Archived 2004 Press Releases

FEMA Releases School Fires Report (12/15/04)
Fire Corps Announces Official Launch - New Program For Citizen Advocates (12/10/04)
Report on Fire in the United States Now Available (12/06/04)
USFA Releases New Year's Holiday Fires Report (12/06/04)
FEMA/USFA and DOT Initiate Study of Traffic Incident Management Systems (TIMS) (11/17/04)
New USFA Online Course Helps Prepare Emergency Medical Service Responders to Operate at Multiple Casualty Incidents (11/16/04)
Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative Report Now Available (10/20/04)
USFA Releases Two New Topical Reports on Fires Ignited by Lighters and Matches (10/20/04)
USFA Assists Walt Disney and Liberty Mutual in Design of New Fire Safety Exhibit (10/19/04)
Application Procedures Announced for the 2005 Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship Program (10/13/04)
United States Fire Administration Releases Incident Command System Self-Study 2nd Edition (10/12/04)
FEMA Releases Report on Firefighter Fatalities in 2003 (10/06/04)
Members From Three Incident Management Teams Travel To Florida (9/29/04)
FEMA Releases New ICS-200 Independent Study Course For Disaster Response Personnel (9/27/04)
Homeland Security Announces Fire Prevention and Safety Grants and Supplemental Assistance to Firefighter FY03 Grants (9/24/04)
USFA Initiates Emergency Vehicle Safety Partnerships with National Fire Groups to Reduce Firefighter Fatalities (9/21/04)
Fire Prevention And Safety Grants And Supplemental Assistance To Firefighter FY03 Grants Announced By Homeland Security (9/17/04)
Homeland Security Announces Additional FY 2003 Assistance To Firefighters Grants (9/10/04)
New Fire Safety Campaign Aims To Reduce Seniors' High Risk Of Dying In A Home Fire (8/11/04)
Homeland Security Announces Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (7/30/04)
FEMA Announces New Fire Administration Web Page To Enhance Wildland Fire Preparedness (7/7/04)
Three Special Reports Look at 2000 Structure Fires in the U.S., Including Residential Fire Incidence (7/1/04)
FEMA Joins National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Study of Ambulance and Emergency Vehicles Accidents (6/30/04)
Homeland Security Assists Emergency Responders with Unveiling of New Internet Course on America's New National Incident Management System (6/29/04)
FEMA And The National Fire Protection Association Partner To Cut Death Rate From Rural Fires In The United States (6/22/04)
Special Report Uses National Fire Incident Reporting Data To Study Nightclub Fires In The U.S. (6/21/04)
Fire Prevention And Safety Grants Announced By Homeland Security (6/18/04)
Eight Fire Officials Selected For Harvard Senior Executives In State And Local Government Program (6/15/04)
U.S. Fire Administration Names Executive Fire Officer To Research Honor Roll (6/15/04)
FEMA Releases Recommendations For Emergency Response To Major Incidents Based In Part On The Events Of Sept. 11, 2001 (5/26/04)
FEMA Pilots New Training Course to Help Fire and Emergency Services Officials Enhance Coordination (5/24/04)
FEMA'S New On-Line Course Helps Urban Firefighters Battle Wildfires More Safely (5/14/04)
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to Highlight Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives at 16th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner (May 5) (5/04/04)
R. David Paulison, U.S. Fire Administrator to be Honored at National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner (5/03/04)
FEMA And National Volunteer Fire Council Announce New Health And Wellness Guide For The Volunteer Fire Service (5/03/04)
Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Announced by FEMA (5/03/04)
National Capital Region's Incident Management Team Receives Training From FEMA (4/27/04)
FEMA's Fire Department Census Shows Increase in Registrants, Enhancing Information Collection (4/26/04)
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and United States Fire Administration to Honor 109 Firefighters (4/22/04)
FEMA's New On-Line Course Helps Schools Develop Effective Emergency Operations Plans (4/20/04)
Fire Service Organizations Release Initial Report Following Firefighter Life Safety Summit (4/14/04)
Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Announced by FEMA (4/9/04)
U.S. Fire Administration Selects Four Fire Service Executives to Receive Outstanding Research Award (3/29/04)
FEMA's New On-Line Course Helps Officials with Environmental and Historic Preservation Issues During Disaster Operations (3/22/04)
National Incident Management System (NIMS) - An Introduction Broadcast For First Responders (3/9/04)
Community Fire Prevention Course Offered By The National Fire Academy In June (3/9/04)
First Combined FEMA Training Catalogue Goes On-Line; Print Version On The Way (3/8/04)
The Final Round Thirty-Five Of The Assistance To Firefighters Grants To Aid America's Fire Departments Is Announced (3/5/04)
FEMA Review of Deadly Florida House Fire Reflects Importance of Working Smoke Alarms (3/4/04)
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Application Period to Open on March 1, 2004 (2/26/04)
FEMA Review Of Tire Recycling Facility Fire Shows Small Towns Can Respond Effectively To Major Incidents (2/25/04)
FEMA Review Of Eleven-Alarm San Jose, Calif., Fire Underscores Challenges Posed By Extremely Large-Scale Incidents (2/24/04)
Round Thirty-Four of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants to Aid America's Fire Departments is Announced (2/20/04)
Round Thirty-Three Of The Assistance To Firefighters Grants To Aid America's Fire Departments Is Announced (2/13/04)
Assistance to Firefighters Program Guidance Document Is Now Available (2/12/04)
FEMA and USFA Announce Availability of New Job Aid for First Responders (2/12/04)
Special Report Underscores Link Between Alcohol Abuse and Fatalities From House Fires (2/9/04)
FEMA and Department Of Interior Partner To Advance Tribal Communities Use Of Electronic Mapping (2/9/04)
Round Thirty-Two Of The Assistance To Firefighters Grants To Aid America's Fire Departments Is Announced (2/6/04)
Round Thirty-One Of The Assistance To Firefighters Grants To Aid America's Fire Departments Is Announced (01/30/04)
National Summit to Address Line-of-Duty Death Prevention Initiative (01/29/04)
Fire And Emergency Services Preparedness Guide For The Homeland Security Advisory System Is Now Available From FEMA And The USFA (01/28/04)
Round Thirty of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants to Aid America's Fire Departments is Announced (01/23/04)
Office for Domestic Preparedness and United States Fire Administration Announce Workshop Schedule for The FY 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (01/21/04)
Round Twenty-Nine of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants to Aid America's Fire Departments is Announced (01/16/04)
USFA Advocates Development of Incident Management Teams (01/15/04)
DOT and USFA Initiate Research on Non-Blinding Emergency Vehicle Warning Lighting Systems with Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) (01/14/04)
FEMA On-Line Course to Help Build Effective Partnerships with Tribal Governments (01/13/04)
National Fallen Firefighters' Memorial Draws Visitors To FEMA's National Emergency Training Center (01/12/04)
FEMA Announces New Citizen Corps Publication for Leaders of First Responder Organizations (01/12/04)
Round Twenty-Eight Of The Assistance To Firefighters Grants To Aid America's Fire Departments Is Announced (01/9/04)
FEMA Review Of New Jersey Boardwalk Fire Underscores Importance Of Aggressive Code Enforcement (01/7/04)
Firefighter Fatality Figures Show 110 On-Duty Deaths In 2003, An Increase Over 2002 (01/7/04)
FEMA's Training of Nation's Emergency Responders Emphasizes Leadership, Technology and Best Practices (01/5/04)