Operation Get Out Alive
Although numerous articles have appeared about the dangers of residential window burglar/security bars for residents and firefighters during emergency operations, few workable solutions have been offered.
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FE Volume 153 Issue 2
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Fire Service Court
Firefighting, rescue, and fire investigation are extremely dangerous, critical operations. Firefighters are faced with risks every time they respond to an incident. However, should a…
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Letters to the Editor
I would like to make a thematic connection between Bill Manning's excellent article "A Right Way and a Wrong Way" (Editor's Opinion, December 1999) and…
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Roundtable
Various standards and regulations directed at fire department operations over past years have required us to significantly change some of our operating procedures.
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Off-Campus Courses
Probably a week doesn't pass that someone doesn't ask me why the United States Fire Administration's National Fire Academy (USFA/NFA) doesn't have courses available for…
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A Cohort Mortality Study of Philadelphia Firefighters
Firefighters are exposed under uncontrolled conditions to a wide variety of toxic chemicals including known and suspected carcinogens, such as benzene and formaldehyde in wood…
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Even More on Apparatus Positioning
At larger dwelling structures-multiple-story dwellings that are of combustible construction, the first-arriving ladder generally should take position perpendicular to the main and observable objective-the fire…
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Applying the Perception Test
Sometimes what you think the troops think is nowhere close to what they really think.
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Little Drops of Water: 50 Years Later, Part 1
As we approach the new millennium (remember, the new millennium begins January 1, 2001), a debate still rages over the use of water fog in…
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Company/Association News
The company has also expanded it Sanford, Florida, Medical Products division distribution warehouse by 25 percent, to 12,000 square feet, and will be ready to…
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Working With Large-Diameter Hose, Part 2
For many of us, practically all of our water supply hoselays are performed from hydrant to fire, a forward lay.
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Preplanning Building Hazards
Editor's note: For further reference, consult Building Construction for the Fire Service (BCFS3), Third Edition. Page numbers, where applicable, are included after the caption.
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