http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/rss News articles published on clearfield911.com using RSS 2.0 Fri, 18 May 2012 22:19:09 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=180 "Responding To Ethanol Incidents" Training Program Continuing the efforts to reduce the number of firefighter injuries and Line of Duty Deaths, State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann in partnership with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency have combined forces in presenting this informative program to fire departments and municipal officials throughout the Commonwealth. The Office of the State Fire Commissioner-Pennsylvania State Fire Academy is offering this new class utilizing curriculum from the International Association of Fire Chiefs. For first responders, the addition of ethanol to gasoline presents some unique firefighting challenges. Traditional methods of firefighting against hydrocarbon (gasoline) fires have been found to be ineffective against these polar solvent-type (ethanol-blended) fuels. This 8-hour training program called "Responding To Ethanol Incidents", will cover a host of issues, including ethanol and blended fuels, transportation of ethanol blended fuels, storage and dispensing and fire fighting foam principles for ethanol blended fuels. This exciting new program will be offered locally on: Saturday June 9th , 2012 at the Clearfield County Dept. of Emergency Services 911 Leonard Street Clearfield, PA 16830 Class is from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. To register please fill out an application and return it to Pat Pauly at the PA State Fire Academy or fax it to (717)248-3580. Registration Deadline is noon on May 18, 2012 PRE-REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY, NO WALK-INS WILL BE PERMITTED! For Additional information or applications you can contact : Scott Mignot @ 814-765-5357 or at smignot@clearfield911.com PA State Fire Academy Patrick Pauly 1150 Riverside Drive Lewistown, Pa 17044 Tue, 08 May 2012 17:43:11 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=180 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=179 The Clearfield County Department of Emergency Services will be hosting a "Well-Site Emergency First Responder" Training program on Thursday June 28, 2012. Pre-Registration is mandatory and certificates will be presented at the end of class. This class is open to first responders and municipal government officials. Class size is limited to 50 Students so register early. Registration is thru the State Fire Academy and Deputy Director of training Scott Mignot is also available to contact. We will also be hosting a "Responding to Ethanol Incidents "Class on June 9th and we will post the information on this class as soon as it is available. This is an 8 hour class also presented by the Fire Academy. "Well-site Emergency First Responder" Training Program Continuing the efforts to reduce the number of firefighter injuries and Line of Duty Deaths, State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann and the Marcellus Shale Coalition and the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association have combined forces in presenting this informative program to fire departments and municipal officials throughout the Commonwealth. The Office of the State Fire Commissioner-Pennsylvania State Fire Academy is offering this very popular 4 hour class. The program describes the activities that are normally a part of a Marcellus Shale Gas Field project and some of the emergencies that could occur at or near the site. Subjects included in the "Well-Site Emergency First Responders" program include well site selection and preparation, rigging up and well construction, completing the well and rigging down, the production phase, and the role of the emergency responder. This exciting program will be offered locally on: Thursday June 28, 2012 at Clearfield County Department of Emergency Services 911 Leonard Street Clearfield, PA 16830 Class is from 6:00 pm to 10:00 p.m. To register please fill out an application and return it to Pat Pauly at the PA State Fire Academy or fax it to (717)248-3580. Registration Deadline is noon on June 7, 2012 PRE-REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY, NO WALK-INS WILL BE PERMITTED! For additional information or applications you can contact Scott Mignot at Clearfield County Department of Emergency Services at smignot@clearfield911.com or at 814-765-5357. PA State Fire Academy Patrick Pauly 1150 Riverside Drive Lewistown, Pa 17044 Fri, 04 May 2012 16:08:45 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=179 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=178 The following letter is being mailed to all EMS agency's dispatched by the Clearfield County 911 Center. The Changes will take effect Monday May 25, 2012. Our website will also be updated to reflect these changes on this date. May 1, 2012 To: EMS Agencies From Joseph Bigar Jr.-Director Ref: Dispatch Procedure Changes Two dispatch procedure changes will take effect Monday, May 25th, 2012 that will impact your agency. These changes are being made in the interest of Patient Care and continuity of Dispatch. The two procedure changes involve "Extra Crew Tones" and "EMS Call Turn Over". The changes are as follows: Career Service Paging Policy SOP# EMS 6-03 will now read: • When paging a career service for calls and all available crews are engaged, at the request of a service member, the dispatcher will activate the extra crew tones and the crew due will be announced. Ex. "Station tone, Extra crew tone activation, Clearfield County Medic 1, 4th crew due for chest pain, Mountain Laurel, 700 Leonard Street, Lawrence Township, 13:51" If an already committed unit becomes available and takes the call, the off extra crew tone will be activated and the dispatcher will announce to cancel and advise what unit is handling Ex: "Clearfield County Medic 1, 4th crew may cancel, call being handled by Medic 1-53". This policy change requires that the