIC - Indianapolis, IN: April 22 - 27, 2013
  • FESHE XV National Conference - Emmitsburg, MD, May 30 - June 1, 2013
  • ImageTrens EDS Conference - Minneapolis, MN, July 17-19, 2013
  • NAEMSE National Symposium - Washington D.C.: August 5-10, 2013 

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TRADE Regional Pages

Region I

Maine Fire Service Institute’s Directors Bi-Weekly Newsletter

 

SEE ATTACHED

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TRADE Regional NFA Course Calendar

NFA Sponsored 2-Day Off-Campus Courses

2-day off-campus course descriptions, schedules, and application information

 

A strong partnership exists between NFA and State and local Fire Training Systems to advance the professional development of fire service personnel. This partnership has resulted in the ongoing development and delivery of the Academy's distance delivery curriculum.

Many volunteer and career fire service personnel cannot take time to attend resident programs, so these off-campus delivery courses, most of which are 2-days in length, provide training opportunities within the State and local communities. Courses are selected and cosponsored jointly by NFA and State and local fire training systems. States have the option of electing to use some/all off-campus deliveries as Train-the-Trainer Programs Course materials will be handed off in digital form to the State Training Systems hosting Train-the-Trainer deliveries.

For information on hosting a Two-Day Off-Campus course, e-mail the NFA Off-Campus Program Manager for your state.

See NFA Sponsored 2-Day off-campus Course List: http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/search?courseDeliveries=2&&forget=true

NFA Sponsored 6-Day and 10-Day Off-Campus Courses

6- and 10-day off-campus course descriptions, schedules, and application information

6- and 10-day deliveries are developed because of limited space at the Emmitsburg campus. These courses provide the fire service and allied professionals the opportunity to attend NFA on-campus courses within their geographical region. They mirror 6- and 10-day courses normally taught at NFA's resident facility. Although minor modifications sometimes are required, basic course content and materials are the same as on-campus courses. NFA provides two instructors per course, paralleling on-campus delivery, plus all training materials.

See NFA Sponsored Off-Campus 6-Day and 10-day Course list: http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/search?courseDeliveries=4&courseDeliveries=6&&forget=true

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