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MU FRTI Unveils New Hazardous Materials Training Support Trailer
If an explosion, chemical spill or natural or man-made disaster happens, emergency responders will need to know how to safely deal with a variety of harmful chemicals and substances in their response. Our new Haz Mat Training truck and trailer will now enhance the capability of the University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute to offer portable training for departments to learn these vital skills to deal with hazardous materials.
The unit became available thanks to cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). MDC located the vehicle through the federal surplus property program and made arrangements for it to be added to the nearly 20 vehicle training fleet at the institute. MU FRTI retrofitted the vehicle and modified it to hold all the equipment and props needed for future training. For more on this story please visit the MU FRTI website.
Annual Missouri Emergency Services Instructors Conference – October 22-24, 2010
The Missouri Emergency Services Instructor Conference is for those preparing and presenting training programs for emergency services personnel, and public fire education. Instructors and other supervisory personnel will find this conference valuable in planning for the training needs of their organizations. Whether you are just starting out or have been involved with training for many years, this conference will be of benefit to you.
Once again this year we will be offering the Pre-Conference Train the Trainer workshops on Friday, October 22. The Train-the-Trainer classes are reserved for Certified Instructors recognized by the Missouri Division of Fire Safety. Participants will receive curriculum materials and training that will enable you to deliver the selected classes to your own agency as a MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute Registered Program.
The location for the conference this year will again be the Resort at Port Arrowhead at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Here is quick look of at the program…
Friday, October 22, 2010 – Pre-Conference Train the Trainer programs
- Rapid Intervention Team Tactics Train-the-Trainer
- Mobile Water Supply Operations Train-the-Trainer
- Vehicle Rescue Technician: Auto – Update – Train-the-Trainer
Saturday, October 23 and Sunday October 24, 2010 – Main Conference Workshops
- Mastering the Art of Slide Presentations
- Identifying the Gaps in Your Training Programs
- How to Develop a Fire Department Training Program
- The Instructor Xtreme Makeover
For more information please visit the MU FRTI website.
NFPA 472 and 473 Revisions
The NFPA Hazardous Materials Response Technical Committee is currently soliciting public comments on NFPA 472 and NFPA 473 as part of the consensus standards development process for the 2013 edition.
The public comment period is open through November 23, 2010. The Technical Committee will act on proposals received by 5:00 p.m. ET on the closing date indicated and that action will be published in the committee’s report. Proposals must be submitted to the NFPA Codes and Standards Administration on proposal forms, which are available in the back of all NFPA documents or from NFPA headquarters.
CPSC Announces Carbon Monoxide Safety Poster Contest
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is challenging middle school students nationwide to create a poster to help teach families about the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) in the home. CPSC’s poster contest is open to students in grades 6, 7 and 8.
For each grade level, three finalists will be selected for a total of nine finalists. Each finalist will win $250 in prize money. CPSC judges will choose the best overall poster and the winner will receive an additional $500.
CPSC’s goal for the poster contest is to raise awareness and to help reverse a deadly trend. CO is an odorless, colorless and deadly gas. It is called the “Invisible Killer” because you cannot see it or smell it and it can kill its victims quickly. Each year more than 150 people die from accidental non-fire carbon monoxide poisoning associated with consumer products in the United States and that number is on the rise. Most of the increase is due to consumers improperly using generators indoors, in attached garages or in other enclosed spaces.
Students’ posters will be evaluated on the clarity of their CO safety message, visual appeal and design originality.
The poster contest runs from September 7 through December 31, 2010 during which time submissions will be accepted online or by mail. Find out more about the contest and the rules at www.challenge.gov/cpsc.
NIOSH Report: Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters using Risk Management Principles at Structure Fires
Fire fighters are often killed or injured when fighting fires in abandoned, vacant, and unoccupied structures. These structures pose additional and sometimes unique risks due to the potential for fire fighters to encounter unexpected and unsafe building conditions such as dilapidation, decay, damage from previous fires and vandals, and other factors such as uncertain occupancy status. Risk management principles must be applied at all structure fires to ensure the appropriate strategy and tactics are used based on the fireground conditions encountered. To view this report please visit the NIOSH website.
MU FRTI Hazardous Materials/WMD Incident Response: Awareness Online Class Now Accessible
Hazardous Materials/WMD Incident Response: Awareness (Online)
The course is available at no cost to all students and meets requirements for state certification from the Missouri Division of Fire Safety. For those wishing to pursue certification, students should
submit the Application for Testing and Certification along with the Awareness Online Course completion certificate to the Division in order to schedule a certification exam. The application and additional information regarding Hazardous Materials Certification is available on the Division's website.
