TIME IN A BOTTLE
Several years ago, I was in a tactics class when the instructor posed an interesting question: "How long does a 30-minute SCBA bottle last?" We all took turns answering.
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FE Volume 156 Issue 7
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PRIMARY ROOF OPERATIONS AT MULTIPLE-DWELLING FIRES
The success of an aggressive interior attack in a structure fire depends largely on the effectiveness of roof operations.
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IMPROVING PATIENT ACCESS AT EXTRICATION SCENES
Early on a cool October eve-ning, you are dispatched to a reported smoking vehicle, resulting from an accident.
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ACCIDENT VICTIM PINNED AND IMPALED
December 15, 2002, WAS A BUSY 24-hour shift for the officers and firefighters of Clayton County (GA) Fire Department's Station Three B-shift: training evolutions; routine…
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Mentoring at the Executive Level
Mentoring has been going on for hundreds of years in the fire service, but most is concentrated on the technical aspects of the job.
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Products/Services/Media
The QMID MIDSHIP PUMP from Hale Products is a 1,250-gpm midship pump that's appropriate for fire departments with high-altitude applications and rural departments with special…
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Leadership THAT TAPS EMOTIONS
People may like what they do, but they can do it wherever they like.
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ENTERTAINING INSTRUCTION
I sometimes TEASE (with concealed envy) my friends who teach for career departments. Just think: a room full of bright, young faces eager to soak…
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Transformational Leadership for Fire Officers
The business (and government) environment is always changing. Because of the rapid pace of information transfer that computers and the Internet have enabled, change is…
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Company/ Association News
NFPA is co-funding tuition for the eight senior fire officials awarded fellowships to attend Harvard University's 2003 Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program…
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LPG TANKER ROLLOVER: LESSONS LEARNED IN SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA
On March 10, 2003, at 3:37 p.m., a propane transport tanker carrying 9,200 gallons of product exited Interstate 664 North to U.S. Route 17 North…
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USING SOLID TERRAIN MODELS TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES
We began using solid-terrain models to help fight forest fires back in 1999.
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