Extinguishing Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
July 26, 2022 | 2 PM EDT
The call is coming when you will face an electric vehicle (EV) battery fire. Maybe you already have and experienced dousing an EV in more than 8,000 gallons of water and being on scene for four hours or more. There is a better way. Developed over six years in partnership with leading automotive companies the Rosenbauer battery extinguishing system technology (BEST) does the job with a fraction of the water and within an hour or less.
The call is coming when you will face an electric vehicle (EV) battery fire. Maybe you already have and experienced dousing an EV in more than 8,000 gallons of water and being on scene for four hours or more. There is a better way. Developed over six years in partnership with leading automotive companies the Rosenbauer battery extinguishing system technology (BEST) does the job with a fraction of the water and within an hour or less.
Must-Have Policies and Practices for Every Fire Department
August 25, 2022 | 1 PM EDT
Attendees will learn how to create vital administrative policies and operational practices to protect their personnel and the department and learn to conduct a risk analysis of their operations to determine if there are policies or practices they must implement immediately. Among the topics addressed are the OSHA Operational Statement, physical fitness, carrying firearms, photography, training requirements and skill testing, health and safety, drug testing, and more than 30 operational practices.
Attendees will learn how to create vital administrative policies and operational practices to protect their personnel and the department and learn to conduct a risk analysis of their operations to determine if there are policies or practices they must implement immediately. Among the topics addressed are the OSHA Operational Statement, physical fitness, carrying firearms, photography, training requirements and skill testing, health and safety, drug testing, and more than 30 operational practices.
Columbia Southern University Faculty, Staff Receive Awards for Innovative Course Design
Columbia Southern University has been named as one of the winners of Blackboard, Inc.’s 2022 Exemplary Course Program Awards for excellent course design.
Police: KY Man Arrested after Assaulting Fireman, Driving Vehicle on Top of Hay Bales
一名蒙蒂塞洛（Monticello）肯塔（Ky）男子在据称袭击了一名消防员后于周日被捕。7月24日，麦迪逊县警长办公室的一名代理人回应了伯里亚（Berea）德雷福斯路（Dreyfus Road）的一次车辆碰撞。
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A man is accused of setting fire to vehicles at two dealerships, Indiana officials say. The 79-year-old is charged with four counts of arson after he was seen on video around 1 a.m. July 17 at the O’Daniel used car lot in Fort Wayne, according to an affidavit.
Longtime Brunswick (GA) Chief Announces Retirement
Randy Mobley has spent the last 40 years learning that some of life's richest rewards do not fit on a bank account ledger.
Child Pulled from CA River Regains Pulse after Bystander Starts CPR
A young boy regained a pulse after being pulled from the Stanislaus River by a bystander who started CPR on Monday evening.
Firefighter Reunites with Dad’s Helmet Found in OH Crawl Space
A couple in Lorain were clearing out the crawl space under their house when they discovered a fire helmet left by previous occupants of the house.
