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  • 63 December Posted News Items
  • 42 November Posted News Items
  • 21 October Posted News Items

  • 11 03  Vol IV Edition 035  Weekly News

    • 2006 AFG Round #3
    • CoBRA and OREIS software has been deployed to over 100 military base readiness units
    • CSB Video - Valero Refinery in Delaware City, Delaware
    • NFA open application period is November 1 - December 31 CYBER UPDATE TOOL
    • HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PLACARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
    • [49 CFR 172.506]
    • PROTECT THE NATION'S DRINKING WATER
    • Sneezing and Coughing?
    • Is it prudent to eliminate emergency management?
    • Floor Loading Protection [29 CFR 1910.22(d)]
    • NEW OSHA DISASTER PREPARATION RESOURCES CD TOOL
    • Online training to raise awareness of Community Emergency Response Teams
    • August "Gus" Welter - MN Fire Service Leader and Visionary  Passes
    • Happenings Around The State
    • Wisconsin Firefighters Storm Out, Department Shuts Down

  • 08 04  Vol IV Edition 026  Friday News

    • FIRE Act Grant Updates
    • Misinformed Critics Threaten Future of FIRE Act Grants
    • Wilton North Dakota Volunteer Firefighter Lawsuit Will Continue
    • Silent Tribute Parade of Emergency Vehicles to Honor Tower Firefighter Ballard Turnbull
    • New Orleans/Katrina Anniversary Procession - Second Line -- August 27-29, 2006
    • Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov)
    • EMR-ISAC CIP INFOGRAM for 27 July Primary Precautionary Measures
    • NVFC Supports New Legislation to Clarify Tax Status of LOSAP
    • USFA Releases Investigative Report on Fatal Residential Structure Fires with Operational Smoke Alarms
    • 9/11 Live: The NORAD Tapes
    • IS Your Fire Department Using Military Surplus Vehicles?
    • Minnesota West Nile Virus Reporting On The Rise
    • Minnesota Symposium on Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness M-STEP
    • Northeast MN Fire School - September 23, 2006
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  • 07 28  Vol IV Edition 025  Friday News

    • AFG Program News and Update
    • SAFER Grant News
    • Conway Fire Apparatus
    • The Harlm Zoo Comes To Minnesota
    • Bob Imholte, Deputy State Fire Marshal  Retires After 31 Years
    • NFPA News is a Free Newsletter
    • US House OKs Emergency Communication Bill
    • New Statewide Trauma System to Help Ensure Prompt Care for Seriously Injured Minnesotans
    • Nationwide Survey Paints Grim Picture of Emergency Preparedness
    • Emergency Workers Can Now Access Information on Hazardous Substances via Their Palm Handhelds
    • Winter Park Fire-Rescue Department Sets New Standard
    • Minnesota Training Reminder
    • Hamline University Graduate School  Certificate in Public Safety Administration
    • Pierz Fire Department Officers To Retain Their Positions
    • Firefighter Employment
    • M-STEP  Minnesota Symposium on Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness

  • 07 21  Vol IV Edition 024  Friday News

    • 2006 Fire Act Grant News - No News!!
    • BWCAW Cavity Lake Fire
    • MSFDA Web Site Wants Help Identifying Photos
    • Roseville Fire Department Considers Full-time Firefighters
    • Scott Crandall Named West Metro Fire Chief
    • Spring Valley Fire Department Will Get A New Fire Truck
    • Minnesota West Nile Virus Monitoring Map for 2006
    • New Hope Hosts First-ever Fire Service Technology Show
    • Excelsior Firefighter's Fire District Dance Is Tonight, Friday the 21st

  • 07 14  Vol IV Edition 023  Friday News

    • 2006 AFG Grant News
    • 2005 AFG Leftover Funds To Be Awarded
    • 2006 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program (FP&S)
    • Benefit Planned for Injured Firefighter Gale Spatenka
    • The NIC Does Not Endorse Or Condone The Participation In Such Courses
    • NEW MN 2006 LAWS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
    • Farmington Firefighters Open New Fire Station
    • National Fire Academy Still Accepting Applications for Course Vacancies
    • AgStar Emergency Response Equipment Grant Program
    • MN Department of Agriculture Needs A Class A Compressed Foam System With Operator
    • Emergency Alerts To Cellphones, Internet Sites And Hand-held Computers
    • Governor's Fire Prevention Day At The MN State Fair
    • Retired Eagan Firefighters Seek Donations To Restore City’s First Fire Truck
    • MDH Is Distributing A New Free Course: Public Safety Preparedness in the Age of Bioterrorism, SARS, and Other Emerging Health Threats
    • Upcoming Training Dates

