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FE Volume 159 Issue 1
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UNDERSTANDING RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND BASIC SALVAGE
In metropolitan Chicago, more and more fixed fire protection systems are being installed in buildings as areas are developed and redeveloped.
Letters to the Editor
In his Letter to the Editor (October 2005), John H. Busching, of the Fire Department of New York’s (NYPD) Emergency Service Unit’s (ESU) Specialized Training…
FOAMED PLASTIC SHEETING A FIRE HAZARD
In December 1998, a large multitenant warehouse facility in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, went up in flames and burned for more than three days before the…
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THOUGHTS ON THE TWIN TOWERS COLLAPSE
The collapse of the World Trade Center’s (WTC) Twin Towers killed almost all of the 343 members of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY)…
CUTTING TECHNIQUES
Let’s consider cutting evolu- tions. What kind of vehicle components do we have to sever today, and what tools and operations do we use? More…
THE FIRE SERVICE AND COUNTERTERRORISM
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the fire service has been at the forefront of training in response to terrorist attacks and technological developments…
STILL TALKIN’ IN THE KITCHEN ….
We have been talking (at least I was), about those tactics, tasks, and procedures that occur on most well-trained operations that support aggressive structure firefighting.
BREAKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER
It is a familiar scenario in many departments. The dispatcher receives a call from 911 and transmits the following information to the fire department.
LEADING IN A TACTICAL PARADISE
You are a fire officer in your small town. This simple statement carries a considerable amount of responsibility.
RESCUE ON THE CHATTAHOOCHEE
The Atlanta area had been deluged with rain for more than two weeks, and Hurricane Dennis, now a tropical depression and moving northward into Tennessee…
IMPALEMENT EXTRICATION
On August 25, 2005, at 12:40 p.m., the Wyckoff (NJ) Fire Department was dispatched to assist at the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident…
EVACUATION FUNDAMENTALS
01.01.2006
Preplanning Building Hazards
01.01.2006
WHY DO WE DO THAT?
01.01.2006
