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Featured Content 2007 pg. 6

• Managing the Cultural Mix: Part I
  Leaders in the fire service can help heal rifts in departments caused by racial and cultural differences by building on our common ground: humanity. Read the first installment in FDIC speaker Bennie Crane's motivational series.
• When Will We Have to Bury One of Our Own?
  The statistics for emergency service vehicle rollovers are grim. This article explores some of the causes of rollover accidents and what's being done about them.
• Get involved with Fire Engineering's December Roundtable
  Who is responsible for fire cause and determination in your department, and what is that person's level of training? E-mail us and your response may be printed in a future issue of Fire Engineering.
• You Go, I Go: A Decision Making and Air Awareness Drill
  This drill helps teach conservation of energy and air, decision-making skills, and tests firefighters' physical fitness and agility.
• Hydraulics at Your Fingertips
  The Hydraulics 4 Jakes pump operator's system offers a simple, comprehensive approach to calculating fireground hydraulics.
• Initial reactions to fire may endanger people more, survey says
  Only 28 percent surveyed responded that their first reaction to a fire would be to exit the building.
• Leadership Fundamentals
  Being able to identify what level of confidence and competence your crew has attained is the best way for fire officers to know what style of leadership to adopt. Barry Bouwsema walks us through situational leadership basics.
• Haz-Mat Survival Tips: Contaminated Patients
  At some point in your career, you may have to deal with a patient who has been contaminated with a hazardous material. Steven De Lisi breaks down the many dangers associated with this work and how to overcome them.
• Talk To Us: Fire Engineering's November Roundtable
  What's your department's stance on seat belt safety? Write in and you may find yourself published in a future issue of Fire Engineering magazine.
• Brotherhood: Passing on Fire Service Tradition
  Faced with fast-paced changes in the world today, the fire service must hold onto its traditions and teach its junior members about that sense of brotherhood, of selflessly laying down one's life for others, that is its founding principle.

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