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6th Annual HSC Continued 2
Fire Bowl Graduates to Kean University 3
STATE FIRE MARSHAL MESSAGE Debuts 4
Women in the Fire Service Annual Retreat 6
State Fire Marshal on Barbecue Safety 7
NFIRS Reporting Departments Lauded 8
NJDFS Public Education Poster Contest 2009 13
Joseph V. Doria, Jr. Commissioner Lawrence Petrillo, Director
SUMMER 2009
Nearly 300 fire service personnel gathered at Downs Hallon the Kean University campus for the New JerseyDivision of Fire Safety’s Sixth Annual Homeland SecurityConference this month.
NJDFS Director and State Fire Marshal Lawrence Petrilloopened the seminar by saying its purpose was to give fireservice members a dissenting view that another 9/11 typedisaster is unlikely. Petrillo was followed on the dais byseveral speakers who put forth evidence in favor of thatidea.
Captain John Delaney,Jr. of the ArlingtonCounty, Virginia Fire De-partment was quick tochallenge that assump-tion by way of a study heconducted in pursuit ofhis MA in fire science.Captain Delaney assertsin his research thatthere may be degrees ofso-called “response will-ingness” on behalf of
firefighters relative to a natural or man made disaster.
Delaney cautioned that results of his researchshow that given the anticipated return of the H1N1flu virus, the first responder corps could bedecimated in terms of their ability to respond,should there be, as is expected, a resurgence ofthe virus during the coming flu season later thisyear.
Captain Delaney made the point very specificallythat one of the unforeseen hazards of H1N1 mayvery well be an inability to maintain even minimalemergency response to a disaster occurring
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H1N1 PANDEMIC “HOT” TOPIC AT NJDFS-HSC CONFERENCE
during the onset of that possible pandemic.Delaney contrasted that impact with the one the 9/11disaster at the Pentagon had on his department. Hisresearch model shows there could be a 50 percent orhigher attrition rate affecting emergency responsepersonnel felled by the flu. A startling statistic!
Captain Delaney’s report was followed by a first handaccount of the recent successful prosecution of theso-called “Fort Dix Six,” presented by Michael A.Hammer, Jr. , Chief of the US Attorney for New JerseyAnti-Terrorism section.
The investigation says Hammer, was the result of thesort of close cooperation between local, state andfederal agencies that are critical in a post 9/11 world.
Hammer noted to enthusiastic applause the recentsentencing of four of the defendants to terms of lifeplus 30 years. He mentions also that close inter-agency cooperation was key, as is maintaining areadiness posture across the board for law enforce-ment, state fire and emergency services.
IF YOU COULD NOT ATTEND..
OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS VIDEOSEGMENTS OF THE CONFERENCE WILL BE POSTED TO THEDIVISION WEBSITE AND A DVD WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE.PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE OR LOOK FOR FURTHERDETAILS IN STATE FIRE MARSHAL MESSAGE .
www.state.nj.us/dca/dfs/
NJDFS Director Lawrence Petrillo with Captain JohnDelaney, Jr. Arlington County, VA Fire Department
Director Petrillo acknowledged the assistance ofKean University president Dr. Dawood Farahi and itsFire Safety Training Program administered by KarenGrant on the Division’s behalf for hosting theconference for the past six years.Information on next year’s conference will be postedon both the Division’s website www.state.nj.us/dca/dfs/ and Kean’s www.keanfiresafety.com.
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P.S. #14 OF BAYONNE 2009 STATE FIRE BOWL CHAMPS
On May 19, 2009, the team from Public School #14 ofBayonne defeated the Belleville Middle School Girls in thehotly contested New Jersey FIRE Bowl State Championship.Under the bright lights of Kean University’s Wilkins Theater,both teams rose to the challenge and quickly answereddifficult questions on Fire Safety, Fire Science, and the His-tory of Firefighting in America.
The Championship event was hosted by Fox News and My-9News Anchorman Harry Martin, whose broadcast-qualityperformance gave the FIRE Bowl a professional touch. Thismarked the third consecutive year Harry Martin has servedas the FIRE Bowl emcee. Also making appearances wereState Fire Marshal Lawrence Petrillo and Kean UniversityPresident Dr. Dawood Farahi.
Dr. Farahi, whose University hosted the event, kicked off theprogram with a music video about Kean University’sgrowing profile and distinguished graduates, includinghonorary alumni Richie Zambora, a founding member of BonJovi, whose song “My Home Town” accompanies the video.The New Jersey FIRE Bowl, a program that has just con-cluded its fourth year, had its largest turn-out for studentparticipation ever. The ever-expanding FIRE Bowl programsaw over 100 students from three schools districts com-peting throughout the spring. The participating districtswere from the cities of Bayonne, Belleville, and Camden.
