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Hal Bruno Selected as the 2008 Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award Recipient CFSI Announces Congressman David Price as Recipient of the 2008 Legislator of the Year Award For past alerts click here |
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Come join CFSI and the District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department for a game between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies. Enjoy a new ball park, the company of friends, food and best of all support two great organizations. All proceeds from this event will benefit CFSI and the DC Fire and EMS Foundation. Click here to buy tickets before they sell out! Thank you to those of you who attended the 20th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner and Seminars in addition to the 1st Annual Fire and Emergency Services Showcase o the National Mall.
To view pictures from the mall click here *Please credit CFSI when using any of the above pictures Selfless Service: The Foundation of Firefighters “The only ones among you who will be really happy,” said the great humanitarian Dr. Albert Schweitzer, “are those who have sought and found how to serve.”
Hal Bruno Selected as 2008 Mason Lankford Recipient (Washington, DC) The Congressional Fire Services Institute's Board of Directors selected Mr. Hal Bruno, former Chairman of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation as the recipient of the 2008 CFSI / Motorola Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award. The presentation will take place at the 20th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner on April 3, 2008 at the Hilton Washington, in Washington, DC. Click here to read more. CFSI Announces Congressman David Price as Recipient of the Washington, DC – The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) announced yesterday it will honor Congressman David E. Price with the 2008 CFSI Legislator of the Year award. The annual award acknowledges members of Congress who enhance the capabilities of the fire service through significant contributions in leadership and legislation. Click here to read more. From the Office of U.S. Congressman Robert E. Andrews
November Was Firefighter Training Month for Congressional Staff Each year, the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) offers congressional staff unique opportunities to gain a better understanding about the role of our nation’s fire and emergency services. On November 6, over 70 Congressional staff exchanged their regular business attire for attire worn by our nation’s firefighters and rescue personnel to experience a day of actual training at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI). Co-sponsored by CFSI and MFRI, the Congressional Firefighter Training Program is an abridged....click here to read more CFSI Joins Effort to Stress Importance of Fire Service-Based EMS The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) is one of five national fire service organizations that have formed the Fire Service-Based EMS Advocates, a coalition seeking to educate policy makers at the local, state and federal level about the important role of fire service-based EMS in local communities. To draw greater awareness to the issue, three highly distinguished EMS physicians recently released a report titled, Prehospital 911 Emergency Medical Response: The Role of the United States Fire Service in Delivery and Coordination (click here to download report). CFSI will provide copies of the report to federal lawmakers and Administration officials as part of their efforts to help policy makers in Washington, DC better understand how they can address the needs of fire service-based EMS in this country. The coalition also produced a video, “Fire Service-Based EMS: The Right Response to complement the white paper. To order a copy of the video, contact CFSI at update@cfsi.org. To view the press release click here. Subscribe to Our Newsletter and Be Entered to Win In order to better serve you and your region, CFSI is now looking to compile a database of all visitors to our website. Please click here to be directed to this form. We ask that you please fill it out completely as it is a very short form. The data that you submit is strictly for the use of CFSI and will not be distributed to other companies. Please take a couple of minutes and help out! Once you have submitted your information, you will be entered into a monthly drawing for an unframed copy of, "Protecting Our Nation." Do You Want to Help CFSI? The best way to help CFSI would be to support CFSI. CFSI is a non-profit, non-partisan policy institute located on Capitol Hill. Our mission is to educate members of Congress on issues facing fire and emergency services. To show your support for our organization there are a couple of things you can do. The first would be to sign up for the newly created Associates Club and the second would be stopping by our online store and purchasing CFSI branded merchandise.
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By that standard, America’s firefighters across the nation, selflessly serving their communities, are among the truly happy. Service has always been the bedrock of the fire service – and remains so as your mission continues to expand. Our nation’s firefighters are among the best equipped, best trained, and best prepared to respondwhen the claxon bell sounds. Click here to read more. 
As a Co-Chairman for the Congressional Fire Services Caucus in the House of Representatives, it is my privilege and responsibility to respond to critical fire safety issues. In the interest of protecting the lives and safety of America’s children, I want to revisit the perplexing subject of flammable children’s sleepwear. Fires and burns are the fifth leading cause of accidental injury-related death among children under age 15. Because of this...