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Featured Content 2008 pg. 9

• Download a calendar from Fire Engineering Books
  Get a sneak peek at Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II on the pages of our free downloadable 2008 calendar.
• Haz-mat Survival Tips: Suspicious Containers
  Steven De Lisi goes over the steps you need to take when confronted with a incident regarding a small container with an unknown substance.
• July Roundtable: Officer Development
  What steps does your department take to prepare future officers? Send us your replies for possible inclusion in a future issue of Fire Engineering.
• Training Days: Partial Collapse Evolution
  Tom Kiurski shares a drill he created in which firefighters must remove their SCBA but remain on air while trying to navigate a narrow passage.
• Removing the Dust from the ERG
  Don't get complacent about consulting the Emergency Reponse Guide at seemingly routine incidents. Todd C. McKee discusses the need for keeping up with this valuable reference.
• Dunn's Dispatch: Stopping Fire Spread
  Fire officers must know the basic construction types and understand the various ways flames can spread throughout each type of burning building.
• International Fire Safety Legislation: An Overview
  George H. Potter takes a look at the various agencies and standards-generating organizations that try to maintain fire safety around the world.
• Roof Simulator
  Fire departments of all sizes face the constant challenge of conducting realistic training on vertical ventilation techniques. David DeStefano has devised an easy roof prop you can create to fill this training need.
• Fire Commentary: Don't Overthink Accountability
  Finding a correct system to montior personnel accountability in your department requires research, but overcomplicating things can prove deadly, Tino Yaccich argues.
• From the Jumpseat: Constructive Pessimism
  It's easy for firefighters to become complacent about our need to study and train, but mentally preplanning for the worst-possible scenario can help us focus our efforts.

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