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Featured Content 2007 pg. 3

• Positive Pressure Attack for Ventilation and Firefighting Webcast
  This free Web presentation from Kriss Garcia and Reinhard Kauffmann, both battalion chiefs with the Salt Lake City (UT) Fire Department, will be available as an archive soon. Register to watch it now!
• Dunn's Dispatch: Locating the Fire
  Do you know how to search for fire? Vincent Dunn stresses the importance of this critical action in winning the firefight.
• Tradition: Thinking Firefighters
  Billy Jack Wenzel identifies some of the organizational problems facing the fire service these days and shares some ideas on how thinking firefighters can help dramatically reduce the number of fire service fatalities and injuries.
• Curbside Critiques
  After a small-scale, high-frequency incident, members may have the chance to gather at the curbside to quickly review the response that just took place. David DeStefano writes about how to maximize the benefits of this quick post-incident analysis.
• Connecting with the Community: A Call To Action
  While speaking to groups in your community, take the time to go over some simple but often overlooked aspects of fire safety in the home.
• Risk Analysis at Normally Occupied Structure Incidents
  The decision to search a burning structure--or not--is one of the most diffiuclt an incident commander must make. Jeff Goins shares some thoughts on the implications of entering a burning building to locate and remove fire victims.
• The Basics: New Vehicle Technology and Hybrids
  The changes we are seeing in automobiles are astronomical. Bob Pitman walks you through some of the problems facing responders during extrication of new vehicle technology and hybrids.
• Hybrid Vehicle Hazards
  This article highlights two primary concerns of hybrids: the high-voltage electrical system and the potential of unexpected vehicle movement.
• Managing the Cultural Mix III: On Personal Responsibility
  Bennie Crane concludes his series on management with advice on correcting unacceptable workplace behavior and treating crew members equitably, as well as a formula for crafting personal and organization mission statements.
• Is that B post in a Minivan?
  In the near future, it will be increasing difficultly to sever or displace vehicle components. Dave Dalrymple describes a frustrating encounter with an atypically resilient, reinforced B post found in an everday vehicle.

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