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Third Needs Assessment of the US Fire Sercvice
Report
Released in June 2011, this updated
study examines the needs of the U.S. fire service in such
areas as training, certification, personnel, apparatus,
equipment, and fire prevention, with particular attention to
homeland security type incidents.
Vision 20/20 Update
NEW -
Online Guide
Vision 20/20, a project funded by an AFG Fire
Prevention and Safety Grant to the Institution of Fire
Engineers, has been working on implementing Community Risk
Reduction (CRR) programs to demonstrate their application in
the United States. Modeled on the highly successful programs
used in the United Kingdom and Australia, the concepts of
CRR have been implemented in a number of communities
including Dallas, Texas; Tucson, Arizona; Portland, Oregon;
Madison, Wisconsin; Vancouver, Washington; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and others. Representatives of these
communities, and other national fire safety experts, were
brought together to discuss the lessons learned and help
chart a course for future expansion of this program based on
the collective experience.
The report, which is a compilation of the discussions held
at this two-day symposium, is available for
download.
This report represents the culmination of a great deal of
work by too many people to mention. It is a result of the
“lessons learned” symposium conducted by the task group
working on the Vision 20/20 strategy to increase the
importance of fire prevention efforts within the fire
service. That task group is led by Bill Kehoe of the
Institution of Fire Engineers, and Victor Stagnaro of the
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. The point of the
report is to pass on lessons learned from those who have
experience implementing community risk reduction efforts
through the fire service. There is a great deal of
information here for those interested in digging deeper –
but we’re confident this is only the beginning of many more
such efforts to come. There is a growing list of case
studies on the Vision 20/20 web site at
www.strategicfire.org.
Philadelphia's Fire Commissioner Talks Fire
Prevention
as a result of the Vision 20-20 program, National
Strategies for Fire Loss Prevention, which the US Branch
sponsors, the Philadelphia Fire Commissioner has turned his
department around regarding its involvement with fire
prevention.
Read on
Membership Fellow Grade Criteria
The following criteria have been adopted for US
Branch members desiring to advance to the Fellow Grade of
The Institution of Fire Engineers.
More..
Commemorative IFE Coin
 In
recognition of the 10th anniversary of the establishment
of the US Branch, this coin has been struck to
commemorate the occasion. The obverse (front) shows the
seal of the US Branch and the reverse (back) shows the
Great Seal of the United States of America.
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for more
information.
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for press release.
NIST: Fire Research Information
Services
The National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) provides
Fire Research Information Services (FRIS) to fire protection engineering,
scientists, and fire service personnel around the world. The FRIS has
more than 55,000 items in its collection. These include published
reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and audiovisual
items. For more information go to
www.bfrl.nist.gov/fris
Community Safety Programs in
CTIF Member Nations
The International Technical Committee for the Prevention and Extinction of
Fire (CTIF), an international fire service organization, commissioned a
paper to look into the programs used by several countries in their effort
to provide fire safety education to their citizens. This paper summarizes
programs of 18 different countries.
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version.
Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Join in on the Latest Debates on
Fire Safety and Engineering
The International Association for Fire Safety
Science operates a mailing list by which people participate in on-line
discussions. The Association holds triennial symposia, publishes the Fire
Safety Journal, and provides its publications, at a discount, to its
members and engages in other learned activities to the benefit of the fire
science and engineering community. To subscribe/unsubscribe send an
email with the words "sub
iafss" (or "sub sfpe") in the message body. Click to visit the
IAFSS website.
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President
Scott D. Kerwood, PhD, MIFireE
Fire Chief
Hutto Fire Rescue
501 Exchange, P.O. Box 175
Hutto TX 78634
Office: (512) 759-2616
Email:sdkerwood@huttofirerescue.org
Vice-President
Harry Carter, PhD, MIFireE
P.O. Box 100
Adelphia, NJ 07710
Office: 732-431-1639
Email:
drharrycarter@optonline.net Treasurer
William Kehoe
Alexandria Fire Department
4611 Strathblane Place
Alexandria, Virginia 22304-2349
Office: (703) 751.6416
Fax: (703) 370.5886
Email: KehoeFD@aol.com
Secretary
Christopher P. Riley, MS, CFO, MIFireE
Fire Chief
Pueblo Fire Department
1551 Bonforte Boulevard
Pueblo, CO 81008
Office: 719-553-2830
Email: criley@pueblo.us
Immediate Past President
James M. Broman, CFO, MIFireE
Fire Chief (Retired)
4525 Remington Lane SE
Lacey, WA 98503-2133
Phone: (360) 507-2595
Email: Bear1944@comcast.net
Member at Large
William E. Peterson, CEM, FIFirE
Paragon Public Safety & Security Int
P.O. Box 250646
Plano TX 75025-0646
Office: (972) 377.8486
Email: wppfdtx@aol.com
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