Bulletins
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2008
| DHS Announces Revised National
Incident Management System |
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| DHS Announces Revised National
Incident Management System (December, 2008) (0812270) (Plain Text Version) |
| Marilla Firefighter Injured |
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| Marilla Firefighter Injured (December, 2008) (0812269) (Plain Text Version) |
| Vista - NFIRS Incompatibility |
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| Vista - NFIRS Incompatibility (December, 2008) (0812268) (Plain Text Version) |
| New York Task Force 2 (NYTF-2) Takes Top
Honors in K-9 Search & Rescue Competition. |
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| New York Task Force 2 (NYTF-2) Takes Top
Honors in K-9 Search & Rescue Competition. (December, 2008) (0812267) (Plain Text Version) |
| NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality
Investigation and Prevention Program
Seeks Public Input |
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| NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality
Investigation and Prevention Program
Seeks Public Input (December, 2008) (0812266) (Plain Text Version) |
| FEMA Releases On-Line Training Course
For The National Response Framework |
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| FEMA Releases On-Line Training Course
For The National Response Framework (November, 2008) (0811263) (Plain Text Version) |
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A Message from U.S. Fire Administrator Greg Cade about Home Smoke Alarms
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A Message from U.S. Fire Administrator Greg Cade about Home Smoke Alarms
(November, 2008) (0811262) (Plain Text Version) |
| NIOSH Supports Seat Belt Use by Firefighters |
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| NIOSH Supports Seat Belt Use by Firefighters (November, 2008) (0811261) (Plain Text Version) |
| Wildfire Information Portal / Emergency Management Network |
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| Wildfire Information Portal / Emergency Management Network (November, 2008) (0811260) (Plain Text Version) |
| GM Web Site for First Responder
Information on Airbags and Pre-tensioners. |
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| GM Web Site for First Responder
Information on Airbags and Pre-tensioners. (November, 2008) (0811259) (Plain Text Version) |
| USFA and DOT Complete Study of
Traffic Incident Management Systems |
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| USFA and DOT Complete Study of
Traffic Incident Management Systems (November, 2008) (0811258) (Plain Text Version) |
| Search Across More Than 18 Fire
and Emergency Services Web Sites |
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| Search Across More Than 18 Fire
and Emergency Services Web Sites (November, 2008) (0811256) (Plain Text Version) |
| 2009 DHS Grant Programs |
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| 2009 DHS Grant Programs (November, 2008) (0811255) (Plain Text Version) |
| Area Of Origin Tip: CFL bulb |
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| Area Of Origin Tip: CFL bulb (November, 2008) (0811254) (Plain Text Version) |
| Model Procedures for Responding to a
Package with Suspicion of a Biological Threat |
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| Model Procedures for Responding to a
Package with Suspicion of a Biological Threat (November, 2008) (0811253) (Plain Text Version) |
| DHS Announces Fiscal Year 2009 Grant Guidance For Over $3 Billion In Preparedness Grant Programs |
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| DHS Announces Fiscal Year 2009 Grant Guidance For Over $3 Billion In Preparedness Grant Programs (November 4, 2008) (0811252) (Plain Text Version) |
| New CSB Safety Video, Half an Hour to Tragedy, Highlights Training Needs for Propane Emergencies |
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| New CSB Safety Video, Half an Hour to Tragedy, Highlights Training Needs for Propane Emergencies (October, 2008) (0810251) (Plain Text Version) |
| Illnesses and Injuries Related to Total Release Foggers --- Eight States, 2001--2006 |
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| Illnesses and Injuries Related to Total Release Foggers --- Eight States, 2001--2006 (October, 2008) (0810249) (Plain Text Version) |
| Haz-Map from the National Library of
Medicine (NLM) has been updated |
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| Haz-Map from the National Library of
Medicine (NLM) has been updated (October, 2008) (0810248) (Plain Text Version) |
| The Safety Review, Is Now Available |
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| The Safety Review, Is Now Available (October, 2008) (0810247) (Plain Text Version) |
| New Reports on Fire Protection and
Municipal Water Supply Systems |
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| New Reports on Fire Protection and
Municipal Water Supply Systems (October, 2008) (0810246) (Plain Text Version) |
| DHS Awards $63 Million in
Emergency Preparedness Grants |
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| DHS Awards $63 Million in
Emergency Preparedness Grants (September, 2008) (0809244) (Plain Text Version) |
| Rural Emergency Responders Initiative |
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| Rural Emergency Responders Initiative (September, 2008) (0809243) (Plain Text Version) |
| IRS Publishes Guidelines for Implementation of
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act |
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| IRS Publishes Guidelines for Implementation of
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act (September, 2008) (0809242) (Plain Text Version) |
