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Featured Content 2008 pg. 5

• Fire Commentary: More Than Just a Canteen
  The complexity of today's fire service requires a more scientific approach to rehab. Terry B. Cox describes the operations of The Metropolitan Emergency Support Services, which serves the Chicago metropolitan area.
• Training Days: Laddering and Venting
  The acquisition of two side-by-side houses provided Tom Kiurski the chance to practice laddering and venting evolutions. Tom discusses drills you can perform to keep these basic skills sharp.
• Dave Price of CBS' The Early Show at FDIC 2008
  FDIC and Fire Engineering welcomed Dave Price of The Early Show on CBS to Indianapolis, Indiana, for FDIC 2008.
• A Training Logbook
  Ray McCormack discusses the benefits of having a training logbook to keep track of subject matter and your students' skill development.
• Ten Attributes of a Good Fire Service Instructor
  Several attitudes, practices, and attributes distinguish the positive instructor from the negative one. Matthew B. Thorpe writes about creating an instruction environment that promotes positive and safe attitudes.
• Get ready for the first annual FDIC Courage and Valor Fun Run
  Whether you are a runner, walker, or both, this 5K event, to be held April 11 at FDIC 2008 in Indianapolis, is for all firefighters, families, and friends. Proceeds go to help fund the Ray Downey Courage and Valor Award/The Courage and Valor Foundation.
• Walk the Walk
  A valuable fireground tool for learning about a building is a size-up that includes a 360° walk-around. Jim Nagle discusses how to incorporate it into your routine.
• Fire Commentary: Technology Supporting Our Mission
  The complexity of today's fire events and the expanded responsibilities of fire departments compel firefighters to keep up with the technology that help us make tactical and management decisions, Don Oliver argues.
• Haz-Mat Survival Tips: Training on Atmospheric Monitors
  Does your department provide documented formal training on the use of atmospheric monitors? Steve De Lisi writes about the need for this instruction and how you can arrange it for your department.
• Dunn's Dispatch: High-rise Fire Secret
  How easy is it for firefighters to extinguish a fully involved high-rise office floor? Vince Dunn debunks one of the fire service's long-standing myths.

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