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FE Volume 150 Issue 3
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AROUND THE FIRE SERVICE–1890-1899
A fire broke out in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the Union Oil Company on East Water Street at dusk. The fire was kept to one block…
STRETCHING AND ADVANCING HANDLINES, PART 1
Quickly stretching and advancing a hand-line is the most fundamental and important firefighting function an engine company performs. This series of two articles will discuss…
Factory Mutual issues warning
Factory Mutual (FM) warns against using torches, welding, or other electrical resistance heating methods for thawing ice plugs in sprinkler piping. Explaining that these methods…
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US&R TASK FORCES AND PORK-BARREL POLITICS BY CHASE N. SARGENT
In 1990 in a small room in Washington D.C., I was part of a group of 15 personnel who were hunkered down to grade and…
OPERATING “AT” VACANT BUILDINGS
Almost everyone says "fighting fire in vacant buildings." As a matter of fact, that is the title of one of the City of (NY) Fire…
ORGANIZING AND TRAINING SPECIAL RESCUE TEAMS
Organizing effective training programs for rescue teams begins well before the first text is opened or the first lesson plan is developed. For end results…
William M. Burke has been named president of FIRE-DEX, INC., which is based in Cleveland, Ohio. He
William M. Burke has been named president of FIRE-DEX, INC., which is based in Cleveland, Ohio. He succeeds Chuck Grossman, who continues as chairman of…
EMAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALERT SYSTEMTM
Federal Signal Corporation: Features FCC-Type Certified Encoder/Decoder to originate messages and confirm their dissemination. Unit has logging/storing capabilities and can receive messages from up to…
EVACUATING AT HAZ-MAT INCIDENTS
Several factors (some addressed below) determine whether an order to evacuate or protect in place should be given at a hazardous-materials incident. The factors include…
“TO-DO” LISTS ENHANCE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
Items similar to those shown on the list at right can be found on the calendars and in the organizers and computers of fire officers…
NVFC cites Vogltance as “hero of prevention”
Bob Vogltance was the 1996 recipient of the Marc Mueller Award of Excellence, an award cosponsored by the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and Master…
HOW PROGRESSIVE ARE YOU?
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THE BURNING BUSH
03.01.1997
WOMEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE
03.01.1997
