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FE Volume 148 Issue 1

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NEW RULES FOR JOB INTERVIEWS

The Equal Employ ment Opportunity Commission`s (EEOC) "Enforcement Guidance on Preemployment Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)" was recently issued for internal use by EEOC investigators, pending coordination with other agencies under Executive Order 12067. This new enforcement guidance document should be "must" reading for all fire service organization personnel departments and other departments that perform job interviews.

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TITAN&#174 HPR VEHICLE

Emergency One, Inc.: Airport fire truck with independent suspension. Eight by eight and four by four. Off-road speeds up to 35 mph. Maneuvers well through…

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Fire Apparatus

NATIONAL FIREFIGHTER SELECTION TEST

Stanard & Associates, Inc.: Basic skills test for entry-level firefighters. Measures skills in reading and math. Determines ability to retain information.

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Firefighting

VICTIM REMOVAL, PART 2: ROOF ROPE RESCUES

Occasionally, firefighters operating on the fireground will find themselves confronted with a trapped civilian or firefighter out of reach of our ladders and cut off…

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THE FIREGROUND OFFICER: JUST A BACKUP SYSTEM?

During a recent airplane flight, I had occasion to think back on a television documentary I had seen some time ago. From that program, which…

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Firefighting

SCBA CONFIDENCE COURSE

Recently, four Bell Township (PA) Fire Department firefighters were "killed" in a structure. Actually, all four were "rescued" by fellow firefighters. These events occurred at…

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Firefighter SCBA Firefighting Equipment

TMX412 MULTI-GAS MONITOR

Industrial Scientific Corporation: Monitors up to four gases: combustible gases, oxygen, and any two of five toxic gases. Sensors are easily replaced.

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Firefighting Structural Firefighting

PUBLICATIONS

Mosby Lifeline: Emergency Care for Hazardous Materials Exposure by Alvin C. Bronstein and Phillip L. Currance, Basic Dysrhythmias: Interpretation and Management by Robert J. Huszar,…

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Hazmat Technical Rescue

Understanding And Managing The Sexual Harassment Issue

Sexual harassment should be an issue of concern to all fire service managers. As more women enter nontraditional job fields, including the fire service, it…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

All firefighters need respiratory protection

As a respiratory therapist and an EMT/firefighter, I have seen and heard of firefighters experiencing the reactive airways dysfunction syndrome described by Chuck Herzog in…

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Firefighting

FIVE-GAS ANALYZER

OTC: Designated "repair grade 240." Enables technicians to pretest for the familiar four gases plus nitric oxide. For use with Enhanced Monitor 4000 scan tool.

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