RECENT ITEMS - and NOT so recent also
One life is worth $9.1 million - per the FAA - article about unsafe fuel tanks on small planes
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DWJMwl2VBOKt2qgZ1kO38qsRbJqfhE-3nmk6Zy44jA8/edit?usp=sharing - FCC PSAP Registry - Dec 7 2016 downloaded
Fire Apparatus Photos from all over the place - at Youngstown fire buffs website
USA New Freqs 2015 - spreadsheet
http://www.adamsairmed.org/public_site.html - 2014 listings of all medevac helos and planes in the USA - with maps
https://sites.google.com/site/usa911info/ - damn stupid Google sites messes up again - this item should be under MISC
2010 Years Of Potential Life Lost - USA
FDNY roof ops at house fire - video - March 2013
Listing of all local governments in USA - from US Census Bureau - 2007 info
USA - New Freqs - 2013 - spreadsheet
Spreadsheet of FDs with many paramedic / firefighters
My spreadsheet of Air Evac LifeTeam new freqs 2008 to 2011
My map of State Police radio systems
Widland Urban Interface Fire Risk in the western USA - 2012 - billions of dollars of property are at risk - losses have risen sharply in recent years
Flame Retardants Versus Health Problems
Video about factories that manufacture fire trucks
Good Episode of Barney Miller - 1970 NYPD comedy - video not available - 11/6/2013
Scoop and Run by Philadelphia Police - 2012 - newspaper article - just as effective as ambulances
Spreadsheet - New Freqs USA - 2008 to 2011
http://www.policemag.com/Channel/Patrol/News/2012/05/14/FBI-2-of-3-Slain-Officers-Wore-Body-Armor.aspx - 72 US police officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2011
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2011/10/24/gps_shoesforalzheimerspatients/?camp=obinsite - GPS shoes for Alzheimers patients
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/25/140784004/new-boom-reshapes-oil-world-rocks-north-dakota - In 5 years, the USA might be the largest oil producer in the world - update - the price of natural gas has taken a nose dive for some reason - NPR's On Point did a show about this in Jan 2012
http://firechief.com/station-design/union-fire-275-anniversary-20110920/ - 1736 - first volunteer fire company in the USA formed by Ben Franklin in Philadelphia
13 Sept 2011 - More Americans fell below the poverty line last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday. The nation's poverty rate rose to 15.1% in 2010, up from 14.3% in 2009 and to its highest level since 1993. Last year marked the third year in a row the rate increased. All told, 46.2 million people are considered in need. In addition, real median household income last year was $49,445, a 2.3% decline, the Census Bureau reported.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/10/04/25-most-dangerous-neighborhoods-2010/ - 25 most dangerous neighborhoods in the USA
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/08/169561.htm - US Secretary of State Clinton versus atrocities
Sources of Live Streaming Video are - LiveStream - UStream - JustinTV - Stickam
http://www.emergencystream.com/index.html - video of breaking news storys - USA & the World
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/reports/index.shtm - FEMA Situation Reports
http://twitter.com/#!/Fire_Dispatch - fire storys from Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/BreakingNews - Breaking News via Twitter
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/overview.html - Critical Fire Weather maps - 1 to 3 days out
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-17/hospitals-eliminate-1-in-4-u-s-emergency-rooms-since-1990-study-finds.html - 25% of Emergency Rooms in the USA have closed since 1990 - or have they? - May 2011
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Here are the USA spreadsheets that I have put together
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http://forums.radioreference.com/severe-weather-storm-chasing/210509-xm-weather-nexrad.html#post1530041 - Mobile WX Radar for your motorcycle
http://ondemand.nssl.noaa.gov/ - severe storm tracking - Natl Severe Storm Lab
http://www.accuweather.com/index.asp - AccuWeather - good nationwide radar display - also lightning for last 2 hours
Flickr has good photos - I searched for "Moscow fire stations" or "Russia fire station" and got very interesting photos - April 2011
http://chucksfirepics.angelfire.com/ - many fire trucks photos from western USA - many military fire trucks
http://www.emergencystream.com/index.html - video and scanner feeds from across the USA - chat rooms also
How Prepared Are We For Disaster? - This is a approx 5 minute podcast - it should have blown everyone's socks off, and been the lead story on all the major media outlets - http://www.hereandnow.org/2010/10/rundown-1026-2/#2 - please see the 2nd segment of the October 26 2010 show -
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/oct/26/safety-of-24-hour-shifts-for-emergency-workers/ - Oct 2010 - the safety of 24 hour shifts is questioned
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20101019/NEWS01/10190318/1002/NEWS - perhaps the first "emergency doctors car" in the USA - Oct 2010 - Rochester NY
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=527274 - Copper Landing Michigan - 45 minutes from closest ambulance
New Zealand study shows $2,400 damage per minute of Fire Service response time - https://sites.google.com/site/newzealandpublicsafety/home/nz-fire/-2400-damage-per-minute?pageMoved=NZ%20Fire
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WIKIPEDIA ITEMS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9-1-1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_crime_in_the_United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Public_Safety - public safety officers
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http://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/10/06/1332252/Firefighters-Let-House-Burn-Because-Owner-Didnt-Pay-Fee - discussion about Tennessee FD that let house burn to ground
http://www.jems.com/article/administration-and-leadership/critically-examine-your-agency?utm_source=Go+Forward+Media+eMail%2C+Powered+by+Bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Critically+Examine+Your+Agency+For+Success&utm_content=zerg90%40gmail.com&utm_campaign=JEMS+eNews+09-30-10 - Critically Examine Your Agency For Success - a short article exhorting introspection in EMS agencies - Sept 2010
http://www.jems.com/article/administration-and-leadership/seven-components-implement-cha - August 2010 - Seven Components To Implement Change - a very short article from Deputy Ludwig of Saint Louis FD
http://www.iafc.org/associations/4685/files/ems_NISTdeploymentReportEMS.pdf - NIST EMS Deployment study - Sept 2010 - 3 person engine company is OK for EMS
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/642989.html - latest research on CPR vs fast defib - 300,000 cardiac arrests are treated by USA EMS annually - 8% survive - Sept 2010
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/08/27/nearly_90000_raped_in_lockup_study_finds/?comments=all#readerComm - 90,000 raped in US jails in 2007
2009 - 14% of US lives in poverty - highest level since 1996 - per US Census Bureau - Sept 2010
2012 - USA - 10,322 died from drunk driving
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/010820/archive_038235.htm - If we really want safety and security in the USA, we need Mel Brooks as President - with his scorn, ridicule, mockery, etc
USFA head: Public trust in fire service 'fragile'
Critical View of US Firefighters - http://cms.firehouse.com/web/online/News/From-Sweden--a-Critical-View-of-US-Firefighters/46$56147