USFA

N e w s i n R e v i e w

An Electronic Newsletter for First Responders and Allied Professionals

Notes from the Fire 

Administrator 

The death toll from residential fires 

seemed to soar late in 2003, with many 

fires taking multiple lives in tragedies that 

left even those of us with many years of 

service shaken and grieving. The death toll 

seemed to remain high into the beginning 

of 2004. In response, we disseminated an 

article on how fire chiefs can work with 

Michigan Cited by U.S. Fire Administrator

as Success Story for the National Fire 

Incident Report System

U.S. Fire Administrator R. David Paulison is applauding the work done by 

Michigan’s 1,080 fire departments to report their fire data electronically -- a task 

that provides good, valid data for budget justifications, grant support, public 

education, and planning.

“More than 96 percent of Michigan’s fire departments report this data,” said 

Paulison. “These data are available to code and standards groups, which means 

that model codes and standards reflect changing technology, lifestyles, and 

provide more appropriate documents for States and local governments to adopt 

and work with to provide a safe environment in their communities. Michigan is 

to be applauded for its success in this area.”

As early as the mid-1970’s, the Michigan State Police, Fire Marshal’s Office 

recognized the importance of having good data relating to fires. The Michigan 

Fire Prevention Code, Act 207, P.A. 1941, made it mandatory that all fire and

Volume 2, No. 2, February 2004

In This Issue: February 2004

Michigan a NFIRS Success Story 1

Summit to Address Line-of-Duty Death Prevention Initiative 2

Preparedness Guide for Homeland Security 

Advisory System Now Available From FEMA 3

Re-Tooled Higher Education Web Page Now 

Available 3

FEMA/DOI Promote GIS in Tribal Communities 4

Evaluating Performance-Based Designs

Course Wins Award of Excellence 4

Department Unveils National Cyber Alert 

System 4

President’s Budget Includes $274 Million for 

Bio-Surveillance Capabilities 5

FEMA Supports NASA on Anniversary of 

Columbia Shuttle Disaster 5

Report Underscores Link Between Alcohol 

Abuse and Fatalities from House Fires 5

Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center 6

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program 

Gears Up for 2004 6

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 7

New Emergency Response to Terrorism 

Document to Assist Fire Departments 7

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their media to promote fire safety in the wake of such tragedies. The article has been very well received. I urge any of you who have not seen the 

article, to visit http://www.usfa.fema.gov/inside-usfa/media/

04-after-a-serious-fire.shtm to see it. You are free to reprint this article and use it in any way you wish to help us spread these suggestions. 

Perhaps by working together, we may some day see a significant drop in 

the national death toll from these terrible fires.

R. David Paulison

data submitted and available for analysis, and also making 

it as valid as possible. To this end, Michigan decided to 

use NFIRS without modification, and to make it possible 

for fire departments to submit data directly to the Federal 

server. This put the data at the end point as quickly as 

possible and also meant that fire departments could use 

free software, or software developed by vendors using the 

national specification without modification, keeping costs 

down.

“Good data directly impact the ability of the modern fire 

department to work effectively in preventing fires in its 

community,” said Paulison. “Michigan can be proud of 

its achievements in the area of reporting, analysis, and 

use of the data. To be congratulated are the Michigan fire 

departments, which have stepped up to the plate and are 

doing an excellent job of providing data through NFIRS 

and electronic reporting.”

First National Summit to Address Fire Service Line-ofDuty Death Prevention Initiative

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) has 

announced it will be holding the first National Line-ofDuty Death Prevention Summit to address publicly how the 

fire service can reduce firefighter fatalities within the next 

5 to 10 years. The National Summit, to be held March 10 

and 11, 2004 in Tampa, Fla., will bring together more than 

100 officials representing various fire service organizations. 

The foundation is extending an open invitation to fire 

service and emergency personnel to participate in this 

event.

Nearly 100 firefighters die in the line of duty each year. 

The goal of the USFA is to reduce fatalities by 25 percent 

within 5 years and by 50 percent within 10 years. Among 

topics to be addressed at the summit are some of the 

more preventable causes of death, such as heart attacks 

and vehicle accidents, which account for the majority of 

fatalities. Additionally, the summit will explore the major 

issue of decreasing the number of fires in this country, 

which would reduce the potential of firefighter injuries 

and fatalities.

When America Burning was written 31 years ago, an average 

of almost 300 firefighters lost their lives in the line of duty 

each year. But the U.S. Fire Administrator said the current 

death toll, while lower, remains unacceptable.

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hazardous materials incidents be reported to the State fire 

marshal. A paper-based fire incident reporting system, the 

“Michigan Fire Incident Reporting System,” (MFIRS) was 

created. Michigan fire departments began filing reports and 

a mechanism was created at the State level to receive and 

input data to a mainframe.

The next logical step was electronic reporting. Vendors 

developed State-approved software that allowed fire 

departments to submit their data electronically, via a 

bulletin board system. The system was, by today’s standards, 

cumbersome. But it worked and Michigan had most of its 

fire departments reporting either on paper or electronically. 

This provided a wealth of data, which was available for 

use by the State, and by local agencies, to consider when 

making decisions about codes and standards and in the 

creation of educational programs. Because the MFIRS system 

was unique to Michigan, the data had to be converted 

before being uploaded to the national level to become part 

of a national cache of data, which did cause some data to be 

lost or misrepresented.

During the early 90’s, Michigan participated with many 

other States in the National Fire Information Council. The 

major emphasis was a complete revision of the National 

Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). Michigan was the 

first State to implement the new NFIRS program.

One of the most important considerations in implementing 

the new system was to make the data as usable as possible, 

which meant minimizing the number of steps to get the 
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“A rededication and recommitment of the entire fire 

service and allied professionals to reduce these tragedies 

further is needed. I applaud the NFFF for holding this 

summit,” he said. “I know this sharing and teambuilding 

effort will better serve and protect the lives of America’s 

firefighters.”

Fire and Emergency Services Preparedness Guide 

for The Homeland Security Advisory System Is Now 

Available From FEMA

FEMA and the USFA have issued a comprehensive guide for 

all fire and emergency services, providing suggestions for 

activities that may be appropriate for the five Homeland 

Security Advisory System levels. Prepared by the Emergency 

Management and Response-Information Sharing and 

Analysis Center, the guidelines are vital for promoting 

critical infrastructure protection.

“The world has changed since September 11, 2001. 

We remain a Nation at risk from terrorist attacks and 

will remain so for the foreseeable future,” said Michael 

D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 

Emergency Preparedness and Response. “At all threat 

conditions, the fire and emergency services must remain 

vigilant, prepared, and ready to respond when called.”

FEMA officials acknowledge that the preparedness actions 

recommended are not all inclusive, nor do they reflect 

all the variations in local conditions, agencies, and 

operations, but they provide a starting point for local fire 

and emergency medical services departments to develop or 

enhance specific local plans.

The guidelines range from a low threat of terrorism 

(green) to a severe level (red), with actions ranging from 

avoiding complacency at the lowest level to mobilizing and 

pre-positioning assets at the highest level.

A complete copy of the guidelines, visit

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-service/cipc/cipcjobaid.shtm

Re-Tooled Fire and Emergency Services Higher 

Education Web Page Now Available

The re-tooled Fire and Emergency Services Higher 

Education (FESHE) Web page has been unveiled. The page is 

reorganized to provide users with streamlined and helpful 

resources to acquire information they need in support of 

higher education-related interests. The link to the page is 

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-service/nfa/higher-ed/

he.shtm. It is also accessible from USFA’s home page by 

going the NFA site and clicking on “higher education” on 

the right side.

The major headings:

Professional Development: This describes the national 

Professional Development model developed at recent 

FESHE conferences, including the problems it addresses, 

why it’s important, and how it is applicable to State and 

local training, education, and certification programs. The 

National Fire Science Curriculum Committee is currently 

working on the National Professional Development Matrix 

that will transform the model into a Web-based spreadsheet 

prescribing national level training and academic courses 

cross walked against Fire Officer I to IV competencies. 

The matrix, when posted, will be a template that States 

can customize to include their own individual courses, 

programs, and standards. This page is helpful to State and 

local training agencies, academic fire programs, fire service 

certification agencies, fire departments looking for an 

integrated and cohesive professional development plan, and 

others interested in this topical.

