FIRE FATALITIES: ONE COUNTY’S PERSPECTIVE
BY JAMES M. McLOUGHLIN and BRETT M.
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FE Volume 158 Issue 1
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PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB: CEREMONIES THAT STOKE THE FLAMES OF TRADITION
Our fire service is rich in tradition and has a history so fascinating that as a firefighter, young or old, the more you dig into…
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FIRE FATALITIES: ONE COUNTY’S PERSPECTIVE
Unlike most developed nations, the United States has relied on technology and government code enforcement instead of social pressure to curb the problems related to…
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Will Your Fire Investigation testimony hold up in court?
Today, going to court is stressful for the average fire investigator. Not that it was any easier 15 years ago, but at that time, experts…
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Letters to the Editor
"Approach WMD Incidents with a New Mindset" in the "Weapons of Mass Destruction: Determining Your Readiness" supplement (Fire Engineering, November 2004) made several good points.
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IS THERE A NEED FOR STANDARDIZED K9 CREDENTIALS?
With the call for nationalized response capabilities and the requirement to conform to the national incident management system (NIMS), would it be feasible to create…
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Apparatus Deliveries
The Boscobal (WI) Fire Department replaced a pumper and tanker with this CENTRAL STATES pumper-tanker.
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OPERATING SAFELY ON PEAKED ROOFS
"Getting the roof" is an intrinsic part of firefighting operations at most common commercial and residential fires.
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FENDER EVOLUTIONS
Although many of the tool evolutions we employ today have not changed much over time, we have found it necessary to add and alter tool…
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BOMB ACTIVITY AND JUVENILE FIRESETTERS
Columbine and other violent incidents in America's schools have generated much interest into the question "What makes a child do that?"1 The residents of Littleton,…
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Products/Services/Media
The 911 CODE RED TEAM™ HELMET from First Steps, Inc. is a scaled replica of a firefighter’s helmet for children, complete with a pivoting clear…
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ULTRAFINE WATER MIST FIRE SUPPRESSION TECHNOLOGY
Computer simulation has greatly shortened the path toward the development of ultrafine water mist fire suppression technology for NanoMist Systems, LLC.
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