Eight Years Later: Lessons from the Northridge Earthquake
On January 17, 1994, the Northridge earthquake took dozens of lives and caused massive damage. Writing in 2002, Larry Collins looks at lessons learned.
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The Boeing Fire Department, in Mesa, Arizona, designed its EMERGENCY ONE aircraft crash unit for hot weather and to handle fires in commercial and military…
VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLs: FUTURE labor POOL
It is 0800 hours. Captain Malarick begins to check out the SCBA while Lieutenant Lucas inspects the medical kit. Once the morning duties are completed…
WTC: LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL AND HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
My brain probably resembles a hard drive that is heavily loaded and has not been defragged. A number of people have said they'd like to…
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JAMES HOWELL, chief of the Lee County (FL) Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Department, has been appointed to the Florida Fire Chiefs' Association's Wildland…
WOOD I-BEAMS + FIRE = DISASTER
The lack of integrity of the construction materials and methods used by today’s building industry creates hazards for firefighters. To make buildings more affordable, increasing…
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RUBE?S RULES:A COLLECTION OF CASE STUDIES from Fire Engineering Books and Videos
PREFIRE PLANNING AT MULTIBUILDING COMPLEXES
Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 4, Ladder 1: Respond to an alarm at the Veterans Administration (VA) Center, Building #162, domiciliary on Maple Drive. Color…
THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL THOUGHT PROCESS: THE STRUCTURE FIRE SIZE-UP
For years most of my efforts in training were devoted to getting the firefighter to adopt a habit of constantly thinking! The thinking firefighter is…
SURVIVAL TRAINING: FORCIBLE EGRESS TECHNIQUES
Fire service statistics show that an average of 100 firefighters lose their lives in the line of duty each year. The National Fire Protection Association…
Saw Operations: The ‘Tap’ Method
Mike Ciampo offers some ideas that can add a measure of safety to your fire department’s roof operational procedures.
TRUCK COMPANY DO’S AND DON’TS
Truck companies and truck operations bring to the structural fire attack the critical tasks that must be performed if a fire department hopes to successfully…
