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NAFTD Minutes
Saturday 20 Oct 01
2002 Conference
- Penn State University Conference Center Hotel
- 3-5 Oct 02
- Thur work, Fri Academy Tour, Sat am work, PM Tailgate
- Sunday fallen FF ceremony
Canadian Fire Programs (BC)
- Picking up many key points
- US fire issues migrate north
- No federal fire program funding
- All programs run on a cost recovery basis
- Pre-employment training is a growing requirement with IFSAC seal, FF1, FF2, Provincial licensing system particular to each Province
- Credentials for fire chiefs – university degrees + extensive experience.
- Life credit
- BS & MS degree
- Terrorism – angst and potential, demands being placed on Canadian system to create programs to deal with
- HAZMAT Awareness
- HAZMAT Ops
- Bio-medical component
- Canada-wide initiative similar to NAFTD
- 9 Provinces engaged, with IFSAC certification
- Competitive deconfliction issues, course sharing
- Spin-off Association of Canadian Fire Marshals
- MOTION: Steve Lutz (UT), Tim Dunkel PN To include Canadian input as a regular agenda item on NAFTD meeting agendas, approved unanimously.
Resolutions
- #1 Formula Grants. General, inclusive, that other organizations can support.
- Move: Steve Lutz (UT), Randall Napoli 2nd FL, unanimously approved.
- #2 State Fire Training needs
- Move: Steve Lutz (UT), Tim Dunkel PN, unanimously approved.
- #3 Recognition of Steve Edwards –
- Move: Steve Lutz (UT), Tim Dunkel PN, unanimously approved.
Terrorism
- NFA updates
- BC updated
- Strategic Considerations for Command Officers (2day)
- Advanced Tactical Considerations (6day)
- Missouri – aid and extension network – becoming more
- Added 2 Em Mgt specialists to faculty
- EmMgt certificate
- Specialist for response consequence mgt
- Business Continuity Planning – consequence mgt
- Clan labs
- Michigan
- Terrorism: HM Command Specialist
- Terrorism: EMS Command Specialist
- Louisiana
- Enhancing Awareness
- Building on basics
- Clan labs
- UTAH –DOJ $$$
- Olympics specific threats
- Statewide strategy – identified specific training needs
- Leveraged efforts with other agencies to bring in other programs
- Pennsylvania
- 9 Regional CT task forces (fire, police, EMS, elected officials)
- Needs & capabilities assessments
- State Fire Training
- Part of Em Mgt
- Workshops in every county (unified command)
- Exercise in every county
- Training US Army Chemical Command (reserve) 2-week tech A & B.
- Virginia
- Domestic Preparedness Task Force (state inter-agency) in place for 2 years
- Target analysis
- Heightened alerts
- Domestic Preparedness Planning Task Force
- High-level political group
- Meetings around the state around the state
- Open meeting phase
- Closed meeting phase
- Report due 30 November
- OPSEC
- Continuity of government
- DOJ Unified command video
- Basic ICS For local law enforcement
- Florida
- Task force in place for 2 years
- Regional approach
- Identify training components
- Structure
- 11-person political panel
- State working group
- Working task forces for 7 regions
- Executive Fire Officer level conference
- Bring up to speed
- Used terrorism grant $$ to fund
- Canada
- New Mexico
- Similar to Michigan
- Largely rural
- Significant federal programs resident in-state thru NM Tech
- DOE Security
- Sandia Labs Cerro Grande fire
- North Carolina
- Prior to 11 Sep01 – separate agencies did own thing
- Post 11 Sept01 Governor’s TF
- Task force
- Federal –State – Local Coordination
- Fire Academy responsible for integrated terrorism training program for all agencies
- Self-study CD for all state employees
- 4 NFA courses + DOJ courses
- Arkansas
- TtheT for Terrorism Awareness
- Self-study NFA BC-ERT
- Direct deliveries over 6 day period in major dept
- Include structural collapse
- Public Health
- E-mail of what you have
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