The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) today announced it is organizing the first International Fire Operations Conference, April 10-12, 2018, at the Ritz-Carlton in Manama, Bahrain. The prestigious event is being organized in collaboration with Saudi Aramco, a Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

Hidden in the fine print of President Trump’s latest budget proposal is a detail that could directly impact 9/11 first responders: The reorganization of the federal agency that oversees their health treatment and monitoring. Currently, the World Trade Center Health Program is housed within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

St. Lucie Fire Department, Port St. Lucie, FL, pumper. Typhoon cab and chassis; Cummins L9 380-hp engine; E-ONE eMAX 1,500-gpm pump

John Knighten is a name many Spokanites know. He was a firefighter with Spokane's Fire Department for almost two decades before a multiple myeloma cancer diagnosis ended his journey. "He was a really good firefighter, a really good F.E.O and a really good person," said Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer.
- PUB DATE: 2/20/2018 7:50:16 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4