| GRANTS HANDBOOK 2008 |
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| GRANTS HANDBOOK 2008 (August, 2008) (0808241) (Plain Text Version) |
| Earn CEUs for Coffee Break Training |
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| Earn CEUs for Coffee Break Training (August, 2008) (0808239) (Plain Text Version) |
| President Signs Higher Education Opportunity Act. |
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| President Signs Higher Education Opportunity Act. (August, 2008) (0808238) (Plain Text Version) |
| Bound Tree Medical Legacy Scholarship -
Application deadline: Nov 7, 2008 |
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| Bound Tree Medical Legacy Scholarship -
Application deadline: Nov 7, 2008 (August, 2008) (0808237) (Plain Text Version) |
| NIOSH joins in highlighting
National Firefighter Health Week |
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| NIOSH joins in highlighting
National Firefighter Health Week (August, 2008) (0808236) (Plain Text Version) |
| Incident Command System Simulation Courses
Now Available Online |
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| Incident Command System Simulation Courses
Now Available Online (August, 2008) (0808235) (Plain Text Version) |
| S-130 & S-190 Fire Courses Now Available Online |
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| S-130 & S-190 Fire Courses Now Available Online (August, 2008) (0808234) (Plain Text Version) |
| USFA Releases Annual Firefighter Fatality Report |
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| USFA Releases Annual Firefighter Fatality Report (August, 2008) (0808233) (Plain Text Version) |
| Congress Seeks Ban on
Dangerous Novelty Lighters |
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| Congress Seeks Ban on
Dangerous Novelty Lighters (August, 2008) (0808232) (Plain Text Version) |
| USFA Releases New Report: The After Action Critique
- Training Through Lessons Learned |
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| USFA Releases New Report: The After Action Critique
- Training Through Lessons Learned (July, 2008) (0807231) (Plain Text Version) |
| NASAs Fire and Smoke |
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| NASAs Fire and Smoke (July, 2008) (0807230) (Plain Text Version) |
| Free LandSat Images
Coming Soon to a Computer Near You |
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| Free LandSat Images
Coming Soon to a Computer Near You (July, 2008) (0807229) (Plain Text Version) |
| 2008 USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps |
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| 2008 USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps (July, 2008) (0807228) (Plain Text Version) |
| ItzaGasCan: Fire Safety Hazard |
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| ItzaGasCan: Fire Safety Hazard (July, 2008) (0807227) (Plain Text Version) |
| Ethanol Emergency Response Coalition |
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| Ethanol Emergency Response Coalition (July, 2008) (0807225) (Plain Text Version) |
| GM Website for First Responder Information
on Airbags and Pre-tensioners |
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| GM Website for First Responder Information
on Airbags and Pre-tensioners (July, 2008) (0807224) (Plain Text Version) |
| June 2008 Issue of The Safety Review |
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| June 2008 Issue of The Safety Review (June, 2008) (0806223) (Plain Text Version) |
| Rural-Urban Differences in Characteristics of Local
EMS Agencies (Findings Brief) |
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| Rural-Urban Differences in Characteristics of Local
EMS Agencies (Findings Brief) (June, 2008) (0806222) (Plain Text Version) |
| EMS Workforce for the 21st Century |
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| EMS Workforce for the 21st Century (June, 2008) (0806220) (Plain Text Version) |
| Consumer Fireworks: Dangerous and Illegal |
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| Consumer Fireworks: Dangerous and Illegal (June, 2008) (0806219) (Plain Text Version) |
| NIOSH Announces Webpage for Fire Service SCBA Cylinder Part Numbers |
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| NIOSH Announces Webpage for Fire Service SCBA Cylinder Part Numbers (June, 2008) (0806217) (Plain Text Version) |
| Focus on Fire: Wildfires |
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| Focus on Fire: Wildfires (June, 2008) (0806216) (Plain Text Version) |
| CPSC Urges Consumers to Prepare for Dangers After the Storm |
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| CPSC Urges Consumers to Prepare for Dangers After the Storm (June, 2008) (0806215) (Plain Text Version) |
| USFA and DOT Complete Study of Traffic Incident Management Systems |
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| USFA and DOT Complete Study of Traffic Incident Management Systems (May, 2008) (0805213) (Plain Text Version) |
| Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 25-31 |
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| Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 25-31 (May, 2008) (0805212) (Plain Text Version) |
| U.S. Fire Administration Releases Report on I-35W
Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis |
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| U.S. Fire Administration Releases Report on I-35W
Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis (May, 2008) (0805211) (Plain Text Version) |
| DHS Announces CEDAP 2008 Start Date |
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| DHS Announces CEDAP 2008 Start Date (May, 2008) (0805210) (Plain Text Version) |
| Department of Homeland Security Opens Application Period for SAFER Grants |