  • 07 07  Vol IV Edition 022  Friday News

    • AFG and SAFER Grant News
    • Statistics on The Grant Applications Received During The Second Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
    • NIOSH RESPIRATOR USERS' NOTICE - N-95 Respirator
    • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Has Produced The Excessive Heat Events Guidebook
    • NIMS Integration Center - G402 Incident Command System (ICS) Overview for Executives/Senior Officials Training
    • Two NIOSH Designed Field Methods For Detecting Methamphetamine Now Commercially Available
    • IS-703 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management Training
    • Full-time Fire Chief Could Be On Oak Grove Payroll By Start Of 2007
    • Translation Is Available - "Stealing al-Qa`ida's Playbook"
    • Lott and Collins Compromise on FEMA Reorganization
    • Newport Fire Department Will Hold Its Annual Booya

  • 06 30  Vol IV Edition 021  Friday News

    • Senate Appropriation Subcommittee  Markup of DHS 07 Budget
    • FireRehab.com Is Dedicated to Educating Firefighters About the Vital Importance of Rehabilitation
    • NFPA's NEW Turnout Gear Standard Will Impact You!
    • New Brighton Fire Department Will Host NFA ISO TtT Class
    • NFA Course: Executive Skills Series:  Leading Diverse Communities Beyond Conflict (ESS:LDCBC)
    • "Upside-Down" Some SUV Owners Might Be Tempted To Torch Their Ride
    • US Senate Excludes Intelligence Employees From Whistleblower Bill
    • NFA Offers Juvenile Firesetter Course Through Volunteer Incentive Program
    • NIST Software Makes Fire Gear Choice Easier - TOGS Is Available Free For Download
    • Laws That Become Effective July 1st
    • Defibrillator Maker Recalls More than 350 Devices Sold in U.S.
    • Hazard Response Technology Reference Library
    • Did Your Fire Department Get THE KIT?
    • New 700 Series Training Course
    • Plymouth Firefighters Take 5th In Regional Competition
    • State Fire Marshal Division Has Two New Pub Ed Theme Kits

  • 06 23  Vol IV Edition 020  Friday News

    • No News on AFG, FP&S, SAFER Grants
    • 7 ARRESTED IN SEARS TOWER PLOT
    • History Repeating - Saudis get scholarships to study aviation in the U.S.
    • NIMS Integration Center - NIMS Compliance and Hospitals
    • IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Fireworks for Explosion Hazard
    • NIMS ALERT: 007-06 NEW ON THE NIMS WEB PAGE
    • GIS - Geographic Information Services
    • ALBANY FIRE DEPARTMENT- SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY
    • Fire Service Jobs - 13 Notices
    • Minnesota Fire Service News List Flash Notices Archive Page

  • 06 16  Vol IV Edition 019  Friday News

    • AFG, FP&S, SAFER Grants News
    • Last Batch of CEDAP Awardee List Released
    • Google's U.S. Government Search Site Unveiled
    • MN - SOP's on Fire Apparatus and Vehicle Response Safety Needed for The STAND DOWN
    • Update On The USS New York
    • "Dirty Bomb" Attack: Assessing New York City's Level of Preparedness from a First Responder's Perspective
    • Kieger Enterprises: 9/11 MN Thefts Not Prosecuted
    • James Lee Witt Will Speak at The 2006 5th Annual Terrorism Symposium
    • Cyanide Detection and Treatment TtT Course
    • Suicide Bombs Threat
    • NIST Fire Gear Software Tool
    • Is Your Relief Association Looking for a Fund Raiser?
    • National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Announces Release of Firefighter Life Safety Resource Kit
    • Conducting NFPA 1403 Compliant Live Burn Training

