The document discusses various support functions required by fire departments including dispatch, transmission of alarms, GIS/maps, hazardous materials control, arson investigation, cost recovery, personnel management, information systems, business management, fire business management, technical support, warehouse/central stores, repair garage, radio shop, and adjutant/aide. It explains that these support functions provide necessary equipment, training, facilities and expertise to aid emergency responders, as not all fire department personnel directly respond to emergencies. The support functions have various duties from receiving emergency calls and dispatching responders to managing budgets, equipment, and information systems.
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Chapter 18:
vital records recovery
Vital assets
Information stored on any media
Personal data
Important business data
Contracts
Customer lists
Personnel files
Vital records inventory
Records, Media, Originating department, location
Locate your Records
Where and how are they stored?
Prioritize your records
Ranking to determine which records need to be restored first
Records transportation
Just as important as storing, we need to think about how we transport our vital records.
Security – security during and after transportation
Magnetic recordings – take care as many factors can effect this medium
Records retention
Establish records retention requirements
Eliminate obsolete documents
Identify critical records
End of life plan – destruction of documents
Media storage
Each media storage type will require different storage parameters:
Paper document storage
Microfilm storage
Magnetic media storage
Risk assessment
Storage risks include:
Water
Smoke
Structural problems
Fire
Humidity
High heat and deep cold
Wide temperature swings
Theft
Sabotage
Insects and rodents
Magnetic fields
Fire control systems mitigation
Fire control systems
smoke alarms and fire detection
sprinklers
gas fire suppression
fire extinguishers
fireproof containers
fire drills
good housekeeping
electrical equipment
Environmental issues mitigation
Environmental Issues:
moisture sensors and alarms
humidifier/dehumidifier
temperature control
magnetic check
Other issues mitigation
Other Issues:
secured access
off-site duplication of key records
pest extermination
proper storage
Security mitigation actions
Controlling access is important to prevent:
Reading your records
Stealing records
Damaging your records
Action steps for your plan
Materials needed for an emergency fall in several categories:
General items
Portable equipment
Individual equipment
Drying and cleaning materials
Containment materials
Maintenance activities
Plan as part of your normal routine:
Daily actions task
Every week task
Quarterly action task
Immediate action team
Damage containment team
Assessment team
Shuttle team
Triage team
Recovery techniques
Water damage to paper records
Air drying
Freeze drying
Determine what documents are unrecoverable
Fire damage of paper records
Microfilm
Optical and magnetic media
summary
Vital records protection is not difficult but necessary
Have a good retention policy in place
Monitor all storage media
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1. Describe best practices to develop and prepare to lead risk management mitigation exercises related to illegal border activity.
2. Using IS-120.A: An Introduction to Exercises from EMI/FEMA as a process guide, develop a border activity desktop risk management mitigation exercise to be submitted to your instructor for review.
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Chapter 17: telecommunications and networking
Connections for today
Most business have two distant networks:
Voice communication that uses standard telephone system
Data communication that uses one or more computers that are connected to the Internet
Two networks are fading due to Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VOIP)
Public switched telephone network
PSTN Basics – each telephone has at least one pair of wires from wall jack to the punch block
Private Branch exchange – larger companies would utilize this (PBX)
PBX services:
Voice mail
Telephone conferencing
Call transferring
Music on hold
Other vital equipment in pbx room
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
Intelligent Port Selector
Call Management System
Call accounting
Call Monitoring
Telephone company’s central office
Interexchange carrier point of presence
Various companies such as AT&T
What to look for:
System availability time, guarantee, consequences for downtime, restoration policy,
How does the carrier practice its disaster recovery procedures
Digital telephone network
VoIP systems are taking over tradition telephone systems
VoIP network uses:
VoIP telephone instrument
Wiring
A Server
Benefits:
Eliminates expense of running the analog cable
Elimanates cost of second cable
Saves cost by not having a PBX
Eliminates long-distance calling charges
Computer network basics
Personal area network
Local area network
Wireless network
Wide area network
Internet service providers (ISP)
Risk assessment
Look for single points of failure that will adversely impact your critical business processes
Risks:
Natural hazards
Human-Created hazards
Telecommunications and Network Equipment Room
Cabling
Developing a plan
Determine the telephone circuits restoration priority
Review network security
Telecommunications mitigation plan
Alternate communications methods
Action steps for your plan
Things to consider after a disaster:
Do not make any unnecessary calls – emergencies only
When calling, you may need to wait a few minutes to wait for tone
When you do receive a tone – dial quickly
Services may not be there for long!!
summary
Today’s business depend upon their data and telecommunications networks
Redundancy is your best defense
Thorough understanding of your organization’s requirements needed
1. Describe best practices to develop and prepare to lead risk management mitigation exercises related to illegal border activity.
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Chapter 18:
vital records recovery
Vital assets
Information stored on any media
Personal data
Important business data
Contracts
Customer lists
Personnel files
Vital records inventory
Records, Media, Originating departme.
Modern security system improves communication process between different groups of users in object/building. It allows efficient communication management and provides cost optimization. The system ensures categorization and automatic distribution notifications about inicdents to right personnel. Issues can be given priority and category. It simplifies management and communication, eg. incidents, theft. Clear statistics and reports show a picture of the security service, technical support, and client satisfaction.
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Fire Protection
Engineers in the
Fire Service
B Y T H O M A S P L A T T
O
VER THE PAST FEW DECADES, THE FIRE SERVICE
and its scope have undergone an evolution. Unprece-
dented new hazards and threats have emerged. Fires
are burning differently because of modern construction tech-
niques and furnishings; budget constraints are limiting staffing,
equipment purchasing, and training; and firefighters now face
not only new hazardous materials and technical rescue chal-
lenges but also terrorist and criminal events. Upholding the fire
service mantra “adapt and overcome,” we
have responded proactively to these chal-
lenges by expanding our capabilities and
introducing new technology, equipment,
and training. To assist in fully under-
standing these ever-changing issues, fire
protection engineers (FPEs) have provided
valuable technical expertise to the fire
service’s progression. By hiring an FPE,
a fire department will benefit greatly, as
outlined below.
Fire protection engineering uses sci-
ence and technology to protect people,
properties, and businesses from destruc-
tive fires. FPEs understand how build-
ings are used; how fires start; how fires
grow; and how fire and smoke affect
people, buildings, and property. Using
the latest technologies, they design
systems that control fires and smoke,
alert people to danger, and provide the
means for escape; they evaluate build-
ings to pinpoint the fire risks and mitigate them; they conduct
fire safety research on firefighting tactics and equipment,
consumer products, and construction materials; and they
investigate fires to discover how fire originates and spreads,
why protective measures fail, and how those measures could
have been designed more effectively. Although many FPEs
work in the consulting, design, or insurance industries, their
roles within the fire service are increasing, offering additional
technical expertise and capabilities.
BUILDING FIRE PROTECTION
Fire protection is a comprehensive strategy that extends
well beyond fixed systems or fire department operations
alone. It is achieved by analyzing hazards and occupancies,
installing appropriate fire protection systems, integrating
them with other building systems, and coordinating these
systems with the human interface during occupant evacuation
and fire department operations.1
Design coordination by an FPE can ensure that fire protec-
tion systems are appropriate for the building and its jurisdic-
tion, that all systems operate and are integrated in accordance
with the overall fire protection strategy and design, and that
these systems’ necessary interfaces are coordinated with the fire
department and are user friendly. This may include, but is not
limited to, standpipe system design, hydrant and fire department
connection placement, understandable fire alarm annunciators,
elevato.
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This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
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