SWITCHING FROM OFFENSIVE TO DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS
It is a fairly common occurrence: The interior attack lines have been ordered outside. The big guns had previously been placed to protect the exposures.
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Using Master Streams from Straight-Stick Aerials
All too often, we see videos of major fires on the television news or in training films showing firefighters perched atop aerials directing streams.
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CONTROLLING THE DOOR
When firefighters are killed or seriously injured in the performance of their duties, it is the responsibility of those who remain behind to study the…
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TWO-MINUTE DRILLS
It has been an uneventful tour so far-just a couple of "routine" runs, some "bells and smells" and a couple of EMS responses. The afternoon…
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PIPELINE RUPTURE: A CASE STUDY
On Friday, November 3, 2000, at 0900, the Lancaster County-wide Communications Center received a call from an excavator reporting he punctured an underground fuel pipeline…
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RESPONDING TO GASOLINE RELEASES
Without a doubt, gasoline is the hazardous material most commonly released in the United States every year. It is the primary fuel for vehicles, and…
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THE LOST ART OF SALVAGE
It was one of the reasons the fire service was started. Today, it's the most neglected of the major functions firefighters perform. It's salvage.
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NEWS
Representatives from major fire service organizations met with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its United States Fire Administration (USFA) at the…
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Keeping Us in the Game, Barely
In mid-December, 2000, we proclaimed political victory. By the first of March, it was all slipping away.
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PROPS TO PUNCTUATE YOUR FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
In a time when fire deaths and injuries continue to plague many communities, firefighters are becoming more involved in presenting fire safety education programs to…
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Letters to the Editor
I have been in the fire service for 15 years, as a volunteer and a career member. The paid department I work for has 10…
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES
Roxbury Chemical Engine Co. No. 1 of Succasunna, New Jersey, placed in service two apparatus to fulfill its specialized needs.
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