Firehouse.com

Firefighting - Rescue - Firefighter Training - EMS Training -Firefighter Jobs - EMS -Rescue - Extrication - HazMat - Paramedic -

Funding and Grants

Product liability, federal incentive programs could enhance community safety

Well, there we go again. Just as they did last year, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has once gain increased their systematic behind the scene maneuverings at the state legislative levels in many states, demanding that the legislatures pass laws that prohibit all jurisdictions from enforcing the requirement for installation of residential fire sprinklers in all new homes.

As you know, the fire prevention proponents and the fire service representatives worked...

Contributors

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.

Dennis Wolf

Dennis Wolf
Succession Planning-Part 2
A performance evaluation is an excellent tool for helping an employee develop a plan to improve their knowledge, skills and abilities and increase their value to the organization. Another excellent tool is used in many departments on a daily basis but is often overlooked in succession planning, and that is riding out-of-rank.
 

Recent Podcasts

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.
 

Buyers Guide

Visit the Firehouse Buyers Guide for information on firefighting products, equipment, and services.

 

Grants

AFG Recipients

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004

SAFER Recipients

2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

Prevention Recipients

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005


 

 

 

Blogs

Chase (JP Morgan-Chase to be official I guess) is holding a contest through Facebook with people voting for funding to go to their favorite charities. The prizes are donations to the winning charities ranging from $25,000 up...

 

Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

Webcast presenter

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.

 

Hot Products

 

User login