Unique. Dedicated. Old-school. A straight-shooter. Quite a character. Those are just some of the ways people describe Al Ewing Sr. Ewing joined the Fawn No. 2 volunteer fire company when he moved to the township from Arnold in 1966, and had been its chief since 1971. At the end of 2017, Ewing stepped down and let a younger generation take over.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Last week, a South Jersey firefighter arrived at a fire call to find his very own house consumed by flames. Five days later, he and his family are trying to pick up the pieces, and fortunately, they are getting some much-needed help. The donations have been pouring in so quickly that Stephanie Penwell doesn't even know where to start.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV 6 ABC.com

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