Jim Crawford, assistant chief of the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire, demonstrates swapping out the regulator and connecting to the universal air connection (UAC) on a downed firefighter.; firefighter down; firefighter rescue and assist team; Mayday; rapid intervention crew; rapid intervention team; SCBA; universal air connection; Paul DeBartolomeo shows the various components of airbag systems and how to test the setup before use.; airbags; firefighter training; rescue; Chief Bobby Halton recounts the day's events, including the opening of the showroom floor and Lucas Oil Stadium and more.; FDIC 2009; John Norman of the FDNY receives the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award.; FDIC 2009; Dan Madrzykowski of NIST is awarded the Fire Engineering/ISFSI George D. Post Instructor of the Year Award recipient.; FDIC 2009; Chief Bobby Halton explains why he removed the video of Ray McCormack's FDIC 2009 speech.; FDNY; Ray McCormack FDIC 2009 speech; Chief Halton describes the differences between fire service leaders and celebrities and the need for true leadership in the fire service.; FDIC 2009; International Fire Service Training Association Chief Dennis Compton discusses the Fire-service Based EMS Advocates.; FDIC 2009; IAFF General President Harold A. Schaitberger speaks at FDIC 2009.; FDIC 2009; Chief Bobby Halton talks about Wednesday at FDIC 2009, after the Opening Ceremony and presentation of the Courage & Valor Award.; FDIC 2009; Watch as Milwaukee Firefighter Anthony Rueda receives this year's Courage & Valor Award.; FDIC 2009; Denver (CO) Fire Department District Chief Dave McGrail gives the 2009 Opening Ceremony keynote speech, "Don't Give Up! You Are Not Alone."; FDIC 2009; Watch the Presentation of Colors by the Indianapolis Firefighters Emerald Society Bagpipe Band and the Pike Township (IN) Fire Department Color Guard, as well as the invocation by Father Ed Byrne.; FDIC 2009; Chief Bobby Halton welcomes the crowd at the FDIC 2009 Opening Ceremony.; FDIC 2009; Chief Bobby Halton and Joe and Chuck Downey speak with this year's Ray Downey Courage & Valor Award recipient, Anthony Rueda.; FDIC 2009; Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and IFD Chief Brian Sanford address the crowd at the FDIC 2009 Opening Ceremony.; FDIC 2009; Chief Bobby Halton discusses Day Two of FDIC 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana.; FDIC 2009; Watch more action from the FDIC 2009 hands-on training evolutions.; FDIC 2009; fire hands-on training; firefighter training; Watch a video of some of the action from the FDIC 2009 hands-on training sites.; FDIC 2009; Chief Bobby Halton welcomes fire service members to the first day of FDIC 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana.; FDIC 2009; Footage from a press conference by the "New Haven 20" after the Supreme Court decision on their reverse-discrimination case.; New Haven firefighter case; supreme court; Random footage of live burn training being conducted in Collinsville, Oklahoma.; Bobby Halton; live burn training; live fire; NFPA 1403; Chief Bobby Halton reports from the scene of live burn training evolutions in Collinsville, Oklahoma. In this segment, Chief Halton interviews Tony Piontek of Fire LLC.; Bobby Halton; live burn training; live fire training; NFPA 1403; Chief Bobby Halton reports from the scene of live burn training evolutions in Collinsville, Oklahoma. In this segment, Chief Halton interviews Brandi from Tulsa Life Flight.; Bobby Halton; live burn training; live fire training; NFPA 1403; Chief Bobby Halton reports from the scene of live burn training evolutions in Collinsville, Oklahoma. In this segment, Chief Halton interviews Oklahoma City (OK) FIrefighters Tony Mack and Clint Bowring.; Bobby Halton; live burn training; live fire training; NFPA 1403; Bobby Halton reports fromthe scene in Midwest City, Oklahoma, which was ravaged by fires.; Midwest City; Oklahoma fires; On the scene in Midwest City, Oklahoma, Bobby Halton speaks with one of the fire victims.; Midwest City; Oklahoma fires; Bobby Halton talks about the deadly tornado that struck the town of Picher, Oklahoma, with Fire Chief Jeff Reeves.; Bobby Halton; oklahoma; picher; tornado; Bobby Halton reports from Picher, Oklahoma, which was ravaged by tornadoes that killed a number of people.; Bobby Halton; firefighting; oklahoma; picher; tornado; Bobby Halton talks to some members of the Picher (OK) Fire Department about the tornado damage to their town.; Bobby Halton; Fire Department; oklahoma; picher; tornadoes; Bobby Halton reflects on lessons learned from the terrible tornadoes that devastated Picher, Oklahoma.; Bobby Halton; firefighting; oklahoma; picher; tornadoes; Chief Bobby Halton sits down with Cheryl Horvath, training division chief for Northwest (AZ) Fire District, host of the FE program "The Connection," and keynote speaker for FDIC Online.; Bobby Halton; Chief Bobby Halton sits down with