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Table of Contents: 1.) Volunteer Firefighters Face Expulsion from Union. 2.) Rhode Island Commission Proposes Fire Safety Law Changes 3.) ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel Holds First Meeting
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FIREFIGHTER NEWS 1. Volunteer Firefighters Face Expulsion From Union John Gorman, a veteran career firefighter with the Arlington, Va. County Fire Department, has belonged to the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) for five years, but his union brothers want to expel him. His offense: Gorman works as a volunteer firefighter in nearby Prince Georges County. Gorman says he isn't the only union member facing expulsion for volunteering. In addition to himself and three other Arlington County "two-hatter" firefighters, approximately 150 career firefighters who volunteer in Prince Georges County are on the IAFF's hit list. View Full Story
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FIRE SAFETY 2. Rhode Island Commission Proposes Fire Safety Law Changes Rhode Island's Joint Commission to Study All Aspects of Law and Regulation Concerning Pyrotechnics Displays and Fire Safety has recommended stronger fire safety laws for the state, including regulations requiring sprinkler systems in more buildings. The first recommendation by the commission is to eliminate, effective Feb. 20, 2004, a grandfather clause that does not require sprinkler systems in buildings of a certain age. The commission also recommended the adoption of the Uniform Fire Code of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code, for new and existing buildings by Feb. 20, 2004. The 17-member committee was formed in the wake of the fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., that killed 100 people and injured dozens more. The committee's full report can be found at www.rilin.state.ri.us/FireFinalReport.pdf. View Full Story
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HOMELAND SECURITY 3. ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel Holds First Meeting Nearly 200 people gathered at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Gaithersburg, Md., on June 9-10 for the first plenary meeting of the American National Standards Institute Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP). The panel serves as a cross-sectional coordinating body for the development and enhancement of homeland security standards to support critical needs identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Dr. Holly Dockery, director of standards-state and local interaction of the DHS's Science and Technology Directorate, explained that the current mission, structure and progress of the DHS is centered on prevention of terrorist attacks, reducing vulnerability, minimizing damage and assisting in recovery. She noted that the need for standards was explicit in the original strategy for the creation of the department.
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