Model Curriculum: For colleges and universities that 

offer fire-related degree programs, this page provides 

model associate’s course outlines. The page also provides 

the outlines for the Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP) 

courses that are available to other accredited bachelor’s 

programs in cooperation with their offices of State fire 

training. Degree programs offering or planning to offer 

fire-related courses, and State and local fire training 

programs looking to foster such programs, will find this 

page a valuable resource.

FESHE Conferences: Attended by fire science coordinators 

and directors, State and metropolitan fire training agencies, 

national fire service organizations, and others with 

related interests. These conferences are a combination of 

presentations, problem-solving workgroups, professional 

development workshops, and educational support exhibits. 

Slides, handouts, and reports (in part) from all the 

conferences since 1999 are posted here.

Degree Schools and Programs: This section is designed 

for anyone looking for fire-related degree programs, 

scholarship information, NFA’s American Council of 

Education (ACE) credit recommendation, and emergency 
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management degree programs. When the survey form is 

approved and distributed, this will be where visitors to 

the site will find NFA’s searchable database of fire degree 

programs. Fire science coordinators are invited to add their 

schools’ links under the “Links of Interest.”

Research: A major component of higher learning and 

training program development, of course, is research. 

This page is designed for instructors, students, and project 

researchers who might benefit from having links to 

research-related Web sites in one place. For topical areas, 

you can link to the “model courses” where you’ll find links 

to sites that support the course subject matter.

Forums: The discussion forum is designed for anyone 

with an interest, question, or an opinion about fire-related 

education.

Your feedback and suggestions are welcomed. You can 

contact Edward Kaplan, Education Program Specialist, at 

301-447-1127 or at Ed.Kaplan@dhs.gov

FEMA and the Department of Interior Partner to 

Advance Tribal Communities Use of Electronic Mapping

FEMA has signed an interagency agreement with the 

Department of Interior to promote the use of electronic 

mapping in tribal communities. The mapping, known as 

GIS, would help tribal governments better protect their 

communities against all hazards, in part by allowing the 

inventory of resources and identification of shortfalls in 

emergency operations planning.

The agreement allows FEMA to further expand its support 

of tribal governments and to enhance the pre-disaster 

planning in these communities. A key feature of electronic 

mapping is the ability to update information readily as the 

community changes. The maps are excellent tools to use in 

times of disaster to identify special populations, determine 

evacuation routes, and coordinate resources.

Under the agreement, tribal representatives will be able 

to attend two special offerings of FEMA’s “Basic HAZUS 

Multi-Hazard” and “Emergency Management Framework 

for Tribal Governments” courses. The training will be held 

at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, 

MD. Enrollment in the course and lodging is free to 

participants, who pay only a small fee for meals.

Details on course dates are being finalized. Information on 

the future dates of the courses and how to apply will be

posted at http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/EMICourses/

index.asp

Evaluating Performance-Based Designs Course Wins 

Award of Excellence from the International Society of 

Performance Improvement

Evaluating Performance-Based Designs, a 6-day resident and 

regional course that gives code enforcement officials the 

skills and tools to evaluate performance-based fire safe 

building designs, has received an award of excellence from 

the International Society of Performance and Improvement 

(ISPI). The award is considered of one the most prestigious 

in the field of human performance technology.

Mary Feeherry, the course project officer, and Training 

Specialist Rob Neale, were responsible for the course with 

assistance from various subject experts. A reception in their 

honor is scheduled for April, at the annual ISPI conference.

According to Neale, buildings historically have been 

designed with “prescriptive” building code requirements 

that govern such things as the specific material and 

thickness of walls or floors to resist the spread of fire. 

Performance-based design, however, relies on engineering 

and scientific analysis to meet safety criteria. It gives the 

engineer, architect, and code official a life safety “target” 

that they must then figure out how to meet. While used in 

Europe for more than a decade, the approach is relatively 

new to the U.S.

The course was first offered in December 2002. Its 

intended audience is anyone involved in the design and 

approval process of performance-based designs, including 

architects, engineers, building and fire officials, insurance 

underwriters, and fire protection consultants. In 2004, 

it is being offered from Feb. 15-20, May 30-June 4, and 

June 27-July 2. For more information or to sign up for the 

course, go to http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/

nfacsd/display.jsp?cc=R108

Department Unveils National Cyber Alert System

The Department of Homeland Security’s National Cyber 

Security Division (NCSD) unveiled the new National Cyber 

Alert System last month. The system allows the timely 

delivery to actionable information to help Americans better 

secure their computer systems.
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As part of this program, Homeland Security is making 

available a series of information products targeted for home 

users and technical experts in businesses and government 

agencies. These e-mail products will provide timely 

information on computer security vulnerabilities, potential 

impact, and action required to mitigate threats, as well as 

PC security “best practices” and “how to” guidance.

