In This Issue: Sailors Battle to Save Burning Warship, Dealing with Toxins in Firefighter PPE…
On the First-Due Battalion Chief podcast, host Danny Sheridan is joined by FDNY Deputy Chief Frank Leeb to discuss the UL FSRI boot camp and Sheridan’s article, “Evolution, Not Revolution: Urban Fire Dynamics Boot Camp.”
Be sure to join us at the upcoming digital REV Apparatus Conference and Expo, which features training Webcasts with Tony Carroll, Jonah Smith, Jason Joannides, G. Howard Blythe, and Steve Robertson. It’s free to register at www.revtruckexpo.com.
Registration is now open for the United Fire Conference, which will take place in Indianapolis on September 22-24, 2020. The 2020 event will mark the first coming together of the international fire service community to discuss key themes around timely and mission-critical topics. Featured speakers include Mike Ciampo, Rick Lasky, John Salka, Bill Gustin, Billy Goldfeder, and many others. Learn more at www.unitedfireconference.com.—Pete Prochilo, Online Content Manager
News
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News
Hundreds of sailors are fighting to save a Navy warship ravaged by fire while the military prepares for the worst: The USS Bonhomme Richard going down in flames.
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A wildfire burning in the foothills west of Denver has prompted authorities to tell hundreds of residents to leave their homes.
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DeKalb County (GA) Firefighter Recounts Rescue from Fire
Woman, Child Rescued from Medford (MA) House Fire
Parents of Westmoreland County (PA) Firefighter Killed in Fire
Man Charged in FL Church Arson Attack
Features
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Features
Thanks to groundbreaking research, we know now that firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE) contains toxic forever chemicals. Now what do we do about it? P.J. Norwood and Frank Ricci offer some thoughts.
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Photos
Fire photographer Rick McClure shared some photos of firefighters operating at the scene of a big rig truck on fire last week in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles, California.
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Leadership
Welcome to the back step: Ron Kanterman and Tom Aurnhammer review current topics in the fire service, among them the topics of leadership, safety, and command.
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From the Archives
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Fire Prevention & Protection
Illegal structure conversions can be deadly for occupants and crews. Firefighters must be aware of the signs of a structure designed for one purpose but illegally converted to another, and of the inherent dangers within.
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