MAKING DIFFICULT CHANGE
Difficult change. Some might find this phrase redundant. Isn't all change difficult? Isn't it just human nature to resist change, no matter how much the change is needed?
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FE Volume 155 Issue 8
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LEN MALMQUIST retired as chief of Central Emergency Services in Soldotna, Alaska, after seven years with the department and a 38-year career in the fire…
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MEASURING AND CREATING VALUE IN THE FIRE SERVICE
Budgeting is a key component of my job. I've faced the annual budget process for five years. At first, I found the process very frustrating.…
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Products / Services / Media
Hydraulics International HIHP-SA-5G-DD-60 HIGH-PRESSURE BREATHING AIR SYSTEM is a reciprocating piston assembly that compresses breathing air (Grade E or better) using a pneumatic drive.
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More FE Volume 155 Issue 8
THE CASE FOR AN AIDE AT MULTIPLE-ALARM INCIDENTS
You, a chief officer, arrive at a dwelling fire early one evening. It is a two-story, 24- 2 32-foot house with a basement and garage.…
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MORE STUFF THAT YOU NEVER DO!
We have been "stuffing" this column lately-talking about "firefighting stuff" that may be on everyone's mind at one time or other. Throughout my career, I…
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TEN COMMANDMENTS OF A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE PRIMARY SEARCH
Conducting a safe and effective primary search is undoubtedly one of the most dangerous fireground operations you will be asked to carry out during your…
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THE FUTURE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE
The future of the fire service depends on presenting one unified front that communicates a shared vision of what the fire service should look like.…
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FALSE SENSE OF FIRE
Firefighters operating in hallways of fire resistive multiple dwellings have reported an unusual event: When the door to the apartment is left open to allow…
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LOCAL RESOURCES NOT ENOUGH FOR TOWER RESCUE
At approximately 1250 hours on April 22, 2002, the Brown County Dispatch Center received a call that a member of a five-person crew that had…
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News In Brief
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), at press time, approved the First Responder Terrorism Preparedness Act of 2002 (S. 2664), introduced by U.S.…
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Company/Association News
MCKINNON-LAND-MORAN, LLC (MLM) has agreed to purchase the BASOFIL® heat- and flame-resistant fiber business from BASF, including the intellectual property, inventories, and machinery/equipment related to…
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