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1st Responder News
Website for 1st Responder News covering news, information, products, forums and calendar for the emergency services.
ABC TV Old Tire Expose
Allstate Insurance Teen Driving
“Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll often are considered the greatest risks to teens’ safety. However, the biggest threat to teens is parked just outside your home. Preventable motor vehicle crashes caused by teen drivers are the leading cause of death for teens in America today. The tragic facts: Nearly 6,000 young people die in car crashes annually. Another 300,000 teens are injured in car crashes each year. “ Three Allstate related sites with excellent materials. The Allstate YouTube site includes videos on teen driving.
http://allstateteendriver.com/
http://www.youtube.com/allstate
Ambulance Visibility
Emergency vehicle research on livery, warning lights and high visibility markings. Includes photos, technical information & newsletters. Although targeted toward the EMS market, much of the info applies to Fire vehicles as well.
American Burn Association
The American Burn Association is dedicated to improving lives affected by burn injury through patient care, education, research and advocacy. Excellent burn related educational materials including educator guides, posters and Power Point presentations available for download.
American Red Cross
Resources for disaster preparedness, emergency training and access to your local Red Cross Chapter
http://www.redcross.org/
American Trauma Society, Pennsylvania Division
Excellent materials for download on a variety of topics related to trauma prevention. Topics include: bike safety,farm safety, child safety seats, teen and college age drinking, athletic injuries, senior fall safety and many more.
Better Teen Driving
From State Farm Insurance and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Lots of resources for parents, teens and communities.
http://betterteendriving.com/
Brain Injury Foundation, NYS
Excellent materials you can print out on a variety of topics related to brain injury.
http://www.bianys.org/cdrom/07_Prevention.html
Burn Prevention Foundation
Although the organization primarily serves Eastern Pennsylvania, this site has excellent ideas for burn prevention education that apply to everyone.
Cabot Cheese
Cabot Cheese is a dairy cooperative owned by Dairy Farmers since 1919. They have an excellent donation program to support not-for-profit organizations with CHEESE!
CDC: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Chock full of Injury Prevention materials including many that you can order for your public education programs! Be sure to check out the Topics and the Tools sections.
CDC: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Providing national and world leadership to prevent and reduce work related injury and death. Click on the Emergency Preparedness and Response tab for lots of info for the fire and emergency services.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh
Centers for Disease Control
Great source for up-to-date information on a wide variety of emergency related as well as general health topics. Be sure to check out the Emergency Response and Preparedness Section.
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Disaster planning for pediatrics
http://www.chladisastercenter.org/site/c.ntJYJ6MLIsE/b.3569231/k.BD34/Home.htm
CHEMTREC
The 24 hour Hazmat Communications Center. Check out the “Resources for Emergency Responders tab.
http://www.chemtrec.com
Child Agricultural Safety Network
The Childhood Agricultural Safety Network (CASN) is dedicated to keeping children safe on the farm. A main goal of CASN is to raise awareness about issues in childhood agricultural safety to change behaviors that put children at risk on the farm. Site includes videos, ads and PSA’s related to farm safety for kids.
Child Safety Seat
Are you using a child safety seat? Want to have your child safety seat inspected? Not sure if your seat is properly installed? This link allows you to enter your zip code and find a local Child Safety Seat Inspection Station. Most inspections are free! If you are planning a public event and want to add Child Safety Seat Inspection, most Inspection Stations can come to your location!
Cooking Safety
Simple PowerPoint presentation on cooking and kitchen safety as related to fire.
Department of Health and Human Services
Federal government site with lots of information on disaster and emergency planning and response.
Emergency Responder Institute
Created as a Committee of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association, the Institute serves as an informal advisory panel of public safety leaders committed to reducing deaths and injuries to America's Emergency Responders. Excellent source for up to date information on highway safety related topics.
EMS Magazine
The web home for EMS Magazine. News, training, buyer’s guide, forums, training outlines and more.
EMS.Gov
This site was developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet the needs of the EMS community. Lots of resources, newsletter signup for EMS Update.
EMS House of Defrance; EMS Graphics
These graphics may be used for your personal (non-commercial) web pages, or in-class use for handouts, presentations, and other instructional materials uses. They may not be used in other collections or groupings.
EMS Village
Forums, articles, classified pertaining to EMS
EVT Certification Commission, Inc.
