In This Issue: Three Dead in NC Fire, The Milwaukee Method, Calling the Mental Mayday…
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News
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Firefighting
A mother and two children were killed in a house fire early Thursday in Fayetteville, North Carolina, according to reports.
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5.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Salt Lake City Area
Girl, 12, Severely Burned While Tending ME Brush Fire
UL FSRI Report: Analysis of the Coordination of Suppression and Ventilation in Single-Family Homes
USFA: COVID-19 Cost Recovery for Fire & EMS Departments
FDNY Firefighter in Harlem Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Man Shot and Killed Inside NC Ambulance
Police Shift Priorities as Crisis Grows
Features
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Humpday Hangouts
During times of crisis, it’s always about leadership and discipline. What are you doing during all of this? Hosts Rick Lasky and Terry McGrath talk with their guests.
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Firefighter Training
David Rickert of the Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department discusses considerations when employing the Milwaukee Method for making cuts in steeply peaked roofs.
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Commentary
It’s not enough to know the building and “to gather intelligence,” as Jack Murphy would say. You need to have a battle plan. Read more from Ron Kanterman.
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Leadership
Doug Cline talks with Chris Naum about emergent and innovative training needs in the challenging days ahead.
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From the Magazine
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Health & Safety
Dena Ali examines the connection between sleep, shift work, and physical and emotional health, and wellness programs’ effectiveness and the best way to implement them.
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Read more from Fire Engineering‘s archive
Commentary
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Commentary
Danny Nicholson looks at the need to train firefighters to call a “Mental Mayday” when critical stress begins to mount.
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