FE Volume 144 Issue 11

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DUAL PUMPING

“What is dual pumping?” you might ask. One source defines it as the process by which a pumper receiving water from a hydrant supplies a second pumper with the residual hydrant pressure by connecting the suction intakes of the two pumpers with a suction line.
Firefighting EquipmentHoselines

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

Is incident management really that essential to the fire service? The fire service has been extinguishing fires for 200 years without it. Why all the…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

LARGE-DIAMETER HOSE HYDRAULICS IN YOUR HEAD

A glance at most hydraulics books convinces the average reader that he needs a computer for hydraulics calculation. However, there is a simple way to…
Firefighting EquipmentHoselines

MORE ON FIRE PHENOMENA

Last month 1 tried to explain my frustration with fire texts that tell us that every rapid oxidation reaction (explosion) on the fireground is a…
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MULTIPURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLE

Our department has developed a unique “fire engine” that serves as a fire, rescue, and haze-mat vehicle. A Kawasaki Mule 2010 four-wheel drive utility vehicle,…
Technical RescueWater Rescue
MANUFACTURER’S LITERATURE

MANUFACTURER’S LITERATURE

Earmark, Inc. offers a brochure for its LOUDMOUTH II voiceactuated speech amplifier that permits the user to carry on a normal conversation even though his…
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FE Volume 144 Issue 11

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METRO-DATE’S MOBILE EQUIPMENT BUREAU

METRO-DATE’S MOBILE EQUIPMENT BUREAU

Using the talents of each of my six staff members (uniformed and nonuniformed) to the utmost presented me with a major challenge as director of…
Firefighting Equipment

MAN IN A MACHINE

MM, interpreted as man in a machine, is one of the codes used in our response record log. MM, fortunately, is one of the unusual…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

EQUIPMENT DIGEST

The K30 Air-Powered Cutter from Partner Industrial Products uses a 12-inch blade for cuts up to four-inches deep, and the K40 can accommodate a 14-inch…
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment
THE COMMODITY LETTER

THE COMMODITY LETTER

List all commodities stored within the warehouse and storage area(s) of the building (space). Utilize actual product descriptions rather than trade names. The product description…
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“ANTI-FREEZE” WATER TANK FITTING

The idea of a permanently mounted fitting that would help prevent the water in our portable tank from freezeing in below-zero temperatures was born one…
Technical RescueWater Rescue

LOADING DEVICE FOR LARGE-DIAMETER HOSE

11.01.1991
Firefighting EquipmentHoselines

APPARATUS FOAM TANK ALTERNATIVE

11.01.1991
Fire Apparatus

SAFETY: EVERYONE’S CONCERN

11.01.1991
Fire Safety

COMING EVENTS

11.01.1991
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

APPARATUS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

11.01.1991
Fire Apparatus

Profile of the Mobile Equipment Bureau

11.01.1991
Firefighting Equipment

PLATFORM ON DEMAND

11.01.1991
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

CAN HIGH-RISE COLUMNS FAIL?

11.01.1991
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

AVOIDING WAREHOUSE DISASTERS: THE SAN ANTONIO APPROACH

11.01.1991
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR DEPARTMENT WITHOUT CHANGING DEPARTMENTS

11.01.1991
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

STANDARDS AND TESTING

11.01.1991
Firefighting Equipment

HOT TOPIC

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Fire PreventionFire Safety
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