FE Volume 151 Issue 11

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Firefighting in the I-Zone: Making it “Safe to Stay”

Firefighting in the I-Zone: Making it “Safe to Stay”

Wildfires are increasingly encroaching into populated areas, increasing the likelihood of life and property loss for fire departments and the communities they protect. Fire agencies in California, the Western United States, and other areas of the country as well have the potential to face wildfires within the urban interface, or the "I-Zone."
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FirefightingWildland Firefighting
Jacksonville, Florida, donates SCBAs

Jacksonville, Florida, donates SCBAs

The 1998 Florida wildfires indirectly led the city of Jacksonville, Florida, to donate 118 Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department self-contained breathing apparatus to the Florida…
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Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment
FIRERAY STROBE SYSTEM

FIRERAY STROBE SYSTEM

Federal Signal Corporation: Meets GSA-KKK and NFPA warning light output requirements. Includes GS5 strobe and SPS8 power supply. Lens/reflector combination provides 1207 of coverage. SPS8…
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Fire PreventionFire Safety
ANHYDROUS AMMONIA RELEASE

ANHYDROUS AMMONIA RELEASE

A truck mechanic was killed west of Phoenix, Arizona, after piping was accidentally ripped from a horizontal storage tank, discharging an estimated 4,000 gallons of…
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HazmatTechnical Rescue

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NFPA completes breathability tests on firefighter protective clothing

NFPA completes breathability tests on firefighter protective clothing

Technical reports of the National Fire Protection Research Foundation`s (NFPRF) independent test project documenting the heat stress and comfort of six turnout systems compliant with…
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Fire PreventionFire Safety
DATA STORM SOFTWARE PROGRAM

DATA STORM SOFTWARE PROGRAM

SurVivaLink Corporation: Data collection program collects, stores, manages, and provides access to emergency response organization`s prehospital emergency database. Visible on one screen, it incorporates National…
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Firefighter Training
RESPONDING TO THE ILLINOIS POWER PLANT

RESPONDING TO THE ILLINOIS POWER PLANT

At 1809 hours on December 18, 1996, the East Alton 911 Dispatch center received an alarm from the Illinois Power Plant requesting that the fire…
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Firefighting
NASFM new OLS administrator

NASFM new OLS administrator

Effective September 1, the administration of Operation Life Safety (OLS) was shifted from the International Association of Fire Chiefs to the National Association of State…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
ISODRI PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS

ISODRI PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS

Lion Apparel: Protective clothing component system designed so that outer shell, moisture barrier, and thermal liner work together to reduce water absorption and promote quicker…
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Fire PPEFirefighting Equipment
Pre-Planning Electric Generating Stations

Pre-Planning Electric Generating Stations

Electric generating stations are remotely located and typically very well protected. They normally have an on-site trained fire brigade and usually can mitigate a minor…
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Firefighting
STORAGE PIPES

STORAGE PIPES

Have you ever approached a door and then reached into your turnout pocket to find a shove knife, nail, or key tool only to find…
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Firefighting
CROSSTECHT MOISTURE BARRIER

CROSSTECHT MOISTURE BARRIER

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.: Improved barrier has increased breathability--39 percent better than original product. Meets NFPA liquid resistance requirements after 25 wash/dry cycles. Seven…
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Fire PreventionFire Safety

Strategic Planning: Creating Future Excellence, Part 2

11.01.1998
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Firefighting

Give priority to apparatus performing essential fireground tasks

11.01.1998
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Firefighting

SPEAKER STYLE BACKUP ALARMS

11.01.1998
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

INCIDENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRUCTION

11.01.1998
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HazmatTechnical Rescue

NFAAA welcomes “active” members

11.01.1998
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Firefighting

DS-50 QUICK-RELEASE POST

11.01.1998
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

ELEVATOR RESCUE

11.01.1998
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Technical Rescue

FE sets standard

11.01.1998
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Firefighting

TEFLONT F FIREFIGHTERS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FINISH

11.01.1998
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Firefighting

Investments more lucrative than Social Security, institute alleges

11.01.1998
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Firefighting

Precautions needed with compressed air

11.01.1998
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Fire PreventionFire Safety

GUT ESCAPE BELT

11.01.1998
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Firefighting
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