Archived 2007 Press Releases

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12/19/07: FEMA Urges Caution When Using Portable Generators
12/11/07: USFA Encourages Everyone to Practice Fire Safety This Holiday Season
12/11/07: USFA Releases Two Topical Reports on Fire Department Runs
11/7/07: USFA Releases Behavioral Mitigation of Cooking Fires Report
10/22/07: USFA Web Site Recognized in 2007 W3 Awards
10/1/07: 2007 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend to be Held on October 6 – 7, 2007
10/1/07: United States Fire Administration to Broadcast Memorial Weekend Live From Emmitsburg, Maryland via the Internet
9/25/07: The IAFC and the USFA Develop a Report on the Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Firefighters and EMS Responders
9/24/07: Application Procedures Announced For The 2008 Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship Program
9/24/07: USFA's Executive Fire Officer Program Receives A Record Number of Applicants and Makes 2008 Selections
9/22/07: Chief's Corner: National Response Framework (NRF) Review & Comment Encouraged
9/21/07: USFA Releases Fires and Exposures Report
9/19/07: Homeland Security Adopts 11 National Fire Protection Association Standards for Emergency Responders
9/17/07: National Response Framework Webcast/Television Broadcast to Occur on September 19
9/11/07: Incident Management Team All-Hazard Position Taskbooks Available From USFA
9/5/07: USFA Releases School Fires Report
8/28/07: Fire in the United States Now Available from USFA
6/25/07: USFA Announces New Web-based Online Training System
6/22/07: FEMA Officials Attend Firefighter Memorial Service in Charleston
6/20/07: New Publication - Retention and Recruitment for the Volunteer Emergency Services: Challenges and Solutions
6/14/07: USFA Releases New Citizen Fire Fatality Information
6/13/07: National Fire Academy to Announce New Procedures for Acquiring Instructors
6/13/07: Executive Fire Officer Program Application Date for FY 08 Closing Soon
5/17/07: USFA Emphasizes Support for Residential Fire Sprinklers
5/3/07: First Semester National Fire Academy Application Period Is Now Open
4/10/07: Eight Fire Officials Selected for Harvard Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program
4/5/07: National Fire Academy Announces 2008 Resident Courses
3/28/07: USFA Announces 2006 Outstanding Research Award Winners
3/9/07: CPSC and USFA Encourage Consumers to Spring Forward with Fire Safety in Mind
2/28/07: Web-Based Educational Program on Building Performance of Lightweight Construction
1/31/07: USFA Releases Clothes Dryer Fires in Residential Buildings Topical Report
1/5/07: CPSC and USFA Sound Carbon Monoxide Alarm As Temperatures Drop; Potential for CO Poisonings and Deaths Rises