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Mississippi State Fire Academy

Some say it is Mississippi’s best-kept secret, but the statistics don’t support it. The Mississippi State Fire Academy must be well known because 17,000 emergency responders and industry safety personnel requested and received training at the facility in 2009. “That doesn’t count the thousands of volunteer firefighters we train annually in the field through our Extension Service Bureau,” said Curtiss Marbury, Instructor Chief with the State Fire Academy. “We’re extremely busy around here and, as a matter of fact, we’re currently booking reservations for 2011 and 2012.”

Subsurface Utility Engineering vs. Locating: What’s the difference?

In 1998, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) made it clear to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that Subsurface Utility Engineering should be used during the development of highway projects and one-call notification centers and/or utility companies should be notified to mark the ground indicating the location of the underground utilities prior to any excavation. This is a concept we firmly believe in – Subsurface Utility Engineering is for design, as one-call/utility notification and markings (locating) are for construction.

Volume IV, Issue I

From the desk of Sam Johnson:

Sam thumbnail Thanks to all of you who have worked hard to make this past year so successful. We’ve gained many new members and were able to create new and exciting partnerships that will enable us to provide better and more meaningful services to you in the upcoming year. The Summit (second annual) was a tremendous success. I want to thank the presenters who brought their expertise to the event.

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