A nonprofit corporation dedicated to improving the quality of emergency vehicle service and repair throughout the United States and Canada by means of a certification program that will provide technicians recognition for the education, training, and experience they have in the service and repair of emergency vehicles.
http://www.evtcc.org/
FDNY Official Site
Click on History & Heritage for interesting historical info on FDNY.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
The primary mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. Site has great resources including on-line access to training courses.
http://www.fema.gov
Training course direct link
FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
A program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), grants are awarded to fire departments to enhance their ability to protect the public and fire service personnel from fire and related hazards. Three types of grants are available: Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S), and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). This Website provides a description of the three types of grants available and offers resources to help fire departments prepare and submit grant requests.
http://www.firegrantsupport.com/
FedStats
One stop source for statistics from over 100 federal agencies and departments. Great resource for grant writers.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Fire Chief Magazine
Excellent resource for chief officers in the fire service. Be sure to sign up for free e-newsletters.
Firehouse Magazine
News, forums, training, events, information, podcasts and more.
Fire Museum Network
If you are interested in Fire Service History, this site lists over 300 museums dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of the fire service.
Fire Presentations by Kimberly Alyn
The site for best selling author and well respected Fire Service consultant, Kimberly Alyn. Be sure to check out the “Free Info” tab to download and read at least the article on mentoring in the fire service.
FireRescue1
Articles, forums, e-newsletter, archives, product info and full access to flashoverTV.com
http://www.firerescue1.com/
Fire Service Exploring
The national site for Fire Service Explorer programs. If you are considering a youth fire program, there are a number of benefits of working with the Scouts.
Fire Service Women of NYS
To encourage the participation of women in the career and volunteer fire service of the State of New York; To disseminate pertinent fire service information to its members; To provide a supportive network and communication among women in the fire service
http://www.fswnys.org
Firewise Communities
The national Firewise Communities program is a multi-agency effort to protect people, property and natural resources from the threat of wildfire before a fire starts.
http://www.firewise.org
Fundraiser Insight
Are you involved with nonprofit fund raising? This site has a variety of info for you. Be sure to check out the Fund Raising Thermometer downloads for your web-site at http://www.fundraiserinsight.org/thermometer/
FundraisingIP
More ideas on fund raising. Be sure to sign up for their free newsletter. Excellent archive of fund raising ideas.
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
Consumer, builder and emergency services information on home fire sprinklers.
http://homefiresprinkler.org/
Home Safety Council
Great resources for parents, teachers and emergency services organizations pertaining to home safety. Very comprehensive coverage of home related prevention: Fall prevention, burns, fire escape planning, water safety, home office safety and many more are covered.
I’m not an Ambulance Driver PowerPoint Tutorials
Excellent resource for those working with PowerPoint. Short simple tutorials on a variety of topics.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is an independent, nonprofit, scientific, and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses — deaths, injuries, and property damage — from crashes on the nation's highways. Site offers a number of videos and brochures related to vehicle safety including suggestions on purchasing a safe car.
International Association of Fire Chiefs
For more links for the emergency services check out the IAFC Links page:
ISO Mitigation Online
ISO Mitigation Online is your source for up-to-date information on community efforts to mitigate the risk of losses from fire and natural hazards. Sponsored by ISO — a leading supplier of information about risk — this website contains a wealth of data for firefighters, building-code officials, community leaders, and other interested citizens. Here you can learn about:
http://www.isomitigation.com/
JEMS on Line
One of the premier on-line sites for EMS information from the folks at JEMS magazine. If you are involved with EMS be sure to click on “Login” to signup for free email updates and info.
Juvenile Products Manufacturer Association Baby Safety
Creating a safe environment for baby is the best thing you can do to ensure the first years are happy and healthy. Raising your bundle of joy takes care and knowledge. Being more aware of the products in and around your home is just another step that will become second nature as a baby grows.
Marketing Professionals
Interesting article on email marketing for nonprofit organizations.
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
Drill of the month including past 10 years of archives! Looking for quality peer reviewed material? This site has it. Includes PowerPoint presentations and instructor guides on over a hundred emergency services topics! Drills rotate by discipline: Fire, EMS, Rescue, HazMat, etc. Reminder: review all materials before use. Some materials may be out of date or need to be updated due to age. Make sure you go to the home page and check out other great assets on this site!
Maryland Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism
Best practices for developing a volunteer program. NOT specific to EMS or Fire Service, however it does provide a step-by-step overview of the process for developing a volunteer program.
http://www.gosv.state.md.us/volunteerism/bestprac/sec00.htm
MedicAlert® Foundation
The MedicAlert Foundation is a non-profit healthcare informatics organization dedicated to providing services to our members that protect and save lives. They provide MedicAlert® bracelets, charms and other means to provide emergency information to emergency responders. Click on Professionals and then check out the “Free Training Materials” available for emergency services providers and Law Enforcement. If you are planning a public education program consider requesting membership applications.