EMS Agency must request the extra crew tones. This center does not have each agency's staffing levels or shift roster to definitively know on a daily bases when to activate "Extra Crew Tones". It will be the EMS agency's responsibility to notify this center when to activate these tones. EMS Call Turn Over Procedure SOP# EMS 6-07 Will now read: • At four (4) minutes, if a service has not advised that a full crew is available to respond, the call will be turned over to the next closest service. This refers to the next closest service to the location of the incident. This change requires EMS agencies to "Crew UP" in the first four (4) minutes after initial dispatch. Crew members must notify this center via telephone or radio communication they are responding to station. When a full crew has notified the center the call will not be turned over. However, if a full crew has not notified this center within four (4) minutes the call will be turned over. This change is being made to get our patients the help they are requesting as expeditiously as possible. Basically you just need to advise this center you are responding to station within the four minute mark. Updated SOP'S will be available on the website May 25th,2012 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:55:22 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=178 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=177 The Clearfield County Fire Police Association and The Bald Eagle Fire Co. will be sponsoring a 16 hour Communications and Listening Skills for Fire Police course June 23 and 24th from 0800-1630 each day. Course will be held at the Bald Eagle Fire Co. The instructor will be Tony Riccardi. The Course is open to all Fire Police, Fire Chiefs, Elected Officials and anyone else wanting to attend. The Deadline to Register is June 10th. There is a $30.00 registration fee due to Payable to the Clearfield County Fire Police Association C/O Ken Mandel 1107 Try-Hawk Run Hwy Philipsburg, PA 16866 For Additional Information please contact Ken Mandel at 814-342-4319 Attendees are ask to wear their Fire Police uniform on the first day of the course. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:19:00 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=177 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=176 The Clearfield County Fire Police Association and The Bald Eagle Fire Co. will be sponsoring a 16 hour Advanced Fire Police course May 19-20 from 0800-1630 each day. Course will be held at the Bald Eagle Fire Co. The instructor will be Joe Adams. The Course is open to all Fire Police, Fire Chiefs, Elected Officials and anyone else wanting to attend. There is a $30.00 registration fee due to Payable to the Clearfield County Fire Police Association C/O Ken Mandel 1107 Try-Hawk Run Hwy Philipsburg, PA 16866 For Additional Information please contact Ken Mandel at 814-342-4319 Attendees are ask to wear their Fire Police uniform on the first day of the course. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:21:20 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=176 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=175 We have installed the software in a county vehicle for testing. Initial testing did not give us a clean CFS that was user friendly. Changes are being made to the program to give information that is easy to read and not cluttered with information that would be difficult to read in response scenarios. We are adjusting a few other features to make the system functional. One example would be when you touch the "out of Service" icon it transmits the unit to out of service. We are attempting to modify this to ask the question "are you sure you want to go out of service?" and then confirm you do wish to go out of service. Work is being done to correct this issue along with some other issues. We are working to rectify these issues to make this system work when unveiled. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:25:18 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=175 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=174 "Responding To Ethanol Incidents" Training Program Continuing the efforts to reduce the number of firefighter injuries and Line of Duty Deaths, State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann in partnership with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency have combined forces in presenting this informative program to fire departments and municipal officials throughout the Commonwealth. The Office of the State Fire Commissioner-Pennsylvania State Fire Academy is offering this new class utilizing curriculum from the International Association of Fire Chiefs. For first responders, the addition of ethanol to gasoline presents some unique firefighting challenges. Traditional methods of firefighting against hydrocarbon (gasoline) fires have been found to be ineffective against these polar solvent-type (ethanol-blended) fuels. This 8-hour training program called "Responding To Ethanol Incidents", will cover a host of issues, including ethanol and blended fuels, transportation of ethanol blended fuels, storage and dispensing and fire fighting foam principles for ethanol blended fuels. This exciting new program will be offered locally on: Sunday April 29, 2012 at the Bald Eagle Area High School 710 South Eagle Valley Road-Wingate, PA 16823 Class is from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Class requested by the Citizen's Hook & Ladder Fire Co. #1-Milesburg, PA To register please fill out an application and return it to Pat Pauly at the PA State Fire Academy or fax it to (717)248-3580. Register early! Registration Deadline is noon on April 6, 2012. Maximum class size is 40. PRE-REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY, NO WALK-INS WILL BE PERMITTED! For Additional information or applications you can contact : James D. Hammond III at jdhamco9@aol.com or at 814-482-0830 PA State Fire Academy Patrick Pauly 1150 Riverside Drive Lewistown, Pa 17044 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:17:45 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=174 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=173 Introduction to Incident Command System Course Overview ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS Compliance This course is NIMS compliant and meets the NIMS Baseline Training requirements for I-100 as required for elected officials, emergency management personal and first responders. March 29,2012 Course will be held two separate times you can attend either Session. 