This new National Cyber Alert System is America’s first 

coordinated national cyber security system for identifying, 

analyzing, and prioritizing emerging vulnerabilities and 

threats. Managed by the United States Computer Emergency 

Readiness Team, a partnership between NCSD and the 

private sector, the National Cyber Alert System provides the 

first infrastructure for relaying graded computer security 

update and warning information to all users.

The new National Cyber Alert System security suite of 

products includes cyber security tips, cyber security 

bulletins, and cyber security alerts. All information products 

are available on a free subscription basis and are delivered 

via e-mail. Home users can also access Cyber Security 

Tips and Cyber Security Alerts from StaySafe Online at 

www.staysafeonline.info.

For more information on the cyber alert system, visit

http://www.us-cert.gov

President’s Budget Includes $274 Million to Further 

Improve Nation’s Bio-Surveillance Capabilities

Last month, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and 

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. 

Thompson announced a $274 million Bio-Surveillance 

Program Initiative included in President Bush’s Fiscal 

Year 2005 budget request. The initiative will enhance 

ongoing surveillance programs in areas such as human 

health, hospital preparedness, State and local preparedness, 

vaccine research and procurement, animal health, food and 

agriculture safety, and environmental monitoring, and will 

integrate those efforts into one comprehensive system.

The initiative builds upon the success of the BioWatch 

Program, an important public health tool, which has been 

operating in more than 30 cities across the Nation since 

2003.

President Bush’s Bio-Surveillance Program Initiative calls 

on DHS to spend $129 million to expand and upgrade 

the BioWatch Program and create a system to integrate 

a broad variety of surveillance data from across the 

government. HHS would spend $135 million to strengthen 

laboratories, better monitor human health, and enhance 

food surveillance. In addition, the initiative provides $10 

million to the Department of Agriculture to improve food 

and animal surveillance.

FEMA Supports NASA on Anniversary of Columbia 

Shuttle Disaster

Feb. 1, 2004, marked the one-year anniversary of the Space 

Shuttle Columbia tragedy--one of the most unusual disaster 

response efforts ever conducted by FEMA. President Bush 

issued emergency declarations shortly after the shuttle 

tragedy became known. It was FEMA’s first major disaster 

after the announcement that the agency would become a 

part of the new Department of Homeland Security.

FEMA served as the lead Federal agency for the search, find, 

and secure efforts in response--using the new department’s 

partnerships with local responders from multiple States and 

municipalities and other Federal agencies. FEMA used its 

own Urban Search and Rescue personnel and coordinated 

response and recovery operations with assistance from 

many other departments, including NASA, the Texas Forest 

Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, and 

the EPA. Challenges facing the recovery operation included 

the vast amount of land that needed to be searched and the 

possibility of hazardous debris.

FEMA officials joined local mourners and member of NASA 

for memorial services held this month.

Special Report Underscores Link Between Alcohol 

Abuse and Fatalities from House Fires

A new special report has been issued citing a significant 

link between alcohol abuse and residential fire deaths 

and between alcohol and the risk of unintentional injury, 

including car accidents, falls, drowning, homicide, and 

suicide.

“This important issue of our Topical Fire Research Series 

underscores an often overlooked connection between 

alcohol abuse and fire injuries and death,” said Michael 

D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 

Emergency Preparedness and Response. “We hope this 

report helps educate fire officials and the public to this 

problem so that educational campaigns that have been so 
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successful in warning about drinking and driving can now 

also focus on drinking and fires.”

According to the report, “Establishing a Relationship 

Between Alcohol and Casualties of Fire,” developed by the 

National Fire Data Center, up to 40 percent of residential 

fire death victims are alcohol impaired. In addition, nearly 

half of adult emergency room patients treated for trauma 

are alcohol impaired, and burn victims with high blood 

alcohol levels are more likely to die from their injuries than 

victims with no alcohol impairment.

