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Assistance to Firefighters Grant Application Period Now Open
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 The application period for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) opened today. Applications must be received by May 28. AFG meets the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations by funding critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources necessary to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.
The AFG program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency's Grant Program Directorate in coordination with the U.S. Fire Administration. About $390 million will be distributed through the current AFG grant cycle.
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Responders Drill for Forest Fire Season
| | | It's going to be a dry summer. Years of drought conditions in Alberta, Canada and low levels of rain could create an unprecedented forest fire season.
In an article on the Calgary Herald website, Jennifer Fong says the province's wildfire crews are gearing up for a busy season. "Already, 307 fires have been recorded in Alberta's forest protection area this year," she writes. That's more than twice the five-year average of 122. But responders are ready and enthusiastic.
Helitack rappel recruits at the Hinton Training Centre undergo four weeks of intensive training. Their days start at 6 a.m. with a 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) run and consist of live rappels from helicopters and scaling down towers. Members prepare for dangerous situations, from bear encounters to tangled ropes, says the article.
Once on the ground, Fong writes, members must find a body of water - which will be more challenging this year - set up a pump, then drag hundreds of meters of hose back to the blaze. As grueling as the training can be, members love it. Twenty-six-year-old Rob Phillips says it's an adrenaline rush and compares the job to summer camp.
To read the Calgary Herald article, click here:
www.calgaryherald.com/news
/Fighting+wildfires+best+ever/2950731/story.html
Source: Calgary Herald
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NVFC, ICC Partner on
Rural Area Fire Prevention Program
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The International Code Council (ICC) has
received a $133,000 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant from the Department
of Homeland Security to implement a collaborative program with the
National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) designed to reduce rural
community fire hazards and other potential dangers in residential homes.
The grant will fund a coordinated public education outreach effort
between building code officials and the volunteer fire community aimed
at higher risk rural communities. Read full article.
Source: NVFC
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Arson Awareness Week: Community Arson Prevention
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It is Arson Awareness Week, and the National Volunteer Fire Council is teaming up with the U.S. Fire Administration to focus attention on the horrific crime of arson and provide communities with tools and strategies to combat arson in their neighborhoods, businesses, schools, and places of worship. The 2010 theme is Community Arson Prevention. Use this week to focus public attention on the value of community arson prevention and the resources and support available to reduce this crime. Find more information and resources, including the 2010 Arson Awareness Week Media Kit, at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov
/fireservice/subjects/arson/arson_awareness.shtm.
Source: NVFC
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| The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatalities:
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Name:
John Polimine Rank:
Firefighter Age:
51 Gender:
Male Status:
Volunteer Years
of Service: 2 Date
of Incident: 05/01/2010 Time
of Incident: 1230hrs Date
of Death: 05/01/2010 Fire
Department: Scalp Level & Paint Volunteer Fire Company Address:
PO Box 363, 807 Main ST, Windber, PA 15963 Fire Department Chief:
Michael Alexander Incident
Description: Firefighter Polimine suffered a heart attack and collapsed
after finishing a fire-suppression session at the Cambria County Fire
School. Polimine and others were in a basic essentials class for
firefighters, with multiple stations and tasks, including interior
firefighting operations. Firefighter Polimine was treated at the scene
and then transported to the Miners Medical Center where he passed away. Incident
Location: Cambria County Fire School, 211 Ott Road, Patton, PA. Funeral
Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter John Polimine at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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