Fire Officer Exchange Program Awarded

Fire Officer Exchange Program Awarded

The Fire Officer Exchange Program between Alexandria, Va., and Dundee (Tayside), Scotland has been awarded the special achievement award for professional exchange. Fire Officer Hill of Tayside studied EMS systems, disaster management, simulation training and fire prevention in several locations, while Alexandria fire officers Beam and Wood studied fire service regionalization, breathing apparatus procedures and training and microcomputer applications.

Sister City International, which presented the award, promotes better understanding among the people of the world.

Dave McGlynn and Brian Zaitz

The Training Officer: The ISFSI and Brian Zaitz

Dave McGlynn talks with Brian Zaitz about the ISFSI and the training officer as a calling.
Conyers Georgia chemical plant fire

Federal Investigators Previously Raised Alarm About BioLab Chemicals

A fire at a BioLabs facility in Conyers, Georgia, has sent a toxic cloud over Rockdale County and disrupted large swaths of metro Atlanta.