CHIEFAROO II:
2nd Annual Fireground Command Seminar
Fireground Tactics,
Leadership Challenges
0800 -Registration, Continental Breakfast & Vendors
0900 -Welcome & “Housekeeping”
0915 -Wooden Structures: Size-Up and Collapse
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1015 -Break
1030 -Collapse Rescues
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1200 -Chicken BBQ Under the Tent
1330 -Getting a Grip, and Then What
with Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
Who’s in Command Here?
Command Issues Session for Chief Officers only
*
with Vincent Dunn.
1530 -Closing
Book signings, distribution of attendance certificates, vendors
* A DVD of “Getting a Grip” will be sent to each Chief attending the
closed door session with Dunn, so they won’t miss out on either!
LIMITED SPACE! Reservations CLOSE July 13. (Really.)
QUESTIONS? E-MAIL: ChiefarooU@yahoo.com
READY TO REGISTER? Call 413-775-1803 to reserve with
credit card – or mail form at right today.
Vincent Dunn, FDNY
is “Chiefaroo U.” The nation’s foremost authority and author
on fire ground tactics and firefighter survival returns to
GCC by popular demand. If you’ve never studied with Dunn,
you don’t want to miss this!
NEW THIS YEAR:
Dunn’s closed-door session for Chief Officers on those touchy
command issues that keep you awake at night. He’ll bring his
experiences from 46 years with
FDNY. You’ll bring yours.
VincentDunn.com
Fire Safety Training Concepts
Univ. of Nevada Fire Instructors Dan Eaton and Joe Aschenbrenner
are career guys in Lowell, MA and NYC, respectively. Their workshop
today will be on "maintaining focus when overwhelmed.” (As in, you’re
first on scene, and it really is The Big One.) Get some tools for
managing your own stress — and taking command.
Fire Training Concepts
$20
$48 $39
Order your copy of a Dunn bestseller or a Chiefaroo U II T-shirt
now to have them on arrival! Just add purchase to registration.
Click to Download the Registration Form
This year’s program is being brought to you by
GCC Fire Science Technology Program
Massachusetts Call/Volunteer
Firefighters Association
Montague Center Fire.org
Tri-State Fire Mutual Aid Association
Directions to GCC Main Campus:
Greenfield Community College’s Main Campus
is conveniently located near the intersection
of Interstate 91 and Route 2.
Take Exit 26 off I-91 and follow the traffic rotary
around as needed to get onto Route 2 West.
Once on Route 2, immediately take a right
at the first traffic light, onto Colrain Road.
GCC is located on College Drive,
six-tenths of a mile ahead, on the left.
Follow signage for parking and event locations.
and Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-BENNINGTON-
310 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN SOUTHWEST VERMONT AND THE
BERKSHIRES IN MASSACHUSETTS AND FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST
CONNECTICUT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.
AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
MID 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
30 PERCENT...DRY WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-BENNINGTON-
310 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN SOUTHWEST VERMONT AND THE
BERKSHIRES IN MASSACHUSETTS AND FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST
CONNECTICUT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.
AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
MID 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
30 PERCENT...DRY WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
[MCVFA] Hindley Scholarship Application period closes May 1
Hindley Scholarship Application period closes May 1
The application period for the Hindley Memorial Scholarship closes on May 1. Please get your completed applications in ASAP.
Robert B. Hindley Memorial Scholarship page
The application period for the Hindley Memorial Scholarship closes on May 1. Please get your completed applications in ASAP.
Robert B. Hindley Memorial Scholarship page
Saturday, April 14, 2007
High Wind Watch
/O.NEW.KALY.HW.A.0001.070415T1600Z- 070416T1000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD- SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 502 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOONTIME SUNDAY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY FOR WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS EVENING WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AND INTENSIFY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. THE STORM WILL BE NEAR LONG ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL STALL NEAR CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS COUPLED WITH WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IN SOME LOCATIONS.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN... INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN GREENS... BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTING FROM SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN NORTH OR NORTHWESTERLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE.
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOONTIME SUNDAY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY FOR WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS EVENING WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AND INTENSIFY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. THE STORM WILL BE NEAR LONG ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL STALL NEAR CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS COUPLED WITH WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IN SOME LOCATIONS.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN... INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN GREENS... BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTING FROM SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN NORTH OR NORTHWESTERLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE.
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
Winter Storm Watch
/O.EXB.KALY.WS.A.0007.070415T1600Z- 070416T2200Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD... NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON... LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE... SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS... CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON... CHATHAM...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS... HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 416 AM EDT SAT APR 14 2007
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...SOUTHERN VERMONT... THE NORTHERN TACONICS AND THE BERKSHIRES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WARNING AREA FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY WITH 9 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN IN THE VALLEYS ON SUNDAY...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW.
IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTING FROM SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTHERLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE.
THE SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT FROM A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES SATURDAY EVENING WHICH WILL MOVE TO THE DELMARVA PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TOWARD LONG ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. THE STORM MAY STALL OVER CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND ON MONDAY. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THIS STORM TRACK WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...SOUTHERN VERMONT... THE NORTHERN TACONICS AND THE BERKSHIRES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WARNING AREA FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY WITH 9 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN IN THE VALLEYS ON SUNDAY...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW.
IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTING FROM SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTHERLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE.
THE SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT FROM A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES SATURDAY EVENING WHICH WILL MOVE TO THE DELMARVA PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TOWARD LONG ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. THE STORM MAY STALL OVER CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND ON MONDAY. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THIS STORM TRACK WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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