FIRE TESTS on COMPOSITE LPG CYLINDERs
Last year, the Nassau County Fire Service Academy (NCFSA) in Old Bethpage, New York, became aware of a new type of composite liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder being sold in our area.
FE Volume 159 Issue 7
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Letters to the Editor
I commend Mike Gagliano, Casey Phillips, Phil Jose, and Steve Bernocco on their excellent article (“The Breath from Hell,” March 2006) on the modern smoke…
OPERATING IN MODERN SUBDIVISIONS: SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS
I magine being a firefighter in A rural community when, seemingly overnight, a local farm is sold and 1,000 or more new homes are built…
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Washington Fire Company Community Ambulance Association in Ashland, Pennsylvania, uses this MARION rescue truck for rescues, fireground support, and as a command center, explains…
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WHY DO WE DO THAT?
We are told that when traversing a fire escape, we should step lightly, position each foot on the tread alongside the riser, and keep one…
TILT-SLAB CONCRETE
Below is my response to a question about concrete building fires from Lieutenant Mike Froelich of the Sylvania Township (OH) Fire Department.
SCBA AIR SUPPLY AND THE WORST-CASE MAYDAY SCENARIO
Imagine that you are working a single-family-dwelling house fire. Everything is fairly routine.
TALES FROM TRUCK 111
111 Truck. One-Eleven in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) was another truly unique place in which I was fortunate to have worked and…
THE CHICAGO FIREFIGHTING ACTION PLAN
A crucial component of structural firefighting is an action plan. The action plan can be described as a schematic that ties together the general tactics…
THE LEADER-FOLLOWER RELATIONSHIP
Much has been written on the definition, attributes, and qualities of good and bad leadership.
SO YOU WANT TO BE PROMOTED
The way in which fire departments promote firefighters to the company officer position varies from department to department.
COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
The FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE (FDIC) has been ranked the 54th largest tradeshow in the United States and Canada, according to the April 2006 edition…
STICKNEY ROOF RACK BAILOUT
07.01.2006
“BIG BOX” STRUCTURES
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