This Webcast reviews the top administrative policies and operational practices every fire department (U.S. and Canada) must have to prevent liability, firefighter injuries, and public embarrassment and to increase proficiency on the fireground. The suggested policies are derived from U.S. and Canadian safety regulations and National Fire Protection Association recommendations and case studies on poor outcomes in fire departments that lacked sufficient policies or operational practices. Attendees will learn how to create vital administrative policies and operational practices to protect their personnel and the department and learn to conduct a risk analysis of their operations to determine if there are policies or practices they must implement immediately. Among the topics addressed are the OSHA Operational Statement, physical fitness, carrying firearms, photography, training requirements and skill testing, health and safety, drug testing, and more than 30 operational practices.

A name has been given to a new fire truck at the Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, Summers County, WV. The staff named the new engine “Tallulah,” which means leaping water, lady of abundance, according to a report published by The Register-Herald.

The apparatus will be used by the recently reinstated inmate firefighter training program which originally was implemented in 1978, according to the report.

The 2022 Pierce apparatus was purchased through Atlantic Emergency Solutions to enhance the training program and to be of service for mutual aid calls in the Alderson community, according to the newspaper.

Funds from the First Step Act were used to buy the new truck, according to the newspaper which also reported the legislation was first passed by Congress in 2018 to reduce recidivism, decrease the federal inmate population and maintain public safety.

Branson (MO) Fire Rescue and design contractor, Hoefer Welker, LLC are nearing completion of the design of the new Fire Station #4 that will be located in Ward 3 in the south part of Branson off State Highway 165 on Champagne Boulevard to reduce fire and emergency response times in the south part of Branson.

Fire Station #4 has a total projected budget of $3.5 million which will be funded from the half-cent Public Safety Sales Tax Branson residents passed in 2017. This fire station is projected at a maximum of 11,000 sq. feet and will be designed to house up to six firefighters, three drive-through bays, and a community/training room.

“We have been very impressed with the design company and its use of the latest technology to ensure we build exactly what we need and what the community needs in the most economical and financially responsible way possible,” said Branson Fire Rescue Chief, Ted Martin. “It’s exciting to see this project continue to progress,” Chief Martin said.

The Branson Board of Aldermen approved a contract for the professional design services for the new Fire Station #4 on May 10, 2022. There is no estimated completion date for this project as it is in its very early stages.

Alexis—Atkinson (IL) Fire Protection District heavy rescue. Spartan Metro Star LFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; 22-foot walk-around rescue body; heavy-duty stainless-steel body and subframe; six-person cab seating; four-bank 6,000-psi Cascade system with fill panel and bottle enclosure; Onan 25-kW generator. Dealer: Greg Landon, Alexis Fire Equipment, Alexis, IL.

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