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| Department of Homeland Security Opens Application Period for SAFER Grants (May 12, 2008) (0805209) (Plain Text Version) |
| First Edition of CPSCs New The Safety Review |
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| First Edition of CPSCs New The Safety Review (May, 2008) (0805207) (Plain Text Version) |
| 2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week |
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| 2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week (May, 2008) (0805206) (Plain Text Version) |
| CSU Forecast Team Predicts
Above-Average Hurricane Season |
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| CSU Forecast Team Predicts
Above-Average Hurricane Season (April, 2008) (0804205) (Plain Text Version) |
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National Weather Service Warns of Above-Average
Flood Potential |
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National Weather Service Warns of Above-Average
Flood Potential (April, 2008) (0804204) (Plain Text Version) |
| USFA Releases Civilian Fire Injuries
in Residential Buildings Report |
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| USFA Releases Civilian Fire Injuries
in Residential Buildings Report (April, 2008) (0804203) (Plain Text Version) |
| Important Information on Changes
in the Ryan White Act. |
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| Important Information on Changes
in the Ryan White Act. (April, 2008) (0804202) (Plain Text Version) |
| U.S. Fire Administration Releases Residential Building Electrical Fires Report |
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| U.S. Fire Administration Releases Residential Building Electrical Fires Report (April, 2008) (0804201) (Plain Text Version) |
| 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook |
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| 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook (April, 2008) (0804200) (Plain Text Version) |
| USFA Releases Fire Risk Reports |
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| USFA Releases Fire Risk Reports (April, 2008) (0804198) (Plain Text Version) |
| CPR Upgrade |
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| CPR Upgrade (April, 2008) (0804197) (Plain Text Version) |
| U.S. Fire Administration Adopts Official Position
on Residential Fire Sprinklers |
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| U.S. Fire Administration Adopts Official Position
on Residential Fire Sprinklers (March, 2008) (0803195) (Plain Text Version) |
| Grants Handbook 2008 |
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| Grants Handbook 2008 (March, 2008) (0803194) (Plain Text Version) |
| NIMS Director Vacancy Announcement DHS |
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| NIMS Director Vacancy Announcement DHS (March, 2008) (0803193) (Plain Text Version) |
| DEC Accepting Applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants |
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| DEC Accepting Applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants (March, 2008) (0803192) (Plain Text Version) |
| U.S. Fire Administration Releases Residential Building Electrical Fires Report |
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| U.S. Fire Administration Releases Residential Building Electrical Fires Report (March, 2008) (0803191) (Plain Text Version) |
| USFA Releases New Firefighter Autopsy Protocol |
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| USFA Releases New Firefighter Autopsy Protocol (March, 2008) (0803190) (Plain Text Version) |
| WISER 4.0 Is Now Available! |
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| WISER 4.0 Is Now Available! (March, 2008) (0803189) (Plain Text Version) |
| New Grant Program for Fire Departments |
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| New Grant Program for Fire Departments (March, 2008) (0803188) (Plain Text Version) |
| NIST Evaluates Firefighting Tactics In NYC High-Rise Test |
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| NIST Evaluates Firefighting Tactics In NYC High-Rise Test (March, 2008) (0803187) (Plain Text Version) |
| Universal Broadband Grants for New York Announced |
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| Universal Broadband Grants for New York Announced (March, 2008) (0803186) (Plain Text Version) |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grants |
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| Assistance to Firefighters Grants (March, 2008) (0803185) (Plain Text Version) |
| On The Job Firefighter Deaths Often Preventable |
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| On The Job Firefighter Deaths Often Preventable (March, 2008) (0803183) (Plain Text Version) |
| Report Ranks Cities Terrorist Attack Risks |
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| Report Ranks Cities Terrorist Attack Risks (March, 2008) (0803181) (Plain Text Version) |
| USFA Announces Video Version of Coffee Break Training |
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| USFA Announces Video Version of Coffee Break Training (March, 2008) (0803180) (Plain Text Version) |
| Wildland Fire Training |
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| Wildland Fire Training (March, 2008) (0803178) (Plain Text Version) |
| Broadband Opportunities for Rural America |
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| Broadband Opportunities for Rural America (March, 2008) (0803177) (Plain Text Version) |
| National Emergency or Disaster Grants to Assist
Low-Income Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers |
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| National Emergency or Disaster Grants to Assist
