Firehouse Community Risk eNL - Dec 5th, 2023
 
 
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December 5, 2023

The nomination period for the 2023 Michael O. McNamee Award of Valor, Unit Citation Awards and Thomas Carr Community Service Awards is now open. Nominations are for events or actions from 2023. Nominate an individual or unit here. This is the largest awards program of its kind in the fire service. Don't miss out! The deadline is Feb. 9, 2024. 

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Daniel Byrne hails a CRR approach that acts before data show a need to better prepare the members of a community as the Immediate Responders that they are.
Mindy Gabriel says fire departments should make efforts to connect with citizens to teach them basic lifesaving skills if CPR training isn't in the cards.
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Adam Barowy and Becki Rowan-White provide perhaps the most specific instruction and hands-on-useful educational materials so that fire departments can protect themselves and their community from lithium-ion battery fires.
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Ben May reminds members that an educational or community risk reduction initiative is just as much a source of pride as is a successful knockdown.
PREVENTION & INVESTIGATION NEWS
FDNY firefighters said three generations of a beloved Brooklyn family were killed in their home Sunday.
Fairfield firefighters left a stove burner on when they were dispatched to a call, igniting fire in the station's kitchen.
San Diego officials are working to propose laws on the storage and disposal of lithium-ion batteries after multiple firee and injuries have occurred.
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