Cheryl Horvath, training division chief for Northwest (AZ) Fire District, host of the FE program "The Connection," and keynote speaker for FDIC Online.; Bobby Halton; Chief Bobby Halton sits down with Cheryl Horvath, training division chief for Northwest (AZ) Fire District, host of the FE program "The Connection," and keynote speaker for FDIC Online.; Bobby Halton; Chief Bobby Halton reviews this week's fire news, including a massive fire in California.; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Chief Bobby Halton reviews this week's fire news, including a firefighter death in Pennsylvania.; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Chief Halton reviews this week's fire service news, including the Supreme Court decision in the New Haven firefighter case.; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; New Haven firefighter case; Chief Bobby Halton reviews this week's fire news stories, including communication problems at recent wildfires in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.; Bobby Halton; fire service news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Chief Bobby Halton reviews the major fire news stories of the week, including stricter building codes in one California community's wildland interface areas.; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Chief Bobby Halton reviews this week's fire news and recognizes National EMS Week.; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Chief Bobby Halton reviews this week's major fire news, inlcuding the President's cuts to the AFG Program.; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Chief Bobby Halton reviews this week's major fire news, including a building collapse in New York City.; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Chief Bobby Halton reviews this week's fire news, including a massive fire in California.; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Fire Engineering Editor in Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including a report on fire department finances that caused an outcry in Boston and Columbus, Ohio.; Bobby Halton; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Fire Engineering Editor in Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including developments in New Haven firefighters' Supreme Court case.; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Chief Bobby Halton reviews this week's major fire news stories, including an apparatus crash in Philadelphia.; Bobby Halton; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; Chief Bobby Halton reviews this week's major fire news stories, including a major fire in downtown Indianapolis.; fire news; Fire Engineering Editor in Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including concessions some Ohio departments have made to avoid job cuts.; Bobby Halton; firefighter cutbacks; firefighter job cuts; firefighter wage concessions; Fire Engineering Editor in Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including the verdict in the 'Black Sunday' fire trial and the plane crash in Clarence Center, New York.; Bobby Halton; fire news; firefighter news; Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including the Australian wildfires.; Bobby Halton; Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including the training deaths of two Texas firefighters.; Bobby Halton; Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including a fire at a New York City hospital and questions regarding the Tulsa (OK) Fire Department's EMS training.; Bobby Halton; fire service news; firefighter news; Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including updates from the "Black Sunday" trial and a high-profile fatal apparatus crash in Boston.; Bobby Halton; Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including a pair of multifatality fires.; Bobby Halton; firefighter news; Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including the first line-of-duty-death in 2009 and a massive night club fire in Thailand.; Fire Engineering Week in Review; firefighting news; Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including the line of duty death of firefighter/EMT Michelle Smith.; Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including the recent firefighter rally over budget cuts in Philadelphia.; firefighter news; Chief Bobby Halton discusses the major stories of the week, including the crash of a military jet in a residential San Diego neighborhood.; fire news; firefighter news; firefighting news; San Diego jet crash; Frank Ricci and Justin McCarthy demonstrate how to remove superheated bunker gear from a firefighter exiting an IDLH environment.; bunker gear; firefighter training; superheated gear; turnout gear; Frank Ricci and Anthony Avillo demonstrate a method for going through a breached wall without removing your SCBA.; fire training; firefighter safety and survival; firefighter training; Mayday; Mike Ciampo demonstrates and easy