Additional Resources
November 2011
The Chemical Suicide Phenomenon
By Jacob Oreshan III and Teresa Stevens
Chemical suicides have plagued the United States since 2008 and continue to be on the rise. Download a best practice guidelines for a response to a chemical suicide incident.
October 2011
Ventricular Assist Devices - Alive with No Pulse
By Barb Brown
A group of Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) coordinators, EMS managers, and medevac program reps in the Mid-Atlantic region developed a prehospital LVAD field guide that encompasses the most current devices in the community today.
April 2011
Developing ARFF SOGs and Response Cards
By Michael J. Lopina
Even if you cover a small aviation field with little air traffic, you still need a good, solid response plan.
November 2010
Establishment of an ARFF Program
By Michael J. Lopina
Here is how one Illinois department assumed fire and EMS protection of a nearby airport, which required additional training, equipment, and standard operating procedures.
May 2010
Technology Roundup: First Responder Input Welcome
by Mary Jane Dittmar
Learn what's new in technology designed to improve firefighter safety and efficiency and how to have valuable input into the technology development process.
December 2009
LODD Standard Operating Guideline
by Larry Radtke
The Blue Lake Township (MI) Fire Department (BLTFD) reviewed the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Heath reports’ information and suggestions to determine how to reduce line-of-duty-deaths (LODDs) and critical injuries (CIs). After reading about and viewing videos on other fire departments’ LODD experiences, especially on the fireground, the BLTFD realized that the possibility exists for having its own LODD or CI and decided to plan ahead by taking the necessary steps to create its own LODD and CI standard operating guidelines.
