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From the Bay Door to the Front Door: The Company Officer On Scene

Joe McClelland offers some tips for new company officers on size-up and initial actions on the fireground.

European Emergency Professionals Gathering at Successful Rescuesim User Conference 2013

The European RescueSim User Conference 2013 which took place at the World Port Centre in Rotterdam on June 12th, saw ...

For Lack of Command Experience

At larger-scale incidents, incident commanders need to follow the example of the U.S. military and tighten their span...

RescueSim Interfacing with VBS2 for Civil-Military and Antiterrorism Training

During a training session organized by the Safety Region Rotterdam Rijnmond and  VSTEP, RescueSim's new HLA comp...

Federal Government Released National Planning Frameworks

The Federal Government and its partners today released three of five National Planning Frameworks.

Pelican-Hardigg Advanced Case Solution Centers Receive ISO 9001 : 2008 Certification

Pelican Products, Inc. has announced that their industry leading Pelican-Hardigg Advanced Case Solutions (ACS) center...

FDNY Assists with Odd Job in the PATH Tubes

On Saturday November 3, 2012, five days after Hurricane Sandy flooded New York City (NYC), the chief of rescue operat...

Calm Before the Storm: FDNY Preplanning and Preparation

As Hurricane Sandy made its way to the East Coast of the United States in October 2012, meteorologists called the sto...

Regional Action Plans for Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Released

The Wildland Fire Executive Committee today announced the release of Regional Action Plans for wildland fire manageme...

Are You "Four" or Against Strategy? Part 4: The Marginal Strategy

Richard Mueller outlines the concept of a marginal strategy, in which firefighters attempt entry to a structure with ...

RescueSim Shows New HLA Capability in Joint UAV Training Simulation

At the Kooy Symposium 2013, Delft Dynamics, specialised in building unmanned helicopters, presented their Universal S...

Flipping the Coin: Fireground Decision Making for Company Officers

Jim Silvernail offers some ideas on how firefighters can perform a coordinated fire attack without a dedicated truck ...

When Words Become Weapons, Part 1

Dennis Rubin recounts his experiences as a defendant in a reverse-discrimination lawsuit at a major fire department.

New Biological Management Option Against Cheatgrass Raises Hopes

A strain of naturally occurring soil bacteria tested on national wildlife refuges and other western lands may soon of...

Firehouse Survival: Dealing with "Him"

Whether you are a volunteer, career, or part-time firefighter, the fire service is an incredible profession filled wi...

Seattle Awarded GSN 2012 Homeland Security Award for Most Notable Municipal/County Security Program

The city of Seattle's (WA) Common Operating Picture (COP) solution received an award for the Most Notable Municipal/C...

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Stepping Up

Stepping Up: So Why Are We Doing This?

Taking a moment to let your firefighters know the learning objectives of a particular training session can help them focus on its purpose, Ron Hiraki writes.

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POLITICS & POLICIES

Embattled Boston Fire Chief Resigns

Boston (MA) Chief of Department Steve E. Abraira has resigned as fire chief effective Friday June 7, 2013.

Senator Frank Lautenberg Passes Away at 89

New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg,an unwavering advocate for campus fire safety issues, passed away this morning at the age of 89.

Boston Fire Chief Threatens to Sue in Dispute

Boston Fire Chief Steve Abraira has threatened to sue command staff after a letter signed by numerous deputy chiefs criticized his management during the Boston Marathon bombings in April.

Fire Service Traditions & History

The New Black

John Spicuzza says a lot of firefighting tactics that are now seen as cutting edge were just part of the job back in the day, except there weren't any fancy terms or acronyms for them.

LODD

An Examination of the Historic Lows in Firefighter Deaths

The Christian Science Monitor (http://bit.ly/15dkNzs) examined the factors that have led to a significant drop in the number of firefighter deaths in the past three decades.

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MIJA Releases Critical Alert Technology for Pressurized Cylinder Gas Measurement

MIJA, Inc., a technology provider that delivers solutions for pressurized gas measurement and critical information, announces the launch of its Critical Alert product line -- a highly accurate content measurement, empty/full status detection, and notification technology.

Officer Development

From the Bay Door to the Front Door: The Company Officer On Scene

Joe McClelland offers some tips for new company officers on size-up and initial actions on the fireground.

Fireground Management

From the Bay Door to the Front Door: The Company Officer On Scene

Joe McClelland offers some tips for new company officers on size-up and initial actions on the fireground.

Volunteers Corner

Volunteer TX Fire Departments Seek Full Funding

A number of volunteer firefighters in Texas are hoping the state legislature reconfigures how it funds rural agencies.

Grants

World's Most Advanced Fireboat Headed to Houston via Great Lakes and Mississippi

A two-week voyage through four Great Lakes and the Mississippi River will bring to the Port of Houston Authority the first of three high-performance fireboats to replace the current fleet.

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MIJA Releases Critical Alert Technology for Pressurized Cylinder Gas Measurement

June 19, 2013 MIJA, Inc., a technology provider that delivers solutions for pressurized gas measurement and critical information, a...

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