The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in March released for public comment a draft of its report of its investigation of the Feb.
● A partnership involving the LOS ANGELES COUNTY (CA) FIRE DEPARTMENT, the LOS ANGELES CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, and the AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION will replace the currently used four-lead EKG system with a more accurate and informative 12-lead system.
Vehicle rescue is a patient-care driven skill. A given, you say? Although the focus of most of our education and training for mitigating issues at motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) revolves around tool evolutions and vehicle concerns, let’s consider patient care and considerations in the rescue environment and our ability to provide a better patient outcome.
A Heavy timber has an undeserved reputation in the fire service for safety. Study the difference between true mill construction and code-specified heavy timber.
In January, a number of fire service journalists were invited to the Rosenbauer America facility in Lyons, South Dakota, to examine and view demonstrations of three unique pieces of apparatus that are part of the manufacturer’s “Tech-Drive ’05” campaign.
irefighters routinely face severe hazards on-duty and during training exercises. But the single biggest health risk for firefighters isn’t trauma, asphyxiation, or burns.
Research has shown that rapid intervention team (RIT) response times are often too long to save the lives of lost, trapped, or disoriented firefighters.
On June 22, 2004, at approxi-mately 1730 hours, the Setauket (NY) Fire Department responded to a natural gas emergency in an incorporated village in the northernmost part of our fire district in Long Island.
In the February 2005 issue (“Engine Company Stand- pipe Operations: Pressure-Regulating Devices”), I addressed the wide range of potential problems associated with pressure-regulating devices.
A review of the research- and technology-related activities over the past year shows that represented are many of the areas of concern and topics that have engaged the fire-emergency-EMS services over that time.
The increase in damage from wildfires in America makes it essential to use all federal, state, local, tribal, and private firefighting resources to combat this enemy.
Here we are, facing yet another fire season. Across the United States, many regions have experienced significantly abnormal conditions during the past winter months that will greatly impact the upcoming fire season.