“This report also makes an important note that smoking 

combined with alcohol abuse exacerbates the risk of fires, 

fire injuries, and fire deaths,” said U.S. Fire Administrator 

R. David Paulison. “Smoking and drinking is a particularly 

dangerous combination since smoking materials offer a 

ready-made fire threat and alcohol consumption decreases 

one’s chances of detecting and escaping a fire.”

Two related case studies are also being released, further 

exploring the connection between alcohol abuse and fire 

deaths. One case study reviewed fire data for Minnesota, 

which collects alcohol use data as part of its ongoing injury 

surveillance system. In Minnesota, from 1996 to 2002, 36 

percent of the State’s fire fatalities had alcohol levels of 0.1 

or higher. The second case study looked at data collected 

by the Ontario, Canada, fire marshal. According to that case 

study, 19 percent of fire fatalities from 1995 to 2001 were 

alcohol impaired.

A copy of the full report can be ordered by going to http:

//www.usfa.fema.gov/inside-usfa/nfdc/pubs/tfrs.shtm

New Name to Reflect Contributions to the System of 

Information Sharing and Analysis Centers

The USFA has announced a name change for its Critical 

Infrastructure Protection Information Center. The new 

name, Emergency Management and Response-Information 

Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC), more accurately 

reflects the mission and responsibilities of its critical 

infrastructure protection officials and conforms to 

the system of ISAC’s supported by Homeland Security 

Presidential Directive-7. The EMR-ISAC is located at the 

National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, MD.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, 

each ISAC serves to facilitate information sharing for a 

designated national critical infrastructure sector (e.g., water 

supply, transportation, telecommunications, emergency 

management and response, etc.). Specifically, an ISAC is the 

mechanism for the two-way exchange of information in 

order to analyze and disseminate actionable intelligence on 

threats, attacks, vulnerabilities, anomalies, and security best 

practices involving a particular sector.

The Critical Infrastructure Protection Information Center 

has performed the work of an ISAC for the emergency 

management and response sector since it began in October 

1, 2000, in response to Presidential Decision Directive63. Now, as the EMR-ISAC, it will continue to benefit 

emergency managers, firefighters, and emergency medical 

personnel through daily research on current CIP issues; 

receiving and processing threat intelligence; preparing 

and distributing weekly INFOGRAM’s and periodic CIP 

Bulletins; forwarding Sensitive CIP Information to sector 

key leaders; developing instructional materials; and 

providing technical assistance to sector members.

To acquire EMR-ISAC materials, emergency managers and 

responders should subscribe to the USFA-CIP INFOGRAM’s 

in FEMA’s DisasterHelp Web site at https://disasterhelp.gov. 

For more information, contact the EMR-ISAC at 301-447-

1325. The center’s fax number is 301-447-1034, and its 

e-mail address is: emr-isac@dhs.gov. The former e-mail 

address of usfacipc@dhs.gov will remain effective until 

March 31, 2004.
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Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Gears Up for 

2004

The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) staff have 

released the 2004 Program Guidleines. There are several 

ways to obtain this and other important information about 

the AFG Program. Check the ODP Web site at

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp or contact the Help Desk 

by phone (toll-free at 1-866-274-0960) or use this by email address: USFAGRANTS@dhs.gov.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

The USFA National Fire Programs Division currently is 

developing a six-day course called Fire Protection Systems 

for Incident Commanders. The course is designed to provide 

fundamental knowledge, skills, and abilities to students 

who can optimize the use of built-in fire protection 

systems to achieve control objective and strategic success in 

emergency operations. The course will emphasize the value 

of preincident planning and knowledge of the operational 

features of fire protection systems to protect lives and 

minimize property damage.

Fire Protection Systems for Incident Commanders will employ a “case 

study” method to identify events where knowledge -- or 

lack of it -- about a facility’s fire protection systems affected 

the outcome of the incident. Course developers are asking 

for photographs and reports of actual incidents where the 

fire department was successful or a failure occurred due to 

a lack of preincident planning and fire protection system 

awareness.

Topics addressed in this course include developing model 

preincident plans; the importance of collecting and sharing 

information with other emergency responders; and 

understanding the fundamental operations, strengths, and 

limitations of built-in fire protection systems including 

automatic sprinklers, standpipes, fire pumps, fire detection 

and alarm systems, smoke management systems, and 

special hazard fire protection equipment.

