by Jon Kern | 8 October 2019 | Global, Guest Speaker, Local
Full article here. Five weeks after the smoke thinned from a hydraulic oil fire that knocked out operations at the Tyson cattle processing plant near Holcomb, the details of a mysterious flash that ignited the blaze remain hazy. The reconstruction process is underway,...
by Jon Kern | 9 December 2017 | Article
Train wreck, working commercial fire, plane crash, terrorist act, active shooter, hazmat or just a plain regional public event like a state fair or concert…how do you communicate pre-incident plans across emergency disciplines, government support agencies and NGO’s?...
by Jon Kern | 30 November 2017 | Article
Four victims have been identified from a fire that destroyed a senior citizens home in West Chester, PA. All apparently died of smoke inhalation but the case remains under investigations as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Fire was through the roof when...
by Jon Kern | 29 August 2017 | Article
Most states have codes that hold elected officials responsible for the protection of their citizens in case of a disaster. To accomplish this, the code most often requires that each municipality have an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), and Emergency Management...
by Jon Kern | 10 November 2014 | National
JOHNSTON, R.I. – For organizations and agencies working to prevent the frequency and severity of fire in their communities, but that also face ongoing budget constraints that can hamper their best efforts, some additional relief may be in sight. FM Global, one...
