Guest Editorial
Sparking Debate
Australian wildfires ignite LEOSAD dialogue
By Alan Dozier & Will Gray May, Jr.
In early February, 2009, unprecedented wildfires ripped through thousands of acres in Victoria, Australia, taking lives and decimating property, natural habitat, and a certain security in the way things have always been. No firefighter in any part of the globe could have prepared.
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Eyeing the Storm
Grading the response to Gustav—in light of Katrina
By Harold Schapelhouman |
As the 3
rd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina was memorialized and remembered last August, another series of hurricanes began to line up in the Caribbean, Atlantic and Gulf, as though to remind everyone of the power and unpredictability of Mother Nature ...
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Knowing the Numbers
Simple ways to improve your community's fire protection—& your ISO classification
By Michael R. Waters, CFPS
Photo Michelle French
From the June 2008 issue of FireRescue magazine
Although many municipal leaders are aware of the importance of the ISO Public Protection Classification (PPC™), some may not realize that this program provides excellent opportunities to improve local fire protection capabilities and in turn improve the property insurance classification of their jurisdiction ...
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