Please send photographs (preferably in .jpg format) and 

incident reports or documented anecdotes to:

Robert Neale, Training Specialist

United States Fire Administration

16825 S. Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

E-mail: robert.neale@dhs.gov

Telephone: 301-447-1209

USFA Announces Availability of New Emergency 

Response to Terrorism Document to Assist Fire 

Departments

A new Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid is now available 

to assist emergency response personnel in identifying a 

possible terrorist/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) 

incident and implementing initial actions. This job aid 

is designed to assist the first responders from fire, EMS, 

haz mat and law enforcement disciplines. The document 

includes both tactical and strategic issues that range from 

line personnel to unit officers and up to and including 

the initial incident commander. It is now available for 

download at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-service/cterror/download-jobaid.shtm

“Terrorist/WMD incidents are complex by nature and 

rarely handled by a single first responding unit or agency,” 

said U.S. Fire Administrator R. David Paulison. “This job aid 

is intended to be used by several different agencies and the 

first responders at an incident who will ultimately report 

their findings to the incident commander.”

The Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid is not a training 

manual. It is expected that personnel already have 

appropriate training and experience to address the 

identified tactics. It should serve as a reminder for those 

who already have completed the appropriate level of tactical 

or strategic training, such as the Emergency Response to Terrorism

courses developed for classroom and self-study.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 7TH WORLD CONGRESS (originally aired 7/16/

03)

EENET traveled to the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation’s 7th 

World Congress held February 12-16, 2003 in Baltimore, Maryland. The 

theme of this year’s conference was “Critical Intervention in a Changing 

World.” While there, we found the presentations so interesting we decided 

to share some of the highlights.

LEARNING AGAIN -- “UNIQUE APPLICATIONS OF INCIDENT COMMAND 

AT DISASTERS”

Another award-winning program, this broadcast originally aired in 1999, 

and contains segments from a 1993 program entitled “The Incident 

Command System (ICS) and its Diverse Role in Emergency Management.” 

Featured will be the Metro-Dade County Fire and Rescue’s implementation 

of ICS during Hurricane Andrew and an update of ICS from Tom Marlowe, 

course manager with the Emergency Management Institute.

CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT NEWS, EQUIPMENT, AND TRAINING 

(CoMNET) MAGAZINE

CoMNET is a recurring broadcast offering Weapons of Mass Destruction 

(WMD) related awareness information to the entire response community. 

The target audience for these programs is first responders to WMD 

incidents, to include local and Federal law enforcement, fire, and 

emergency response teams. The broadcasts will also be useful to local, State, 

and Federal administrators responsible for WMD resources and operations 

that may affect their communities. 

For more information on content, see their Web site:

http://terrorism.spjc.cc.fl.us/

To register your downlink site on line go to:

http://www.dlnets.com/ComNet1st.htm 

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FALLEN FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL 

CANDLELIGHT SERVICE (held 10/4/03)

This was a special year for the fire service in that both the Candlelight 

Service on October 4th and the National Memorial Service on October 5th 

were broadcast to a potential audience of more than 6 million households 

throughout the country. Therefore, we are re-airing the highlights of these 

events to those who may have missed the live broadcasts.

The candlelight service will feature musical selections by members of the 

fire service and survivors of fallen firefighters and a video tribute to the 

fallen heroes of 2002. Fire service honor guard and families will light 

commemorative candles for the fallen firefighters. Luminaries decorated by 

the children attending Family Day will be displayed during the ceremony. 

As the ceremony closes, survivors will light the Remembrance Candle, a 

symbol of the hope and enduring friendship shared by all who have lost a 

firefighter.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FALLEN FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL SERVICE (held 

10/5/03)

The National Memorial Service, led by Homeland Security Secretary Tom 

Ridge, and other fire service leaders, will remember America’s bravest 

who died in the line of duty in 2002. Thousands of people are expected 

to attend and celebrate the lives of these American heroes. The ceremony, 

rich in fire service traditions, will begin with an honor guard and bagpiper 

salute. Families will receive American flags flown over the Nation’s Capitol 

and the Emmitsburg monument. The tribute will conclude with the 

unveiling of the memorial plaque listing the names of the fallen heroes of 

2002.

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