Fire 20/20 Webinar About Preventing Discrimination Law Suits

An upcoming Fire 20/20 webinar, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PST, will examine the prevention of discrimination law suits in the fire department. Four leading fire service experts will join the panel:

John K. Murphy, JD, PA-C, MS, EFO and retired Deputy Fire Chief at Eastside Fire and Rescue (WA); Dr. Beth Murphy, Psy D. and retired firefighter from the City of Bellevue;
Chief Debra Amesqua, retired Fire Chief from the Madison Fire Department and
Deputy Chief Sharyn Tejani from the Employment Litigation section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice

They will discuss consent decrees, Title 7, targeted recruitment, harassment complaints, diversity, and
inclusion.

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Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

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