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<title>Simulated fire goes interactive</title>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/articles/1441375-Simulated-fire-goes-interactive/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; After years of development and testing, Bullex unveiled its newest, and possibly most complex firefighter training tool at FDIC. In a smoked-up room, the simulated fire is quite convincing &mdash; absent the heat. The system is a collection of 2- by 3-foot digital panels that are linked by waterproof Ethernet cables. The panels can be configured to represent floor, wall and ceiling ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 18:58:29 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fire department gets training device that uses digital 'flames' to teach proper fire extinguisher technique</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/articles/1433465-Fire-department-gets-training-device-that-uses-digital-flames-to-teach-proper-fire-extinguisher-technique/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By George Graham The Republican SPRINGFIELD, Mass. &mdash; A high-tech digital training device recently obtained by the Springfield Fire Department allows users to hone their fire extinguisher technique without an actual fire. The BullsEye Digital Fire Extinguisher System uses digital &ldquo;flame&rdquo; generation and sensor technology to simulate the dousing of a fire -- or, if the fire extinguisher ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:00:21 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>ATV safety display to travel world</title>
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<description><![CDATA[KY Forward LEXINGTON, Ky. &mdash; It&rsquo;s something we hear about too often &ndash; an injury due to an ATV accident. The UK HealthCare Trauma Program at the University of Kentucky is trying to do something about it. UK HealthCare has developed a traveling ATV safety display to take to statewide events in areas where ATV accidents are high. The booth includes four stations where kids and adults can ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:25:48 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>WWII European firefighters heroic against fire bombing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The recent fire in Philadelphia that claimed two firefighters offers a small view into the scenes that British, German, and Japanese civilians and firefighters faced under sustained firebombing. Look at the dramatic photographs of the Philadelphia fire and imagine that large building fully involved in fire, but multiplied by hundreds or thousands of times in just one city, in one bombing raid.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:44:28 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Black caucus urges delay in Chicago Fire officer exam</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Fran Spielman The Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO &mdash; The City Council&#39;s Black Caucus is urging Mayor Rahm Emanuel to postpone the Chicago Fire Department&#39;s April 21 promotional exam for battalion chiefs or risk locking in a lily-white leadership team for the next decade. Ald. Howard Brookins (21st), chairman of the Black Caucus, said it makes no sense for the mayor to embrace and encourage ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:34:50 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Use training time wisely</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Firefighters know when they are being given busy work and will rebel against it, making a morale problem even worse.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 6 Dec 2008 01:26:42 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Leadership and the stages of team development</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/tips/317973-Leadership-and-the-stages-of-team-development/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The way groups of people develop into teams can be characterized by the model "Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing." In each phase, groups have different competencies and needs, and leadership responsibilities change ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:27:52 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>NFPA celebrates 10th anniversary of 34 official Firewise communities</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/press-releases/1447189-NFPA-celebrates-10th-anniversary-of-34-official-Firewise-communities/</link>
<description><![CDATA[May 9, 2013 – The National Fire Protection Association&rsquo;s (NFPA) Firewise Communities/USA® Recognition Program is honoring 34 official Firewise communities from 17 states as they each celebrate a 10-year anniversary of continued participation and successes in reducing wildfire risks. The communities were nationally recognized in 2004, and were among the earliest adopters of the Firewise Communities/USA ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 23:41:20 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Southern California wildfires raise concerns for community safety</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/press-releases/1444424-Southern-California-wildfires-raise-concerns-for-community-safety/</link>
<description><![CDATA[May 5, 2013 – The recent Springs Fire in Ventura County near Malibu, on the Pacific Coast, highlights the threats to homes and property from wildfire in communities across California. Driven by windy, dry conditions, the fire has burned close to 8,000 acres and many homes and commercial properties remain under threat. East of Los Angeles, the Summit Fire near the towns of Banning and Beaumont, has burned ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 16:38:59 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>NFPA co-sponsors Harvard University program fellowship for four fire officers</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/press-releases/1441908-NFPA-co-sponsors-Harvard-University-program-fellowship-for-four-fire-officers/</link>
<description><![CDATA[April 30, 2013 – Fellowships were awarded to four senior fire officials to participate in the Harvard University Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program, co-sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The NFPA annually partners with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 17:08:12 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>NFPA releases new WUI best practices guide for planners and regulators</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/press-releases/1441836-NFPA-releases-new-WUI-best-practices-guide-for-planners-and-regulators/</link>
<description><![CDATA[April 25, 2013 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced the new Company Officers Responsibility for Incident Safety (CORFIS) program. The program was developed to serve as a resource for fire officers and others whom are responsible for supervising firefighters during firefighting operations. NFPA teamed up with Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) of Ashland, Massachusetts ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 15:57:45 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>NIST Utilizes BullEx Technology in Landmark Study</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/press-releases/1437074-NIST-Utilizes-BullEx-Technology-in-Landmark-Study/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Albany, NY - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released a landmark study on the impact of crew size, alarm assignments and vertical-response models on occupant survivability, firefighter safety, and property protection. BullEx provided NIST with Digital Fire Panels and Smoke Generators for use in their study. These products were programmed to demonstrate fire progression ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:54:33 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Action Training Systems Online - Fire and EMS Training Online</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/clip/1359111-Action-Training-Systems-Online-Fire-and-EMS-Training-Online/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Action Training Systems has been producing training programs for emergency responders for over 24 years. We have always been known for the quality of our content and now all of our programs are available to via online delivery. Train your department/organization members anywhere, anytime.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:48:04 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>BullEx Aircraft Wing Prop</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Designed for realistic emergency aircraft fire and rescue response training at an airport or training facility, the BullEx Aircraft Fire Training Prop provides multiple scenarios to train AARF responders the proper approach and attack techniques for any one of five specific fire emergency scenarios (engine, wheel, landing gear, wing, and fuel spill), or a progressive fire scenario involving multiple ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Oct 2012 20:51:40 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>BullEx BullsEye Laser-Driven Extinguisher Training</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/clip/1350434-BullEx-BullsEye-Laser-Driven-Extinguisher-Training/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[BullsEye senses where the user aims and sweeps a laser training extinguisher and automatically varies the LED driven digital flames in response. www.bullexsafety.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 23:13:20 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>BullEx HotShot Digital Extinguisher Training System</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/clip/1350428-BullEx-HotShot-Digital-Extinguisher-Training-System/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[HotShot's self-generating digital flames respond directly to the trainee's actions. Using BullEx's&trade; compressed air and water SmartExtinguishers&trade;, users interact dynamically with HotShot's digital fire. www.bullexsafety.com  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 23:00:42 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>BullEx HazMat Training Tools</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/clip/1350406-BullEx-HazMat-Training-Tools/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Conduct hands-on gas detector training with GasTrainer, a training meter that interacts with a simulated gas source set-up by the instructor. Simulate gas leaks with the HazardTank and Leaking Propane Tank. Set the scene with the HazMat Placard Kit. The GasTrainer uses GasSource emitters and sensor technology to simulate chemical and explosive gas emission sources. The rugged handheld meter reads the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 22:10:19 UTC</pubDate>

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