PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB THE FIREFIGHTER
What's amazing about the fire service is that when you look around, you see about the widest variety of people imaginable.
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Why Do We Do That?
When called to a car accident, we often disconnect the battery.
RECOIL LED TECHNOLOGY ™ FOCUSES ON IMPROVING FIRE SERVICE SAFETY
Nothing tests a firefight-er like fire rescue in a smoke-filled building—haz-mat disposal, medical calls, auto extraction, and other emergencies not withstanding, The many obstacles may…
EXPANDING “TIME TO EXIT” FOR FIREFIGHTERS
The fire service is gasping for breath. Every year, we witness the deaths of firefighters who run out of air after becoming trapped, caught, or…
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RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
Rapid intervention teams (RIT), rapid intervention companies (RIC), firefighter assist and search teams (FAST), or whatever you call them—all serve the same purpose.
INTERSTATE ARSON: CATCHING THE TRAVELING SERIAL ARSONIST
Undetected and uncontrolled arson has the potential to create tension and promote fear in our communities.
Conversions to Multi-Family Dwellings
They have been around for years but are not always easily recognizable: multi-family dwellings converted from single-family dwel-lings.
News in Brief
USFA's Paulison recipient of CFSI/Motorola Leadership Award
FROM INANE TO INSANE, COAST TO COAST
The wildfire season has begun in the western United States, and it's evident that at least one of the critical lessons from last year's catastrophic…
Letters
In "Basic Essentials of RIT" (Real-World RIT, February 2004), author Chris Whitby gives the example of a department that is toned out for a RIT…
Apparatus Deliveries
Hastings (NE) Fire Rescue replaced a smaller truck with this RESCUE 1 unit, which responds to medical calls, extrications, and rope rescues.
PARTY WALLS AND FIRE LIMITS: UPDATE
President George Washington was ex officio mayor of the City of Washington, one of three cities in the 10-mile-square District of Columbia donated to the…
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