Names in the News
JAMES HOWELL has been named chief of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Department
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The Unspeakable Crime
It's a crime that horribly maims, scars, and kills thousands each year. It's a crime that exacts on children and adults the worst physical pain…
SPREADING THE SAFETY MESSAGE YEAR-ROUND
Does your department spread the fire safety message only during Fire Prevention Week? If so, you are missing out on valuable opportunities for instilling safety…
The debate continues
Ladder bail out is undoubtedly one of the most disputed subjects circulating in fire service training today. It is dangerous, but so is the profession.…
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Apparatus Deliveries
The Buckland (OH) Volunteer Fire Department's EMERGENCY ONE American Eagle pumper responds first out to all calls except for medical responses and brush fires.
SENIOR FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) launched the new nationwide Prevent Fire. Save Lives campaign at the Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Products/Services/Media
Halogen Valve Systems: Shutoff system for chlorine cylinders and ton containers mounts to existing valves without special tools. Valve can be opened or closed manually…
MORE SIMPLE LESSONS FOR ALL TIME
Today we expect to cover the gamut of lessons from high-rise to combustible structure to leadership and management. For instance, we all are willing to…
SAFE RESPONSE TO HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC INCIDENTS
Since 1987, 45 firefighters have died as a result of being struck by vehicles. Almost 50 percent of these incidents occurred within the past four…
INTERACTIVE NEWSLETTER KEEPS FIREFIGHTERS INFORMED
Ask your fire department membership to list what needs to be improved, and communication will be near the top of that list-regardless of whether the…
Preplanning Building Hazards
Look at buildings under construction. This bearing wall between commercial occupancies in a strip mall will not impede a fire unless the space between the…
MID-AIR COLLISION: MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
The afternoon of Thursday, November 16, 2000, was like any other fall afternoon in west-central Florida. The weather was sunny and clear; the temperature was…
HIGH-RISE FIRE CURTAIN
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RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
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Should We Stay or Should We Go?
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News In Brief
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