Missouri Fire Fighter’s Museum
The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri (FFAM) has been planning for an addition to the state Fire Fighters Memorial with a Museum for several years. The time to break ground may be near. Contributions to create this centerpiece for the states fire service needs your help! Donations can be made is several ways: The “Get Your Foot in the Door!” campaign allows contributors an opportunity to receive a lifetime free admittance card; or, the Capitol Campaign Commitment is another way of contributing to the construction of the museum. FFAM is determined to pursue the endeavor and provide a piece of history to Missouri’s fire service. If you can help out with a donation, please visit one of the websites listed or contact one of the FFAM Officers.
In the News
Firefighters Rescue Boy After He Falls into Drainage Pipe
A 5-year-old boy is safe and being treated at a local hospital after falling 15 feet down a drainage pipe in the West Bottoms area.
KansasCity.com
New Colorado Wildfire Destroys at Least 1 Home
A new wildfire has blazed through the western state of Colorado, forcing hundreds of residents to flee just as residents 35 miles (56 kilometers) away returned to their scorched homes after one of the most worst fires in the state's history.
BusinessWeek.com
KC Fire Chief Defends EMT Response Times
Fire Chief Smokey Dyer told Kansas City Council members Thursday they should praise the city’s new emergency response system, not pick at it for lagging response times.
KansasCity.com
San Bruno (CA) Explosion: Some Victims Identified
A full day after the natural gas explosion and inferno that turned a San Bruno neighborhood into ash, the wreckage was still too hot for people to be let back in - but families of some of four people killed in the blaze got the news they had dreaded.
SFGate.com
Hermine's Remnants Mostly Stay South of St. Louis
Departments Across The Area Have Swift Water Rescue Teams
Thursday rains were not as heavy as originally expected. But any time there's the threat of flash floods area fire departments raise their alert level. Departments across the area like the Monarch Fire Protection District have swift water rescue teams. Seventy-five percent of the firefighters in the Monarch District are trained in swift water rescue.
Fox2Now.com
Upcoming Classes and Events...
Classes listed below are scheduled to begin in the next 30 days. If you are interested in attending any of these, please check our Web Training Schedule for registration information or contact our office at 800-869-3476.
Get Your Training Requests In...
If your agency would like to schedule training with us, please contact your Regional Coordinator. You may also download a Request for Training and send directly to your Regional Coordinator.
Mark Your Calendars for These Special Training Opportunities:
Instructors Conference
October 22-24, 2010
Lake Ozark, MO
NFA – Fire and Life Safety Plan Review
March 21-26, 2011
Columbia, MO
Application period for this course will be open this Fall. Applicants will submit to MU FRTI.
Any questions about this course should be directed to zumwaltk@missouri.edu
2011 Winter Fire School
February 4-6, 2011
Columbia, MO
2011 Summer Fire School and Midwest Wildfire Academy
June 7-12, 2011
Jefferson City, MO
30-Day Training Calendar
Fees Apply
CH11154 – Ignitable Liquids and Class B Foam
(Requires Registration with SEMA)
Date Start: September 17, 2010
Date End: September 18, 2010
Camdenton, MO
CR11123 – Farm Macinery Rescue
Date Start: September 17, 2010
Date End: September 18, 2010
Trenton, MO
CH11110 – Handling LP Gas Emergencies
(Requires Registration with SEMA)
Date Start: September 18, 2010
Date End: September 18, 2010
Chillicothe, MO
CS11106 – Basic Pump Operations
Date Start: September 18, 2010
Date End: September 19, 2010
Waynesville, MO
CS11107 – Rapid Intervention Team Tactics
Date Start: September 18, 2010
Date End: September 19, 2010
Waynesville, MO
CS11108 – Farm Machinery Rescue
Date Start: September 18, 2010
Date End: September 19, 2010
Waynesville, MO
CS11114 – Health and Safety Officer
(Fire Officer Certificate Program course)
Date Start: September 18, 2010
Date End: September 19, 2010
Waynesville, MO
CR11124 – Swiftwater/Flood Rescue: Technician (Fees Apply)
Date Start: September 19, 2010
Date End: September 21, 2010
Eureka, MO
CR11132 – Swiftwater/Flood Rescue: Awareness (Fees Apply)
Date Start: September 19, 2010
Date End: September 19, 2010
Eureka, MO