1300-1600 Or 1800-2100 Clearfield County Emergency Management 911 Leonard Street, Clearfield Please RSVP to Scott Mignot 814-765-5357 Ext 2 Email smignot@clearfield911.com Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:20:18 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=173 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=172 The Treasure Lake POA and The National Weather Service will be holding a SKYWARNING training March 5th at 630 PM at the Lakeview lodge. The class is free and open to the public. What is SKYWARN®? The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many Americans. To obtain critical weather information, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, established SKYWARN® with partner organizations. SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service. Although SKYWARN® spotters provide essential information for all types of weather hazards, the main responsibility of a SKYWARN® spotter is to identify and describe severe local storms. In the average year, 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods and more than 1,000 tornadoes occur across the United States. These events threatened lives and property. Since the program started in the 1970s, the information provided by SKYWARN® spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite and other data, has enabled NWS to issue more timely and accurate warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods. SKYWARN® storm spotters are part of the ranks of citizens who form the Nation's first line of defense against severe weather. There can be no finer reward than to know that their efforts have given communities the precious gift of time--seconds and minutes that can help save lives. Who is Eligible? NWS encourages anyone with an interest in public service and access to communication, such HAM radio, to join the SKYWARN® program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, public utility workers and other concerned private citizens. Individuals affiliated with hospitals, schools, churches, nursing homes or who have a responsibility for protecting others are also encouraged to become a spotter. If you have any questions contact Jerry Pollock at 814-765-5357 Ext 3 or jpollock@clearfield911.com Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:59:36 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=172 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=171 February 13, 2012 Dear Fire Company Officer: The application period is now open for a grant made available through Section 10(b)3 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (Volunteer Fire Assistance). All applications must be electronically submitted by 4:00 pm on May 17, 2012. Applications can be found at www.grants.dcnr.state.pa.us, DCNR's E-Grants website. Section 10(b)3 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as amended by the Forest Stewardship Act of 1990, authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial, technical and other assistance to state foresters or other appropriate officials in cooperative efforts to organize, train and equip local forces in rural areas or communities under 10,000 population to prevent, control and suppress fires which threaten human life, livestock, wildlife, crops, pastures, orchards, woodlands, farmsteads, or other improvements in rural areas. The key objectives of this program are to save lives and protect property in unprotected or inadequately protected rural areas. Therefore, the selection of the participating agencies must be based on vulnerability and the adequacy of existing fire protection. This is a cost-share program. Financial assistance on any project during any fiscal year cannot exceed 50% of the actual expenditures including expenditures of local, public and private nonprofit organizations participating in the agreement. The maximum grant we will consider for the 2012 program is $7,500 per Fire Company. Grants received for the 2012 program can be used for the purchase of wildfire suppression equipment, wildfire or structural protective gear, mobile or portable radios, installation of dry hydrants, wildfire prevention and mitigation, or wildfire training. Funds may also be used for certain projects involving the conversion and maintenance of federal excess vehicles received from the Bureau of Forestry and used for fire suppression. A priority will be placed on projects that include the purchase of wildland fire suppression equipment and wildland fire protective gear. Grants received for the 2012 program cannot be used for the purchase of structural fire equipment, supply hose larger than 2½ inches in diameter, structures, routine maintenance of vehicles not received from the Bureau of Forestry, medical services, ambulance services, fire police equipment and gear, or search and rescue equipment and gear. Directions for grant Log in/Register Click on Find a Grant on the left tool bar. Scroll down to Volunteer Fire Assistance and click on Apply for this Grant. Project type: Most VFA grants will be for Equipment Purchases. General Application Section SAP Vendor Number: Most Volunteer Fire Companies already have a SAP Vendor Number from other business they conducted with the Commonwealth of PA. Call the Central Vendor Management Unit at 717-346-2676 (Harrisburg area) or 866-435-7363 (toll free) to check if you have one. If you do not have one you must register as a Non-Procurement Vendor at: http://www.vendorregistration.state.pa.us/cvmu/paper/default.aspx Applicant Legal Name: Use