Mid-Hudson Library
The library is an often overlooked resource for the emergency services. From on-line magazines to foundation and grant resources, check out this site.
Mountain Rescue Association
Oldest Search and Rescue organization in the US. Great educational materials for the Search and Rescue Professional as well as the general public.
http://mra.org
National Association of EMS Educators
Are you an EMS instructor or squad training officer? You need NAEMSE! Great resources for the EMS educator including a trading post for training materials!
National Association of EMT’s
The only national organization representing EMT’s
National Association of Search and Rescue
NASAR is a non-profit membership association of paid and volunteer professionals interested or active in search and rescue, disaster aid, emergency medicine and awareness education.
National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation
NCEMSF is the one place to go for resources related to campus-based EMS
National EMS Museum
The National EMS Museum is the repository for all things related to the history of EMS! This site includes a Virtual Museum.
http://www.nemsmf.org/index.htm
National Fire Academy
Great resource for training and trainers. On-line courses available.
National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System
A voluntary, confidential, non-punitive and secure reporting system with the goal of improving fire fighter safety.
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA establishes standards and guidelines for the Fire service, as well as building codes, etc. Site is also a good source for Fire Prevention materials and ideas.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admistration
Need to know anything about the weather or planning for weather related emergencies? Be sure to check out the StormReady section.
National Safety Council
The NSC works to educate and influence people in the prevention of accidental injury and death. Excellent resource for safety information. Be sure to check out the fact sheet section under the Resources tab.
http://www.nsc.org
National Sex Offenders Registry
You can search by City, State, or name for registered sex offenders.
http://www.familywatchdog.us/
National Volunteer Fire Council
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is a non-profit membership association representing the interests of the volunteer fire, EMS and rescue services. The NVFC serves as the information source regarding legislation, standards and regulatory issues. The NVFC also provides vital resources and information to the volunteer fire and emergency services.
For an interesting “Cost savings Calculator” go to http://www.nvfc.org/page/801/Cost_Savings_Calculators.htm
NYS Association of Fire Chiefs
Contains news, membership, calendar of events, education programs, annual conference, legislative, magazine, merchandise, sample SOPs/SOGs.
NYS Association of Fire Districts
Site for Fire Districts in NY. Most areas require membership.
NYS Association of Fire Safety Educators
Group’s purpose is to promote fire and life safety through the sharing of concepts and program information by fire and life safety educators throughout the state. The scope of this work includes fire and life safety, fire and injury prevention, arson prevention, and burn prevention education.
NYS Department of Health, EMS Bureau Article 30
NYS Department of Health, EMS Bureau Policy statements
One stop source for all EMS Bureau statements. Be sure to bookmark it and check back for frequent additions.
NYS Education Department Links for Regional EMS Councils
Easy links page with addresses, phone numbers and websites for the regional EMS councils in NYS
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/sss/HealthServices/AEDs/AEDFIELDMEMORegionalEMSCouncils.htm
NYS Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee Great source for information on safety in NYS. Need statistics? This site has them. Among the topics: Alcohol, Drugs & DWI, Bikes & Wheel Sport Safety, Cell Phones, Drowsy Driving & Fatigue, Emergency Vehicles, Motorcycles, Mopeds & ATVs, Occupant Protection, Older Drivers, Pedestrian Safety, Railroad Crossing Safety, School Bus Safety, Speeding & Speed Limits
Also a great Kids’ Page with additional links. http://www.safeny.com/kids.htm
NYS Office of Child and Family Services
Babies sleep safest alone! Great info on this all important topic including videos in English and Spanish.
NYS State Emergency Management Office
The mission of the New York State Emergency Management Office (SEMO) is to protect the lives and property of the citizens of New York State from threats posed by natural or man-made events.
NYS Legislature
This one is for all laws of NYS. You can search by different topics and find neat things that nobody ever tells you about.
NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control
The site for the NYS agency responsible for oversight of the Fire Services in NYS.
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/fire/
NYS Real Property Tax laws
Article 4, title 2, has the sections on tax exemptions for volunteer fire fighters.
NYS Volunteer Recruitment Service Scholarship
New York State offers scholarships to volunteer fire and volunteer ambulance companies to use as a recruitment and retention incentive for new members.
New York State Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Association
The New York State Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Association is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) membership organization whose mission is to promote and assist the interests of the state’s community volunteer and nonprofit EMS sector.
