FireEMSAlpha.com Introduces Chief Billy Goldfeder!

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FireEMSAlpha.com is proud, very proud, to introduce the latest addition to our team of awesome writers, Chief Billy Goldfeder

Chief Goldfeder is well known in the fire service, and is essentially an "A list" celebrity in the field. Many people follow his awesome writings on his site, FirefighterCloseCalls.com, his recently launched EMSCloseCalls.com, and keep up with the latest in the fire service through his email "Secret List". Hundreds have also attended his seminars throughout the country. Chief Goldfeder has followed EMTBravo.com since the beginning, and we are honored to have his writings here on FireEMSAlpha.com, and help spread his message. We will be republishing some of Chief Goldfeder's previous works, as well as featuring some exclusive orginal content from him pertaining to issues in our local area.

We welcome Chief Goldfeder to FireEMSAlpha.com, and thank him immenselsy for his support. And Thanks to "Homer J." for brokering this venture.

His first article has been published on FireEMSAlpha.com, and don't forget to check out his website, FirefighterCloseCalls.com and EMSCloseCalls.com (like you haven't been there already!) Tons of information that will keep you and your brothers safe!

-FireEMSAlpha Webteam

webteam@FireEMSAlpha.com

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FireEMSAlpha.com- WRITERS WANTED

Please know we are looking to tap all the knowledge that's out there and put it in print on this site. Let us know if you're interested in writing for us- no previous experience requered. Email us with your article ideas, and we'll work with you to get them published and share your knowledge with the local Fire and EMS community. Hey, somebody could actually learn something

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Don't forget, Chief Goldfeder will be in Elmsford at their annual seminar in January!

Lt. Andy Fredericks, FDNY, Memorial Seminar and Exhibits

Hosted by the Elmsford Fire Dept.

@ The Westchester Marriott Hotel, 670 White Plains Rd (Route 119), Tarrytown, NY

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Registration, refreshments and exhibits begin at 7:30 AM

Program: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Firefighter Close Calls

Presented by Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder

Loveland-Symmes, Ohio Fire Dept.

www.firefighterclosecalls.com

For additional information, please contact

Assistant Chief Syd Henry

shenry@elmsfordfd.com or 914 592-9369

Or visit our websites: www.elmsfordfd.com/seminar.htm

and www.liveoakeng.com/seminar.htm

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Fireground Injury and Death:

Tragic Events and Related Firefighter Close Calls... and the "LESSONS LEARNED" 2006 Seminar

The event will be held on Saturday, November 4th from 9am to 3pm at the New City Firehouse, located at: 15 Maple Ave., New City, NY 10956

THE FIREFIGHTER and THE OFFICER ROLES IN MAKING THE IMPORTANT CHANGES: FIREFIGHTERS SCARED STRAIGHT!

Presented By:

Chief Billy Goldfeder, E.F.O., Deputy Chief of the Loveland-Symmes, Ohio, Fire Department, Associate/Contributing Editor for FIRE ENGINEERING, FIRE RESCUE, FIREHOUSE, NY (FASNY) Firefighter and The Pennsylvania Fireman Magazines, monthly columnist: Firehouse Magazine's "CLOSE CALLS" and co-host of http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/index.php

A light breakfast and lunch will be served during the seminar. Please direct all questions regarding the event to Capt. Kenny Flynn at: kflynn@newcityfire.org or FAX: 845-634-5026. Download registration form now!

Chief Billy Goldfeder,

E.F.O., Deputy Chief

Loveland-Symmes, Ohio,

Fire Department

Chief Billy Goldfeder will present to the attendees, through video, audio, slides and "WAKE UP" lecture, an in-depth review of specific timely fireground events and most specifically, the LESSONS LEARNED so that these incidents (and those involved) don't ever become forgotten. This high energy class, direct and frank but professionally and respectfully presented, provides the attendees an excellent opportunity to apply the LESSONS LEARNED to their own departments when returning home...potentially avoiding "history tragically repeating itself"

The goal of this class is to have you leave more knowledgeable, educated and informed but most importantly thinking HARD about your role and your department's responsibility in STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING! These "LESSONS LEARNED" and related CASE STUDIES can help insure that similar problems are not repeated again-at YOUR FD.

The subject matter all relates to STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING and their "lessons learned" and will include:

Comprehensive and in-depth case studies of several incredible tragedies that demonstrate the critical need for adequate training, staffing and preparation on the first alarm ...no matter WHAT the initial reports are!

The firefighting time-line which shows how critical time, response and staffing plays into your role be it as an IC or as a line firefighter.

The specific TASKS, ROLES and DUTIES that MUST be accomplished at a SFD structure fire and that means anyone's fire-California to Pennsylvania, New York State to Florida-wherever you are-you MUST follow some of the "basics" when it comes to structural firefighting.

A discussion on firefighting TACTICS (at a SFD) and how success is dependent upon "concurrent firefighting operations" vs doing things when you get around to it!

A participatory in-depth review of several additional CASE STUDIES in which some very serious and hard lessons were learned involving situations that CAN happen in Your Community