the legal name of the Volunteer Agency applying for the grant. Address: Fill out all required fields. If address line 1 is a PO Box, please enter physical address on address line 2. County & Municipality: Required - Choose from drop down box Fed Employer ID Number: Required-Self explanatory Organizational DUNS: Not required. Department/Bureau Name: Not required. Division/Office Name: Not required. Applicant Type Section Check Volunteer Fire organization and complete any Non-profit information. Project Coordinator Enter all required information for the Project Coordinator. The Project Coordinator can be the Fire Company Chief or other designee. Note: The application will need to be certified by an executive officer (President, Vice-President, Secretary, or Treasurer) in order to submit the application. If you click the "Copy Your Profile Here" link, it will fill out this information from the information you entered when creating your profile. Project Information – General Is this a statewide project?: Answer NO, unless your organization is an incorporated Wildland Fire Crew recognized by the Bureau of Forestry. Project Title: Keep it simple. Ex.: East End Volunteer Fire Company 2012 VFA Grant Project Start Date: Enter today's date Project End Date: 12/31/2012 Commonwealth Advisor: Self explanatory. Brief Project Description: Required. View Examples. Limited to 500 characters, use additional document if needed. Additional document can be uploaded to accompany the application. Project Location Location Name: City, Township, Borough would be acceptable for this field. Enter Location name, click "Save". Remaining Fields: Fill out all pertinent information. Mapping Information: Not Required. Attachments: None Required Budget Information Total Grant Amount Requested: This is the amount, if awarded a grant, we will give you. Maximum amount is $7,500. Grant amount requested cannot exceed 50% of the Total Project. To get the maximum amount, the total project must be at least $15,000. Name of Match Source: Match source must be local funding such as Fire Company funds or Relief Association funds. Download Forms Download the required VFA Supplemental Application, fill it out, and save it to your PC. Upload Attachments VFA Supplemental Application: Required. Click on Browse… and locate the supplemental application you have saved on your PC then click on upload this file. Add more Items: Browse for any additional files you wish to upload and upload these files. Certification Chief Elected Official: Must be President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasure. Applications not certified by a person holding one of these positions will not be accepted. Certification: Check the box stating that you agree to the terms stated. Submit Application: Ensure all information is complete and accurate. Hit the Submit this Application button. If you have any problems with the eGrant application please contact DCNR's Grants Customer Service Center at 1-800-326-7734. For VFA grant specific questions contact Forest Program Specialist Charles C. Choplick via e-mail at cchoplick@state.pa.us or phone at 717-787-2925. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:13:10 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=171 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=170 PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID TRAINING Jointly Sponsored by: PA Department of Health, Office of Public Health Preparedness PA Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services DATE: MAY 3, 2012 TIME: 8:15 AM – 4:30 PM (Registration 7:45 AM) LOCATION: CLEARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING CENTER 911 Leonard Street, Clearfield, Pa. 16830 AGENDA: 7:45AM Registration 8:15 Welcome/Introductions 8:30- 12:00 Psychological First Aid (with break) 12:00-12:45 Lunch (To be provided) 12:45-4:30 Psychological First Aid (with break) 4:30PM Adjourn TARGET AUDIENCE: The program is being offered to expand the skills of behavioral health and other disaster responders across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including Disaster Crisis Outreach Team (DCORT) County Coordinators, DCORT members, and other disaster response personnel. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVES Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster, terrorism, and other crisis events. It is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping. Principles and techniques of PFA meet four basic standards: They are: 1. Consistent with research evidence on risk and resilience following trauma; 2. Applicable and practical in field settings; 3. Appropriate for developmental levels across the lifespan; 4. Culturally informed and delivered in a flexible manner. PFA is based on the understanding that disaster survivors and others affected by such events will experience a broad range of early reactions (physical, psychological, behavioral, spiritual). Some of these reactions will cause enough distress to interfere with adaptive coping, and recovery may be helped by support from compassionate and caring disaster responders. Participants attending this training should be able to: Establish a human connection in a non-intrusive, compassionate manner. Enhance immediate and ongoing safety, and provide physical and emotional comfort. Calm and orient emotionally overwhelmed survivors. Offer practical assistance and information to help survivors address immediate needs/concerns. Connect survivors as soon as possible to social support networks (family/friends/ resources). Support adaptive coping, acknowledge coping efforts and strengths, and empower survivors. Provide information that may help survivors cope effectively with psychological impact of disasters. Program materials include a Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. FACULTY: STEVEN CRIMANDO, MA, BCETS, CHS-V, PRINCIPAL, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE APPLICATIONS CLINICIAN AND EDUCATOR SPECIALIZED IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND HUMAN FACTORS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 2 This program is FREE of charge SPECIAL NEEDS: Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your accommodation needs, at least two weeks in advance of the program. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS Attendance Certificates for General CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded in the amount of 0.70 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). One CEU is equal to 10 contact hours. Pending approvals: "NASW-PA Chapter is a co-sponsor of this workshop. 8 CEs will be awarded for completion of this course. NASW has been designated as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for social workers (Section 47.36), Marriage and Family Therapist (Section 48.36) and Professional Counselors (Section 49.36) by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors." Nursing: Nursing professionals receive 7.0 contact hours for this program. The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania Nursing Association. "Emergency Medical Services (EMS) continuing education credits of 6 hours (4 hours of Trauma and 2 hours of Other) have been approved for this course for First Responders (FR), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), and Emergency Medical Technicians – Paramedics (EMT-P)." DIRECTIONS TO: CLEARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING CENTER STREET ADDRESS: 911 Leonard Street, Clearfield, Pa. 16830 PHONE: 814-765-5357 Or 814-603-1107 Clearfield/Jefferson DCORT Coordinator, Mary Brown GPS Coordinates: Decimal coordinates (latitude, longitude): 41.02355,-78.409851 FROM THE EAST/WEST Interstate-80: EXIT 120, (80-EAST) Turn right (80-WEST) Turn Left onto PA-879 / Clearfield Shawville Hwy. (1.3 miles) Take the US-322 ramp toward Clearfield / Philipsburg. Turn left onto US-322 E (.4miles) Turn left onto Leonard St. You will see the big red brick building in front of you; the EMA Center is located directly behind this building. FROM THE EAST/ROUTE 322: From Harrisburg US-322 W toward Lewistown/State College. (go approximately 96 miles) Keep right to take US-322 W via EXIT 62 toward Philipsburg. (go 12.12 miles) Turn right onto US-322/PA-53. Continue to follow US-322. (go 14.73 miles) Turn right onto Leonard St. (go 0.18 miles) You will see the big red brick building in front of you; the EMA Center is located directly behind this building. For additional directions, please visit www.mapquest.com and enter beginning and ending address. This project is funded, through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the ASPR nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government." 3 REGISTRATION FORM PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID DATE: MAY 3, 2012 TIME: 8:15AM-4:30PM (REGISTRATION 7:45AM) LOCATION: CLEARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTER, CLEARFIELD, PA PLEASE READ AND CAREFULLY COMPLETE AS WE NEED ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR REGISTRATION. PLEASE NOTE: PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS REQUIRED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PROGRAM. NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER APRIL 27, 2012. CIRCLE OR CHECK THE COUNTY/STATE ROLES YOU REPRESENT (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY): ? CLERGY ? COUNTY DCORT ? REGIONAL CT TASK FORCE/ERG ? DRUG & ALCOHOL ? EMA ? EMS (FOR CON.ED. CREDITS) ? FIRE ? HOSPITAL ER (NON-MH) ? NURSE (RN OR LPN) CREDIT HR ? POLICE ? SCA ? STATE OFFICE ? STATE HOSPITAL ? MEDICAL RESERVE CORP ? OTHER ______________________ _______________________________ ? ARE YOU WILLING TO VOLUNTEER TO BE DEPLOYED? ? YES ? NO ? ARE YOU REGISTERED ON DOH SERVPA WEBSITE WWW.SERV.PA.GOV? ? YES ? NO PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO MAINTAIN DATABASE FOR EACH REGISTRANT. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (LAST 5 DIGITS ONLY): ____ -- ____ ____ ____ ____ NAME: ____ Last First AFFILIATION: ____ ADDRESS: ____ CITY: STATE: ZIP: COUNTY ____ PHONE NUMBER: FAX NUMBER: ____ E-MAIL ADDRESS: ____ IF YOU ARE A DISASTER CRISIS OUTREACH (DCORT) TEAM MEMBER PLEASE GIVE THE NAME OF THE COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY - EMERGENCY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COORDINATOR TO WHOM YOU REPORT IN A DISASTER: _________________________________________________________________________ TO REGISTER: Please return this completed registration form via fax, email or US mail to: FAX completed registration to: 717-705-8128 Attn: Ruth M. Apa Email completed registration to: c-rapa@pa.gov Or mail completed registration to: Ruth M. Apa, RN, MEd DPW, OMHSAS P.O. Box 2675 Shamrock Hall, Bldg #31, Rm #109 Harrisburg, PA 17105 PLEASE NOTE: TELEPHONE REGISTRATIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED! For additional information: Phone: 717-772-7788 (TTY Users: Please call 711 for PA Relay Services) Credits (Check as apply) Contact Hours Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:50:42 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=170 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=169 The Curwensville Fire Co. Will be hosting WATER RESCUE FOR THE FIRST RESPONDER This 2½-hour classroom course is for anyone who may respond to a water emergency. Topics include scene assessment, activation of the Emergency Response System, evaluation of potential and existing water hazards, scene management, rescue vs. recovery, and personal safety measures. This course meets NFPA 1670 awareness level guidelines. John Erich will be the instructor. Class will be held at the Clearfield County Department of Emergency Management 911 Leonard Street, Clearfield, PA Class will be held Febuary 28 th from 1800-2100 Please RSVP by Feb, 10 To Jerry Pollock 814-765-5357 ext 3 or email jpollock@clearfield911.