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FE Volume 150 Issue 12

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RESCUE GUIDLINES FOR AIR BAG-EQUIPPED VEHICLES

There still exists an unexpected concern in the emergency services community that air bag-equipped vehicles involved in crashes may be hazardous to rescue workers and victims. Information among rescue professionals significantly exaggerates the potential hazards of deployed and especially undeployed air bags during rescue operations. This could result in delays in assistance to victims of motor vehicle crashes.

Technical Rescue Vehicle Extrication

Citizen vs. customer

In "40 Million Too Late?" (Editor`s Opinion, August 1997), Editor Bill Manning hits on a word I dislike--"customer." I agree with the efforts of some…

Firefighting

091-89-12 AUTO CHARGE 4000

Kussmaul Electronics Co., Inc.: 40-ampere output, dual-channel automatic battery charger designed for fire apparatus, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles. High-output current for installations with many…

Fire Apparatus

SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENTS: AN EXTRICATION CHALLENGE

School bus incidents present unique challenges for emergency responders throughout the country. Every firefighter, paramedic, EMT, and law enforcement officer who responds to a vehicle…

Technical Rescue Vehicle Extrication

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Surprising scores

Most departments consider 70 percent to be a passing score on a written test. That has worked pretty well, and there is perhaps no need…

Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

GASTEC GAS DETECTION PUMP

Sensidyne: Single-stroke handle locks in either 50 cc or 100 cc positions to ensure complete samples. Flow finish indicator on back of handle allows instantaneous…

Firefighting Equipment Hoselines

Look ahead, not back

It is unbelievable to think that some members of the fire service continue to blame the inclusion of EMS into the fire service for a…

Firefighting

TG5000XHDM TOP GUN PNEUMATIC IMPACT RESCUE KIT

Team Equipment, Inc.: Rescue package features air hammer with assorted tool bits for cutting metals, breaking bolts, and chipping masonry. Impact wrench has 12 common…

Firefighter Tools Firefighting Equipment

ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Things in the fire service tend to be cyclical. There are "trends" in the fire service. When I began my career in 1975, some of…

Hazmat Technical Rescue

MULTIPLE CASUALTY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, PART 1

One of the most difficult types of incidents to gain control of and organize is the multiple casualty incident. At a bus crash, for example,…

Fire EMS Firefighting

CTI IN-DRUM COMPACTION SYSTEM

Haz-Stor/CTI: Combines compactor and drum crusher with additional conversion package. Reduces drums to six-inch height and allows disposal of non-EPA-compliant haz-mat drums. Compaction force ranges…

Fire Department Leadership Firefighting