Low-Income Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (March, 2008) (0803176) (Plain Text Version) |
| Rural Emergency Responders Initiative |
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| Rural Emergency Responders Initiative (March, 2008) (0803175) (Plain Text Version) |
| Community Connect Broadband Grant Program |
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| Community Connect Broadband Grant Program (March, 2008) (0803174) (Plain Text Version) |
| ProjectDisaster.Com |
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| ProjectDisaster.Com (March, 2008) (0803173) (Plain Text Version) |
| PSC Takes Major Step Toward Reducing Upholstered Furniture Fires |
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| PSC Takes Major Step Toward Reducing Upholstered Furniture Fires (March, 2008) (0803172) (Plain Text Version) |
| Emergency Management and Homeland Security. National Response Framework Edition 1-25-08 |
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| Emergency Management and Homeland Security. National Response Framework Edition 1-25-08 (March, 2008) (0803171) (Plain Text Version) |
| Wildfire Training Aid |
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| Wildfire Training Aid (March, 2008) (0803170) (Plain Text Version) |
| On-Line Simulations at FireEngineering.com |
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| On-Line Simulations at FireEngineering.com (March, 2008) (0803169) (Plain Text Version) |
| Contributing Factors to Firefighter Line of Duty Death in the United States |
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| Contributing Factors to Firefighter Line of Duty Death in the United States (March, 2008) (0803168) (Plain Text Version) |
| Rehab Recommendation Becomes Standard |
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| Rehab Recommendation Becomes Standard (March, 2008) (0803167) (Plain Text Version) |
| DHS Announces Release of Application Guidance for Over $3 Billion in Grant Programs |
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| DHS Announces Release of Application Guidance for Over $3 Billion in Grant Programs (March, 2008) (0803166) (Plain Text Version) |
| DHS Announces Significant Changes in 2008 Grant Guidelines |
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| DHS Announces Significant Changes in 2008 Grant Guidelines (March, 2008) (0803165) (Plain Text Version) |
| DHS Announces Application Period for FY 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grants. |
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| DHS Announces Application Period for FY 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grants. (March, 2008) (0803164) (Plain Text Version) |
| NIST and USFA Newsletter at Fire.gov |
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| NIST and USFA Newsletter at Fire.gov (March, 2008) (0803163) (Plain Text Version) |
| Preparedness Publications Available From FEMA |
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| Preparedness Publications Available From FEMA (March 3, 2008) (0803162) (Plain Text Version) |
| Information on the FEMA Library |
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| Information on the FEMA Library (February, 2008) (0802161) (Plain Text Version) |
| National Response Framework Webcast\Television Broadcast to Occur on March 5, 2008 |
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| National Response Framework Webcast\Television Broadcast to Occur on March 5, 2008 (February, 2008) (0802160) (Plain Text Version) |
| Four NIMS resources were recently added to the FEMA Library |
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| Four NIMS resources were recently added to the FEMA Library (February, 2008) (0802159) (Plain Text Version) |
| CPSC Takes Major Step Toward Reducing Upholstered Furniture Fires |
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| CPSC Takes Major Step Toward Reducing Upholstered Furniture Fires (February, 2008) (0802158) (Plain Text Version) |
| National Fire Academy Training Opportunities as of February 22, 2008 |
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| National Fire Academy Training Opportunities as of February 22, 2008 (February, 2008) (0802157) (Plain Text Version) |
| Fire Research You Can Use at fire.gov |
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| Fire Research You Can Use at fire.gov (February, 2008) (0802156) (Plain Text Version) |
| Search the GPO Catalog of Government Publications |
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| Search the GPO Catalog of Government Publications (February 16, 2008) (0802155) (Plain Text Version) |
| Department of Homeland Security and FEMA Support for Grants |
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| Department of Homeland Security and FEMA Support for Grants (February, 2008) (0802154) (Plain Text Version) |
| National Response Framework Training Released |
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| National Response Framework Training Released (February, 2008) (0802153) (Plain Text Version) |
| DHS Announces Release of Application Guidance for Over $3 Billion in Grant Programs |
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| DHS Announces Release of Application Guidance for Over $3 Billion in Grant Programs (February 1, 2008) (0802152) (Plain Text Version) |
| National Fire Academy Announces New Online Course |
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| National Fire Academy Announces New Online Course (January 24, 2008) (0801151) (Plain Text Version) |
| A Provisional Report of Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2007 |
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| A Provisional Report of Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2007 (January 1, 2008) (0801150) (Plain Text Version) |
