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New York City holds first Senior Fire Prevention Day

he Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the New York City business community, and city officials participated in the city`s first Senior Fire Prevention Day. Held in lower Manhattan in October, the program was sponsored by United HealthCare for local senior citizens.

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Fire Prevention Fire Safety

It takes more than four firefighters to rescue one of our own

During my second reading of the April 1998 issue of Fire Engineering, I noted that photo 8 on top of page 18 of Training Notebook…

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Firefighting

BRIGHTLINE LEARNING

Brightline learning is both bane and blessing. Firefighters and their fire departments--along with everyone else in the world--benefit and suffer from brightline learning. Brightline learning…

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Firefighting

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AS WEAPONS: MEDICAL IMPLICATIONS

The effectiveness of an attack involving biological agents rests heavily on the method used to disseminate them. Human exposure to biological agents could be respiratory,…

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Fire EMS Firefighting

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EMERGENCY ONE (E-ONE) won a three-year fleet replacement apparatus contract with the Houston (TX)

EMERGENCY ONE (E-ONE) won a three-year fleet replacement apparatus contract with the Houston (TX) Fire Department. The $19.6 million contract will upgrade Houston`s fleet with…

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Fire Apparatus

Reregulating the fire service

Reinventing the fire service? Make that reregulating the fire service. All across America, governments are struggling to "reinvent" themselves, shunning the old ways of doing…

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Firefighting

INGENUITY SAVES RAIL SERVICE DURING FLORIDA WILDFIRE

During the most recent wildfires in Florida, Clay County was faced with a huge fire that not only threatened residences but also the primary railroad…

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Firefighting

“Stealing” Water with the Water Thief

While the age-old debate continues between those who endorse using the 212-inch handline for its volume and those who endorse using the 134-inch line for…

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Firefighting

Chief JACQUES DENAULT of the Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Fire Department, died November 15, 1998. He

Chief JACQUES DENAULT of the Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Fire Department, died November 15, 1998. He was elected president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs…

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Firefighting

In unity, theres strength

The information Bill Manning relays in "Will Washington Finally Listen?" (Editor`s Opinion, May 1998) is blunt and to the point. The fire service has continually…

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Firefighting

HOW TO GET THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE RIGHT JOB

The fire service is changing rapidly, as is the need for forward-thinking, creative officers. The process of getting the right person for the right position…

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Firefighter Training

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS FOUNDATION awarded 25 scholarships for 1998. Lisa

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS FOUNDATION awarded 25 scholarships for 1998. Lisa Garey (Richmond, VA) and Bill Lowe (Fayetteville, GA) each received the top…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting