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New on the Web: John “Skip” Coleman, technical editor of Fire Engineering, produces a new series of firefighting simulations called “What Would You Do?” Topics range from lightweight wood construction to residential building fires. Try your hand at this interactive training at http://bit.ly/1su6GUQ.

PHOTO OF THE DAY: North Carolina responders were called to the scene of a driver trapped in a partially submerged vehicle. A Good Samaritan on scene may have saved the victim’s life. (Photo by Bob Bartosz.) See more photos at http://bit.ly/1wN5z3d. Send your Photo of the Day submissions to Peter Prochilo (peterp@pennwell.com).

FDIC: TRAINING YEAR-ROUND

Registration for FDIC 2015 is now open! Go to www.fdic.com to see speaker videos about their class content and original training articles based on their class topics. Make www.fdic.com your source for original FDIC-quality training year-round. See and train on Original Roll Call Tips from your favorite FDIC instructors. New content is posted daily. Watch Webcasts on Demand of popular FDIC classes including “Science in the Big Room,” “Bruno and Norman Unplugged,” “Issues and Challenges in Today’s Fire Service,” and “Hoseline Operations for Fires in Multiple-Family Occupancies.” Train for free until the next FDIC!

FIRE LIFE

Michael Morse tells about life as an emergency responder on the gritty streets of Providence, Rhode Island, in his Fire Life installment “Rescue 1, Responding”: “Then there’s the little girl whose life has unraveled before she has had a chance to live it. Her father is sick and living in a high-rise, only he is not embracing his existence. Flawed as it may be, he’s thinking only of himself, and his drug and alcohol addiction, and smoking, and drinking his days away while his daughter wanders lost through the streets of Providence.” See more of his stories about life in a rescue company, only at www.firelife.com.

FEATURED ARTICLES

• Dan Sheridan, “The Odor of Smoke,” http://bit.ly/1EA1Rjo.
• Frank Ricci et al., “Master Stream Applications,” http://bit.ly/1uwm0h4.
• Jawan Clark, “Dissecting the RIT: Air Supply,” http://bit.ly/1uwm0h4.
• Michael Reick, “Typical Example of Smoke Curtain Use,” http://bit.ly/1uKeYrm.
• David Griffin, “Change Is ACTION,” http://bit.ly/1myi5Dz.

WEBCASTS

On December 11, Operations Chief Richard Riley, Clearwater (FL) Fire & Rescue, will present “Company Officer Development: Red Flags on the Fireground.” Webcasts are free, but you must register. They are archived on www.fireengineering.com for six months.

SPOTLIGHT ON PHOTOGRAPHERS

Fire photographers have been instrumental in capturing how firefighters operate, maintaining a visual record of firefighting operations over time and allowing training lessons to be drawn from fire scenes that would otherwise be inaccessible to readers. Fire Engineering has had many striking fire scene photos grace its covers over the years. Many fire photographers featured in the magazine in the 20th century are still active with Fire Engineering to this day. Ron Jeffers is one such photographer. See his work through the years at http://bit.ly/1wp8bEG.

COMMUNITY MEMBER OF THE MONTH
Name: Joey Allen. Department: Zoneton Fire Protection District, Mt. Washington, Kentucky. Rank: firefighter. Years of public service: seven. Agency structure: combination department. Top issues in your department: leadership development and volunteer retention.