The Winners1st Place Teams – P.S. # 14 (Bayonne)***
Belleville Middle School Girls
2nd Place Teams – John M. Bailey School (Bayonne)
Belleville Middle School Boys
3rd Place Teams – Veterans Memorial MiddleSchool (Camden)
Woodrow Wilson School (Bayonne)
1st Place Individuals – Stephanie Bloschak andHannah McMullan
2nd Place Individuals – Ebony Coleman andRogelio Quispe
3rd Place Individuals – Alexandra Domanski andAli Hajihaidari
These awards were presented at the FIRE BowlChampionship by an extremely generous group ofsponsors. The 2009 FIRE Bowl sponsors were:Michael Morganti from IMTT – Bayonne, DanielDeTrolio from Hartz Mountain Industries, WilliamLavin of the NJ State FMBA, and Marc Kiempisty ofJoshua Marcus Group. Without their dedication tothe FIRE Bowl, the program would not have beenable to complete a successful fourth year of com-petition.
The 2010 FIRE Bowl is already shaping up to be thebiggest ever, with commitments from over 20schools in 5 school districts throughout NewJersey. Anyone wishing to get involved or obtainmore information can contact Charles Lavin at theNJ Division of Fire Safety at [email protected].
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STATE FIRE MARSHAL MESSAGE NOW APPEARING INYOUR FIRE STATION EMAIL INBOX
State Fire Marshal Lawrence Petrillo notes thedebut of the Division of Fire Safety’s latest fireservice outreach effort: State Fire MarshalMessage.
The email is designed to compliment the Divi-sion’s ongoing digital outreach initiatives in-cluding its website and a move toward onlineregistration for training classes for bothFirefighter and Code EnforcementCertification.
State Fire Marshal Message is designed to as-sist local public education efforts within thestate by providing traditional fire safety advice,prevention procedures and disaster awarenessin digital form.
“We need to reach people with our traditionalfire safety, prevention and emergency aware-ness messages where they obtain most of theirinformation. For most of us it now arrives viaemail or we find it on the Internet,”said Petrillo.
He also stresses the fact that the Internet ismore a local information source than everbefore, and, that a fire safety message indigital form can have immediate impact.
For example, a “side by side” live wet tree drytree burn video clip posted to a municipal orcommunity information website shows howvital keeping decorative trees well watered is.
Also a picture of an overloaded outlet is aneffective way of conveying a fire hazard.
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Sight, sound and motion can combine says Petrillo, in acompelling and instructive way.
State Fire Marshal Message currently goes to nearly1,000 individual email addresses statewide.
Volunteer departmentswho may not have per-sonnel as- signed fulltime to the importantpublic edu- cation taskfire pre- vention andfire depart- ment mem-bers typi- cally provide,may find the resourceespecially useful, since they need only forward theinformation.
Petrillo acknowledges that the federal US Fire Admini-stration points the way in this regard as the agencynow routinely posts important fire safety and aware-ness hints to social networking sites such as Facebookand Twitter.
In addition the initiative meets a “green” standard bytaking the “paper” distribution path out of the equation,since there is no longer a need to supply local jurisdic-tions with paper copies of fire safety material. Thoughas digital documents they can be printed out locally ifrequired. The State Fire Marshal Message also featuresa support available at:[email protected].
This electronic GPO provides technical support to fireservice members who wish additional guidance onposting fire prevention, fire safety and disaster
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STATE FIREMARSHAL MESSAGE
As it has done for many years the New JerseyDivision of Fire Safety and the National Fire Acad-emy, located in Emmitsburg, Maryland hosted NewJersey Fire Service members for a two day inten-sive training session, called: “New Jersey Weekend.”
Participants,representingall levels andfunctions ofboth profes-sional andvolunteerdepartmentsstatewide commit to a weekend’s worth of training,including such courses as; “Fire Behavior in a Single
Family Occu-pancy” and“EmergencyResponse toTerrorism:Strategic and
Tactical Considerations for Supervisor.”
All courses are held in the campus-like setting of thenation’s sole national training center. A centerpieceof the campus, is a memorial to those who havegiven their lives in the line of duty.
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Fire Service Women of New Jersey,Inc., was formed in 1996 and its mem-bership includes women fire servicemembers from all across the state.
Many fire companies now commonlyhave women members who continueto contribute to and provide an equalshare of effort to the firefighting task.Part of that task is staying current onfirefighting procedures. This year’sretreat was held at the AtlanticCounty Fire Academy.