way to remove glass from a window during overhaul operations.; firefighter training; overhaul operations; truck company operations; John Riker demonstrates how to position the aerial ladder bucket for the most effective use of your master stream.; aerial ladder operations; bucket positioning; master stream; Ray McCormack discusses a way of stretching a hoseline up a stairwell to minimize kinking and all for easy advancement of the line.; engine company operations; firefighter training; stretching a hoseline in a stairwell; Frank Ricci and Anthony Avillo demonstrate a prop that can be used to train on using a circular saw to force entry on a metal basement hatchway door.; circular saw training; firefighter training; forcible entry; forcing doors; rotary saw training; truck company operations; In this truck company operations video, Mike Ciampo demonstrates how to make an expandable roof cut for ventilation.; firefighting tactics; power saw cuts; roof ventilations techniques; rotary saws for firefighting; truck company operations; John Riker demonstrates how to position the tower ladder bucket to remove both conscious and unconscious victims.; aerial ladder; rescue operations at structure fires; tower ladder bucket positioning; tower ladder rescue; Ray McCormack shows you how to flake out a handline in an off-room or apartment when preparing to advance a hoseline on the fire room/apartment.; engine company operations; extinguishment; FDNY; handline advancement; hoseline advancement; Ray McCormack; Frank Ricci and Anthony Avillo discuss the potential hazards, missteps, and proper execution of VES operations.; firefighter search and rescue tactics; truck company operations; vent enter search fireground operations; VES; Mike Ciampo demonstrates some simple tool tips to help you with forcible entry and roof work.; firefighter tactics; firefighter training; forcible entry tips; Mike Ciampo; roof ventilation; truck company operations; Firefighters must be prepared to reevaluate and revamp tactical decisions on the fireground. John Riker demonstrates how to rapidly reposition aerial apparatus at a fire building.; aerial ladder; aerial waterway; fire training; firefighter training; repositioning fire apparatus; truck company operations; Ray McCormack shows you a technique to help conserve energy when advancing a two-and-a-half inch hoseline.; engine company tactics; FDNY; fire attack; firefighter training; handlines; hoseline advancement; Ray McCormack; Anthony Avillo and Frank Ricci share tips on conducting a hostile search in a bathroom and fire room.; firefighter rescue operations; firefighter training; hostile search; point of no return; truck company operations; Mike Ciampo shares some tricks of the trade for setting up ground ladders, including safe climbing techniques, methods of entering windows, and much more.; ground ladders; laddering a building; Mike Ciampo; truck company operations; truck work; ventilation; John Riker demonstrates how to remove unconscious victims by packaging them on a Stokes basket and lowering them down the aerial ladder.; aerial ladder operations; rescue; Stokes basket; truck company operations; Ray McCormack demonstrates an alternate way of using the handline when conducting a fire attack in a narrow area filled with potential debris, such as the aisles of a commercial structure.; engine company operations; fire attack. extinguishment; hoselines advancement; Anthony Avillo and Frank Ricci demonstrate how to remove a downed firefighter up stairs.; downed firefighter removal; firefighter assist and search team; rapid intervention team tactics; Mike Ciampo shows you how to position yourself so you can see the fire building at all times, even while laddering the building and footing a ground ladder.; footing a ladder; ground ladder raise; ground ladders; truck company operations; John Riker examines how to position the aerial ladder for firefighters to make full entry and egress from a building.; aerial apparatus placement; aerial ladder positioning; Ray McCormack demonstrates how to flake out a hoseline upstairs above the fire floor to advance the line into an apartment.; engine company operations; flaking out a hoseline; hoseline stretch; standpipe operations; Frank Ricci and Anthony Avillo demonstrate some advanced drags for the drag-rescue device.; drag rescue device; firefighter drags; rescue operations; Mike Ciampo demonstrates forcible entry techniques to use when trying to break through locks on commercial rolldown gates.; forcible entry; rolldown gates; Battalion Chief John Riker of the Newark (NJ) Fire Department demonstrates how to rapidly and effectively position the apparatus and aerial ladder to remove victims from a structure.; aerial apparatus operations; Lieutenant Ray McCormack of the Fire Department of New York reviews some of the fundamental tools and devices for standpipe operations.; engine company operations; standpipe operations; Deputy Chief