IT’S JUST A PIECE OF ROPE

It seems like yesterday, but it actually was more than 25 years ago. I was “brand new”—I passed probation and had just become that wisenheimer that many of us can become after two years of “experience" and before we become sharp once more after five years. We were assembled “at the truck" for our regular evening drill/ critique period.

IMPROVING VOLUNTEER OFFICERS THROUGH MANAGEMENT TRAINING

As we approach the 21st century, we find the American fire service (especially volunteers) at a crossroad. Diverse problems and opportunities are out there awaiting…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Bill Manning’s editorial, “Line in the Hallway, or Deck Gun Through the Front Door” (August 1993), on the issue of interior firefighting, is an article…

FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT AFFECTS THE ADA

The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (known as the FMIA), effective August 1993, requires that publicand privatesector employers with 50 or more employees provide…
UPDATE ON FUNERAL BOOKLET

UPDATE ON FUNERAL BOOKLET

Due to an overwhelming response, we no longer are able to offer free copies of Final Farewell to a Fallen Firefighter: A Basic Fire Department…

COLLAPSE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS: TACTICS AND PROCEDURES

The door shore can be used to shore and stabilize any access way or doorway, even if breaching of walls has been undertaken. Usually, it…

PREPLANNING YOUR RESPONSE: IT’S IN THE CARDS

With reduced staffing levels the rule rather than the exception, today’s fire service must continue to take preplanning seriously. Whether responding to a structure fire,…