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:21:26 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=169 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=168 Mobile Data Terminal (M.D.T.) Update I do understand you are all anxious about the extended time line this project has taken on. I appreciate your patience with this project but bear with us a little longer so we may bring this project to completion. I did inherit this project in September of 2011 and we had some very short deadlines with a lot of work that needed done to meet and satisfy grant requirements by October of 2011. Meeting this requirement brought us up to the 50% mark of the total project with much more work, meetings, planning and conferences to be done. Jeremy Ruffner took on the task of bringing everything together for this project and did an excellent job working with a compressed time schedule. Presently the software is being tweaked to meet end user requirements and blend into our system seamlessly. Jeremy is still focused on this project and is working diligently to bring this to fruition. We plan to install the Software, Modem and Radio sometime in February or March if everything stays on course. We will then begin the training on this equipment in groups using Chief Officers or Line officers from each station. These 2 or 3 "Trainers" will then be tasked with having classes at their respective stations to educate the general membership of each organization. Again, these time lines are not set in stone! We will not roll out a product that is inferior or not user friendly just to satisfy a deadline. Our goal is to roll out a product that is complete and does not frustrate the end users. Again thank you for your patience and cooperation on this project. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:38:11 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=168 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=167 We still have approximately 150 smoke detectors remaining from the original program that began some time ago. I would much rather see these in use then sitting in our back room. If any Fire Department is interested in getting some of these to the residents of their area please contact this center. The Smoke Alarms are Kiddie Ionization with 10 year batteries. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:16:56 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=167 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=166 We will be bidding the equipment to improve coverage for the Singing Hills area in January 2012. This new tower location will give us better coverage area in the Singing Hills area, Treasure Lake and will also improve coverage in the Interstate 80 corridor. The new tower will be actually located in the game lands North of DuBois off Route 219. We will also be working to improve coverage in the Sykes Street area with the Clover tower. Projected completion date should be in mid spring 2012 providing we have no setbacks. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:06:07 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=166 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=163 PRE-ALERT TONES Due to internal infrastructure problems we are not able to use the pre-alert tones. We are able to give the pre-alert voice alert but not the tones. When we try to use the tones it ties up the entire system and we are unable to dispatch! Centre Communications is working on the problem and I will advise if a solution is reached. Again, we will give the pre-alert voice but you will not hear tones! Pager tones will continue to work and you will hear these tones. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:09:14 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=163 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=161 Hello and welcome to the Clearfield County Emergency Services website. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and update you on upcoming events that I see on the horizon that will be of some importance. I have been involved in the Fire Service for 35 plus years and held numerous line officer positions including Fire Chief of the DuBois City Fire Department. I have resided in DuBois for most of my life along with my Wife and two children. I have been fortunate to have a family that has endured the hardships we present to them in our duties as First Responders. I wish to thank my family and each of your spouses and family for the sacrifices they make for all of us to be First Responders. I would also like to welcome newly appointed EMA Deputy Scott Mignot to our Staff. Deputy Mignot comes to us being Deputy Warden at the Clearfield County Jail. Deputy Mignot also has a distinguished Military career serving as a U.S. Army Ranger serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He and his wife Irina live in the Allport area. We welcome Scott to our staff and a big THANK YOU for your service to our country. News and Events Local EMA Training – We will be holding the "Duties and Responsibilities of the Emergency Manager and Elected Officials "Seminar on Thursday, November 10, 2011. Classes' times are 1300-1600 hours and 1800-2100 hours at the Emergency Management /911 center at 911 Leonard St., Clearfield, Pa. 16830. Mailings are being sent and if you would like more information please contact EMA Deputy Scott Mignot LEPC - The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 15 at 1300 hours. I would like to see the sub committees of Fire, Police and EMS to continue to have their regular meetings. These meetings should be held regularly with minutes submitted for posting on the website. Meetings should be formal meetings with an agenda. I am also aware of vacancies on the Fire subcommittee, one from the dispatch position and one from the Chief Officer or Line Officer area. Anyone interested please make written request to this center. The Emergency Services building is available and preferred as a meeting place for the sub committees. FIRE ROSTER UPDATES - I have been reviewing the information we have in our contacts list and have found that much of it is not up to date. Rosters have not been updated for some time in many cases. This is an important tool that helps us to help