FE Volume 147 Issue 4

The Latest

APPARATUS DESIGN FOR DRIVER/OPERATOR SAFETY

Recent changes in the standards for fire apparatus, coupled with manufacturers’ design options and technical innovations, have greatly improved safety conditions for fire apparatus pump operators/drivers. The location chosen for the pump operator’s controls also will play a part in safety. Currently, pump control panels most often are located midship on the left side; occasionally, they are located on the right side.
Fire Apparatus
“INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS”

“INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS”

APRIL 24-29—The California Fire Instructors will hold CFI WORKSHOP '94 in San Jose, California. Contact: Mike and Nancy Ley; P.O. Box 1270; Twin Peaks, CA…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Congratulations on the excellent December 1993 issue on the World Trade Center bombing. The different perspectives presented made for extremely interesting reading regarding this most…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
PASSPORT ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM-WHY AND HOW?

PASSPORT ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM-WHY AND HOW?

Throughout the nation, training officers, committees of firefighters, and firefighter entrepreneurs are trying to develop better accountability systems. When current accountability systems fail, most firelighter…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

More FE Volume 147 Issue 4

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

Chester County, South Carolina, is located in the north-central part of the state between Columbia and Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a residential community with…
Fire Apparatus

IT’S SHOCKING

It seems so long ago that I was standing in my platoon at probationary school; I was “Q-15.” 1 remember a conversation I had with…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FIRE ENGINEERING

Park 80 West, Plaza Two, 7th Floor Saddle Brook, NJ 07662 Tel. (201) 845-0800, Fax (201) 845-6275 Publisher Henry H. Dinneen Editor William A. Manning…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
TRAINING AIDS

TRAINING AIDS

TEAM TREATMENT, a new video training program from Emergency Medical Update, is designed to familiarize basic life support responders with advanced life support equipment and…
Fire EMSFirefighting
PASSPORT RULES OF THUMB

PASSPORT RULES OF THUMB

Passports never enter the hazard zone. Passports must be managed at the point of entry. Passports must reflect only those personnel working in the hazard…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FILING OR DEFENDING AN ADA CLAIM

One of the most common legal questions firefighters ask is how to file a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when they have…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

CHEMICAL DATA NOTEBOOK SERIES #93: METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE

Methyl isobutyl ketone is a flammable, moderately toxic, irritating, clear, colorless liquid with a pleasant odor. It is used as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol,…
HazmatTechnical Rescue
CREW INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

CREW INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

All crews work for command or sector officers. No freelancing. Crews entering a hazard zone must be supervised by a ranking officer or team leader.…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

HELPING VICTIMS AFTER THE FIRE

04.01.1994
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

MANUFACTURERSÕ LITERATURE

04.01.1994
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

THE ROLE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER IN EMS

04.01.1994
Fire EMSFirefighting

BRITISH ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM

04.01.1994
Firefighting Equipment

WATER TANK CORROSION

04.01.1994
Firefighting

FIRE GROUND ACCOUNTABILITY: THE PHOENIX SYSTEM

04.01.1994
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

RESPONSE TO A REPORT OF A MISSING FIREFIGHTER

04.01.1994
Fire EMSFirefighting

SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTABILITY RESPONSIBILITIES

04.01.1994
Fire Apparatus

ARE WE ON THE LOW END OF HIGH-TECH?

04.01.1994
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

HOW SAFE IS YOUR FIRE STATION?

04.01.1994
Fire PPEFirefighting Equipment

THE FUTURE INDIDE YOU

04.01.1994
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

04.01.1994
Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment
1 2