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According to the National Volunteer Fire Council, volunteers make up 72 percent of the firefighters in the United States, and since 1984 there has been a decline of almost 10 percent in the number of volunteers serving our country today. With the diversity in the type of emergencies fire departments are responding to today, and an increase in not only call volumes but public expectations, and a subsequent decrease in available funding, the decline in number of volunteer firefighters is a...

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Larry Bennett

Larry Bennett
Larry's Legal Lessons: Hiring Firefighters Who are in the National Guard
Let applicants know why they have been rated poorly, and document the specific reasons.
 

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Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 18:05
Firehouse.com Editor Peter Matthews talks with Firehouse Expo Program Director Harvey Eisner and Show Manager Mary Velline about Firehouse Expo, being held in Baltimore, June 21 - 26, 2009.
Friday, February 20, 2009 - 18:18
The recent change in the White House and Congress is the topic of this month's joint broadcast of Campus Firewatch Radio and Fire Marshal's Corner. The podcast begins with an overview of the provisions of the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know which are undergoing the rulemaking phase at the Department of Education. Podcast host Ed Comeau, the publisher of Campus Firewatch, has been appointed to the committee that will be developing these regulations and provides and overview of the process.
 

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Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

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Jeffrey Pindelski

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 03:00

Rapid intervention and firefighter survival skills are often considered advanced, but do you have a firm grasp on the basic skills of firefighter removal? This webcast, based on case studies and proven statistics, will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied to basic, everyday fireground survival.

 

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