San Jose, CA -- Fire Rescue West, the West Coast's leading fire, rescue and emergency services conference and exposition, has added speakers and sessions addressing terrorism, preparedness and response to its comprehensive, three-day program. Fire Rescue West 2002 will take place February 12-14 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.
"The events of September 11th have made a profound and lasting impact on
the way the fire and emergency services respond to calls for service,"
says Robert Brice, show manager. "Fire Rescue West is addressing this
'new reality' by offering the vital education and training required to
face these new challenges and to better prepare for the future," adds
Brice.
The Target:Terrorism track at Fire Rescue West offers over 20 vital
education and training sessions, with specific focus on topics ranging
from weapons of mass destruction response tactics to successful grant
writing, from tactical EMS at scenes of violence to detailed
lessons-learned from the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will
be on site to conduct workshops on applying for the $360 million FIRE
Act grant being awarded to fire departments across the nation. They
will discuss what worked - and what didn't - in grant applications
during the first year of the new program. They will also explain the
changes that can be expected in 2002, the simplified application process
and basic grant writing guidance.
The Fire Rescue West exhibit floor will complement these sessions with
the latest offerings in firefighting apparatus, personal protective
equipment, respirators, urban search and rescue gear and hundreds of
other all-hazard products and services.
Fire Rescue West is the West Coast's leading annual emergency service
conference and trade show. It attracts more than 5,000 fire service
professionals including fire chiefs, chief officers, company officers,
training officers, firefighters and emergency service personnel from
both public and private disciplines.
Fire Rescue West will take place February 12-14, 2002, at the McEnery
Convention Center in San Jose, California. For complete conference
information or to register for Fire Rescue West, visit
www.firehouse.com/frw or call 800-827-8009.
The event is produced by Cygnus Expositions, a division of Cygnus
Business Media, a CommerceConnect Media Company. Cygnus also publishes
Firehouse Magazine and produces Firehouse Expo, held annually in
Baltimore, Maryland.
