PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB: MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN AND TAKING CARE OF NUMBER ONE
For the past 10 months through this Pride and Ownership series, we have discussed again and again just how great this profession of ours is.
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PREVENTING LINE-OF-DUTY DEATHS: THE CINCINNATI EXPERIENCE
On March 21, 2003, Cincinnati Firefighter Oscar Armstrong III tragically died in the line of duty.
BEFORE THE CLASS
The class is scheduled and you�re ready to go. Or are you?
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LABELS, PLACARDS, AND MARKINGS
During early-morning rush hour, you respond to a report of a vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer.
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News
Figures released by the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicate that 107 firefighters died in the line of duty in the United…
RUMORS OF OUR DEMISE “GREATLY EXAGGERATED,” PART 1
On February 24th, amid cries from various fire service corners alleging that the National Fire Academy (NFA) was about to sustain heavy budget cuts that…
ESTABLISHING THE TRAINING CURRICULUM
Time, money, hardware, software, facilities, instructors, staff, and the level of competencies of incoming trainees always limit training programs.
Letters to the Editor
More on “controlling your helmet” Concerning “Controlling Your Helmet” (Training Notebook, December 2004), the authors seem to make an easy task difficult. I suggest the…
Flashover and Backdraft: A Primer
Flashover and backdraft have been confused for years. Christopher Flatley of the FDNY on identifying fire dynamics.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Detroit (MI) Fire Department uses this SVI rescue truck (one of eight) to respond to fires and motor vehicle accidents in which lives are…
CREATING AN APPARATUS DRIVER RESPONSE SOP
Every day in America, two responding fire apparatus proceeding to the same incident are driven in two different ways.
IS A FUNERAL WITH FULL FIREFIGHTER’S HONORS ALWAYS PROPER?
Planning a funeral for a firefighter is a difficult and often heartbreaking task.
