The County of Kern will go into negotiations with its fire union in the next few weeks, if not the next few days, and the stakes will be high. On Tuesday Kern County Supervisors received a report from the Center for Public Safety Management that called for major changes in funding, operations, contracts and administration at the Kern County Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bakersfield.com

A rise in active shooter incidents and the escalating impact of hostile events has prompted the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to process NFPA 3000, Standard for Preparedness and Response to Active Shooter and/or Hostile Events as a provisional standard, which means it would be available for use as early as April, 2018.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

Constant innovation and improvement – these are just a couple of buzzwords that can be used to describe what’s trending in firefighting services and products. I asked my contacts on LinkedIn what’s new in the fire service that has positively impacted service delivery capabilities, and what they would like to see in the way of new products, equipment or technologies to improve service delivery.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

Olathe (KS) Fire Department squad. Ford F-550 four-door cab and chassis; 6.7-liter Power Stroke 300-hp engine; 10.8-foot Hackney seven-compartment walk-around rescue body.

Olathe (KS) Fire Department squad. Ford F-550 four-door cab and chassis; 6.7-liter Power Stroke 300-hp engine; 10.8-foot Hackney seven-compartment walk-around rescue body.