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Tactical Safety: Marginal Effort Equals Marginal ResultsTactical safety is achieved by putting forth maximum effort and by having highly tuned-in firefighters and commanders who deploy their troops with purpose on the fireground, Ray McCormack writes. |
Paint Us Resistive RedRay McCormack comments on the "change painters" in the fire service, whose efforts seem to try and paint firefighting in a new light. |
Inside a Budget Fight: It Never Ends, and Nobody Wins
What does it take to save an engine company slated to close because of a proposed budget cut? Scott Joerger concludes...
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Largest Order in Rosenbauer History
Rosenbauer has won an order from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of the Interior to supply fire engineering equipment wort...
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Smooth Bore vs. Combination...and the Beat Goes On
One of the most “passionate” topics in the fire service is which nozzle works best, a smooth bore tip or a combinatio...
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First-Due Battalion Chief: The Can
A firefighter with the Can can sometimes partly or fully extinguish a fire, but when in doubt, stretch a hoseline, Da...
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Fire Department Policies Regarding Violent Incident Response Under Fire in OaklandFire department responses to violent incidents under fire in Oakland (CA) |
Fire Training Drill: The Survival Essentials - Do Not EnterThe third drill in this series offers a chance to discuss conditions that would be present at a fire scene that would halt a firefighters from making an interior or offensive attack. |
Fireground Search: How Do you Know?Firefighters should not abandon aggressive tactics to rescue potential victims on the fireground, Jerry Knapp writes, but there are strategies that can be used to help minimize the risk responders are exposed to at emergency incidents. |
Routine Emergencies: Firefighter Response to Natural Gas LeaksDan Sheridan has some suggestions about how to keep firefighters safe when responding to natural gas leaks. |
From the Jumpseat: The Safety/Identity ConflictDo the stories that make up how firefighters think of themselves actually make it more difficult for them to operate safely on the fireground? Mark J. Cotter reviews a scientific study that says yes. |
Dunn's Dispatch: Rekindle Fires
Preventing a rekindle is a team responsibility. Vincent Dunn discusses the implications of a rekindle and the importance of overhaul operations.
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Inside a Budget Fight: It Never Ends, and Nobody WinsWhat does it take to save an engine company slated to close because of a proposed budget cut? Scott Joerger concludes his series on how he and other firefighters battled to save their company. |
NY Firefighters Battle Industrial FireThe Fuller Road Fire Department was dispatched to a working structure fire at 35 Maplewood Avenue in the town of Colonie, just outside of Albany on Thursday January 27. |
National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System: Mayday, RIT Preparedness, Floor CollapseMaintaing a rapid intervention team on hand during the final phase of fire extinguishment can save a firefighter's life, as demonstrated in this week's featured firefighter near-miss report. |
NY Firefighters Battle Industrial FireThe Fuller Road Fire Department was dispatched to a working structure fire at 35 Maplewood Avenue in the town of Colonie, just outside of Albany on Thursday January 27. |
National Fire Protection Association Announces Firewise Photo ContestThe National Fire Protection Association's Firewise® Communities Program announces its first Firewise Calendar Photo Contest and invites photo enthusiasts to submit their favorite, original photographs of Firewise plants in their natural habitat. Winning entries will be displayed in the 2013 Firewise calendar. The contest runs from February 3, 2012 through March 16, 2012. |
Clandestine Drug Labs Present Hidden Dangers for FirefightersFirefighters and emergency responders face new dangers every day of their career, but it is the obscured dangers of clandestine laboratories that have become the most dangerous to emergency responders in today's times, writes Tim Hadlock. |
Cleveland (OH) Fire Department Weighs Hoarders Task Force
February 3, 2012
The Cleveland (OH) Fire Department is considering creating a hoarders task force after a number of emergency incident...
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