The city keeps two sets of books when it comes to FDNY emergency response times — and the data that is most accessible to the public shows skewed figures that are up to 92 percent more favorable than the actual numbers, the fire union revealed in a new analysis today. In the city’s “Fire Statistics” version of the response times, they start the clock when a 911 operator turns a call over to a fire dispatcher.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york post

The Department of Homeland Security and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center are warning that cyberattacks against law enforcement, fire departments and other emergency services have become commonplace and are likely to increase in frequency. An intelligence assessment obtained by WTOP, reads, “cyber targeting of the Emergency Services Sector (ESS) will likely increase as systems and networks become more interconnected and the ESS becomes more dependent on information technology for daily operations.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wtop washington dc

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), in partnership with the International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services (iWomen), and the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section of the IAFC, is pleased to be undertaking a national initiative of the Volunteer Workforce Solutions (VWS) program, to assist combination and volunteer fire departments with the means to improve their ability to recruit, retain, and manage the volunteer of the future.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

Firefighters are always prepared to rescue those in danger. On Monday morning, a crew responding to a reported house fire in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood found more than smoke and flames once they got inside. The firefighters ran into three squatters who appeared to be staying at the vacant house in the 2400 block of NE 70th Ave.
- PUB DATE: 2/29/2016 6:39:46 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Firefighters are always prepared to rescue those in danger. On Monday morning, a crew responding to a reported house fire in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood found more than smoke and flames once they got inside. The firefighters ran into three squatters who appeared to be staying at the vacant house in the 2400 block of NE 70th Ave.
- PUB DATE: 2/29/2016 6:39:46 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000