FE Volume 153 Issue 12

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SUPERVISORY TECHNIQUES ARE FOR VOLUNTEERS, TOO

SUPERVISORY TECHNIQUES ARE FOR VOLUNTEERS, TOO

I am an adjunct faculty mem-ber in the fire technology associate's degree program at an area community college. One of the courses I teach is "Supervision of Fire Service Personnel." It's based on standard public administration supervisory theory and practices and covers some specific examples and differences related to the fire and rescue service.
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Firefighting Equipment
FORCIBLE ENTRY TECHNIQUES FOR PRIVATE DWELLING SECURITY BARS

FORCIBLE ENTRY TECHNIQUES FOR PRIVATE DWELLING SECURITY BARS

Various polls conducted in recent years have indicated that crime is one of the utmost concerns of residents in urban areas. Since the early 1980s,…
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Fire Apparatus
THE WORCESTER TRAGEDY

THE WORCESTER TRAGEDY

Vincent Dunn, Alan Brunacini, and I independently were the technical reviewers of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) report 99F47 on the…
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Firefighting
BOOM-EQUIPPED VESSEL FOR FIREFIGHTING

BOOM-EQUIPPED VESSEL FOR FIREFIGHTING

In the past decade alone, the Port of Corpus Christi, on the Gulf Coast of Texas, has grown steadily as a major import/export center.
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Firefighting

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OVERHAULING FOR SUCCESSFUL FIRE INVESTIGATION

OVERHAULING FOR SUCCESSFUL FIRE INVESTIGATION

Overhaul is the stage at which fire suppression and fire investigation interface. Controlled by the fire suppression forces, overhaul has a huge impact on the…
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Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems
PROPOSED 1710, PART 2

PROPOSED 1710, PART 2

This month's topic is the Emer-gency Medical Operations component of the proposed National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1710, Standard for the Organization and Deployment of…
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Fire EMSFirefighting
HEPATITIS C and the fire service part 1: assessing the risk

HEPATITIS C and the fire service part 1: assessing the risk

The news that Philadelphia (PA) Fire Depart-ment (PFD) firefighters screened for hepatitis C (HCV) in 1999 had an infection rate almost three times the average…
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Firefighting
THE YEAR THAT WAS

THE YEAR THAT WAS

Fire Engineering Singles Out the Most Significant Events of the Past Year
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Firefighting
THE HIGH DASH LIFT

THE HIGH DASH LIFT

In most motor vehicle accidents involving victim entrapment, the use of basic extrication techniques such as door removal, roof removal, and dash roll are usually…
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Technical RescueVehicle Extrication
THE AUTOMATIC ALARM MINDSET

THE AUTOMATIC ALARM MINDSET

Fire departments throughout the United States will respond to thousands of automatic alarm activations during the course of a year. In many instances, early notification…
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Firefighting
NEWS IN BRIEF

NEWS IN BRIEF

A version of the Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement (FIRE) Act was passed by Congress in the form of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Department…
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Firefighting
Remove the Gag

Remove the Gag

A phoenix rose from the ashes of the tragic Seton Hall University dormitory fire early this year.
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FirefightingMagazine

STRAPPING THE CAN

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Firefighter Training

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Fire PreventionFire Safety

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

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Fire Apparatus

THE USFA TRANSFORMATION

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Fire PreventionFire Safety

PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA

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Firefighting Equipment

WHEN DO YOU …?

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Firefighting

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