Funding Alternatives for Emergency Medical and Fire Services has been revised to include the most recent information on funding for local level emergency medical services (EMS) and fire departments. Federal funding and other new and innovative funding sources not previously covered in the publication are included. Additional information on the U.S. Fire Administration's EMS research initiatives may be found atwww.usfa.fema.gov.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with XS Scuba, Inc., Santa Ana, California, is voluntarily recalling Miflex High-Pressure Scuba Diving Hoses, manufactured by Miflex 2, Villasanta, Italy. The hose can rupture, reducing the available air supply to the diver, posing a drowning hazard. About 17,000 hoses are involved. XS Scuba has received reports of 189 hose failures. There have been no reports of injuries. The high-pressure hose is used to monitor cylinder pressure for the air supply in tanks for scuba diving. The hoses were sold as individual replacement gauge hoses, as cascade hoses, and as part of the following kits and model numbers at scuba diving retailers and online between May 2009 and April 2012:
Consumers should immediately stop using the hoses and contact XS Scuba to receive instructions for obtaining a free replacement hose: toll free at (888) 249-5404 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday; Web site,www.xsscuba.com.
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