  • 06 09  Vol IV Edition 018  Friday News

    • Grant News
    • Fundraiser for MFFMA and the MN EMS Honor Guard
    • CO Alarm Requirements - New Statute
    • NIMS INTEGRATION CENTER, NEW NIMS RESOURCE MGMT. COURSE
    • Silver Bay on board for countywide fire job
    • Review of Chemistry for Emergency Response
    • Safety Alert: Responding to Incidents Involving Ethanol/Gasoline Mixtures
    • State Fire Marshal Update - 6.12.06
    • NEW FROM THE USFA: MAYDAY TRAINING ON CD-ROM
    • Burning learning: 400 firefighters come to ICC for wildfire program
    • Roseville Fire Department Fire Explorers is holding a garage sale

  • 06 02  Vol IV Edition 017  Friday News

    • 2006 AFG Email Questions
    • Rep. Martin Olav Sabo, D-Minn - House Voted To Direct $15 Million Toward Firefighters.
    • Mike Nieman named Little Falls Fire Chief/Fire Inspector
    • Federal Agency To Look At Firefighters' Cancer Risk
    • High Court: First Amendment Doesn't Protect Whistleblowers
    • Senators Confirmed Acting FEMA Chief R. David Paulison As The Agency's Permanent Director
    • Patriot Ride To Raise Money For The Benefit Of Minnesota Deployed Soldiers
    • Minnesota's Homeland Security Funds Reduced Again
    • Consortium Helping Emergency Responders Would Benefit From DHS Bill
    • IS-800 NRP: An Introduction, Training Course To Be Updated To Reflect Changes
    • 2006 Bill Tracking Report  - Final Report
    • MPCA News - Structure Fire Training Burns - Bury On Site Issue

  • 05 26  Vol IV Edition 016  Friday News

    • Final FP&S Awards Made and New SAFER Awards Today
    • Notice of Change to the National Response Plan (NRP)
    • NIMS IS-700 Completions
    • Memorial Day  - Remember Those That Paid The Ultimate Sacrifice
    • Fire Fighter Safety STAND DOWN - Are You Ready?
    • Tubbs Jones Passes Amendment to Restore Funding for Firefighter Grant Programs
    • 2006 National EMS Memorial: Honoring the Fallen
    • NFA - Exec Skills: Leading Diverse Com Beyond Conflict
    • Fire Chief Bob Khan Is New Phoenix Fire Chief

  • 05 19  Vol IV Edition 015  Friday News

    • 2006 Fire Act Grant Rounds
    • 2006 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Program Guidance
    • Fire Instructors Association of Minnesota FIAM) is offering Free Training
    • Fire Safety Account Legislation - Ready For Gov's Signature
    • Firefighter Safety Issue Trusses With No Gussets - What Next?
    • EMI Adds A New Way To Take The Mandatory NIMS IS Courses
    • Women’s Fire Service Expo  Saturday, June 10th, 2006
    • Cohasset Is Awarded A Polaris 6x6 Ranger
    • Developing Fire and Life Safety Strategies - One-Week P362 - Pilot Offering
    • MSFDA Officer Candidate Questionnaire - Tom Pressler
    • MSFDA Officer Candidate Questionnaire - Dan Winkel
    • MSFDA Officer Candidate Questionnaire - Bruce Schultz
    • MSFDA Officer Candidate Questionnaire - Tony Bronk

  • 05 12  Vol IV Edition 014  Friday News

    • FP&S and SAFER Grant Awards
    • Bird Flu Movie Sparks Panic Calls And Enquiries
    • African Nation's First Human Case of H5N1 Avian Influenza Confirmed
    • FRS Channel 1 May Soon Be a Familiar Place To Go In An Emergency
    • CYANIDE POISONING - TRAIN THE TRAINER
    • Kristin Rollwagen, Acting Assistant Chief, City of Minneapolis Fire Department
    • NFA First Semester Application Period Opened May 1 REMINDER
    • NIMS ICS-100 and ICS-200 to Be Prerequisites for NFA Course
    • Sleepy Eye Fire Department  - Al Arneson's Retire After 30 Years of Service
    • Lawsuit Alleges Sexism In Pierz Fire Department
    • Don Krueger Named as Ham Lakes First Full-time Fire Chief
    • Hybrid Vehicles - Responders Nightmares
    • Fire Cause Determination Training
    • Firefighter Safety Stand Down Will Begin Wednesday, June 21, 2006
    • Impersonation Is On The Rise

