BLENDED E-LEARNING
Minnesota's firefighters and emergency responders are trained to protect the state's nearly five million citizens and its natural resources.
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FE Volume 156 Issue 5
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COUNTERTERRORISM RESPONSE: ONE VIEW
Editor's note: The following scenarios are written about multiple terrorist attacks within a municipality.
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Company/association news
Company/association news * HALE PRODUCTS, INC. named Gary Ewers president of the Fire Suppression Group, responsible for group companies including those located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania;…
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Pictometry: Aerial Photography for the Fire Service
Imagine being able to view four sides of every building in your community as if you were circling them in a low-flying helicopter.
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More FE Volume 156 Issue 5
Hathaway House High-Rise Fire:Lesson in Logistics
A high-rise fire presentS a considerable challenge to any fire department. Nearly every jurisdiction has some kind of multilevel apartment building.
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MITIGATING ACCIDENTAL FUEL SPILLS THROUGH POWER SLURPING
Most chemical accidents occur during the transportation of hazardous materials.
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ARE YOU READY FOR eFIRE TECHNOLOGY?
The fire service is on the cusp of an electronic frontier in the use of concepts such as eCommerce and eBusiness to create a new…
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THE GREATEST INNOVATION IN THE FIRE SERVICE
The fire service is an "ever-changing" machine that keeps evolving to meet the needs of the citizens it is designed to protect.
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Hose Loads for Increased Operational Effectiveness
In the world of quint concepts and three-firefighter engine companies, many suburban departments are getting away from or reducing static loaded hosebeds off the rear…
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Fireground Size-Up: Row Frames
The row frame, as the name implies, is a row of attached wooden buildings that can vary in height from two to four stories.
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PREPARING FOR THE NEXT CALL: PROPER DEMOBILIZATION
Preparation for the next fire call should begin at the end of the present fire call.
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High-Rise RIT Saves Trapped Firefighters
What began as a "routine" fire in a Detroit, Michigan, high-rise soon escalated into a "Saving Our Own" operation. On October 17, 2002, at 0443…
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