STRUCTURE FIRES

STRUCTURE FIRES

By establishing incident priorities, the nation’s fire service has etched the order of our responsibilities in stone. Life safety first, then incident stabilization/extinguishment, and property conservation last. Tactics used to solve or account for one responsibility may be used to accomplish another of a higher priority but never at the exclusion of or as the replacement for it.

WHAT’S THE HITCH?

Equipment failures should never occur during the heat of battle. Given the right circumstances, even the smallest equipment failure can pose a threat to life…
COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

MARCH 17—The eighth annual EMERGENCY SERVICE CONFERENCE will be held in cable, Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. Topics include developing SOPs, understanding fire…
COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

DOUGLAS A. OGILVIE, chairman of the board of Pierce Manufacturing Inc., has retired after 41 years of service. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin…
CREATING INTEREST IN TRAINING

CREATING INTEREST IN TRAINING

All fire departments need continual training to learn new skills, hone old skills, and generally avoid what is known as skill degradation. “Why?” some may…

TACKLING THE STANDARDS

The “standards crunch” has bombarded the fire service with so-called “mandates” from a slew of rule-making bodies. Mandates have increased pressure on the fire service…