FE Volume 142 Issue 11

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DISPATCHERS’ HIDDEN CRITICAL INCIDENTS

DISPATCHERS’ HIDDEN CRITICAL INCIDENTS

THE EFFECTS OF critical incidents on firefighters, line officers, and chiefs are known. Much has been written on how to recognize the warning signs—changes in both attitude and ability to perform firefighting duties (see, for example, “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Firefighter,” Fire Engineering, November 1985, and “Posttrauma Response Programs,” Fire Engineering, August 1988).
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IT’S IN THE ATTIC…!

THE INCIDENT commander confronted by a residential attic fire faces a difficult and demanding fire attack situation that tests his fire scene management skills. The…
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MORE HIGH-RISE TACIICS

MORE HIGH-RISE TACIICS

This month I’d like to share some more quick tips on high-rise firefighting tactics that cost so much to learn and are so easy to…
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CHEMICAL DATA NOTEBOOK SERIES #42 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE is a corrosive, water-reactive, irritating, deliquescent, odorless white solid available in granule, flake, bead, lump, pellet, or stick form. It is nonvolatile and…
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FE Volume 142 Issue 11

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MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

The ClearCom V and RI Communications Systems from MSA are described in a new illustrated data sheet. ClearCom Systems improve communications for workers wearing air…
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CONGRESSIONAL CLIPBOARD

CONGRESSIONAL CLIPBOARD

THE MRE SERVICE in America is a peculiar institution. In a nation that undoubtedly is not preoccupied with either preventing or combating fire, it is…
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RADIO COMMUNICATIONS: COMING IN LOUD AND CLEAR

DURING THE course of firefighting, vital radio communications are subjected to, and are all too frequently at the mercy of, the most adverse conditions imaginable.…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Ed Kirtley and E. Lee Silvi Jr.’s articles (“Higher Education” and “College Degrees,” August 1989) were both right on target in articulating the “whys” and…
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DISPATCHES

DISPATCHES

The U.S. Fire Administration held its 1989 “Forum on Communicable Diseases” to address rising concerns about the diseases’ impact on the fire service and other…
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“GEDAPER” FOR HAZ MATS -THE FINAL STEPS

“GEDAPER” FOR HAZ MATS -THE FINAL STEPS

LAST MONTH WE BEGAN the discussion of tactical objectives and methods for chemical incidents. In this, the final article in the series, well continue that…
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FIRE LOSS MANAGEMENT

WE WILL NOW Continue our discussion of kindling—a combustible material that can be decomposed and ignited by the amount of heat provided by the initial…
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DON’T GET MAD, GET S.O.A.R.

11.01.1989
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Increasing Your Fire Alarm Literacy

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Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

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Fire Apparatus

FIRE ENGINEERING

11.01.1989
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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

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Firefighting Equipment

COMING EVENTS

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APARTMENT HOSELAYS

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Firefighting EquipmentHoselines

To Market, To Market…

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MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT

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