Some good reading for you after you finish Firegeezer:
* If you haven’t been following Maryland medivac helicopter crash that killed 4 and left one critically injured, you should be hitting STATter911 every day. The plane landed right in Dave’s patch and he’s been digging up all sorts of hidden details. Today he uncovers the fact that it was nearly 45 minutes after the crash before the state police notified the fire and rescue department. Start with that story HERE. Then catch up on yesterday’s revelations HERE.
* Wildfire Today has a posting today that starts off with:
Federal mismanagement of U.S. forests has increased the number, size and cost of wildfires over the past decade. Overcrowding has left 60 percent of national forest land facing abnormal fire hazards. The culprit: bureaucratic paralysis — due in part to judges or politicians beholden to environmental lobbyists overriding the decisions of professional foresters, says the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Now that it’s gotten your attention, click HERE to read some of the examples he gives for it.
* FireNews.net is on top of all things North Carolina and Jeff leads off today with a picture/article on a fire engine rollover Monday night. Catch that and more HERE.
* Fire Chief editor Janet Wilmoth has an important essay about the recent passage of the home sprinkler code. She rightly points out that fire service officials still have a lot of work to do to get it implemented. And it will take time. Be sure to read her blueprint HERE.
* The appointment of Montgomery County Chief Tom Carr to the post of Charleston, So. Carolina, fire chief has splashed across the fire/rescue headlines. Make sure you catch the links that Grant has on SConFire.com HERE. Next, catch the first (and so far, only?) interview with the new chief on FireRescue1 HERE.
* The day isn’t complete until you’ve checked the latest from FirefighterSpot’s Best Videos. Jason has an interesting story on a pier fire in NYC that was burning while a cruise ship was docked there. Catch the whole site HERE.
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