IN RESPONSE TO THE DEMAND FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT CUTBACKS
IN RESPONSE TO THE DEMAND FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT CUTBACKS Editor’s note: Fire departments face severe budget restrictions and cutbacks. All…
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MEASURING FIRE PROTECTION EFFECTIVENESS
Because of the emotional issues involved when human lives are at stake, many consider public safety the most essential of all city services. But because…
THE ROLE OF THE APPARATUS OFFICER
It is 0300 hours on a cold November morning when an alarm comes in for a smoke condition reported in a residential neighborhood. The firstarriving…
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BREAD AND BUTTER OPERATIONS:
After arriving first on the scene of a working fire in a store, the engine company officer is required to make tactical decisions based on…
MANAGING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
During the period from 1984 to 1990, the Prince George’s County (MD) Fire Department (PGCFD) conducted the most vigorous recruiting and hiring campaigns in its…
FT. WORTH NUSRING HOME FIRE: FIRE PROTECTION LESSONS
During the early morning hours of June 21, 1992, the Ft. Worth (TX) Fire Department was dispatched on a smoke investigation call to the Colonial…
“FIREGROUND COMMAND: THE “”STICK”” METHOD”
Over the past decade, the incident command system has been idolized, theorized, and patronized by the fire service. Idolization has spawned the following new buzzwords,…
EQUIPMENT DIGEST
The GS3000 Respirator Dryer from Georgia Steel and Chemical Company, a thermostatically controlled drying unit, can dry up to 200 respirators in under one hour.…
Evolution of a Mission Statement
You are a visiting firefighter aboard a tour bus in a strange city. The bus windows are open. At a stoplight, another tour bus pulls…
MARKETING BY THE NUMBERS
In June we reviewed some of the impact rolldown security doors have on the behavior of a fire building and, therefore, on our operations, preplanning,…
NEWS IN BRIEF
Affirming the decision of a federal district court in Los Angeles, California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered on May 7 that Figgie International,…
TRAINING AIDS
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES
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