Anthony Avillo of North Hudson (NJ) Regional Fire & Rescue and Firefighter Frank Ricci of the New Haven (CT) Fire Department show how to use your personal protective equipment's drag rescue device.; drag rescue device; dragging a firefighter; firefighter drags; firefighter rescue; personal protective equipment; In this truck company tactics video, Mike Ciampo demonstrates some simple ways to bring multiple portable ladders and tools from the truck to the fire scene.; firefighter training; ladder drag; portable ladders; truck company tactics; At FDIC 2009, Chief Halton talk to Dr. Jim Brown, who was responsible for two recent studies on firefighter physical conditioning.; FDIC 2009; firefighter physical training and conditioning; Dr. Denis Onieal of that National Fire Academy speaks with Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; Denis Onieal; FDIC 2008; National Fire Academy; Mike Gagliano, FDIC 2008 keynote speaker and captain in the Seattle (WA) Fire Department, talks to Bobby Halton.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; Mike Gagliano; Seattle Fire Department; Steve Bernocco and Phil Jose of the Seattle (WA) Fire Department speak with Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; Phil Jose; Seattle Fire Department; Seattle Guys; Steve Bernocco; Danny Sheridan of the Fire Department of New York talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; Danny Sheridan; FDIC 2008; FDNY; Jim Kirsch of the Bergenfield (NJ) Fire Department talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bergenfield (NJ) Fire Department; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; JIm Kirsch; Lenny Carmichael of the Trenton (NJ) Fire Department speaks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; Leonard Carmichael; Trenton (NJ) Fire Department; Ray McCormack of the FDNY talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; FDNY; Ray McCormack; James K. Crawford of the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; Mike Dugan of the Fire Department of New York sits down with Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; FDNY; Mike Dugan; Nate DeMarse, Fire Engineering photo editor and member of the FDNY, talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halto; FDIC 2008; FDNY; Nate DeMarse; Dennis Compton of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; Dennis Compton; National Fallen Firefighters Foundation; Battalion Chief Sean DeCrane of the Cleveland (OH) Fire Department talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; Cleveland Fire Department; FDIC 2008; Shawn DeCrane; Art Bloomer of the Kearny (NJ) Fire Department talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Art Bloomer; Bobby Halton; Bill Webb of the Congressional Fire Services Institute talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bill Web; Bobby Halton; Congressional Fire Services Instittue; FDIC 2008; Frank Ricci of the New Haven (CT) Fire Department talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; Frank Ricci; New Haven FIre Department; supreme court; Ron Siarnicki of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundtation talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; Ron Siarnicki; Jeff Shupe of the Cleveland (OH) Fire Department talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; Mark Cotter of the Salisbury (MD) Fire Department talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; Paul Dansbach of the Rutherford (NJ) FIre Department, talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; Jerry Knapp of the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, New York, talks to Bobby Halton at FDIC 2008.; Bobby Halton; FDIC 2008; Chief Bobby Halton sits down with ISFSI president Eddie Buchanan at the 2008 Fire Engineering Weekend in Fort Worth, Texas.; Bobby Halton; Eddie Buchanan; ISFSI; Chief Bobby talks with Marty Mayes about the Precious Faith temple fire, which claimed the life of three firefighters from the Lake Worth, Texas-area.; Bobby Halton; Precious Faith fire; Chief Bobby talks with Marty Mayes about the Precious Faith temple fire, which claimed the life of three firefighters from the Lake Worth, Texas-area.; Precious Faith fire; At FDIC 2008, Bobby Halton talks to Campus Firewatch's head Ed Comeau about his organization's mission.; Bobby Halton; Go behind the scenes at FDIC 2008 as Bobby Halton talks to volunteer Dominick Santana.; On the Road with Bobby Halton; At the 2008 Baggers meeting in Oklahoma, Bobby Halton interviews Battalion Chief Kevin Conant of the San Jose (CA) Fire Department.; Bobby Halton; At the Baggers Meeting in Oklahoma, Bobby Halton talks to fire service pioneer Ray Picard, former chief o Huntington Beach, California.; Bobby Halton; Ray Picard; At FDIC 2008, Bobby Halton discusses higher education in the fire service with the National Fire Academy's Ed Kaplan.; Bobby Halton; At the Baggers Meeting in Oklahoma, Bobby Halton talks to Chief John Doyle of the