In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. Back then, EMS was a new profession, and EMS practitioners had only just started to be recognized as a critical component of emergency medicine and the public health safety net.

A lot has changed since then. EMS is now firmly established as an essential public ... (Full Story & Photos)

Whether you are at home, work or elsewhere, there may be situations when it's simply best to stay where you are and avoid any uncertainty outside.

There may be circumstances when staying put and creating a barrier between yourself and potentially contaminated air outside, a process known as "sealing the room," is a matter of survival.

Use common sense and available information to assess the situation ... (Full Story & Photos)

Agency Totals for 2016 as recorded by CAD.

ADRIAN FIRE AGENCY 164
BJW FIRE AGENCY 185
BRADY TOWNSHIP FIRE AGENCY 94
BRADY TWP EMS AGENCY 259
BURNSIDE FIRE AGENCY 25
CHESTER HILL FIRE AGENCY 99
CLEARFIELD BOROUGH POL AGENCY 5,094
CLEARFIELD EMS AGENCY 4,393
CLEARFIELD FIRE DEPT AGENCY 335
COALPORT GLENDALE FIRE AGENCY 122
COUNTY CORONER AGENCY 364
COUNTY DOG OFFICERS AGENCY 28
COUNTY SERVICES AGENCY ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Clearfield County Department of Emergency Services along with the Grampian Penn Bloom Vol. Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Assistant Chief Daniel "G.I." Witherow.

Friends of Daniel Witherow will be received on Tuesday Dec 13th from 3pm until 7pm and Wednesday Dec 14th from 10am until the time of services at the Kevin Beardsley Funeral Home in Curwensville.

Funeral Services ... (Full Story & Photos)

Funding is essential for incident and emergency response and responders to train, to equip, to dress responders, and to protect responders so they can do a better job of protecting others is always an elusive target. Some municipalities are fully engaged and fund their programs well with tax dollars

Click on the attachment for upcoming funding opportunities... (Full Story & Photos)

When: Tuesday - December 13th 6PM to 10 PM

Tuesday - December 20th 6PM to 10 PM

Saturday - January 7th. 2017 8AM to 5 PM

Sunday - January 8th, 2017 8AM to 5 PM

Where: Knox Volunteer Fire Department - Knox PA - Clarion County

Registration: Contact me, Randall Stahlman at - rstahlman@oes.clarion.pa.us ... (Full Story & Photos)

A few errors have been identified in the 2016 version of the Emergency Response Guidebook.

One of the errors is that on page 13, ROAD TRAILER IDENTIFICATION CHART, Compressed Gas/Tube Trailer, gives a guide page of 137. This is incorrect and should state Guide 117.

A full listing of updates can be found at http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/corrections-to-the-erg

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