  • 04 14  Vol IV Edition 013  Friday News

    • Round #12  of the FP&S Benefits 1 Minnesota Department
    • 2006 AFGP Numbers
    • Report: Criticism of FEMA's Katrina Response Deserved
    • Rural/Metro No Longer Serves Home-Base of Scottsdale, Arizona
    • Phoenix Fire Chief Alan Brunacini Retires in June
    • Placing Ground Ladders Does Have Value
    • Firefighter Cancer Study Called For
    • Ed McCormack - A Fire Service Icon Passes Away
    • Eden Prairie Fire School - Sign Up Now!!

  • 04 07  Vol IV Edition 012  Friday News

    • Round #11  of the FP&S Benefits 0 Minnesota Departments
    • Last Day To Submit the 2006 AFGP Applications
    • Paulison Named Permanent FEMA Director
    • Fire/EMS/Safety Center Library Has New Accessions
    • Fire Safety Account
    • First Spring Fire Restrictions In Place Today
    • School Lockdown Exercises Gain Favor; Minnesota Weighs Requiring Them
    • Plymouth Fire Chief Kline Achieves Special Status
    • Spring Valley Fire Truck Issue Still Unresolved
    • 6th Annual 2006 MINNESOTA WILDFIRE ACADEMY June 5-9, 2006
    • Attention Fire Service, Family, and Friends attend the 1st Annual Firefighter Night at Game Works and The Timberwolves

  • 03 31  Vol IV Edition 011  Friday News

    • Round #10  of the FP&S Benefits 0 Minnesota Departments
    • 1st Annual Firefighter Night at Game Works and The Timberwolves
    • Short Edition This Week

  • 03 24  Vol IV Edition 010  Friday News

    • Round #9 of the FP&S Benefits 0 Minnesota Departments
    • Rural Fire Assistance (RFA) Grant
    • Pandemic Influenza: A Partner Preview
    • Fire Safety Account:  HF 2916
    • Center for Domestic Preparedness WMD Federally Funded Training
    • Maynard Fire Dept Centennial - 4th of July
    • Vonage Puts VoIP 911 Caller on Hold, House Burns Down
    • Federal Volunteer Fire Legislation
    • Rich Mueller, Regional Sales Representative FIREHOUSE Software Retiring Effective March 31, 2006
    • NIMS Training - OpScan Exam Answer Forms
    • Fire Apparatus Operator Course (3 Credits)
    • Harry Carter At Metro Fire School - Friday only (Harry Carter) - $49.00

  • 03 10  Vol IV Edition 009  Friday News

    • Round #7 of the FP&S Benefits 0 Minnesota Departments
    • Hopkins FD Names The 2005 Firefighter Of The Year
    • Adoption of the 2006 State Fire and Building Codes
    • Fire Safety Account Legislation: HF 2916   SF 2941
    • Public Safety Policy and Finance Committee Membership
    • Your SS# and DHS NIMS Training
    • MSFDA President  Pressler Comments on Fire Safety Account and Fire Service Day at the Capitol
    • City of Eagan Selects New Fulltime Fire Chief Michael Scott
    • VFIS to Vote Against NFPA 1901 Annex D
    • Hibbing Firefighter Jim Iammateo Takes On a New Role Hibbing’s Fire Marshal
    • Captain James Kline of Prior Lake Fire Department is the recipient of the Cleo Keiper Training Award.
    • Upcoming National Fire Academy Courses - Sign Up Now!!

  • 03 03  Vol IV Edition 008  Friday News

    • Round #6 of the FP&S Grants
    • 2006 AFG Program Guidance Document is Now Online
    • FRPAS Version 1.1.3 and Patch For Prior Version Released
    • Relief Associations With Assets and Liabilities of Less Than $200,000
    • Vacancies National Fire Academy (NFA) Training Opportunities
    • HSEM Produces 2006 NIMS Directive
    • Fireground Responsibility: Who Can Stop Line-Of-Duty Deaths?
    • A New Home For The Milaca Fire Department
    • NFA ISO Class at Marshall on March 18 and 19th 2006