Participants, after hearing fromkeynote speaker and EmergencyManagement expert Jo Jordan, movedon to training sessions covering allaspects of typical firefightersituations including: “Confined SpaceAwareness”, “ MethamphetamineLabs” fires and “Live Burn” which re-viewed search and rescue proceduresin a “live burn” environment.
For more information please contactGrace Forrester NJDFS Training andCertification Unit. :[email protected] or
The Fire Service Women of NewJersey website:
www.fswnj.org
(photos by Charlie Luxton)
14TH ANNUAL WOMEN IN FIRE SERVICE RETREAT
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STATE FIRE MARSHAL URGES OUTDOOR GRILL SAFETY:CITES RECENT NFPA RESEARCH AS A CALL TO ACTION
State Fire Marshal Lawrence Petrillo is calling on thestate fire service to remind citizens of the importanceof prudent grilling procedures during the summermonths.
Petrillo also encourages fire service members to visitthe link provided for the National Fire ProtectionAssociation study by Martin Ahrens for additionaldetailed information on barbecue fires.
“ I think this information is important for the fire serviceto consult and incorporate into whatever local publiceducation efforts they are contemplating during thesummer months. I encourage both fire prevention unitsand regular firefighters to read the study, “
Petrillo offers these barbecue safety hints for generalpublic education purposes suitable for posting on localpublic safety department, municipal, social welfare,recreational, cultural and educational websites:
Before using a grill, check the connection betweenthe propane tank and the fuel line. Make sure theventuri tubes - where the air and gas mix - are notblocked.
Do not overfill the propane tank.Do not wear loose clothing while cooking at a barbe-
cue.Be careful when using lighter fluid. Do not add fluid
to an already lit fire because the flame canflashback up into the container and explode.
Keep all matches and lighters away from children.Teach your children to report any loose matches orlighters to an adult immediately. Supervise childrenaround outdoor grills.
Dispose of hot coals properly - douse them withplenty of water, and stir them to ensure that thefire is out. Never place them in plastic, paper orwooden containers.
Never grill/barbecue in enclosed areas - carbonmonoxide could be produced.
Make sure everyone knows to Stop, Drop and Roll incase a piece of clothing does catch fire. Call 911 oryour local emergency number if a burn warrantsserious medical attention.
Petrillo warns that summer, especially in New Jer-sey with its ample recreational resources including132 miles of coastline and pristine woodlands, beck-ons many to outdoor cooking.
“I hope that fire service personnel set aside somepart of the day to read this important study online,and seek to incorporate the information into fire-fighting strategies year round,” says Petrillo
The link to the National Fire Protection Associationresearch paper appears below:
http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/OS.Grills.pdf
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CONSISTENT NFIRS DATA REPORTING KEY TO CONTINUINGOPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS
The State of New Jersey participates in theNational Fire Incident Reporting System(NFIRS). The Division of Fire Safety’s FireIncident Reporting Unit receives incident datafrom fire departments throughout New Jersey.
This data enables the Division of Fire Safety toidentify trends in causes of fires, fire losses,failures in equipment and structural compo-nents throughout the state, and to addressproblems with code modification and educa-tional programs, along with tracking possiblecriminal and terrorist trends. Data submissionto the Division is mandatory for anydepartment receiving a Federal Assistance toFirefighters Grant (AFG).
The Fire Incident Reporting Unit has receiveddata consistently for twelve months each yearfrom 2004 to 2008 from 467 fire departments.State Fire Marshal Lawrence Petrillo publiclycommends those departments and has pub-lished a list of them to encourage all reportingunits to join them.
Please check the Division website for a link to alist of those departments.
We encourage all fire departments to submittheir incident data on a monthly basis to theDivision’s Fire Incident Reporting Unit. Pleasecontact Supervisor Heather Puskar at (609)324-7715 or [email protected]
The online publication “Fire In New Jersey” is compiled byHeather Puskar, Supervisor . New Jersey Division of Fire Safety.NFIRS Unit presents the most comprehensive look at reportedinstances of fire in the state. The data is critical for the NewJersey State Fire Commission, which sets fire fighting and firecode policy via the Division for the state.
THE NEW JERSEY STATE FIRE COMMISSIONThe New Jersey Fire Commission was formed by an act of the New Jersey State Legislature in 1983.Since inception, the state has ranked among those with the lowest instance of fire injury andfatality nationwide. Commission membership is comprised of select representatives of the GeneralAssembly, as well as key industry and state fire service officials. who are all appointed by theGovernor.The Commission steers state fire safety policy and procedures in their advisory role for theGovernor, the Legislature and the State Judiciary, through the New Jersey Division of Fire Safetyand the office of the State Fire Marshal.
