*  FIRE CHIEF MAGAZINE posted an article on May 14 that I had missed, so I’ll point it out now.  It tells about a new type of burglar alarm that immediately releases a blinding smoke screen in the area of intrusion.  It is supposed to dis-orient the burglar and incapacitate him until the PD arrives.  The main problem is that the smoke will also trigger a smoke alarm and subsequently dispatch a fire dept. response directly into a crime scene.  Read the full article HERE.

*  VIRGINIA FIRE NEWS is dispensing an interesting history lesson today as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of a deadly explosion in downtown Harrisonburg.  Read the ARTICLE.

*  FIREFIGHTER HOURLY is shifting focus onto lessons to be learned from the past.  He starts today HERE.

*  AMONG DAVE STATTER’S list of hot news items today is a story of a Vol. Fire company in the Bronx that has squandered over $500,000 in 9/11 donations and has nothing to show for it……nor any records of where it all went.  Be sure to catch it HERE.

*  CALIFORNIA FIRE NEWS is reporting on still another forestry air LODD.  This time in Canada.  Read the REPORT.

*  THE EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA FIRE CHIEF talks about his training for an All Hazard Incident Management Team.  That’s an Incident Command System for large events, such as a wildfire with 2,000 FF’s scattered over many square miles.  His personal blog posting is HERE.

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