  • 02 24  Vol IV Edition 007  Friday News

    • Round #5 of the FP&S Grants Benefits 0 Minnesota Departments
    • HF 2916 Fire Safety Account
    • APCO FAVORS DROPPING THE 10-CODES
    • "Taking Care of Our Own"  Free Course Needs Registrants
    • USFA Releases Structure Fire Response Times Report
    • REMINDER! NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY: INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER
    • Fire Act Grant Workshops Dates and Locations
    • Eden Valley Will Get Help To Build New Fire Hall From USDA
    • Michael Scott Will Be Eagan's First Full Time Fire Chief
    • OKABENA FD Uses eBay To Sell 1949 Engine

  • 02 19  Vol IV Edition 006  Friday News

    • Round #4 of the FP&S Benefits 0 Minnesota Departments
    • REMINDER! NFA: INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER
    • NIOSH Launches National Survey of U.S. Fire Departments
    • Congressman Jim Oberstar Press Releases Update; Oberstar Introduces Meth Bill
    • USFA Releases National Fire Department Census Summary Data Update
    • Allegations Against Harris Firefighters
    • Around The State
    • 1st Annual Fire Educator Conference Is A Success

  • 02 10  Vol IV Edition 005  Friday News

    • 3rd Round - 2005 Fire Prevention & Safety Grants
    • President Bush FY07 Budget Slashes First Responder Programs
    • Pine City Hires Their First Full Time Fire Chief
    • Minnesota Legislative Links
    • NEW CAMEO Suite
    • Magnetized Equipment Threat
    • Citizen's Academy - Does Your Community Have One?
    • USFA Updates Two New Simulations - Q324 and Q325
    • National Fire Academy Courses - March 4th and 5th Minnesota
    • White Paper on Statewide Building Code
    • Minnesota Office of the State Auditor Update

  • 02 03  Vol IV Edition 004  Friday News

    • The AFGP Rounds Are Over
    • 2005 FR&S Round #2 Awards
    • 2005 SAFER Round #8 Awards
    • Cleo Keiper Update
    • Ready.gov Anti Terrorism Symbols
    • Mpls Arsonist Alan Enger Nicknamed "Backdraft" Is Now In Jail
    • The Pipeline Emergency Program - A National Training Curriculum - Weds Feb 8, 2006 - 12:00 Noon EST
    • Minnesota Volunteer Fire Relief Association Working Group
    • Scott Adrian Is Ridgewater College Fire Program Manager
    • Next Friday at Xcel: Guns N' Hoses

  • 01 27  Vol IV Edition 003  Friday News

    • Round #22 of the AFGP Benefits 10 US Departments - No MN Depts.
    • Round #7 of the SAFER - No MN Departments
    • Round #1of the Fire Prevention - 2 MN Departments
    • NIMS Alert 01-06 NIMS Integration Center, Jan. 26, 2006
    • Call for Nominations: International Awards Honoring Flood and Swiftwater Rescue
    • DHS Should Escape Funding Cuts in '07 - But Not the Fire Service
    • FIAM Web Site Revised
    • Join Us to Celebrate Bill Zehnder’s Retirement
    • Fire News From Around The State

  • 01 20  Vol IV Edition 002  Friday News

    • Round #21 of the AFGP Benefits 0 Minnesota Departments
    • Metro Fire-EMS-Rescue School Changes Location
    • MN Legislative Session Just Around The Corner - How Do I Keep Track Of The Activities?
    • IRS Updates Donation Forms
    • The Smallest Fire Department In Hennepin County Get A Grant
    • Around The State

  • 01 13  Vol IV Edition 001  Friday News

    • Round #20 of the AFGP Benefits 1 Minnesota Departments
    • 2005 AFGP - Minnesota Standings
    • 2005 AFGP - US Summaries By Round 2005
    • 2006 EUGENE L. WEBER LAKE REGION FIRE SCHOOL
    • FireEngineering.com Presents "The Art of Reading Smoke" Webcast
    • MN CHAPTER IAAI 2006 FIRE INVESTIGATION CONFERENCE MARCH 29 – 31, 2006 ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA
    • INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT -- Online Textbook
    • Federal Emergency Management Agency Restoration Act (Introduced in House)
    • Around The State
    • "Taking Care of Our Own"  - Seats are filling fast!!
    • Feds' Study Cites Grant Misuse
    • Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky