DRY HYDRANTS REVISITED
Fire districts that do not have a public water supply must rely on alternate water sources for fire protection.
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FE Volume 156 Issue 2
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EXPANDING ICS WITH A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE
It is easy to describe how to expand the incident command system (ICS) when the incident commander (IC) needs to segment the command responsibilities into…
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ENGINE COMPANY OPERATIONS: VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN WATER
Emergency services trade magazines, courses, and videos present much information regarding vehicle accidents that occur on land, but very little information is currently available about…
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DEVELOPING A FIRE DEPARTMENT CODE OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR
Ethics and ethical behavior are of great concern in the community in general and in the fire service in particular.
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INITIAL RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL INCIDENTS
On arrival at the address OF the single-engine response to which you have been dispatched for an "odor investigation," you find four people with runny…
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Smallpox vaccination program raises concerns and issues
On December 13, 2002, President Bush made public some details concerning a national smallpox vaccination program.
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WHEN A STANDARD IS NOT STANDARD
For years, the editors of Fire Engineering have long supported—and actively pursued through this vehicle—a four-member minimum company staffing standard and saw the NFPA 1710…
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BREATHING LIFE INTO “TILLY”
I discovered the miniature tiller truck as I searched on the Internet for new fire prevention education ideas for preschoolers.
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More on “weak staffing”
The December 2002 Letter to the Editor "Weak staffing" by Chief Dwight B. Van Zanen of the Vista (CA) Fire Department certainly is thought-provoking to…
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Apparatus Deliveries
The Willimantic Fire Department in Windham, Connecticut, uses its EMERGENCY ONE tower to protect a city with dense residential, commercial, and industrial properties, many of…
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Products / Services / Media
PATERSON FIRE OF 1902: THE STORY OF NEW JERSEY'S BIGGEST BLAZE
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PUBLIC INTEREST, PUBLIC ORGANIZATION
In an article several years ago, I mentioned that control and responsibility are critical issues in managing a volunteer department.
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