CP11140 – ICS 300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
(Fire Officer Certificate Program course)
Date Start: September 20, 2010
Date End: September 22, 2010
Troy, MO
CP11150 – Preparing for Initial Company Operations
(Fire Officer Certificate Program course)
Date Start: September 20, 2010
Date End: September 21, 2010
Lake Ozark, MO
CH11104 – Hazardous Materials/WMD Incident Response: Operations
(Requires Registration with SEMA)
Date Start: September 21, 2010
Date End: September 26, 2010
Branson, MO
CH11162 – First on the Drug Lab Scene: Awareness
(Requires Registration with SEMA)
Date Start: September 21, 2010
Date End: September 21, 2010
Shell Knob, MO
CP11167 – Basic Fire Fighter Skills
Date Start: September 22, 2010
Date End: October 2, 2010
Richwoods, MO
CP11141 – ICS 400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff - Complex Incidents
Date Start: September 23, 2010
Date End: September 24, 2010
Troy, MO
CP11121 – Fire Department Medical First Responder
Date Start: September 24, 2010
Date End: October 3, 2010
Camdenton, MO
CH11158 – Handling LP Gas Emergencies
(Requires Registration with SEMA)
Date Start: September 25, 2010
Date End: September 25, 2010
West Plains, MO
CH11167 – Hazardous Materials/WMD Incident Response: Awareness
(Requires Registration with SEMA)
Date Start: September 25, 2010
Date End: September 25, 2010
LaMonte, MO
CP11120 – Certified Fire District Board Training (Fees Apply)
Date Start: September 25, 2010
Date End: September 25, 2010
Richwoods, MO
CP11134 – Emergency Vehicle Driver Training
Date Start: September 25, 2010
Date End: September 26, 2010
Caruthersville, MO
CP11176 – Fire Department Medical First Responder
Date Start: September 25, 2010
Date End: October 3, 2010
Edgar Springs, MO
CP11117 – ICS 400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff - Complex Incidents
Date Start: September 28, 2010
Date End: September 29, 2010
Neosho, MO
CH11140 – Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Technician
(Requires Registration with SEMA)
Date Start: October 1, 2010
Date End: October 10, 2010
Sedalia, MO
CP11129 – Emergency Vehicle Driver Training
Date Start: October 1, 2010
Date End: October 3, 2010
Rich Hill, MO
CP11156 – School Bus Rescue
Date Start: October 1, 2010
Date End: October 2, 2010
Holden, MO
CH11163 – First on the Drug Lab Scene: Operations
(Requires Registration with SEMA)
Date Start: October 2, 2010
Date End: October 2, 2010
Shell Knob, MO
CP11143 – Outdoor Search and Rescue Practices
Date Start: October 2, 2010
Date End: October 3, 2010
Green City, MO
CR11114 – Vehicle Rescue: Technician
Date Start: October 2, 2010
Date End: October 3, 2010
Ellington, MO
CP11139 – Emergency Vehicle Driver Training
Date Start: October 4, 2010
Date End: October 7, 2010
Springfield, MO
CR11125 – Swiftwater/Flood Rescue: Technician (Fees Apply)
Date Start: October 4, 2010
Date End: October 6, 2010
Kansas City, MO
CR11133 – Swiftwater/Flood Rescue: Awareness (Fees Apply)
Date Start: October 4, 2010
Date End: October 4, 2010
Kansas City, MO
CR11126 – Vehicle Rescue: Technician
Date Start: October 8, 2010
Date End: October 10, 2010
Adrian, MO
CS11101 – Trench Rescue: Operations (Fees Apply)
Date Start: October 8, 2010
Date End: October 10, 2010
Ozark, MO
CS11102 – School Bus Rescue (Fees Apply)
Date Start: October 8, 2010
Date End: October 9, 2010
Nixa, MO
CS11103 – Essentials of Firefighting - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (Fees Apply)
Date Start: October 8, 2010
Date End: October 9, 2010
Branson West, MO
CS11104 – Preparing for Initial Company Operations (Fees Apply)
(Fire Officer Certificate Program course)
Date Start: October 8, 2010
Date End: October 9, 2010
Republic, MO
CS11105 – Basic Pump Operations (Fees Apply)
Date Start: October 8, 2010
Date End: October 9, 2010
Republic, MO
CS11109 – Basic Fire Fighter Skills (Fees Apply)
Date Start: October 8, 2010
Date End: October 17, 2010
Jackson, MO
CH11149 – Ignitable Liquids and Class B Foam
(Requires Registration with SEMA)
Date Start: October 9, 2010
Date End: October 9, 2010
Sikeston, MO
CP11122 – Certified Fire District Board Training (Fees Apply)
Date Start: October 9, 2010
Date End: October 9, 2010
Jefferson City, MO
CP11126 – Live-Fire Training
Date Start: October 9, 2010
Date End: October 9, 2010
Mexico, MO
CP11168 – Basic Spanish Expressions for Fire and EMS Personnel
Date Start: October 9, 2010
Date End: October 9, 2010
Troy, MO
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