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The Invasion of the Smoke Alarms - A Door-to-Door Smoke Alarm Campaign
OSFM invites local fire departments and their community partners to attend a free workshop on The Invasion of the Smoke Alarms door-to-door campaign. Those attending the workshop will receive a free kit for the fire department. When the fire department's campaign agreement form for a door-to-door campaign is approved they may receive up to 50 free smoke alarms and $250 for the campaign.
To register, fill out the registration form and submit electronically, fax or mail to Colleen Olson. Fax (503) 373-1825 or 4760 Portland Road NE, Salem, OR 97305. For questions, contact Colleen Olson at (503) 934-8228 or email colleen.olson@state.or.us.
Information Flyer
Registration Forms:
I-5 Directions to Oregon State Fire Marshal Office
For more information on the Smoke Alarm Door-to-Door Campaign
Multi-Family Housing Fire Reduction Program - A Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) is conducting a free Train-the-Trainer workshop on the Multi-Family Housing Fire Reduction Program, at the Office of State Fire Marshal. This workshop is brought to you in partnership with the Office of State Fire Marshal and the Oregon Life Safety Team. The workshop is designed to help fire departments develop their own Fire and Life Safety Training program for Apartment Managers.
Dates:
January 15, 2009
April 16, 2009
Time:
9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.
Location:
Office of State Fire Marshal
4760 Portland Road NE
Salem, OR 97305
To register, fill out the registration form submit electronically, fax or mail to Candice Clark. Fax (503) 373-1825 or 4760 Portland Road NE, Salem, OR 97305. For information, contact Candice Clark at (503) 934-8266 or email candice.clark@state.or.us
Information Flyer
Registration Form
Directions to Training
Early registration is recommended, space is LIMITED to 24 participants.
Remembering When™ - a fire and fall prevention program for older adults.
Get involved with seniors in your community!
Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is committed to helping communities reduce fire and fall injuries and deaths among older adults. Since 1999, communities throughout North America have implemented the National Fire Protection Association’s Remembering When™ program, reaching older adults. To ensure the Remembering When™ program is reaching the most vulnerable of older adults, OSFM will select representative teams from 15 Oregon communities to attend a train-the-trainer workshop on January 30, 2009.
OSFM is asking fire departments to partner with an agency whose main outreach is to older adults. Such agencies may include visiting nurse associations, home health care agencies, church outreach groups, senior centers and other organizations who serve older adults.
Date:
January 30, 2009
Time:
10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m.
Location:
Salem, Oregon
Please see attached for additional details and application form.
Available in PDF and Word formats for your convenience.
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No Agency training opportunities at this time.
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Oregon Fire Marshals Association and Pacific Northwest Coordination Group
Fire Prevention Workshop 2009
February 23-27, 2009 at Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach
For more information visit: Oregon Fire Marshals Association
Oregon Fire Marshals Association Annual Business Meeting
May 4-8, 2009 at Linn County Fair & Expo Center
For more information visit: Oregon Fire Marshals Association
Oregon Fire Instructor's Association
Safety and Survival Symposium
January 11, 2009
For more information visit: Oregon Fire Instructor's Association
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New First Responder Training Courses The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, in cooperation with the DHS/U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), announced last week three new courses that offer more comprehensive training to improve the readiness of emergency responders in protecting the nation´s communities and, potentially, the critical infrastructures within municipalities. The newly approved courses offered by USFA´s National Fire Academy include: Introduction to Unified Command for Multi-Agency and Catastrophic Incidents (F315) Command and General Staff Functions in the Incident Command System (R317) All Hazards Incident Management (available upon request on a case-by-case basis) Contact Gordon Sachs (301-447-1594; Gordon.Sachs@dhs.gov) or Robert Murgallis (301-447-1347; Robert.Murgallis@dhs.gov ) for details about the All Hazards Incident Management Course.
More information about the first two listed courses (F315 and R317) can be seen by entering the school (NFA), course name, and/or course code at the following link: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/nfacsd/index.jsp.
National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) is offering a 3 day seminar on fire sprinkler systems.
January 27-29, 2009 at the Office of State Fire Marshal in Salem, Oregon.
Registration
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