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REGISTRATION NOWOPEN FOR FDSOA2023 HEALTH AND SAFETYCONFERENCE

The Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2023 Health and Safety Conference. The Health and Safety Conference will be held in conjunction with the First Responder Center for Excellence (FRCE) Health and Wellness Symposium January 17-20, 2023, at the Tradewinds Island Grand in St. Pete’s Beach, Florida. Pre-conference programs will be held January 15-16. Registration for the Apparatus Conference, held January 8-10, 2023, at the Gilbert Fire Academy in Gilbert, Arizona, will be available soon.

The FRCE has held successful cancer and behavioral health symposia over the last five years and aims to take a more holistic approach with this year’s event. Combining the two events provides for a more robust group of speakers and allows participants to attend both conferences for one great price.

There are other significant additions to the Health and Safety Conference in three co-sponsors. F.I.E.R.O., Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) and the Science Alliance, a new community of scientists and fire service professionals dedicated to improving the health and safety of first responders, have all signed on as sponsors of the event to participate in some way and expand the reach of the conference.

As firefighter health and safety has become a topic at the forefront of the fire service, including these organizations expands our pool of subject matter experts.

Pre-conference events include Health and Safety Officer (HSO) and Incident Safety Officer (ISO) two-day academies, Response to Battery Emergencies, Infectious Control, Accident Investigation, a

F.I.E.R.O PPE Workshop and The 5 Reads. Schedules are now available at https://www.eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id=17130, an assemblage of notable and highly-skilled instructors. General session speakers include Dr. Richard Gasaway, founder of Situational Awareness Matters!; Dr. Lori MooreMerrell, US Fire Administrator; and Chief Dennis Compton, Mesa, Arizona (Ret.). Registration is available for these great classes and events. A10-percent discount applies to all registrations until October31, 2022. We look forward to seeing you at one of these great conferences!

FAMAAWARDS 2022 PHILLIPL. TURNER SCHOLARSHIPTO ANDREWTIVADAR

The Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’Association (FAMA) awarded its 2022 Phillip L. Turner Fire Protection Scholarship to University of New Haven student Andrew Tivadar.

Lou Milanovich, FAMAEducation Committee Chair, stated, “Not only is Andrew an active volunteer firefighter, he is also a very driven and passionate student at the University of New Haven. He plans to graduate next May with a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Protection Engineering with a minor in Civil Engineering. As Andrew successfully balances being a full-time student, while serving as a volunteer firefighter and working two jobs, he is well deserving of the Phillip L. Turner Scholarship.”

Dedicated to protecting the citizens of his hometown, Tivadar is an active member of the Long Hill Fire Department in Trumbull, CT. Tivadar joined the department in December 2017 and now holds the following certifications: Fire I, Fire II, Aerial Operator, and Hazmat Awareness and Operations. He is a Driver/Engineer for the engine and the rescue truck at his station. Recently, Tivadar received the Chief’s Award for Outstanding Dedication to the department and currently serves on their Board of Directors. To pay for his education, Tivadar currently works as both a small engine mechanic and as a fire protection consultant while maintaining his position on the Dean’s List. As a fire protection consultant, Tivadar analyzes drawings and performs building surveys to evaluate the condition and code compliance of buildings, fire alarms and fire protection systems and designs. He witnesses the testing of fire alarms and fire protection systems and assists in the preparation of construction documents and specifications for fire alarm and fire protection designs.

The Phillip L. Turner Scholarship is awarded annually by FAMAand has been sponsored by the Akron Brass Company since 2009. Akron Brass is a worldwide marketer and manufacturer of high-performance life safety, firefighting, and emergency rescue equipment. Hale Products joined Akron Brass in 2021 to support the highly desirable scholarship. Hale builds high-quality firefighting equipment and is known for its exceptional quality and advanced technology. Akron Brass and Hale Products are IDEX Fire & Safety brands and are FAMAmembers.

“As leaders in innovative fire suppression products for more than 100 years, we value the importance of education and its role in leading the next generation in shaping the future of the fire and rescue service,” said Brian Houk, Vice President, IDEX Fire & Safety.

“Akron Brass and Hale Products are honored to continue our partnership with FAMAand the Phillip LTurner scholarship. We are thrilled to recognize Andrew Tivadar as this year’s recipient.”

On behalf of FAMA, we wish Andrew Tivadar a successful career in fire protection engineering. About FAMA: The Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’Association (FAMA) is a non-profit trade association organized in 1946. Members of FAMAare committed to enhancing the quality of the fire apparatus industry and emergency service community through the manufacture and sale of safe, efficient fire apparatus and equipment.

Hundreds of men, women, and children came to the New Hampshire 9/11 Memorial StairClimb at the Delta Dental Stadium in Manchesteron September11, 2022. Memorial stair climbs are a way to honorand rememberthe FDNYfirefighters who selflessly gave theirlives so that others might live on September11, 2001. Aftera ceremony on the field, each participant, many with full firefightergearwalked to a memorial bell and read the names of who they were walking for. Afterringing the bell they began theirtribute by walking the equivalent of 110 stories of the World Trade Center. Many of the firefighters participating were on the job when the incident happened 21 years ago. Some of the youngerparticipants were not even born at the time, but this is a way to bring focus to the event that changed the country. The StairClimbs fund the programs provided by the National Fallen Firefighters Association to support the families of yourlocal fallen firefighters and the FDNYCounseling Services Unit. - Fire News photos by Jeffrey Hastings

Manchester Memorial StairClimb

Duxbury Remembers 9/11

On the 21st anniversary of the September11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, Duxbury Fire Department honored all those who lost theirlives. Members of the department and the public joined in remembering the lives lost. The memorial, built in 2021, is a piece of steel from Ground Zero, delivered by retired FDNY FirefighterCarl Scheetz, which is held togetherby two granite blocks, representing the towers. On the sides there are fourdifferent numbers to always honor: 343, 23, 8 and 37. The fournumbers represent the first responderlives that were lost that day. When retired FNDYFFScheetz delivered the steel, he told us to put it in a place where people can touch it. To feel the lives that were lost. The words “Dedicated to those who fell and those who carry on. May we neverforget 9-11-2001,” are placed on the sides and front of the granite towers. This memorial stands in the front of headquarters. It is visible to anyone who walks ordrives by, and you can feel the sense of respect just by looking at it. To neverforget means to neverforget. - Fire News photos by Ava Boyle