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  • Congress Ups SAFER, Cuts FIRE Act Funding

    As expected, a bill that increases SAFER funding and cuts FIRE Act money is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature.On Thursday, the Senate passed the House Resolution that funds the Department of Homeland Security through Sept. 2010. The...

    News • October 23rd, 2009

  • D.C. Chief Addresses Sprinkler Demo Mishap

      Listen to Fire Marshal's Corner Podcast   WASHINGTON, D.C.

    News • October 14th, 2009

  • Calif. FF Run Over by Tender Recovers
    Calif. FF Run Over by Tender Recovers

    CHICO, Calif. -- Becky Quigley, a 23-year-old Hotshot Firefighter, is in a Chico hospital where she battles a different kind of fight than the 23-year-old Weed resident is accustomed.Instead of fighting fires, Quigley now fights to recover from...

    News • October 14th, 2009

  • Neb. Firefighters Rescue Man From Blaze

    OMAHA, Neb. -- Firefighters rescued a man from a deck of a burning duplex early Sunday. Crews said they saw smoke and flames coming from the unit in the 6400 block of South 118th Plaza when they arrived...

    News • October 12th, 2009

  • Off-Duty Mass. FF Pulls Couple from Water

    BOSTON -- An off-duty firefighter and a crowd of witnesses helped pull a couple out of their car after it plunged into the water near the Essex town dock on Saturday afternoon. The firefighter, who is a member of the...

    News • October 12th, 2009

  • Md. County Releases Sprinkler Study

    In the midst of National Fire Prevention Week, the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department has released a 15-year study on residential fire sprinklers. The Maryland county was the first in the nation to mandate residential sprinklers in all new...

    News • October 7th, 2009

  • Lightning Strikes Ohio Church Steeple

    GREENE COUNTY, Ohio --   A historic Greene County church caught fire Friday morning and investigators say lightning is to blame. Flames and smoke were seen shooting from the bell tower of the church around 8 a.m. An iWitness7 reporter captured...

    News • October 2nd, 2009

  • Wreath Ceremony Honors Fallen FFs

    Fallen firefighters who also served their country were remembered Thursday during a wreath-laying ceremony at ArlingtonNationalCemetery.

    News • October 2nd, 2009

  • Body Found in Oregon Mobile Home Fire

    BEAVERTON, Ore. -- One person was found dead Saturday morning while firefighters battled a fire at a Beaverton mobile home. Tualatin Valley firefighters were called to the Mobile Home Corral on 117th Avenue at 3:45 a.m...

    News • September 26th, 2009

  • S.C. Fire Trucks Shot, Not Useable

    PAULINE, S.C. -- Someone shot the Glenn Springs-Pauline Fire Station No. 2. The shooting happened sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning at the station on Blackstock Road.

    News • September 24th, 2009

  • Understanding the Fire Station Construction Grants

    The ability of applicants to begin work as soon as an award is given is one of the major priorities because the stimulus is designed to create jobs. Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG...

    News • June 5th, 2009

  • Apply Now! Applications for Columbia Southern University Scholarships Due June 15

    Columbia Southern University is offering two two-year scholarships for NVFC members to attend this premier online university.

    News • June 5th, 2009

  • Preparing for the Economic Rebound in the Fire Prevention Bureau

    When the construction of homes rebounds, departments may be left with little or no resources to perform inspections and plan reviews.

    News • May 29th, 2009

  • Safety 101 - Lesson 29

    There are always attempts to change the fundamental approaches to risk management and it can be altered to your department's needs.

    News • May 25th, 2009

  • Hazmat in the Trenches: Ventilating Hazmat Atmospheres

    The main reason to ventilate the hazmat scene is to reduce the risk associated with entering immediately dangerous to life and health atmospheres.

    News • May 14th, 2009

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