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FE Volume 159 Issue 12

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FIRE DEPARTMENT-BASED EMS: A PROUD TRADITION

It was 1973 when I first witnessed a Phoenix (AZ) paramedic at an emergency scene delivering advanced life support (ALS) treatment in a fire department-based emergency medical services (EMS) system.

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Fire EMS Firefighting

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Isleta Pueblo (NM) Fire Department protects an Indian reservation with this DARLEY mini-CAFS pumper.

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Fire Apparatus

NAMES IN THE NEWS

ANTHONY STRAVINO has been appointed chief for the Deerfield Beach (FL) Fire/Rescue Department.

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Fire EMS Firefighting

Battalion ‘Assignment’ System

Personnel, people working on-shift, could not be unbalanced within the neighborhood (battalion) in which you were assigned.

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Firefighting

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FIREFIGHTERS AND HEART DISEASE: BEYOND THE STATISTICS

One finding stands out when analyzing research related to the factors that have been contributing to firefighter cardiovascular-related line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) over the past decade:…

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Firefighting

ON THE “INDISPENSABILITY” OF FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEFS

During a recent conversation with a fire department chief, he was describing how important he was to his department.

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Firefighting

COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

ADASHI, a provider of software decision support tools for firefighters, police, and medical responders, and a unit of Optimetrics, Inc.

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Firefighting

Hazards of Precast Concrete Wall Panels

Greg Havel reviews the use of precast concrete wall panels in building construction and what that means for firefighters working in these buildings.

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Building Construction Fire Safety Magazine

ESTABLISHING A RIT FROM THE GROUND UP BY DAVID MILEN

Man-made or natural disasters often overwhelm emergency workers, resources, and the ability of other organizations to respond from different locations.

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Firefighting