May 2010 DFS - Briefs - Monthly Updates from the Department of Fire Services

Arson Awareness Week, which is sponsored by the U.S. Fire Administration, takes place this year from May 2 - 8. Arson can devastate a community resulting in the decline of a neighborhood, loss of business revenue, and a decrease in property values. The Department of Fire Services has a pamphlet on our website called Arson and Fire Prevention: Neighborhood Strategies that can help neighborhood groups in your community. Search on Arson Awareness Week. In the May DFS Briefs you will find a memo regarding funding for a fire safety house for each of the 15 fire mobilization districts and the advisory regarding 527 CMR 4 and implementation of Chapter 453 of the Acts of 2008 "An

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This month's highlights-quick links

Advisories

• Oil Burner Law and Regulation
  • 527 CMR Sec. 4 Updates 
• S.A.F.E. Funded Fire Safety Houses 

Training

• May Training Schedule 
• IED Recognition & Response Training 
• From Battlefield to Street: One Uniform to Another 
• June Fire Prevention - Fireworks Detail Orientation Training 
• Kids and Bombs 

Conferences

• Northeast Juvenile Firesetting Conference 
• Critical Incident Stress Management Conference 

Public Education Information

• Summer Safety Tips 

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