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Category Archives: Fire
What’s In A Phrase? or When Is A Strike Team Not A Strike Team?
Standards, Compliance, and Professionalism. The Incident Command System (ICS), which was unveiled on the Southern California fire service community at large in about 1980, was and continues to be a framework for the management organization for dealing with an emergency. … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, ICS, Interoperability, NIMS, Public Safety, Radio
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Twitter – If It’s Good Enough for FEMA…
This week I had the privilege of attending a conference in nearby Manor (MAY-nor), Texas, that covered topics such as open government, citizen engagement, emergency management, social media, open source software in government, and open data. The topics are extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, Emergency Management, Fire, Government, Public Safety, Public Sector, Social Media, Wingineering
Tagged citizens, DHS, disaster, emergency, ems, FEMA, fire, government, police, public, rescue, social media
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Twitter to the Rescue – Social Media’s Evolving Role in Disasters
Several recent enormous tragedies have provided both an opportunity and a showcase for the power of social media, particularly, in my view, Twitter. A lot of people around the world, typically with a few truly dedicated and thoughtful “keynote” Tweeters … Continue reading
Posted in Emergency Management, Fire, Public Safety, Social Media, Wingineering
Tagged #boulderfire, #eqnz, #sanbrunofire, @epiccolorado, @fishnette, @FOX40, @laurasrecipes, @TheFireTracker2, boulder, California, Christchurch, Colorado, disinformation, earthquake, EPIC, explosion, fire, gas, new zealand, san bruno, scanner, tweets, Twitter
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More Public Safety Grants Awarded
Sometimes grants can come from seemingly unexpected places. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development’s Community Facilities program awarded $33M in funding assistance to 74 communities in local, primarily rural, communities across the nation. Awards in this program … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, Funding, Government, Grant, Public Safety, Public Sector, Wingineering
Tagged ARRA, communities, community, public safety, rural, USDA
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Round 14 of SAFER Grants Awarded
Round 14 of FEMA’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program has been announced. Sixteen departments will be sharing just over $3M in grant funding. The SAFER grant program is intended primarily for recruiting and hiring firefighters and/or … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, Funding, Government, Grant, Public Safety, Radio, Spending, Wingineering
Tagged AFG, award, fire, firefighter, grant, hiring, personnel, recruitment, SAFER
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