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Newnan Fire Department is in the midst of their training season. They kick it off with Elevator Safety Training and next with Georgia 's Bomb Accountability Training.
For Immediate Release:
For more information contact Gina Snider at 770-254-2358 ext 203
March 12, 2009
The City of Newnan Fire Department Attends Bomb Threat Creditability Training at GEMA
The city of Newnan Fire department sent fifteen members of their team to Bomb Threat Training at GEMA. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) presented "Managing School Bomb Threats," a free class for education and law enforcement professionals. Topics covered planning for a bomb threat, how to identify a credible threat, search techniques, and adjudication of a bomb threat suspect.
The seminar included with an explosives demonstration.With the right tools and training, authorities can properly evaluate the threat and determine the best course of action, says Newnan Fire Chief Whitley.GEMA School Safety Unit provides services that help schools have a safe and secure school year.
GEMA’s school safety coordinators offer training and technical assistance to educators, emergency management and public safety personnel. This includes site surveys, classes on weapons screening, school bus safety, gangs bullying, exercise design, bomb threat management and school crises. For more information on GEMAS’s School Safety Unit visit www.gema.ga.gov or call 1-800-TRY-GEMA.
For more information on specific risks within the city limits and how to prepare for them, contact Newnan Fire Department at 770-253-1851.
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For Immediate release:
For more information, contact:
March 10, 2009
Gina Snider, 770-254-2358
NEWNAN FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPLETES ELEVATOR TRAINING
The Newnan Fire Department has completed their elevator training. Safety is at the core of the Society’s code for elevators and escalators, appearing right in the title – ASME 17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. A17.1 covers all aspects of mechanical and electrical design and includes rules for installation and operation.
“The training was very helpful and a great asset to the firefighters. With more buildings going in Newnan that may be three floors tall, this helps our team be ready for anything should the time come, said City of Newnan Fire Chief David Whitley.More than 5,000 copies of A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators are distributed in each 3-year cycle of the revised and updated code.
More than 365 engineers and other professionals volunteer their time and resources on the various committees of A17.1 to ensure that the code reflects the latest in elevator and escalator technology.In the United States and Canada, 660,000 elevators and 33,000 escalators move approximately 570 million people each day. In most U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions, passenger elevators are required in public safety regulations to conform to ASME A17.1.Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences. ASME develops codes and standards that enhance public safety, and provides lifelong learning and technical exchange opportunities benefiting the global engineering and technology community. For more information please go to www.asme.org
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