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Posted: Nov 30, 2015

3 dogs die, family of 4 displaced in Battle Ground fire

A house fire killed three dogs and displaced a family of four late Sunday in Battle Ground. A report of an explosion in the garage sent firefighters to 2304 S.W. Sixth St., at about 10:30 p.m., Clark County Fire & Rescue spokesman Tim Dawdy said. Fire crews found flames coming from the garage and quickly attacked the blaze, stopping it from spreading to the inside of the house, Dawdy said.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 2:34:59 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Recruit Volunteers to Your Department with Help from ‘Make Me A Firefighter’ Campaign
Recruit Volunteers to Your Department with Help from ‘Make Me A Firefighter’ Campaign
Posted: Nov 30, 2015

Recruit Volunteers to Your Department with Help from ‘Make Me A Firefighter’ Campaign

If your department is like most volunteer or combination departments in the U.S., you struggle to maintain the staffing needed to provide the adequate level of service to your community. The numbers are clear. The National Fire Protection Association reports that in 1984 there were 897,750 volunteer firefighters, and that in 2013 there were 786, 150. This is a 12 percent decrease. In that same time period, call volume has tripled, largely due to increased medical emergency calls.

Why are we having problems recruiting new members? There are a lot of factors, including increased demands on people’s time, increased training requirements, and geographical shifts as people move away from smaller communities for job opportunities...

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Posted: Nov 30, 2015

The medical response to multisite terrorist attacks in Paris

Introduction
Friday, Nov 13, 2015. It’s 2130 h when the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP) is alerted to the explosions that have just occurred at the Stade de France, a stadium in Saint-Denis just outside Paris. Within 20 min, there are shootings at four sites and three bloody explosions in the capital. At 2140 h, a massacre takes place and hundreds of people are held hostage for 3 h in Bataclan concert hall.

The emergency medical services (service d’aide médicale d’urgence, SAMU) are immediately mobilised and the crisis cell at the APHP is opened. The APHP crisis unit is able to coordinate 40 hospitals, the biggest entity in Europe with a total of 100 000 health professionals, a capacity of 22 000 beds, and 200 operating rooms. It is very quickly confirmed that the attacks are multiple and that the situation is highly scalable and progressing dangerously. These facts led to a first decision: the activation of the “White Plan” (by the APHP Director General) at 2234 h—mobilising all hospitals, recalling staff, and releasing beds to cope with a large influx of wounded people. The concept of the White Plan was developed 20 years ago, but this is the first time that the plan has been activated.... 
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Posted: Nov 30, 2015

Simplex Receives STC and JCAB for H225 High Rise Firefighting System

Simplex Aerospace announced the receipt of an FAA STC for its High Rise Firefighting System, Model 516, for the Airbus Helicopters H225. The High Rise Firefighting System, nicknamed the SkyCannon™, also recently received a Japanese JCAB. This Simplex SkyCannon™ will be the first helicopter based high-rise firefighting system to be operated in Japan.

The Simplex Model 516 SkyCannon™ was delivered to Japan Aerospace for delivery to Tokyo Fire Department. The flight test was performed September 2015 at Tokyo Fire Department.

President and CEO Mark Zimmerman explained, “The SkyCannon™ is a rapid response skyscraper firefighting system with the capabilities of a ground-based fire truck. The SkyCannon™ allows aerial firefighters to arrive at a fire quickly, free of traffic congestion, and prevent the fire from spreading as ground firefighting crews combat the fire from within the building, thereby providing occupants valuable time to evacuate. To date, Simplex has produced SkyCannon™ systems for the Avicopter AC313 and Airbus Helicopters H225, and the company plans to adapt the system to additional aircraft platforms in the future.

The Simplex Aerospace SkyCannon™ High Rise Firefighting system is the result of several years of research and development into determining an efficient and safe method for fighting high-rise building fires. Fires in high-rise buildings can quickly grow out of the range of conventional ground based firefighting equipment. Using an aerial firefighting system mounted in a helicopter allows firefighters to reach the fire before it spreads to the upper floors of the building. The Simplex Aerospace SkyCannon™ gives fire fighters a valuable new tool to save lives and property in the event of a high rise building fire.

Founded in 1946, Simplex has built a reputation as the leader in design, manufacturing, and certification of aerial application systems and mission equipment for helicopters. Simplex maintains its industry leadership by incorporating the latest technology in designing and manufacturing systems from high-strength, low-weight composite materials to produce reliable and cost-effective solutions for firefighting, agriculture, utilities maintenance, and other aerial applications. For more information, please visit them at www.simplex.aero.

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Impostor Syndrome: Why You Feel Like A Fraud And How To Overcome It
Impostor Syndrome: Why You Feel Like A Fraud And How To Overcome It
Posted: Nov 30, 2015

Impostor Syndrome: Why You Feel Like A Fraud And How To Overcome It

  • You don’t belong here.
  • You’re not good enough.
  • You got lucky.
  • They’re going to realize you aren’t that smart.

Ever heard this voice in your head? You’re far from alone. It’s called “impostor syndrome.”

More than 70% of successful people have felt it at one point...

In a study of successful people by psychologist Gail Matthews, a whopping 70 percent reported experiencing impostor feelings at some point in their life.

Are you one them? Ask yourself these questions...

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