HOW D0 YOU DEFINE LEADERSHIP?
How do you define leadership? That's a question I love to ask firefighters. If you are a "fire patriot," there are two subjects that should interest you: fireground strategy and tactics and leadership.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jim Hutton's Fire Commentary "Nuclear Gamble" (March 2001) about the safety of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) during transport contains misleading information.
Apparatus Deliveries
In Branson, Missouri, uses its CENTRAL STATES rescue pumper as a first-out unit in the northern part of the district and as a covering unit…
ANOTHER NARROW TRUSS ESCAPE UPDATE
When wintering in Orlando, I spent many hours riding with Shift Commander Paul Skinner. We talked about fire, tactics, and building construction hazards. He is…
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INITIAL ON-SCENE REPORT
It is a lovely day. You are at work and have just relieved the off-going shift. You have put your turnouts on the apparatus, checked…
PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA
XRT Power Systems: Rescue power system is designed for all rescue operations using small- and medium-duty vehicles. Available for Ford Super Duty F Series trucks…
“WHADDYA DO………?”
A few months ago, we started addressing some simple yet unique solutions to some basic questions that pop up often (and some not so often)…
TRICKS OF THE TRADE: REMOVING HUD WINDOW COVERs
Several years ago, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) introduced a new method for sealing the windows of vacant buildings under…
DEVELOPING OFFICERS
When you become a fire chief, you must first realize that you don't have to control or know about everything that goes on in your…
RAPID INTERVENTION IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Much has been written lately regarding rapid intervention teams (RITs) at structural and nonstructural incidents to which the fire service responds, and many fire departments…
Company/Association News
The Swiftwater Rescue Committee of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE is seeking nominations for the 2001 Higgins and Langley Memorial Awards for Outstanding…
HOW TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE FIRE OFFICER
Many classes teach students how to be effective fireground officers, but these are limited to strategy and tactics.
COMPLEX EXTRICATION SAVES WORKER
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APPARATUS ACCESS PROBLEMS
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NEWS IN BRIEF
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Line-of-Duty Deaths, 2001
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THE LAW OF L.O.D.D.I.
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