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The article describes an aircraft rescue firefighting (ARFF) program initiative from the Lockport Township Fire District in Illinois, focusing on the development of standard operating guidelines for responses to fires at the Lewis-Lockport Airport. Topics include firefighter training, fire drills, the prevention of runway collisions during fire responses, and water tanks and tenders. An October, 2009 fire drill at the O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois is mentioned.

The article reports on a three-day regional exercise hosted by the Office of Emergency Management and Communications in Chicago, Illinois to test capabilities to respond to and lessen incidents. This exercise was conducted on the site which was vacated for the O'Hare airport expansion program. It claimed that this program was designed to provide training scenarios and improve regional relationships.

Describes the fire and rescue programs held in Livonia, Michigan and Downers Grove, Illinois. Coloring contests for children in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week Open House in Michigan; Importance of Exit Drills in the Home and contest for all third-grade children in Illinois.

This article reports that the objective of the Life Safety Program for Commercial High-Rise Buildings recently introduced by Chicago Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter at a luncheon at which 300 members of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago were present is to educate high-rise occupants on safety guidelines in a fire emergency. The program, according to Trotter, is a citywide, consistent, safety education message targeting high-rise building occupants. The program has a team of five trainers, who will conduct seminars and fire drills.