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Featured Content 2006 pg. 5

• Training Tips - Air Limitations
  The best SCBA in the world is nothing but a mechanical device, a wonderful tool that is subject to failure. I started asking crews, "What would you do?" Too often the only reply was a blank stare or a method used a decade ago with different SCBA's. We need to think about this before it happens.
• EMS Week Is Right Around The Corner
  For firefighters, here is yet another opportunity to help educate your citizens on the job you do and how they can be safer.
• The Point of No Return
  The point of no return is a measure of how far a firefighter can advance into a hostile environment and still retreat to safety when the situation requires such an action.
• Join in Fire Engineering Roundtable Discussions
  Click here to present your viewpoint in the Roundtable discussions in future issues of Fire Engineering.
• Training Tips - The Leadership Tetrahedron
  We are not evaluating all the attributes required to be a good officer. To that end, the "Leadership Tetrahedron" has developed and added another facet that we should incorporate into our promotional processes.
• From The Jumpseat: The Well-Equipped Jumpseat
  When I explore any new apparatus, the design of the jumpseats and how they help firefighters perform several key functions, form my criteria for assessing its capabilities.
• Smoke Alarms Still a Great Life-Saver
  When speaking to groups about smoke alarms, remember it is recommended that units be tested monthly and batteries changed at least once per year.
• When The Unthinkable Happens
  A line-of-duty death can be a chief's - and a department's - worst nightmare. Don't wait until it happens to you. Prepare for the unexpected now.
• Assessing the Risk
  Preparing for a disaster begins with a comprehensive risk analysis. This analysis provides planners with information about the types of emergencies that may occur and the potential consequences.
• Cooking Fires in Your Community
  Two out of three reported home cooking fires start with the range or stove and usually when food, grease, rags, bags, cabinets, curtains, or other common household items ignite.

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