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Featured Content 2008 pg. 1

• Fire Commentary: Teamwork in Accountability
  Tino Yaccich discusses the use of accountability on the fireground and how designating teams for specific tasks can increase accountability and safety.
• Hazmat Survival Tips: 10 Common Errors Committed During Incidents
  Despite increased education about hazmat dangers, many firefighters still commit errors that greatly increase the likelihood of illness and injury. Steve De Lisi relates common errors he observed over the course of his hazmat career.
• November Roundtable: Atmospheric Monitoring
  After salvage and overhaul are completed, do you conduct atmospheric monitoring before allowing property owners, fire investigators, and others to enter a structure? E-mail us your responses for magazine consideration.
• Training Days: SCBA Swap
  Comparing your SCBA units with those in neighboring departments can help eliminate surprises in case of a mutual aid situation. Tom Kiurski writes about coordinating this type of training evolution.
• Personal Protective Gear Inspection and Usage
  Review the capabilities and limitations of your personal protective clothing, learn how to inspect your gear as well as what components are required for different types of incidents.
• Doffing Superheated Turnout Gear
  How would you remove your bunker gear or someone else's if it became superheated? Do you know what to do and what not to do to avoid injury? Patrick Brown examines how turnout gear works and how to doff it in an emergency.
• Physiological Status Monitoring for Firefighters
  Providing better turnout gear has had the side effect of exposing firefighters to longer periods in fire buildings and greater risk. Mark Mordecai discusses how Physiological Status Monitoring can benefit firefighters.
• The History of Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment
  The ensemble structural firefighters wear today is drastically different than what they wore in the early years. Paul Hasenmeier explores how turnout gear has evolved over time.
• From The Jumpseat at FDIC
  Mark Cotter discusses how attending the world's largest fire training conference helps keep him on his toes as an instructor.
• Yocco Firefighter Drag Rescue Device
  Many departments that have drag rescue devices have had limited training in their use and capabilities. Frank Ricci and Anthony Avillo take a close look at the positives, negatives, and use of the Yocco Drag Rescue Device.

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