Latest OFIA News
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WOU Fire Service Administrators Institute Classes
Western Oregon University - Now Registering - Fall Term 2010 - Fire Services Administration Courses Degrees At A Distance Program Courses - October 15, 2010 through January 31, 2011FSA 323* Fire and Emergency Services Administration, 5 credits - OnlineThis course is designed to be a progressive primer for students who want more knowledge about fire and emergency services administration. The course demonstrates the importance of the following skills necessary to manage and lead a fire and emergency services department through the challenges and changes of the 21st century: Persuasion and influence, accountable budgeting, anticipation of challenges, the need for change, and the use of specific management tools for analyzing and solving problems. A central part of the course focuses on how the leadership ...
Posted Aug 31, 2010 6:44 PM by Dee Kinkade
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Vacancies at FEMA Emergency Management Institute
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Training OpportunitiesVacancies exist in the offerings for fiscal year 2011 courses at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Maryland. For more information, please go to: http://training.fema.gov/emicourses or contact the Admissions Office at (301) 447-1035 or via email at netc-admissions@dhs.gov. Send completed applications to your State Training Officer for approval. The State will then forward them to Admissions. If interested, apply immediately!As of 08/26/10Applications for course vacancies must be received at least 6 weeks before the course start date for the applicant to be considered for the course. Vacancies within 6 weeks of the course start date shall only be filled from the established ...
Posted Aug 31, 2010 6:00 PM by Dee Kinkade
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Best Practices for Emergency Vehicle and Roadway Operations Safety
The United States Fire Administration (USFA), in partnership with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), announces the release of Best Practices for Emergency Vehicle and Roadway Operations Safety which highlights the results of a U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supported initiative to enhance emergency vehicle and roadway operations safety for firefighters and law enforcement officers."With vehicle crashes and emergency responders being struck on the roadway being a major cause of on-duty fatalities, it is important for all first responders to avail themselves of these programs to reduce this tragic cause of death," said Acting U.S. Fire Administrator Glenn A. Gaines. "We are grateful for the U.S. Department of Justice's ...
Posted Aug 31, 2010 5:56 PM by Dee Kinkade
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Advanced Auto Extrication Training
Presented by: (MES) Municipal Emergency Services, Res-Q-Jack Inc., State Farm Insurance and B and R Auto Wrecking, TNT Extrication ToolsHosted by Goshen Fire District and Eugene Fire DepartmentTHIS CLASS WILL HAVE 100 CARS PRESENT WHERE YOU WILL PRACTICE SKILL SETS AND SCENARIO BASED TRAINING. STATE FARM HAS ALSO DONATED 10 LATE MODEL CARS; EXAMPLES OF CARS DONATED: 2008 SUBARU FORESTER, 2006 SCION, 2006 TOYOTA CAMRAY AND MORE. THESE CARS WILL BE CUT UP ON THE FINAL DAY OF CLASS. THIS CLASS IS NOT OFFERED ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE STATE OF OREGON AND WAS A HUGE SUCCESS WITH OVER 50 STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE.This is a registered DPSST class and you will receive training certification after ...
Posted Aug 31, 2010 5:48 PM by Dee Kinkade
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2010 Oregon EMS Conference
2010 Oregon EMS Conference- Early Registration discount until September 13th.October 7-9, 2010 Salem Conference CenterKeynote Speaker, Randolph Mantooth (Johnny Gage) from the show EMERGENCYPlus: Steve Berry - Mark Rock and others. For more information visit www.oregonemsconference.com
Posted Aug 31, 2010 5:27 PM by Dee Kinkade
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IAFC-VCOS to Hold National Summit on Volunteerism
The Volunteer & Combination Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is proud to announce their first National Summit: "The Heartbeat of America: Preserving the Future of the Volunteer Fire Service," to be held March 17-19, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill hotel in Washington, D.C.This three-day summit will feature a series of highly-regarded speakers from government, policy and fire and emergency service arenas. Participants will address issues and concerns about volunteerism which are critical to the emergency response community as well as to the fabric of our nation as a whole. While drawing on the knowledge and experience of volunteer leaders, the summit will also reach out to emerging leaders ...
Posted Aug 31, 2010 5:24 PM by Dee Kinkade
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Emotional Survival Class
Date: September 21, 2010Location: Willamette Falls Community Health Ed Center 519 15th Street, Oregon City, ORCost: Only $99 if you register at www.code4.org (Cosponsored by Clackamas County Dispatch Center)The course addresses the dynamics of public safety, emergency services, or medical career. We enter our jobs as idealistic and committed employees and along the way have to find ways to avoid becoming cynical, angry and self destructive. Some of us even become "self-perceived victims" of our agencies or employers. Dr Gilmartin provides critical information to personnel on how this process might take place with preventive strategies on how to remain committed productive employees.Course Covers Causes & Intervention For:Loyalty vs. Integrity IssuesEntitlement OrientationVictim ...
Posted Aug 31, 2010 5:17 PM by Dee Kinkade
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Ever heard of the OR-OSHA Advisory Committee?
They had a meeting today, and as usual with this group, I learned a lot. We talked about some interesting things, like: 1. What requirements there are for ladder belts on aerial apparatus (there doesn't seem to be any, except for manufacturer recommendations - which by the way you can be cited for violating). 2. Recently a small Oregon fire department was cited for violating the respiratory protection standard. If you haven't thought about this standard for awhile, I posted a copy below. 3. Ever wonder what Oregon fire departments are being cited for? Look at the document below titled "Violations." That is a list of all fire department violations that departments were cited for from April 2009 to ...
Posted Aug 27, 2010 8:13 PM by Michael Kinkade
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Oregon Fire Service Calendar
This OFIA calendar is designed to bring together everything that is going on in the Oregon Fire Service so that we have a central planning and communication tool. It will take a few weeks to get the calendar populated but we are working on it diligently. If you send calendar appointments to oregonfireinstructors@gmail.com - they will be posted right away! You can do this using Outlook, Google calendar or any calendar system that generates a .csv appointment. Just type oregonfireinstructors@gmail.com into the invitee space and it will automatically populate our calendar once we accept it.  |
