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Proposition 2 asks voters whether to authorize the City of Plano to issue bonds for acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping public safety facilities, including police, fire, emergency medical and other facilities to protect the safety, health and welfare of the residents of the City. Plano Firefighters Hope for New Training Facility In May of 2017, Plano voters will see a ballot with a $15 million bond referendum for a new training facility for Plano Fire and Rescue. 28, 2016) More than half of the money - $15 million would be earmarked for the Plano Fire-Rescue Department and used

Klamath Community College is now offering a Wildland Fire Academy that will qualify job seekers for careers in wildland firefighting, according to a news release. The KCC Wildland Fire Academy begins May 9 and runs for two weeks. Students who complete the academy will be ready to seek work with wildland firefighting agencies and private contractors. Wildland firefighting agencies operate at federal, state and local levels. While some wildland firefighters work year-round and some work only during the fire season, the work is always strenuous and positions are always highly competitive. Pros

Want us to verify something for you? Email verify@9news.com THE QUESTION A lot of viewers following the story of the man who choked to death early Sunday morning asked whether Voodoo Donuts specifically and Colorado restaurants generally train employees in CPR and/or the Heimlich maneuver. WHAT WE FOUND First we wanted to ascertain whether any state has a law requiring training for food service employees. That answer is yes. We found a list of 14 states with laws about helping choking victims. The list comes from Connecticuts Office of Legislative Research. States across the county have these

Education is key, agreed Matt Compher, vice president of safety, health and environment for Quanta Services in Houstonan engineering, procurement and construction services provider with over 25,000 employees. Compher said everyone needs to be involved, from the safety staff down the line, to put new safety standards in place. That means front-line supervisors, middle managers, rank-and-file workers and clients. He said businesses also have to consider the additional expenses involved in providing new equipment and training. Employee Buy-In It's important to take the time to explain to front-line

The second batch was inducted as soon as the first batch graduated. We are proud to witness the graduation of the first batch of trainees of the Tahlya Training Programme, which equipped them with skills and knowledge, enabling them to play an important role in the desalination sector, said Shabib Mohammed al Mamari, communications and external affairs manager at BP Oman. Out of the 18 job seekers who were trained under Tahlya, two are women. Ahoud al Hashmi and Shatha al Rashdi overcame challenges related to the technical aspects to achieve success. To succeed in such technical areas what