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Persons interested in receiving certification through the Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Level I course are encouraged to attend an upcoming outreach training. The State Fire Marshal’s Office will conduct training Thursday, April 27 and Friday, April 28, 2006. It will be held at the Washington Township Fire Department Training Center, 8320 McEwen Road, Centerville Ohio from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

To register for the course, please call Curt Cobler at (937) 433-3083 or email ccobler at washingtontwp dot org. You can also contact Rich Palmer at the same number or email rpalmer at washingtontwp dot org.

This course will be held free of charge to all attendees. The course is open to fire service personnel, law enforcement, juvenile court, mental health, education, and other persons interested in or wishing to know more about juvenile firesetter intervention.

Please forward this information to others that may be interested. A course is scheduled at the State Fire Academy in March for those that may require weekend opportunities.  Course fees at the academy are $55.

Bob Alexander has offered a list of dates for the Firefighter Phil presentations in Dayton. If you would like to see this program, please come to one of the scheduled sessions. Bob advises to arrive at least ten minutes early.

According to Bob, the presenter will be “Magic Tom. He will be available to answer questions if you arrive early enough.

If you believe that you will be attending, please contact Bob Alexander (937) 333-4662 or Greg Smith (937) 333-4524 at the Dayton Fire Department.

Download the schedule here.

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If you are a registered site member, you can also comment on existing posts (encouraged). This is somewhat self-explanatory, but a tutorial will be added very soon to show you the details. Just look for the comment information at the bottom of each article.  There is a link to “leave a response.” You should be able to walk yourself through it.

Release Date: February 1, 2006

New Command and Control Nursing Home Simulation Now Available on USFA Virtual Campus

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Charlie Dickinson, Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator, announced today a new command and control, online simulation for emergency responders involving a scenario at a nursing home facility. The Q424 - Nursing Home Fire simulation presents the user with a kitchen fire in a two- story nursing home. Upon successful completion of this online simulation course, the user will be able to recognize the rescue issues related to this type of occupancy - those people who have differing medical problems and those people who are visiting.

“This simulation, with its nursing home command challenges, is designed to help command officials better understand the problems that may occur within nursing facilities during emergencies,” said Dickinson. “Homeland security and preparedness involves firefighters protecting all people living in all environments in this nation. Our senior citizens are too often the tragic victims of fire. This course will better prepare the firefighters facing the challenges present when dealing with these types of fires.”

Course objectives include safe removal of all occupants and containment and control of fire in the building of origin. National Fire Academy/United States Fire Administration certification will be granted upon successful completion of the course evaluations.

The course can be found on USFA’s Virtual Campus at: http://www.training.fema.gov. The USFA has many other training programs, both online and classroom-based, that are designed to assist emergency responders in becoming better prepared for all types of emergencies. Information on these training programs and other USFA initiatives and publications can be found at www.usfa.fema.gov.