PRECIOUS FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH FIRE, LAKE WORTH, TEXAS
The morning of February 15, 1999, dawned as a beautiful winter morning in north-central Texas.
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WILL THE STATUS QUO KILL YOUR DEPARTMENT?
A couple of years ago I wrote about the "department within the department," a condition at some volunteer fire organizations in which a small group…
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WHY DO WE DO THAT?
As firefighters, we are supposed to be experts in all things fire, and so the public sometimes asks us fire-related questions, such as the following.
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COMPANY/ASSOCIATIONNEWS
FIRST BANKERS CORPORATION celebrates the 10th anniversary of providing scholarships to firefighters and their dependents through its Giving Back to those Who Give™ program, through…
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MANAGING CRITICAL INCIDENTS: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH
This article is based on "A Systems Approach to Firefighting," a communications/incident management system class presented by Captain John Stuckey, Fire Station 2, Bellevue (WA)…
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NAVY NOZZLES AND TRAINING FOAM
Here are some more tricks of the trade (i.e., better ways to do things) submitted by firefighters and fire departments.
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RESCUE AND THE FIRST-IN ENGINE
I have learned a lot over the past 30 years. One of the hardest pills to swallow or the toughest lesson I learned is that…
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QUALITIES THAT MAKE A FIRE INSTRUCTOR MEMORABLE
Training is unquestionably one of the top pri- orities of every fire department, career and volunteer.
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SILO EXPLOSION
The Salisbury (MD) Fire Department (SFD) was alerted at 0917 hours on Wednesday, December 21, 2005, for an automatic fire alarm at the Maxum Yacht…
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MOBILE TRAINING UNIT: A COST-EFFECTIVE LIVE-FIRE OPTION
One of the most difficult tasks in the fire service is to provide personnel with realistic training to prepare them for field operations.
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A UNIQUE CO ALARM ACTIVATION
In North America, the fall and winter months bring colder temperatures, requiring home and business owners to use heating equipment for interior climate control.
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COLLAPSE AND FIRE EXTENSION IN WOOD-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
The construction of a fire building is one of the most important considerations in a size-up.
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