NEWS IN BRIEF
The 2007 edition of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1982, Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS), is now available at www.nfpa.org/pass.
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FE Volume 160 Issue 4
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Hoseline Operations for Residential Fires
Proficiency in stretching, advancing, and operating hoselines cannot be achieved by studying a book or by discussion in a classroom “chalk talk.
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Live Burn: 1403 or No Fire!
The greatest dilemma for a fire instructor arises with the realization that on Day One out of rookie school, any firefighter can be in a…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
This refers to “Firefighter Hydration During Rehab,” by Derek Williams (Fire Engineering, December 2006).
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Live-Fire Training LODDs: We Must Heed the Lessons Learned
On January 26, 2007, the Boulder (CO) Fire Department held a remembrance ceremony in memory of Firefighters Scott Smith and William Duran on the 25th…
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Building a Low-Cost Network of Advanced Life Support Services
It is 0430 hours on Monday, December 4, 2006, and Firefighter/paramedic Craig Stewart of the Erlanger (KY) Fire/EMS Department has spent the night responding to…
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Prepare to Ensure a Sufficient Water Supply
Our activities before, during, and after an incident all directly affect our relationship with our customers.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Anniston (AL) Fire Department uses this AMERICAN LAFRANCE rescue truck as an advanced life support (ALS) vehicle, according to Assistant Chief David Collins.
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The Residential Rescue Sequence
To rescue a person is one of the noblest and most heroic acts a firefighter can perform.
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Why Can’t They Hear the Music?
We’ve all seen those B horror movies. We’ve all heard the “dum-dum-dum” spooky music build to a crescendo just as the villain reaches out from…
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Precepts for a New Training Officer
It is 0530 hours, and I find myself thinking that in a couple of months I will complete my tour as a training officer for…
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Where is Your Training Center?
Where is your training center? Don’t answer just yet. You might be thinking that I am talking of a fixed or acquired training area where…
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