Members of the New Jersey State SenateThe Honorable John A. GirgentiState Senator, 35th District
The HonorableAnthony R. BuccoState Senator,25th District
Members of theGeneral Assembly
The HonorableJohn WisniewskiAssemblyman,19th District
The Honorable David RibleAssemblyman,11th District
Volunteer Fire OrganizationRepresentativeC. Kenneth Anderson
COMMISSION MEMBERS 2009Fire Insurance Industry RepresentativeGerard Naylis
Municipal Construction Code OfficialRepresentativePasquale Intindola
New Jersey Fire Prevention& Protection AssociationRepresentativeArthur Lodensky
Construction IndustryRepresentative
Daniel De Trolio
The New Jersey League of MunicipalitiesRepresentativeChief John Lightbody
Volunteer Fire Service RepresentativeKathleen O’Leary
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COMMISSION MEMBERS 2009New Jersey State Volunteer Fireman’s Assn.RepresentativeArthur Mercurio
New Jersey State FireChief’s AssociationRepresentativeCharles W. Schilling
Professional Firefighter’sAssociation of New JerseyRepresentativeRichard C. Blohm
Municipal Fire ProtectionSubcode Official RepresentativePaul Hartstein
New Jersey State Fire Chief’s AssociationRepresentativeLawrence D. Wood
New Jersey Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent Assn.RepresentativeSteve O’ Gorman
New Jersey Association of Fire DistrictsRepresentativeRodger S. Potts
Chief Fire Administrator Major CityRepresentativeAmando Roman
Fire Suppression IndustryRepresentativeLewis Candura
New Jersey ApartmentAssociationRepresentativeKenneth Swider
Construction Labor Industry RepresentativeFredrick Collender
Commission SecretaryCharles Lavin
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ALL 609 AREA CODE
DIRECTOR 633-6106
INSPECTIONS UNIT 633-6132
LEGISLATIVE UNIT 984-1947
PUBLICATIONS UNIT 633-7129
DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETYCONTACT INFORMATION
DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY101 SOUTH BROAD STREET
BORDENTOWN FIELD OFFICEMAIN NUMBER 609-324-7336
ARSON UNIT 609-324-7320
CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATIONAND EMBLEMS UNIT 609-324-3560
FIRE DEPARTMENTPREPAREDNESS UNIT 609-324-7335
NFIRS UNIT 609-324-7715
PUBLIC EDUCATION UNIT 609-324-3646
SMOKE ALARMS 609-324-3694
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONUNIT 609-324-7564
DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETYSTAFF MEMBERS
ARSON-K9 UNITCHRIS ECKERT SUPERVISORBeverly Verde Technical AssistantStephen Letts K-9 Investigator/ NorthRod Meyer K-9 Investigator/SouthJason Spiecker K-9 Investigator/SouthJeff Silver K-9 Investigator/North
CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION AND EMBLEMS UNITGARY LICKNACK SUPERVISORKim Lake Technical AssistantChris Michallis Investigator
BUREAU OF FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICESWILLIAM KRAMER BUREAU CHIEFPatricia Persico Technical Assistant
DIVISION FISCAL UNITAIDA JONES SUPERVISOR
FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM UNITHEATHER PUSKAR SUPERVISORSonia Salva Technical AssistantFred Connin NFIRS RepresentativeSteve Hearn NFIRS Representative
PUBLIC EDUCATION UNITCharles Lavin CoordinatorNew Jersey Fire CommissionGerald Clarke CoordinatorFire Focus-Public InformationPUBLICATIONS Marylain Kemp
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Construction Labor Industry
DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETYSTAFF MEMBERS
BUREAU OF FIRE CODE ENFORCEMENTLOUIS KILMER BUREAU CHIEF609-633-6131
TEAM 1-NORTH/JOSH LAZARUS SUPERVISOR609-633-6741[COUNTY CODE: 02-07-09-10-12-13-14-16-18-19-20]Charles Wian-(NW) Peter D’Amore (NE)609-633-6132TEAM 2-SOUTH/ GLENN SMYTH SUPERVISOR609-633-6103[COUNTY CODE: 01-03-04-05-06-08-11-15-17]Steve Speicher (SW) Bob Kozlowski (SE)609-633-6132
OFFICE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PREPAREDNESSRICHARD FARLETTA SUPERVISOR609-324-7438
Shore Region 609-324-7681Craig Augustoni Regional Fire CoordinatorDelaware River Region 609-324-7410Mike Gallagher Regional Fire CoordinatorSouthern Region 609-324-7419John Honer PlannerNorthern Region 609-324-7418David Hughes PlannerNorthwest Region 609-324-7460Timothy Weiss Regional Fire CoordinatorRIOC-SEOC 609-324-8200James McFadden PlannerUASI Region 609-324-7411Bruce Tynan Regional Fire Coordinator
DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETYSTAFF MEMBERS
