Safety Stand Down 2022
Globe Gear Giveaway 2022
MSA, DuPont Personal Protection and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) are teaming up again in 2022 to provide volunteer fire departments with four sets of new, state-of-the-art Globe turnout gear through MSA and DuPont’s annual Globe Gear Giveaway program. A total of 52 jackets, 52 pants and 52 helmets will be awarded to 13 volunteer fire departments in need in 2022 to increase firefighter safety.
To be eligible to apply, departments must:
- Be more than 50 percent volunteer
- Serve a population of 25,000 or fewer
- Be located in the United States or Canada and legally organized under state/province law
- Be a member of the NVFC (MSA will provide complimentary memberships to the first 500 applicants)
- Demonstrate a need for the gear
The deadline to apply is June 1, 2022.
For more information, visit nvfc.org/gear.
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This Month in Fire History
May 2, 1972, Kellogg, ID—Sunshine Mine fire kills 91
May 4, 1973—National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control publishes “America Burning”
May 5, 1988, Norco, LA—Petroleum refinery fire; loss worth $513 million
May 6, 1937, Lakehurst, NJ—Hindenburg zeppelin fire kills 36
May 14, 1947, Rome, NY—Minerva Film Company fire kills 23
May 18, 1971—NFPA 19B Standard requires SCBA use during firefighting
May 19, 1928, Mather, PA—Coal mine explosion kills 195
May 23, 1964, San Francisco—All Hallows Church Parish Hall fire kills 17
May 28, 1977, Southgate, KY—Beverly Hills Supper Club fire kills 165
May 31, 2013, Houston—Southwest Inn fire kills four firefighters
Courtesy: NFPA
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