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FE Volume 140 Issue 10
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Training Resources for the Fire Service
Fire department training can be a complex and overwhelming task. It's the training officer's responsibility to keep firefighters educated and up to date in many…
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I Watched a Friend Die This Morning
At about 2:15 this morning, during a fairly normal shift, the neverending pile of paper on my desk was small enough that I was able…
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Letters to the Editor
I'm writing this letter in response to George Howard's Training Notebook article, "Vertical Foam Insulation: Defeating the Firestop," in the May issue. I feel I'm…
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More FE Volume 140 Issue 10
New Hampshire benefits law links cancer among firefighters with the job
New Hampshire, a very conservative state, has come up with relatively liberal legislation regarding firefighters and cancer. This spring, the legislature made "The Granite State"…
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Remember
What is a hero? America's list is usually made up of individuals who "rise to the occasion" presented at a moment in time. They surface…
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Wolf Trap Reprise
Wolf Trap burned for the fourth time early last November 3. This time, the flames did $20,000 damage to electrical wiring and furnishings in Filene…
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NIOSH warns against zinc chloride in training smoke, especially indoors
The National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, or NIOSH, appears ready to put a wet towel over smoke-generating devices that produce zinc chloride atmospheres.…
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Department in Houston, Texas, accepted delivery of this Pierce heavy rescue unit in May 1986. It replaces a 1977 equipment truck…
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Fire on Display
A classroom of young teenagers and preteens watched fire brighten the curtains hanging from a window, spread through the living room, and sweep up the…
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FIRE ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENTS EDITORIAL 6 Remember VOLUNTEERS CORNER 8 Training resources TRAINING NOTEBOOK 12 I watched a friend die DISPATCHES 18
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