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Reminder: FAMA/FEMSA Hill Day 2010
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As announced at the Fall Meeting, the 2010  FAMA/FEMSA Hill Day will take place Wednesday, April 28, and Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with CFSI's 22nd Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner. Building on the success of last year's Hill Day in October, FAMA and FEMSA members who participate this year will be organized into state teams that will visit their senators and representatives. These meetings will be arranged by the FAMA/FEMSA Governmental Affairs Committee's senior advisor Dave Gatton and Dustin Joyce.
Your participation in the 2010 Hill Day is critical to continuing our industry's efforts to promote our Washington agenda in support of our nation's fire service. Holding our Hill Day in concert with the CFSI Annual Dinner allows us to deliver our message just as Congress is forming the annual federal budget while at the same time providing us the opportunity to interact with the wide range of fire service leaders who will be attending the CFSI Dinner and Seminars.
To participate in the FAMA/FEMSA Hill Day, please complete the online registration form by March 29, 2010, at FAMA (click here to register) or FEMSA (click here to register). The Hill Day registration fee of $50.00 per person can be paid securely online by credit card. Our Hill Day orientation session will begin at 11:00am on Wednesday, April 28, at the Hilton Washington. (Click here for an agenda for Hill Day 2010.) Congressional meetings will be scheduled for you for Wednesday afternoon, April 28, and Thursday morning, April 29.
To purchase your ticket for the CFSI Fire Dinner on Thursday, April 29, please visit the Congressional Fire Services Institute's Web site at www.cfsi.org/dinner_registration.asp. Tickets are $275.00 per individual, payable by credit card or check directly to CFSI. When you purchase your ticket to the Fire Dinner, please mention that you are a member of FAMA or FEMSA; CFSI will work to seat FAMA and FEMSA members together.
Those attending Hill Day and/or the Fire Dinner are responsible for booking their own hotel accommodations. Links to book your accommodations online for CFSI's preferred rate are available at www.cfsi.org/dinner_hotel.asp.
The evening of Wednesday, April 28, CFSI is holding a "Voices of the Fire Service" reception at the Longview Gallery, 1234 9th Street NW, Washington, D.C. Those wishing to attend this reception must purchase their tickets separately through CFSI at http://www.cfsi.org/shop/Details.cfm?ProdID=79&category=7. Tickets cost $20.00 each if purchased in advance; $25.00 if purchased at the door.
Source: FAMA/FEMSA GAC
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NVFC Participates in Hill Day to Promote Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
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On March 3, dozens of individuals representing various constituencies within the fire service, safety organizations, and the fire sprinkler industry converged on Washington, DC, to educate members of the U.S. House and Senate about the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act (H.R. 1194, S. 2947), which would provide tax incentives for the installation of fire sprinklers in commercial properties, including apartment complexes and nursing homes. The Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act is one of the National Volunteer Fire Council's (NVFC) top legislative priorities and NVFC staff led one of several groups that fanned out across Capitol Hill to ask members of Congress to co-sponsor to the bill.
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Source: NVFC
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NVFC and Other Fire Groups Call on Congressional Appropriators to
Support AFG and SAFER
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Secretary Napolitano Testifies Before House and Senate on President's Budget Request
On February 23, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) along with a coalition of other fire service organizations sent letters to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the House and Senate Subcommittees on Homeland Security Appropriations asking them to fund the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program at $420 million each.
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Source: NVFC
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Tainted Trailers For Sale
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Rather than continue to store the 120,000 formaldehyde-tainted trailers from Hurricane Katrina at taxpayers' expense, FEMA intends to sell them.
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Source: Disaster Resource
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How Post 9/11 Funds Are Being Spent
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The Texas Tribune reports on a year-long analysis of how U.S. cities and states - particularly Texas - have spent the preparedness grants doled out after the 9/11 attacks.
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Source: Disaster Resource
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| The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatalities:
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Name: Kevin Swan
Rank: Fire Police Captain
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: Pending
Date of Incident: 03/10/2010
Time of Incident: 0508hrs
Date of Death: 03/10/2010
Fire Department: Beacon Hose Co. No. 1
Address: 35 N. Main St., Beacon Falls, CT 06403
Fire Department Chief: Brian Cloney
Fire Department Website: http://www.beaconhose.com
Incident Description: At 0508hrs on March 10, 2010, Beacon Hose Co was dispatched to a report of a structure fire. Fire Police Captain Swan signed on the radio network but did not arrive at the station or incident scene. Captain Swan was found unresponsive around 0800hrs inside his pickup truck in his driveway. The nature and cause of fatal injury is under investigation.
Incident Location: 20 Susan Street, Beacon Falls, CT 06403
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Fire Police Captain Kevin Swan at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
Name: Donald "Donnie" Adkins
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 10
Date of Incident: 03/13/2010
Time of Incident: 0630hrs
Date of Death: 03/13/2010
Fire Department: Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department
Address: PO Box 190, 119 Tompkins AVE, Glasgow, WV 25086-0190
Fire Department Chief: Marty Blankenship
Incident Description: Firefighter Adkins was part of a swift water rescue team working on a mutual aid rescue detail. He and two others were in a boat when the motor struck a piece of submerged material causing the motor to quit and the boat to drift away and capsize. Two team members made it to safety but Firefighter Adkins went missing. The men were attempting a rescue in the Beaver area at the time and had already fought the currents to rescue 11 people in another part of the county.
After almost seven days of searching in challenging terrain under very difficult circumstances, a body has been recovered from Beaver Creek near the accident site where the rescue boat tipped over. Identification is pending autopsy.
Incident Location: Beaver Creek (@ Violet Lane), Raleigh County.
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Donations in honor of Firefighter Donald Adkins can be made c/o the Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 190, 119 Tompkins AVE, Glasgow, WV 25086-0190.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Donald Adkins at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
Name: Jeremy Bolick
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 2
Name: Tommy Wright
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: <1
Date of Incident: 03/21/2010
Time of Incident: Pending
Date of Death: 03/21/2010
Fire Department: Blowing Rock Fire Department
Address: PO Box 570, 189 Park AVE, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
Fire Department Chief: Dennis Bolick
Incident Description: Firefighters Bolick and Wright were returning home from fire department mandated training when the vehicle in which they were traveling was involved in a two vehicle collision. Both Bolick and Wright were killed and the cause of the accident is under investigation by the North Carolina State Police.
Incident Location: Pending
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Jeremy Bolick and Firefighter Tommy Wright at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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