JUVENILE FIRESETTER PROGRAMSMOKE ALARM DISTRIBUTION609-324-3684Charles Luxton Coordinator
FIRE CODE LOCAL ASSISTANCEPAUL ALLEN SUPERVISOR609-633-6111
NORTHERN [COUNTY CODE 07-10-11-16-18-19-21]George Cramer 609-633-6112NORTHERN [COUNTY CODE 02-09-14-20]Paul Elenio 609-633-6147CENTRAL [COUNTY CODE 01-05-12-13-15]Frank Clark 609-633-6738SOUTHERN [COUNTY CODE 03-04-06-08-17]George Beckett 609-826-5551
OFFICE OF TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONKENT NEISWENDER SUPERVISOR609-324-7336Grace Forrester 609-324-3645Gregory Kirkham 609-324-7583
TELEPHONE HOTLINESVOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT
1-800-FIRELINEJUVENILE FIRESETTER
1-800-357-5230
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The NJDFS 2009 Fire Safety Education Poster Contest awards ceremonywas held recently at the Springfield Fire Department. This year’scompetition drew entries from all over the state, demonstrating creativeand artistic ability, coupled with an excellent grasp of fire safetyeducation messages.
The contest which is co-sponsored annually by the New Jersey Fire Prevention and Protection Association .www.njfppa.org and the Division of Fire Safety, attracts hundreds of entries in several categories. The winners ofeach category receive laptop computers, the cost of which is underwritten by Local 696 of the Sprinkler FittersUnion www,sprinklerfitters696.org.
Additional corporate sponsorship of the contest is provided by Atlantic City Electric www.atlanticcity elec-tric.com and the Joshua Marcus Group of Clark www.joshuamarcusgroup.com .This year’s overall winning posteras in past years will be distributed statewide to assist the Division’s public education efforts statewide.
The theme for the 2009-10 Fire Safety Education Poster Contest is: “Stay Fire Smart, Don’t Get Burned”For entry details for your jurisdiction contact Charles Lavin, Coordinator: [email protected]
NJDFS ANNUAL FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION POSTER CONTEST OVERALL WINNERCOLLEEN COONEY-MORRIS KNOLLS HIGH SCHOOL-DIVISION 4
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DIVISION ONE
Grace YoungMartin Luther King SchoolJersey City
2009 DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY POSTER CONTEST
DIVISION FIVE
Kate DonnellyCape May TechCape May Courthouse
DIVISION SIX
Diana TenecelaBranch Brook SchoolNewark
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DIVISION TWO
Russel SalesTransfiguration AcademyBergenfield
2009 DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY POSTER CONTEST
DIVISION THREE
Ashley GurreroDr. Horten SchoolNewark
DIVISION SEVEN
Jennifer MossUnion County Vo-TechHigh SchoolScotch Plains
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NJDFS F.I.R.E.BOWL 2009 STATE CHAMPIONS!
PS #14 Bayonne Champions are joined by (l to r): New Jersey Division of Fire SafetyDirector Lawrence Petrillo, Harry Martin, emcee and MY 9 /Fox News Anchor, DanielDel Trulio, Hartz Mountain Industries, William Lavin, Director NJ Fireman’s MutualBenevolent Association, Charles Lavin, NJDFS F.I.R.E. Bowl, Marcus Kiempisty, JoshuaMarcus Group, Michael Lopez, Bayonne Fire Department.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COMPETITION WILL BEPOSTED TO OUR WEBSITEOVER THE NEXT FEWWEEKS...www.state.us.dca/dfs/
N O T I C E A N D D I S C L A I M E RFire Focus is the official and copyrighted newsletter of the New Jersey Division of FireSafety and as such is made available to the general public in a digital format. Fire Focusinvites submissions, including photographs that would be of interest to the fire service andmakes every effort to include all items submitted. All submissions however must be made viaemail to the editor. All submitted material must be original to the author, or, copyrightcleared for the Internet. All material submitted must be emailed to the NJDFS Public Educa-tion Unit c/o [email protected] A minimum of four (4) weeks prior to distribution isrequired for all material submitted. Articles contained herein may be reproduced withoutprior consent provided there are no substantial alterations made to the material andappropriate attribution is attached to the material. The New Jersey Division of Fire Safetyand the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs is wholly responsible for the content.
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