Read some firefighter training articles from the March 2024 issue of Fire Engineering magazine, which focuses on truck company operations.
Cover photo by Lou Minutoli shows a Fire Department of New York firefighter at the scene of a five-alarm fire in Sunnyside, Queens.
Features
Without the Protection of a Hoseline: The Uncomfortable Reality
While nothing should delay water application, we must sometimes first conduct an aggressive search for civilian life. DANIEL GORDON
Proactively Accomplishing Rapid Intervention Functions with Truck Company Operations
Fireground safety cannot be accomplished by simply having a crew ready for deployment to a firefighter rescue. JIM SILVERNAIL
Ventilation Deconstructed: A Framework for Decision Making
When conducting ventilation operations, we must ensure that we outmaneuver the fire, not each other.
NICHOLAS PAPA
Positioning Mid-Mount Towers on the Fireground
Members of the company had better know how to get the rig in position—and positioned correctly. RICKY RILEY
Aggressive or Misunderstood? Searching Without a TIC
How can firefighters have a device that provides the ability to see in poor visibility but fail to use it?
THOMAS ANDERSON
It’s Not Easy Being ‘Small’ in the Fire Service Without a Good Risk Analysis and Response Plan
When you are small, you have to be smarter, better trained, better equipped, better controlled, and better managed regarding firefighter safety and survival than most departments. NICHOLAS DELIA
Prioritizing the Search with Limited Staffing
We should expect victims and search every space that we can occupy with our protective equipment. DANIEL FOLKS
FDIC PREVIEW
Communication at Basement Fires
Communication from the inside to the outside—especially below grade—may be more important than it is at most other fires. MIKE SCOTTO
Enhancing Fire-Rescue and EMS Operations with SMART Systems
We have entered an era where faster and more efficient SMART systems are supplanting traditional technologies. KIRK McKINZIE AND STEFAN TRUTHÄN
Is Your Department Ready for a Pregnant Firefighter/Medic?
Have you preplanned for a firefighter/medic pregnancy, childbirth, and return to work?
JOHN RUKAVINA AND ALISA ARNOFF
Will to Fight: A Critical Factor on the Fireground
Achieving objectives begins with a disposition that seeks to win at all costs. JEFF ROTHMEIER
Civilian Rescue: Removing the Occupant
Searchers must evaluate and understand many tactical considerations that can increase the survival odds for trapped occupants. SEAN DUFFY
Research-Based Community Risk Reduction at the Company Level
If CRR is not already officially part of your role, it will be soon. Now is the time to embrace it.
BECKI ROWAN-WHITE AND JENNIFER WILLIAMS
DEPARTMENTS
EDITOR’S OPINION: Mr. Incident Commander, Tear Down That Structure!
TRAINING NOTEBOOK: Rotary Saws: Choosing the Right Blade and Saw for the Job
VOLUNTEERS CORNER: The Professional Mindset: Definitions Don’t Matter; Actions and Behavior Do
WHAT WE LEARNED: Operating Ahead of the Handline: Locate, Confine, Control
TRUCK COMPANY: VES: Not Always as Easy as Vent-Enter-Search
ENERGY FIRES: Manhole Fire Events: Understanding This Energy Hazard