FIRE ENGINERING
29 UNION SQUARE SUBWAY CRASH: THE RESCUES While many dazed passengers fled to the street level and responders below began assisting scores of injured scattered about the tracks and platform, several teams of rescuers, including the authors, were directed deeper into the tunnel to a giant pile of twisted metal and debris, to perform what was to be an extraordinary search and rescue operation in the bowels of New York City. Mike Cogan and Bob Pressler
41 FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. Trying fiscal times call for innovative changes. This Oregon department looked the budget monster square in the face and brought municipal fire department financing to the next level. Dennis Murphy
50 WELL RESCUE: GREAT NECK, NEW YORK The successful rescue of a teenager from the bottom of a narrow, 60-foot-deep well reinforces lessons in confined spaces operations, stressing the importance of training, teamwork, safety precautions, and assembling the resources to meet anticipated demands. Kay Dotrney
59 TESTING BUILDING FIRE PUMPS, PART 2 A fire pump that does not meet the requirements of a building’s water supply system can spell disaster in terms of life and property. Understanding how to test this fire protection system component is vital to public safety. Walter A. Damon
69 THE CHANGE OFFICER AND INCIDENT COMMAND Operating on reflex during the initial stages of an incident encourages free-lancing on the fireground. Replacing reflex activity with coordinated command as early on as possible brings order to operations. Mark Tehotne
74 RESCUE POINTS TO PONDER A selection of photos of rescue operations from around the country, with some corresponding operational aspects outlined. What would be your size-up, tactical, and procedural considerations based on the photos? We’d like to know! Ray Dotrney
79 PREPLANNING CONFIDENTIAL OR DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES Successful suppression operations in high-security facilities require some fire department diplomacy in advance of the incident. Rem Gaade
82 NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE NETWORK How FEMA organized the nation into 25 US&R teams to respond to catastrophic disasters —from concept to team selection to training requirements. Ray Downey–
6 EDITOR’S OPINION
10 VOLUNTEERS CORNER
14 TRAINING NOTEBOOK
16 NEWS IN BRIEF
26 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
54 FIRE FOCUS
66 INNOVATIONS: HOMEGROWN
87 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
92 APPARATUS DELIVERIES
93 EQUIPMENT DIGEST
96 MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE
97 COMING EVENTS
100 CLASSIFIEDS
102 RANDOM THOUGHTS
