National Demolition Association puts out disaster response kit.* The National Demolition Association has produced an educational kit designed to offer information on how demolition contractors can supplement the work of first responders first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency at disaster sites. The package features a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. called "The Role of a Demolition Contractor at a Disaster Site." In addition to the 15-minute DVD, the kit also includes a companion equipment guide, and a position paper, "Demolition Contractors Can Strengthen First Response Team Efforts." "Demolition contractors can supplement first responders' important work by providing skilled support with specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. equipment, skilled labor and years of experience," says Michael R. Taylor, director of the association. "Because we feel this new informational resource is so important to first responders, we've sent kits to more than 1,000 fire chiefs in the U.S. and Canada to help educate them about the valuable support demolition professionals can offer them." The association's disaster site DVD includes interviews with the supervising fire marshal fire marshal n. 1. The head of a department or office that is charged with the prevention and investigation of fires. 2. A person in charge of firefighting personnel and equipment at an industrial plant. Noun 1. of the Chicago Fire Department The Chicago Fire Department, also known as the CFD, is the principal fire suppression, prevention, and rescue agency of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Chicago. , the fire chief of the Glenview, Ill., Fire Department and the fire chief of the Northbrook, Ill., Fire Department. Each first responder explains how his department retains the services of a demolition contractor on their support teams. These demolition contractors perform such tasks gaining access to collapsed structures, assisting in the investigation of fire causes and origins and participating in fire overhaul and salvage salvage, in maritime law, the compensation that the owner must pay for having his vessel or cargo saved from peril, such as shipwreck, fire, or capture by an enemy. Salvage is awarded only when the party making the rescue was under no legal obligation to do so. . The disaster response kit is available for free and can be ordered by visiting the association at www.demolitionassociation.com. |
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