Cleveland Fire Brigade in England.; Bobby Halton; At the Baggers meeting, Bobby Halton talks to Shane Ray, chief of the Pleasant View (TN) Volunteer Fire Department.; On the Road with Bobby Halton; Part two of Bobby Halton's conversation with Shane Ray, chief of the Pleasant View (TN) Volunteer Fire Department.; On the Road with Bobby Halton; Go behind the scenes at FDIC 2008 as Bobby Halton talks to volunteer Dominick Santana.; On the Road with Bobby Halton; At FDIC 2008, Bobby Halton talks to Mike Dubron, head of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, about the fire service's cancer issue.; firefighter cancer; Firefighter Cancer Support Network; Michael Dubron; At FDIC 2008, Bobby Halton has a sit-down with Deputy Chief Mike Nasta, Newark (NJ) Fire Department, and Deputy Chief Anthony Avillo, North Hudson (NJ) Regional Fire and Rescue Department.; FDIC 2008; On the Road with Bobby Halton; At the Baggers meeting in Tulsa, Bobby Halton talks to Assistant Chief Peki Prince of the Peachtree City (GA) Fire Department.; Baggers meeting; On the Road with Bobby Halton; At FDIC 2008, Bobby Halton talks with Joe and Chuck Downey, sons of the late Ray Downey, of the Fire Department of New York.; Bobby Halton; Chuch Downey; FDIC 2008; Joe Downey; on the road; Ray Downey; At the Baggers meeting in Oklahoma, Bobby Halton sits down with Chief Paul Adams of Avodale (AZ) Fire-Rescue.; Baggers meeting; Bobby Halton; on the road; At the Baggers meeting in Oklahoma, Bobby Halton talks to Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department Chief (Ret.) Alan Brunacini.; Alan Brunacini; baggers; Bobby Halton talks to 2008 Courage & Valor award winner Michael Cabral of the Fall River (MA) Fire Department.; FDIC 2008; Michael Cabral; Chief Halton talks to Boston Fire Commissioner Roderick Fraser about the Boston FD's new training program that targets officer development.; Boston Fire Department; fire officer training; Chief Halton talks to members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's fire protection team about their landmark investigation of fire behavior.; FDIC 2008; fire behavior; National Institute of Standards and Technology; NIST; See the dangers and challenges faced by firefighters during a structural fire.; Fire Engineering; In this forcible entry video, John Buckheit demonstrates a few ways to optimize your ability to cut the tenon in the lock of a glass-and-metal door.; forcible entry; horizontal ventilation; mortise lock; truck company operations; Buddy Cales investigates what seems like a routine shed fire and shows you signs that point to possible use of the structure as a methamphetamine lab.; arson evidence; arson investigation. incendiary fire investigation; fire probe; meth lab; methamphetamine laboratory investigation; Jim McCormack demonstrates how members of the RIT team should remove a downed firefighter after he has been properly packaged and given air.; downed firefighter; drag rescue device; firefighter assist and search team; Mayday; rapid intervention crew; rapid intervention team; John Buckheit demonstrates how a crew can raise rolldown metal doors in a commercial structure by working the mechanism from the interior.; commercial gates; forcible entry; rolldown gates; Leigh Hollins and his crew demonstrate the Florida Floorjack, an advanced extrication technique to use when you have a vehicle flipped on its roof and a victim entangled in the dash.; hydraulic cutter; hydraulic spreader; motor vehicle accident; patient removal; vehicle extrication; vehicle flipped on its roof; vehicle rescue; Do you have protocols that describe how to handle potential evidence at the scene of an apparent incendiary fire? Buddy Cales takes a look at possible items of interest. ; arson investigation; gathering arson evidence; incendiary fire investigation; In this rapid intervention segment, Jim McCormack details the actions of the navigation-air supply RIT firefighter after the team has located the victim.; air management; FAST truck; firefighter assist and search team; firefighter rescue; rapid intervention crew; rapid intervention team; John Buckheit and his crew show you different ways of forcing an inward opening door located in tight quarters, such as a corner or basement stairwell.; forcible entry; forcing a door; inward opening door; truck company operations; Leigh Hollins and his crew demonstrate the Oyster Cracker, an advanced extrication technique used for removing entangled victims from a vehicle that has rolled over onto its roof.; auto extrication; motor vehicle accident; rollover extrication; vehicle extrication; vehicle rescue; victim entangled; Does your department have a policy to deal with investigations that may involve public safety personnel? Buddy Cales explores this and other issues while investigating a living room fire scene.; accelerants; arson investigation; fire scene investigation; incendiary fire investigation; Jim McCormack explains the actions of a RIT search firefighter once he has located a downed colleague.; firefighter assist and search team; firefighter rescue; Mayday; packaging a downed firefighter; rapid intervention crew; rapid intervention team; John Buckheit demonstrates how to force an inward opening door when you are alone and do not have a partner to assist driving a tool into the door.; forcible entry; forcing a door; truck company operations; Leigh Hollins discusses how removing windows and a post in a school bus incident can give firefighters the space they need to remove victims from the vehicle.; motor vehicle accident; school bus extrication; school bus rescue; vehicle extrication; vehicle rescue; When examining a fire scene, don't be too quick to jump to conclusions when confronted with what looks like multiple points of origin. Buddy Cales takes a close look at one such scenario.; arson investigation; fire behavior; fire investigation; fire point of origin; fire scene investigation; Jim McCormack discusses the positions, tools, and functions of each member of the rapid intervention team.; firefighter survival and safety; near-miss incidents; rapid intervention crew; rapid intervention team; ric; riding assignments; rit; John Buckheit discusses how to go through a mortise lock and a tool modification that can help make forcible entry tasks simpler.; forcible entry; mortise lock removal; If you have a school bus that has been rear-ended, you may need to remove the tail light panel to get room for operations. Leigh Hollins shows you how to accomplish this cut.; auto accident extrication techniques; school bus vehicle extrication; Buddy Cales walks us through the aftermath of an incident starting in a child's bedroom and discusses the signs that point to the fire's origins.; arson investigation; fire investigation; Jim McCormack describes and demonstrates an SCBA knowledge drill that challenges a firefighter to get on air and transmit a Mayday in a darkened room.; air management; firefighter training drill; Mayday; rapid intervention; SCBA; self-contained breathing apparatus; In this forible entry video, John Buckheit demonstrates using hand tools to go through a rim lock.; firefighter training; forcible entry; rim lock; truck company operations; Leigh Hollins discusses removing seats in school buses to extricate a victim who has become entangled.; school bus extrication; vehicle extrication; What's wrong with this picture? Arson investigator Buddy Cales examines clues that should arouse suspicions in the wake of a bedroom fire.; arson investigation; fire investigation; Jim McCormack of the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department discusses recognizing trouble on the fireground and knowing when to call for help.; emergency traffic; firefighter assistance and rescue team; firefighter emergency; Mayday; rapid intervention crew; rapid intervention team; Captain John Buckheit of the FDNY looks at the types of locks you'd attempt to go through and tools to help you accomplish the task.; firefighter training; forcible entry; truck company operations; Battalion Chief Leigh Hollins of Cedar Hammock (FL) Fire Rescue discusses the special considerations and issues that arise when you're dealing with school bus extrication.; school bus extrication; vehicle extrication; Mike Ciampo demonstrates the louver cut for roof ventilation operations.; louver cut; roof ventilation; truck company operations; truck company ops; Mike McEvoy reviews the use of a spinal immobilization device for a patient with a suspected neck or cervical injury.; ems; EMS training; spinal immobilization; Dave Dalrymple looks at some of the hazards you may encounter when performing extrication on new vehicles.; new vehicle technology; vehicle extrication; Ray McCormack details the engine company operations at an attached garage fire in a single-family home.; engine company operations; garage fire; Mike Ciampo discusses using various hand tools in roof ventilations operations.; firefighter training; roof ventilation; truck company operations; Mike McEvoy reviews the basics of controlling bleeding in a prehospital environment and talks new technology as well as old techniques that are coming back into favor.; bleeding control; ems; firefigher training; These days, successfully extricating a victim from a motor vehicle accident may require lifting the dashboard. Dave Dalrymple explains how to perform this technique.; firefighter training; vehicle extrication; In this engine company video, Ray McCormack has tips on advancing a line both upstairs and down.; engine company operations; firefighter training; handlines; Mike Ciampo has tips on starting up rotary saws and roof ventilation operations.; firefighter training; truck company operations; ventilation; Fire Engineering EMS Techincal Editor Mike McEvoy discusses the best ways to clear a patient's airway and some of the pitfalls of suction.; ems; firefighter training; firefighting tactics; In this vehicle extrication video, Dave Dalrymple examines how cutting hinges and latches is different from cutting sheet metal and roof posts.; Fire Engineering; vehicle extrication; Ray McCormack discusses how to deal with the situation of fire wrapping around a nozzle team and the proper technique for using a stream to sweep debris from a room.; engine company operations; Fire Engineering; hoseline; Mike Ciampo shares tips on leg ladder locks to use when venting windows or during rescues.; firefighter training; rescue; Training Minutes; truck company operations; ventilation; In this fire EMS training video, Mike McEvoy shares tips on treating patients who may have sucking chest wounds.; chest wound; ems; Fire Engineering; firefighter training; Dave Dalrymple takes a look at some cutting techniques for vehicle extrication, including cuts used to weaken the vehicle structure.; Fire Engineering; firefighter training; motor vehicle accident; vehicle extrication; In this training video on engine company tactics, Ray McCormack discusses the importance of having an adequate water supply.; engine company; Fire Engineering; firefighter; handline; hoseline; training; water supply; Mike Ciampo shares techniques for opening up doors and some uses for doors, such as preventing fire advance and removing a downed firefighter.; doors; engine company; Fire Engineering; firefighter training; Mike Ciampo; In this fire EMS training video, Fire Engineering Technical Editor Mike McEvoy discusses determining blood flow in a patient.; ems; fire EMS; Fire Engineering; firefighter training; In this vehicle extrication video, Dave Dalrymple talks about different types of glass you may encounter at a motor vehicle accident and tools and methods for removing it.; fe; fire; firefighter training; rescue; vehicle extrication; In this training video, Ray McCormack talks about the importance of properly laying out the lead length of an attack line to make a rapid advance into a fire occupancy.; fe; fire; firefighter; training; In this truck company training video, Mike Ciampo has energy-saving tips to help firefighters pull ceiling and make inspection holes.; Fire Engineering; Mike McEvoy has some tips on taking a patient's blood pressure in noisy conditions and more.; ems; Training Minutes; Dave Dalrymple discusses scene-hazard evaulation and reviews ways of stabilizing a vehicle.; Training Minutes; vehicle extrication; Lieutenant Ray McCormack of the FDNY examines a method for advancing an attack hoseline to a deep-seated bedroom fire.; Fire Engineering; Lieutenant Mike Ciampo of the FDNY reviews an easier method for taking down drywall.; Fire Engineering; Training Minutes; Watch videos and learn quick tricks of the trade from top fire service experts in this series of Web videos. A new video every Tuesday.; Fire Engineering; Has someone in your department displayed exceptional courage and valor in the line of duty? Nominate them today for the Ray Downey Courage & Valor Award, which is handed out each year at FDIC and comes with a check for $25,000.; FDIC; Visit the Globe booth at FDIC 2008!; FDIC 2008; globe; Visit the Kidde Fire Fighting booth at FDIC 2008!; FDIC 2008; Kidde Firefighting; Visit the Ferrara booth at FDIC 2008!; FDIC 2008; Ferrara; Visit the Columbia Southern booth at FDIC 2008!; Columbia Southern; FDIC 2008; Visit the Smiths Detection booth at FDIC 2008!; FDIC 2008; Smiths Detection; Watch action from the HOT sites at FDIC 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana.; FDIC 2008; firefighter training; Watch the presentation of colors by the Pike Township (IN) Fire Department Color Guard and the Indianapolis FIrefighters Emerald Society Bagpipe Band.; FDIC 2008; FDIC Education Director Bobby Halton opens FDIC and recounts the story of James O'Donnell, retired Indianapolis firefighters and survivor of the USS Indianapolis.; FDIC 2008; Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, Indianapolis Greg Ballard, and IFD Chief and new Indiana State Fire Marshal Jim Greeson speak at the FDIC 2008 opening.; FDIC 2008; Lt. Michael Cabral of the Fall River (MA) Fire Department is this year's recipient of the Ray Downey Courage & Valor Award.; FDIC 2008; Mike Gagliano of the Seattle (WA) Fire Department talks about the need for firefighters to stay passionate about the job.; FDIC 2008; More action from the 2008 HOT sites, including a live burn training evolutions.; FDIC 2008; firefighter training; hands-on training; In his remarks at the start of the FDIC 2008 General Session, Bobby Halton addresses the importance of training.; FDIC 2008; The 2008 Fire Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award went to Battalion Chief (ret.) John Mittendorf, Los Angeles City (CA) Fire Department.; FDIC 2008; Captain Mike Gagliano, Lieutenant Steve Bernocco, Captain Casey Phillips, and Captain Phil Jose of the Seattle (WA) Fire Department accept the 2008 Tom Brennan Training Achievement Award.; FDIC 2008; Mary Grilliot, chief operating officer of Total Fire Group, accepts the 2008 Joe Fishelson Award.; FDIC 2008; Captain Leonard Carmichael Jr., Trenton (NJ) Fire Department, discusses firefighter heart attacks, the seat belt issue, and more. Is your department doing the right thing?; FDIC 2008; Dr. Denis Onieal, National Fire Academy superintendent, was awarded the Fire Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award. ; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; See some more action from the HOT sites, including Structural Collapse Rescue and a live burn exercise. ; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Check out footage of honor guards from around the country competing in Indianapolis.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Fire Department of New York Battalion Chief Jerry Tracy talks about the benefits of good role models and professionalism in the fire service.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Paul Curtis of L.N. Curtis and Sons, Oakland, CA, represents exactly what this award is all about--excellence in customer service to the fire service.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Check out a video of action shots from Day One of the HOT evolutions at FDIC 2007 in Indianapolis. ; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering Editor in Chief Bobby Halton addresses the crowd at the Opening Session of FDIC 2007.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Fire Engineering Editor in Chief Bobby Halton exhorts members of the fire service to embrace their core values.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; The Ray Downey Courage & Valor Award was presented to the widow and family of Lt. Howie Carpluk, who died August 27, 2006, trying to save the life of a fellow FDNY member.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; These awards honor the individuals who help make FDIC happen. The 2007 award winners were Robin Nicoson and Matt Stewart, both from Indiana.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Tim Sendelbach, President of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors, discusses "Going Beyond the Status Quo."; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; 1445 Designs shows their newly-developed way of securing a light to a helmet at their FDIC 2007 booth.; 1445 Designs; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Get details on American LaFrance's new fire educational facility, headquarters, and products from their display at FDIC 2007.; American LaFrance; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Check out a CET pump designed for both wildland and municipal incidents from their outdoor booth at FDIC 2007.; CET Fire Pumps; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Darley displayed its poly-built apparatus body and other fire equipment at FDIC 2007. ; darley; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; At their FDIC 2007 booth, Draeger showed off their new thermal imaging camera and SCBA, as well as other products.; Draeger Safety; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Dr. Rich Young of DuPont discusses Nomex, Kevlar, and various products the company presented at FDIC 2007.; DuPont; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; What if E-ONE introduced six new vehicles that changed the industry? Learn about the new apparatus E-ONE unveiled at FDIC 2007.; e-one; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; See what the makers of Globe Firefighter Suits and Footwear and Cairns Protective Clothing had in store for FDIC 2007 attendees.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Globe Manufacturing; Learn about Holmatro's role in helping educate responders on extrication and their coaxial rescue equipment (CORE) technology.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Holmatro; Info on new Kidde systems for live fire training in a safer environment, straight from the floor of FDIC 2007.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Kidde Fire Trainers; An introduction to PBI Matrix, the latest in PBI's line of protective clothing for the fire service.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; PBI; Pierce unveiled the PUC -- Pierce Ultimate Configuration -- at FDIC 2007. Get an inside look at the apparatus and Pierce's press conference.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Pierce Manufacturing; Learn about the features of Scott Health & Safety's new PASS device, on display at their FDIC 2007 booth.; FDIC 2007; Fire Engineering; Scott Health & Safety; PennWell President and CEO Robert F. Biolchini named an honorary battalion chief in the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department by Chief Jim Greeson.; FDIC 2006; PennWell President and CEO Robert F. Biolchini named an honorary battalion chief in the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department by Chief Jim Greeson.; FDIC 2006;