Roundtable
April Roundtable: Staffing and Training
Some departments still struggle with the number of members on apparatus. If training is also key, should we train with one- and two-person companies? E-mail us your replies for magazine consideration.
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March Roundtable: Truck Company Functions
What primary fireground function does your (or your closest) truck company perform? Send us your replies and we may print them in a future issue of the Fire Engineering magazine.
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Be heard: Fire Engineering's February Roundtable
Does your department respond all units dispatched to a reported structure fire code 3 (lights and siren), or do you do something different? Send us your responses and they may be printed in a future edition of the magazine.
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January Roundtable: Response to sprinklered occupancy
What are your operational considerations when responding to an alarm or a fire in a sprinkler-protected occupancy? Send us your responses and we may print them in a future edition of Fire Engineering magazine.
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Get involved with Fire Engineering's December Roundtable
Who is responsible for fire cause and determination in your department, and what is that person's level of training? E-mail us and your response may be printed in a future issue of Fire Engineering.
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Talk To Us: Fire Engineering's November Roundtable
What's your department's stance on seat belt safety? Write in and you may find yourself published in a future issue of Fire Engineering magazine.
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Voice your opinion in Fire Engineering's October Roundtable
What recent change has most influenced your department over the past 10 to 20 years? Send us your responses, which may be published in a future edition of Fire Engineering.
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Fire Engineering Roundtable: Be Heard
SCBA policies define the required use of SCBAs at fires. During the overhaul phase, when--if at all--are your firefighters allowed to remove their SCBA protection?
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Make your voice heard: Fire Engineering's July Roundtable
Does your department have a written policy on the use of SCBA at fires? Who is responsible for compliance? Send us your answers to this question; we'll print responses in a future edition of Fire Engineering.
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Be heard: Answer Fire Engineering's June Roundtable Question
In your department, what qualifies or disqualifies a line firefighter as it pertains to health? How do you deal with insulin dependent vs. noninsulin-dependent diabetic firefighters?
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Get involved with Fire Engineering's May Roundtable Discussion
What necessary fireground activity do you believe is the most dangerous for firefighters to participate in, and how can that activity be made safer for the firefighters involved?
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Join in April's Fire Engineering Roundtable Discussions
Does your department have a policy of where the chief officer should position himself during an incident? Add your voice to the Roundtable discussions in future issues of Fire Engineering.
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Join in April's Fire Engineering Roundtable Discussions
Does your department have a policy of where the chief officer should position himself during an incident? Add your voice to the Roundtable discussions in future issues of Fire Engineering.
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Join in April's Fire Engineering Roundtable Discussions
Does your department have a policy of where the chief officer should position himself during an incident? Add your voice to the Roundtable discussions in future issues of Fire Engineering.
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Join in Fire Engineering Roundtable Discussions
Click here to present your viewpoint in the Roundtable discussions in future issues of Fire Engineering.
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Join in Fire Engineering Roundtable Discussions
Click here to present your viewpoint in the Roundtable discussions in future issues of Fire Engineering.
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Join in February's Fire Engineering Roundtable Discussions
Click here to present your viewpoint in the Roundtable discussions in future issues of Fire Engineering.
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2006 Haz-Mat Roundtable Report
On April 3-4, 2006, the International Association of Fire Chiefs' (IAFC) Hazardous Materials Committee convened a Hazardous Materials Team Leaders Roundtable with 40 of the nation's leading authorities on hazardous materials response to review the current state of the hazardous materials response community and recommend future strategies.
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Join in Fire Engineering Roundtable Discussions
Click here to present your viewpoint in the Roundtable discussions in future issues of Fire Engineering.
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Join in Fire Engineering Roundtable Discussions
Click here to present your viewpoint in the Roundtable discussions in future issues of Fire Engineering.
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John “Skip” Coleman retired as assistant chief from the Toledo (OH) Department of Fire and Rescue. He is a technical editor of Fire Engineering; a member of the FDIC Educational Advisory Board; and author of Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer (Fire Engineering, 1997), Managing Major Fires (Fire Engineering, 2000), and Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer, Second Edition (Fire Engineering, 2008).
