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Posted: May 23, 2018

How to avoid the most common active shooter training mistakes

Active shooter training exercises are becoming more commonplace across the country; which is a good thing. However, without proper planning, many of these well-meaning exercises leave the responders no better off than before or possibly even worse. A strong, multi-discipline exercise design team, a solid exercise plan and buy in from the responding disciplines are critical ingredients for success.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1
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Posted: May 23, 2018

Mississippi firefighters stand in for injured co-worker at son's graduation

Joey Kauppi already knew his Dad wouldn't be able to attend his graduation from George County High School last Friday night. What he didn't know was who would. Gautier firefighter Lt. Dan Kauppi was seriously injured in an accident a little over a month ago. On his way to work, Kauppi's truck left the roadway on Gautier-Vancleave Road and overturned, ejected Kauppi from the vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mississippi Press (Gulf Live - South East Mississippi)
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Posted: May 22, 2018

Five years after Texas fertilizer plant explosion, EPA plans to roll back chemical safety reforms

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected next month to roll back chemical plant safety reforms that the Obama administration proposed after 15 people died in a fertilizer plant explosion in West. The rollback means the disaster, which exposed wide safety gaps in the industry and its oversight, will result in no significant federal regulatory changes, as the Austin American-Statesman reports.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MySanAntonio.com
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Posted: May 22, 2018

Video: Michigan firefighter becomes trapped during apartment blaze

A firefighter became trapped inside of a burning apartment building Friday after the roof collapsed. According to a Facebook post, the Otsego County Fire Department was battling an apartment blaze when an evacuation was ordered just before the roof collapsed. “Two of three firefighters cleared the front of the structure immediately prior to the collapse,” the department said.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1
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Posted: May 22, 2018

IAFC Recommends Use of Mobile Technology to Activate Citizens and First Responders to Improve Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) supports the use of mobile technology for citizen response in conjunction with community cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) programs. In a Position Statement adopted May 9, the IAFC Board of Directors cited the PulsePoint mobile phone application (app) as a unique solution to increase survival from sudden cardiac arrest by bridging the gap between a cardiac arrest event and arrival of medical assistance.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs
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