The June 2020 issue of Fire Engineering features Tim Walsh on a building collapse in Illinois, Josh Burchick on RIT activation, and much more!
FEATURES
Every Second Matters in a Flashover
Every firefighter understands the characteristics, definitions, and warning signs of flashover, but what about how to survive one? RICKY MANTEY
Third-Alarm Ductwork Fire: Communications and Coordination Ensure Success
Anytime fire in ductwork extends beyond the duct in buildings of ordinary construction, anticipate fire in void spaces and the need to immediately call for additional alarms. STEPHEN MARSAR
Calumet Water Reclamation Plant Explosion and Building Collapse: Lessons Learned
The Chicago (IL) Fire Department freed a trapped worker who was pinned under a T-beam two feet away from the top opening of a sludge tank with a vertical drop of about 20 feet—no easy operation. TIMOTHY WALSH
RIT Activation and Firefighter Optimization
Mission-oriented training, stress inoculation, human performance, and unit cohesion were bright spots at an otherwise fateful incident that resulted in a line-of-duty death. JOSH BURCHICK
Studying the trends and patterns developed over the years is key to preventing Maydays. DONALD ABBOTT
Safety Leadership: The Company Officer’s Chief Concern
Good, solid training that follows quality standard operating procedures is the foundation of safety—and that training begins with the officer. RONALD E. KANTERMAN
Illegal Conversions: The Hidden Danger to Firefighters and the Public
These illegal occupancies exist all over the country, and the people responsible for creating them do not see the danger such conversions pose to firefighters responding to an incident in them. RAYMOND O’BROCKI
DEPARTMENTS
EDITOR’S OPINION: “Wayne, Billy, and Susan Meet Cheech and Chong”
VOLUNTEERS CORNER: “Qualifying Members on Tools and Apparatus: Task, Condition, and Standard Method”
TRAINING NOTEBOOK: “RIT Profile Reduction: The Mule Train”
FIRE FOCUS: “Response to a Fire in a 100-Year-Old Taxpayer in Tampa, Florida”
WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE: “Tips for the WUI Engine”
