Mission Statement Of The Barksdale Fire Emergency Services

Personnel in support of contingency operations will seek the assistance of the MCT’s for these functions, and most times the MCT’s are available to assist. Once those

The first cavalry of wildland firefighters began in August 1886 led by Captain Moses Harris from Troop M. When he took command of the group at Yellowstone National Park, their job was to manage and protect the park.The cavalry remained there for the next 32 years. Quickly after the group's arrival, they immediately began fighting wildfires all around the park. Here emerged the first group of wildland firefighters to be paid for their service. Workers began to apply new regulations, including campfire restrictions when deemed absolutely necessary. These regulations are known as NFPA’s which is an acronym for National Fire Protection Association.

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The Golden Fire Department (GFD) is proud to introduce our newest employee Kathleen (Katie) Quintana! Katie Joined the GFD Fire Prevention Bureau staff in mid June 2015. She worked for the City and County of Denver for 10 ½ years, there she held a variety of clerical and administrative positions. Her last few years with Denver, Katie worked for the Denver Police Department doing photo enforcement, after that she was a 911 call taker. In 2005, she accepted a position with the Aurora Fire Department (AFD) as a front desk receptionist. Shortly after she was hired, she was promoted to fire inspector. Katie spent eight years with the Aurora Fire Department. During her tenure, she became an ICC and state certified Fire Inspector II, she also received

Each year the ATF has to submit a Congressional Budget for a fiscal year. For example when looking at the submission for the fiscal year 2014 they have included a summary of program changes, decision unit justification and performance. In 2014 the ATF requested a total of $1,229,518,000. This budget request includes 5,192 positions a net adjustment-to-base and include an increase in budget of $73,078,000 in order to support the President’s National Gun Safety Initiative. (Bureau of Alcohol,

After receiving a grant from the Office of Juvenile Affairs, Camp Fire brought two new members to the team to foster the relationship with the Hispanic families as well as to increase their involvement in the different programs.

Throughout the world, The United States is known to have one of the most aggressive, progressive and passionate emergency fire services who constantly serve their localities. The fire service has immensely developed in American culture, starting as early as the 1600’s in Colonial America and continuing to today in the 21st Century. Fire departments throughout the world have the similar goal of protecting and saving life and property, however the United States has taken this to the most extreme. This vital service to the community has always been and will always be a necessity to a city in order to guarantee the prosperity of the public.

During a review of the history of FIBRESCOPE, conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reveals that one amor innovation was the development of the Incident Command System or ICS. FEMA describes ICS’s effectiveness and significance as being implemented by most Southern California dire departments as early as 1981. From this, ICS has spread through the fire service throughout the country. It has been found to be utilized for many responses other firefighting, being used to manage incidents from natural disasters to hazardous materials spills, to major

There are several positive advancements that have been realized in fire emergency response over time. Benchmarking on the current status, the Houston Fire Department is likely to evolve in three key areas. First, technological advancement. At the moment, Project Ethan has brought a revolution in emergency response service. Project Ethan has been rolled out across the firehouses in the city. Project Ethan is a solution where people used video chats to communicate with medical doctors on emergencies and receive emergency care services. At the moment, referrals are made between 10am and 6pm on weekdays. From the trends seen with this product, many people are adopting this technology. As a matter of fact, there is a

At the state level 13 of the 15 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) were activated and worked out of the state operations center, which allowed us to share information quickly, as well as coordinate response activities. At the state level the WOHS deputy director provided the leadership and we worked through and with the Operations Section Chief.” (R. Sherard, personal communication, June 10,

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The Red Cross in Hawaii responds to disasters every four days. More than 90 percent of them are fire-related. The American Red Cross ' home fire prevention campaign aims to reduce the number of fire deaths and injuries in the U.S. by 25 percent within five years. This is done by educating people about the risk of home fires and by installing free smoke alarms in their homes.

The greatest threat facing the Modern Fire Service is the rate at which firefighters are dying in the line of duty. Excluding the terrible event of 9/11 that occurred in 2001 that forever changed the dynamics of the emergency response services1, firefighter deaths have averaged around 100 fatalities each year for the since 1990. This unacceptable rate of firefighter deaths has found its way to be a benchmark in the industry. The problem is that the benchmark should be zero firefighter deaths while on duty and every year that there is a fatality is a year that the fire service has failed its members. The number one cause of firefighter related deaths yearly is proven to be medical, stress, or overexertion related fatalities2. All of these causes of firefighter deaths can be avoided with implementation of training and awareness.