Three-Point Hazmat Size-Up
SCENARIO 1. AN ENGINE IS dispatched to a basement fire in a two-story, balloon-frame house.
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The Other Side of Taxpayers
ALL FIREFIGHTERS ARE FAMI-liar with the new taxpayers (or strip malls) found on block after block in every city and small town in America.
NEWS IN BRIEF
The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA) has released its investigation report covering the June…
The Bad Apples
WHEN SOMETHING GOES wrong, we immediately start looking for someone to blame. Blaming is a normal gut reaction, and we all do it.
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When and How to Use a Tourniquet
A FRENCH ARMY SURGEON named Etienne Morel first reported in 1674 using a tourniquet for control of battlefield hemorrhage.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Ovilla (TX) Fire Department has in service two apparatus built by SVI TRUCKS, INC.
Philadelphia’s Scrap Yard Task Force
A ROUND NOVEMBER 2003, PHILADELPHIA, PENNsylvania, put together a task force to inspect auto salvage and scrap yard facilities.
Introduction to Chemical Warfare Agents
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS (CWA), as terrible as they are in war, are no longer limited to use on traditional-type battlefields.
NAMES IN THE NEWS
ALAN BLACK has been named vice president of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Department of Public Safety, succeeding Alvy Dodson, who retired.
Chemical Profiling II: What You See Does Make a Difference
IN PART 1, “CHEMICAL PROFILING: A SAFE APPROACH for First Responders” (May 2007), I discussed the first responder reference materials, the Department of Transportation (DOT)…
Building Hazards on the Outside
"The building is your enemy.” Francis Brannigan reiterated this statement to us in the fire service up until his passing.
Response to Pipeline Incidents
11.01.2007
Find the Fire Before It Finds You
11.01.2007
Fighting a Fast-Spreading Fire
11.01.2007
