Congratulations to Hamburg 5th round winner

Congratulations to Hamberg Fire Department;

Hamburg Fire Dept
Hamburg MN 02
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$62,460.00
Equipment ($69,400)
07/01/2004

See details at;
http://www.minnesotafireservice.com/grantminnesota_awardsbyround2004.html

New Changes are Propsed Regarding How FEMA Pays Mutaul Aid Departments

Every once and awhile I check on what DHS/FEMA is up to with mutual aid and reimbursement issues. I found this out on Thursday.

There is a major revision to the Public Assistance Mutual Aid Policy, that
also governs the Fire Management Assistance Program, presently under
consideration.

At the present time the draft of that revised policy is being
provided to interested parties.

It will soon appear in the Federal Register seeking public comment.

In addition to the matters addressed in the policy, the rules governing the
Fire Management Assistance Program found in 44 CFR Part 204 are still
applicable.

I have the draft policy and full details available on the web site if you are interested.

http://minnesotafireservice.com/whatsnew.htm

Several Great Training Events - Don't Forget to Register Early

We have several great training oportunities comming up shortly. You can see these listed onthe "Calendar of Events" page on the web site at http://www.minnesotafireservice.com/calendar.htm

The following are coming up quick;
LMC 2004 Regional Meetings - July 20--Crookston
LMC 2004 Regional Meetings - July 21--Perham
LMC 2004 Regional Meetings - July 22--Willmar
LMC 2004 Regional Meetings - July 27--Gilbert
LMC 2004 Regional Meetings - July 28--Cromwell
LMC 2004 Regional Meetings - July 29--Little Falls
LMC 2004 Regional Meetings - Aug. 3--Luverne
LMC 2004 Regional Meetings - Aug. 4--New Ulm
LMC 2004 Regional Meetings - Aug. 5--Rochester
Basic Fire / Arson Investigation - Grand Rapids
6th Annual Gov's Council Fire Prevention Day at the State Fair
Mid America Mid America Fire & Rescue Expo - Mankato
Minnesota Fire-EMS-Rescue School - Virginia
NFA Course: Courtroom Preparation and Testimony
for First Responders (CPTFR) held at Jackpot Junction Casino in Morton, MN

Also Faribault Fire Department is hosting a Rope Rescue Class by Spec. Rescue International . The class is scheduled for September 20-24, 2004.
http://www.minnesotafireservice.com/whatsnewtrainingnews.html

Other events are list on the web site at;
http://www.minnesotafireservice.com/calendar.htm

Web Site Links

Minnesota Fire Service

USFA Web Site

MN Dept of Public Safety

Fire/EMS/Safety Center

Solve your morale problems!

Your firefighters maybe bored because of nothing to do and the public doesn't recognize them as heroes. Get them involved in public education and fire prevention activities where they are helping the public. It won't be long and they will become recognized hero’s for saving lives in a proactive way.