Objective Safety
Nadine Levick, MD MPH, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Objective Safety, has been providing safety and hazard awareness data in the field of Injury Prevention and Control in the USA, Australia and Europe since 1996. Objective Safety has unique expertise on safety and hazard awareness in the Emergency Medical Services Transport Environment in addition to safety and injury prevention and control in the pediatric setting. Handouts from several seminar presentations, excellent info on vehicle operations and design.
Ontario Health Clinics for Health Workers
Patient handling handbook from Ontario, Canada
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA: great resource for everything occupational safety and health related including all required OSHA posters available for download.
PPE101
PPE 101 is dedicated to providing the latest in research and information about personal protective equipment. Sponsored by Globe Firefighter Suits and DuPont, the site features resources for online training, product certifications, news and tips.
Risk Watch
NFPA’s safety site for kids and communities.
http://www.riskwatch.org/
SafeBeltSafeUSA
Is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to child passenger safety. Their mission is to help reduce the number of serious and fatal traffic injuries suffered by children by promoting the correct, consistent use of safety seats and safety belts.
http://www.carseat.org/
SafeKids
Safe Kids USA is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. Good resource for childhood injury prevention materials.
Scottie’s Firehouse
A fun place for kids and parents to learn about fire safety. Lots of activities.
Service Leader
This link goes directly to a “Volunteer Recruitment – Tips from the field” section. Check out their entire site for some great ideas for volunteer management and managers.
Sesame Workshop
Getting ready for emergencies. A great interactive site for families and kids.
Simple Truths
Mac Anderson is an interesting gentleman. He founded a company called Successories which marketed various products from mouse pads to coffee cups to posters with inspirational quotations. Simple Truths is his latest venture. You can sign up for a free newsletter with announcements of some really great inspirational materials including books and videos.
http://www.simpletruths.com/newsletter.asp
Smokey Bear
Great site for kids or the kids within all of us…
Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration
This United Kingdom site is full of fund raising ideas from around the world. Register and receive new ideas on a regular basis or view their archives of ideas.
http://www.sofii.org/
TechSoup
Are you a 501(c)3 not for profit? If you are, you can acquire software free or at major savings off MSRP. Also tech hardware; computers, copiers, printers, at major savings as well!
Teen Driving
Teen Driving accidents represent a controllable loss for all of us. Whether you are a parent of a teen driver, an emergency services organization, or a community group of any kind, you need to get involved in reducing teen driving accidents, injury and death. This site provides a variety of resources for dealing with the Teen Driving Accident Epidemic.
Temple Jr. College EMS Department
A very large collection of PowerPoint presentations for EMS Education.
THOMAS
In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress.
Look up pending federal legislation, find out what your representatives and senators are sponsoring. Easy to navigate and use.
Tiger Schmittendorf
Tiger is based in Erie County NY and was a driving force behind a very successful Recruitment and Retention program in the county. Be sure to check out his “tool boxes”.
Toyota Teen Driving
Another great resource for Teen Driving including a quiz, a sample teen driving contract and other information!
Triple Creek Associates
Are you involved with mentoring, want to start a mentoring program or improve the one you have? This site offers an excellent (and free) monthly newsletter on Mentoring! Triple Creek Associates is an organizational development firm that helps organizations build and foster mentoring cultures, while measurably impacting leadership development, talent management and diversity.
US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
The Board is an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents. Great training resources related to chemical emergencies. Be sure to check out the Video Room.
http://www.chemsafety.gov
US Coast Guard Safe Boating Site
Learn how to prevent accidents, injuries, and fatalities while boating. Review safety tips, news, recalls, defects, and laws and regulations you should know.
http://www.uscgboating.org/
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
US Department of Transportation Office of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety is the Federal safety authority for ensuring the safe transport of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway, and water.
US Fire Administration (USFA)
As an entity of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, the mission of the USFA is to foster a solid foundation in prevention, preparedness, and response by providing national leadership to local fire and emergency services.
US National Response Team
Site provides technical assistance, resources and coordination on preparedness, planning, response and recovery activities for emergencies involving hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants, hazmat, oil, and weapons of mass destruction in natural and technological disasters and other environmental incidents of national significance.
Vial of Life
The Vial of Life program provides a simple, standardized way to gather your medical information in advance of an emergency and then ‘speaks’ for you if you can't speak for yourself. The ‘vial’ contains important medical information that can assist emergency personnel in administering the proper medical treatment.
VFIS Download Center
Great selection of forms for Fire and EMS agencies from the folks at Volunteer Fireman’s Insurance Service.
Why Volunteer? Evidence on the Role of Altruism, Reputation, and Incentives
Very interesting study paper on why people volunteer.
ftp://repec.iza.org/RePEc/Discussionpaper/dp3021.pdf
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