USFA reauthorization bill passes House subcommittee

USFA reauthorization bill passes House subcommittee

The House Science Committee has authorized a $28-million annual budget for the U.S. Fire Administration for the next two years. Although the figure is not binding, it “signals the committee`s intent to preserve the programs of the USFA and the National Fire Academy,” according to the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI).

The projected budget represents a slight decrease from the past fiscal budget, which, however, contained appropriations for several million dollars worth of construction projects that have been completed. For more information, contact Bill Webb at the CFSI at (202) 371-1277. n

Hand entrapped in rope gripper

Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
Delta explosion

Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.