USFA announced today the selection of eight senior fire officials to attend Harvard University's Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program conducted by the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Frank Wichlacz of the Pulaski Tri-County in Pulaski, WI has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2008-07-23 00:00:00.0.

The Nation's news media is reporting 6 residential fire (non-arson) fatalities for July 24, 2008.

Learning Objective: The student shall be able to explain the characteristics of different plastic groups. (PDF, 313 Kb)

Headlines from the EMR-ISAC July 3 Infogram: High-Rise DVD Released; PPE for Response to CBRN; Preparing Grant Applications

NIOSH recommends that all fire departments utilizing aerial ladder trucks with locking (pin-anchored, lever actuated, clamped) waterways immediately take actions to reduce the risk of fire fighters being struck by unsecured waterways or parts of the waterway.

Announcement Number: MW/DE-08-FA-0285-KJD1. Who May Be Considered: Applications will be accepted from United States citizens and nationals. (Current and former competitive service Federal employees and people eligible under special hiring authorities should apply under Announcement Number: Duty Location: Boise, ID