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The Hall of Flame celebrates its 60th anniversary
Billing itself as “the largest firefighting museum in the world,” the Hall of Flame Museum in Phoenix celebrated its 60and anniversary in December 2021. The Hall’s five galleries feature thousands of artifacts, including more than 130 wheeled vehicles depicting the profession of firefighters in colonial times.
Fire station spoke with General Manager Chuck Montgomery and Curator Mark Moorhead to better understand the hall’s past, present and future.
Read the story at firehouse.com/21250534.
Online applications are being accepted through March 1, 2022 for the 2022-2023 Sarbanes Fellowship Program, Alan Patrick Sondej Memorial Scholarship Fund, and Motorola Solutions Foundation Enhanced Scholarship Initiative, which provides aid financial support to spouses, life partners, children and stepchildren of firefighters honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
To be eligible, children must be 29 or younger currently and 21 or younger at the time of their firefighter parent’s death. All applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent or must be in their final year of high school. Applicants must be pursuing or plan to pursue an undergraduate or graduate degree, certification program, or professional training at an accredited institution and must be enrolled or plan to enroll as full-time students or part-time.
For more information, visit firehero.org.
Beth Tubbs of the International Code Council (ICC) has been named the 2022 President of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). As Principal Engineer in the Codes and Standards Development Department, she was a key engineering resource and contributed to the existing International Building Code, International Fire Code, International Building Code and ICC Performance Code.
Tubbs has been a member of the SFPE since 1995, was elected a Fellow of the SFPE in 2010, and has served on and/or chaired numerous committees and councils of the SFPE. She holds degrees in fire protection and civil engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
For more information, visit sfpe.org.
The NFPA and State Farm Insurance have announced that the application period for Community Wildfire Preparedness Day funding is open. Up to 100 participants from across the United States are eligible to receive $500 prizes to complete a planned wildfire risk reduction project on the day of the event, May 7, 2022. 25, 2022.
For more information, visit wildfireprepday.org.
Verizon’s response team deployed more than 1,000 times to more than 700 communities across the United States in 2021.
During these deployments, the team provided public safety agencies with nearly 9,000 Verizon Frontline devices and solutions, including repeaters, mobile hotspots, routers, smart devices and drones, at dozens of deployable satellite solutions, such as satellite Picocells on trailers. The number of solutions delivered in 2021 exceeds the previous year’s mark by more than 3,000 and represents a new high for the team.
Verizon’s response team provides on-demand emergency assistance during crisis situations to government agencies, emergency responders, nonprofits, and communities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Team members set up portable cell sites, Wi-Fi hotspots, free charging stations, and other Verizon Frontline devices and solutions that enable communications and/or improve network performance .
For more information, visit verizon.com/business/solutions/public-sector/public-safety.
This Month in Fire History
February 2, 1978, Chester, PA—Wade Dump Fire kills 20 first responders from cancer
February 7, 1904, Baltimore—The Great Baltimore Fire destroys over 1,500 buildings
February 7, 2009, Victoria, Australia – Black Saturday bushfires kill 170 people
February 14, 1995, Pittsburgh – Bricelyn Street house fire kills three firefighters
February 14, 2000, Houston – McDonald’s restaurant fire kills two firefighters
February 15, 1999, Lake Worth, TX – Fire at Precious Faith Temple Church kills three firefighters
February 18, 1969, Crete, NE – Anhydrous ammonia train derailment kills nine
February 20, 2003, West Warwick, RI – Station nightclub fire kills 100
February 23, 1991, Philadelphia – Meridian Plaza skyscraper fire kills three firefighters
February 24, 1989, Orange County, FL – Lake Buena Vista Souvenir Shop fire kills two firefighters
Courtesy of NFPA