you perform your duties. I understand that the New Year is fast approaching and many changes will take place. I must insist that you update these rosters now and again in January when any changes take place. Therefore, effective immediately we will not provide non emergency services, i.e.; Fire box changes, request for lost CFS, announcements or recordings unless your roster is up to date. We will continue to provide faxed CFS after incidents. Again this is important information we should have and I look forward to your cooperation in correcting this issue. You may acquire the roster form here on the clearfield911.com website. The roster is located on the fire tab-Company Information-Station Roster. Simply print the roster, fill it out, fax or mail to the Emergency Services Center Attention Deputy Mignot. FCC NARROWBANDING MANDATE - What is it and how it affects you. What is it? - On February 14, 1997 the FCC would not grant applications unless the equipment has the capability of operating on a channel bandwidth of 12.5 kHz or less. Currently many radio systems operate on a 25 KHz and must be cut in half to 12.5 KHz or less. Some of our channels currently operate in this range and must be reduced to 12.5 kHz by January 1, 2013. Frequencies that will be affected are fire dispatch channel, Med 9 and both Med Patches. Affects on you- It will be necessary for The 911 center to convert our infrastructure from 25 kHz to 12.5 kHz and all of you to convert your portables and mobiles from 25 kHz to 12.5 kHz. It would be impossible to convert the entire county in one day and it may take weeks or months to get them all converted. If we convert and you don't we will lose communications with you and if you convert before us we will still have lost communications. The possibility exists that one being on 25khz and one being on 12.5 kHz could still communicate but with a very reduced decibel level and a "Tin Can" sound. This is a huge safety risk none of us wish to take. So, how do we make the switch? I believe it would be prudent to have the narrow band programmed into all radios and leaving the wider 25 kHz operating until all radios in the county are programmed dual band. Once everything is programmed for the 12.5 kHz we can establish a date and time we will all switch over at the same time. I give you this information in advance so you may make budget plans for the costs you will incur to change your equipment. Please plan for this expense next year and possibly using your state grant money. A rough cost would be about $800.00 a station if we get a plan to have multiple stations in one regional area to bring all their equipment to a collection point at scheduled times. Nothing is concrete at this time including the cost so be prepared. We may also have to go back in 2013 and have all the 25 kHz channels removed. I am presently working with Centre Communications on an alternate plan but testing is ongoing. Regardless of the plan we use, reprogramming will most likely need to be done. I will keep you posted as information comes in. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:38:41 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=161 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=153 As of March 31st 2011 Clearfield County 911 has discontinued paging county Emergency Medical Services on the MED 9 (462.950) channel. All primary EMS traffic has been switched to a simulcast, multi-tower frequency (460.4625). MED 9 will still be monitored by the dispatch center for a period of time yet to be determined. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:45:27 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=153 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=144 Responders of Clearfield County: Please accept this letter as a formal notification that I will be resigning my position as Director of Emergency Management for Clearfield County, effective May 28, 2010. It has always been our mission to assist the responders of Clearfield County in their duties, and provide safety and technology upgrades at all costs! We have become a well trained and well respected organization in the past three years. I cannot take full responsibility for this, as the entire staff has dedicated their lives to make your duties easier and safer. In my opinion the Departments of Emergency Management, 9-1-1, and Hazardous Materials Response have made great strides in the past three years. We have achieved numerous milestones, and continually pushed the bar in the respective fields to achieve the professional excellence we have achieved today. There have been times when my decisions were not viewed as the most popular, but rest assured, I had the best intentions for all responders in all of the projects and incidents we have assisted with. Through training and teamwork, it was always my goal that the department would always offer professional service and assistance, even in my absence. I can speak with great confidence that you will continue to receive the level of assistance and support that you have come to rely on. I leave this position realizing the friendships and professional relationships I have acquired and the mutual respect I have given and received; and hope to continue those in the future. It has been the greatest point of my professional career holding this position, and I wish all of you continued safety and success in your future endeavors. Thank you for the opportunities you have provided me during my time with the department. If I can be of any assistance during this transition, please let me know. Yours in Public Safety, Joshua J. Quigley Thu, 20 May 2010 21:13:16 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=144 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=127 The Clearfield County Commissioners and the Clearfield County Department of Emergency Management are working with Federal, State and Local partners to limit the impact of the H1N1 virus to the citizens of Clearfield County. Plans have been in place to limit the impact of a disease outbreak for sometime. This has been an ongoing process of information exchange, training and preparation for the County and its partners. We are continuing to work with the municipalities, hospitals, first responders, schools, daycares and other agencies to insure the preparation for this event. Human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection have been identified in the United States and internationally. Federal health officials have determined that this swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is contagious, but it is not known how easily the virus spreads between people. The symptoms of H1N1 flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with H1N1 flu. Health officials are concerned about a new flu virus of swine origin spreading from person to person. To help fight swine flu, cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue away. Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Stay home if you're sick and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. The best preparation is to stay informed current information is available on Clearfield County Department of Emergency Management Website Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:52:09 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=127 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=125 The Clearfield County Department of Emergency Management / 9-1-1 Center is pleased to offer a Community Awareness in Reporting Emergencies (C.A.R.E.) program. This program is designed to expand understanding of the 9-1-1 system in our area through public education. It will enable us to do a better job at fulfilling our goal of providing emergency assistance while promoting appreciation and understanding of the work of the 9-1-1 professional. The presentation can be offered to children, teens, clubs and special needs citizens. If you would like to schedule a representative of 9-1-1 to speak please call Debra Archer, Clearfield County 9-1-1 Coordinator at 814-765-5357, Ext 5 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:29:27 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=125 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=120 The Clearfield County Department of Emergency Management, through funds obtained from the Department of Homeland Security, has placed a Polaris Ranger 6 x 6 ATV in service. The unit "Ranger 10" is equipped with emergency lighting, siren, and radio equipment to respond to any emergency call for service. The unit comes with a medical slide in unit that carries one medical staff memeber and an attached stokes basket for patient transport out of difficult terrain. This unit is available for response throughout the County and surrounding counties by contacting the Clearfield County Department of Emergency Management. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:19:14 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=120 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=115 In an effort to increase notification and overall safety of the citizens of Clearfield County, The Clearfield County Department of Emergency Management and Clearfield County Board of Commissioners have updated our E Alerts system. The system originally provided emergency responders with text and email alerts of emergency incidents. Now the system has been upgraded to allow for residents to subscribe and select their home municipality. By signing up for this option, the resident will receive text or email alerts of major road closures, phone and utility outages, evacuations, and other important information based on the municipality they signed up for. This will provide residents with a short, but immediate notification of dangers, hazards, or outages in their area. Residents can subscribe to this service and receive other useful, information at http://www.clearfieldalerts.com Clearfield County does not charge for this service however check with your cellular carrier for potential charges for incoming messages. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:28:46 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=115 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=105 On November 24, 2008, a new federal regulation (23 CFR 634) goes into effect mandating that anyone working in the right-of-way of a federal-aid highway must be wearing high-visibility clothing that meets the requirements of ANSI / ISEA 107; 2004 edition class 2 or 3. This requirement will apply to all emergency responders. Follow this link for more information: https://www.rkb.us/contentdetail.cfm?content_id=200647 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:50:51 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=105 http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=102 Clearfield County Department of Emergency Management Announces TXT and E-mail Notifications The TXT and e-mail alert system is now operational. To subscribe for the service go to http://www.clearfieldalerts.com and follow directions to subscribe DO NOT CALL THE DISPATCH CENTER WITH PROBLEMS OR COMPLAINTS Clearfield County EMA in conjunction with eAlert has developed a system to provide responders with a supplemental means for receiving emergency calls and information. Although great pains have been taken to ensure the reliability and accuracy the intent of this system is not to replace conventional tone and pager dispatching. Sometimes errors or delays are inherent to the system. Clearfield County EMA and eAlert strive to keep the system operational on a 24/7 365 basis. When downtime is expected a warning message will be sent out if possible. Clearfield County EMA reserves the right to discontinue service for any or all companies, at any time, for any reason. All problem and complaints about TXT and e-mail paging should be submitted to pages@clearfield911.com . DO NOT CALL THE DISPATCH CENTER WITH PROBLEMS OR COMPLAINTS Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:02:59 GMT http://www.clearfield911.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=102