Read firefighter training articles from the May 2023 issue of Fire Engineering magazine, including pieces from Tom Dunne, Nick Ledin, Steve Prziborowski, and more. Cover photo by Jack McCarthy of www.filltheboxfire.com shows New Haven (CT) firefighters at work.
FEATURES
The Clark County (NV) Hospital Area Command Collaboration
A mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip prompted local responders to change how they operate during disasters. GREG CASSELL, JOHN WIERCINSKI, DAVID E. SLATTERY, AND KAREN DONNAHIE
An officer avoided a hole burned through the floor and later experienced an explosive event at the same fire. PAUL VNUCZENSKI
Mitigated Speech and the Fire Officer: Understanding Subordinates
Knowing how language works and why crews speak the way they do will help you better protect and lead them. CHANDLER MOORE
Crowd Management: Preventing the Next Catastrophe
Before your next large-scale event, perform a crowd management size-up just as you would a building size-up at a fire. THOMAS DUNNE
Courage Under Fire Leadership: 15 Considerations Before Promoting
Go into the process fully prepared and make sure you are promoting for the right reasons. STEVE PRZIBOROWSKI
Trench Rescue Shoring: Myths or Science? Part 3
The series continues with myths and science about panels and wales. RON ZAWLOCKI AND CRAIG DASHNER
Officer Development Program: Where to Start and Lessons Learned
Here are five steps to creating an officer development program that you can tailor to your department’s needs. BRAD McCUTCHEON
Fire Conditions vs. Victim Survival: Pushing Paradigms and Procedures
For the first time in the American fire service, there is tactical, actionable data on rescues. NICK LEDIN
There are no hard and fast rules, but here are ideal steps for the transfer of command. DAVID HESSELMEYER
Departments
EDITOR’S OPINION: My Subject, My Class! Lighten Up, Francis
VOLUNTEERS CORNER: Being an Officer in a Volunteer Fire Department
TRAINING NOTEBOOK: Sizing Up Garden-Style Apartment Fires
FIRE FOCUS: Anatomy of a Virginia Apartment Fire with Rescues and a Mayday