When Ground Meets Air
For more than 25 years, air medical services have been integral in EMS delivery of high-quality prehospital care.
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FE Volume 160 Issue 5
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Wireless Smoke Detectors Are Good for Safety and Business
When wireless smoke detectors were introduced, they were unreliable. Most fire marshals weren’t convinced they were a good alternative to traditional hardwired systems.
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Firefighting Strategies for Steel-Frame Construction
In the April 2006 issue of Fire Engineering, we discussed issues to be considered when confronting a fire in a one-story commercial building.
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Using Lifting Struts for Roof Resting Lift and Inverted Dash Displacement
Performing a dash displacement on an overturned vehicle can be a challenge. The method described below combines techniques involving stabilization, lifting, and extrication.
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More FE Volume 160 Issue 5
Rescuing Through a Gable on a Multilevel Roof
While performing roof operations, operating conditions often start to deteriorate.
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Tips for Automatic Pump Pressure Governors
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION Association 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, requires each pumper have a “pressure control system,” an integral safety feature to the fire…
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NEWS IN BRIEF
In a letter dated February 22, Defibtech®, LLC, Guilford, Connecticut, initiated a voluntary worldwide recall of LifeLine® Semi-Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) and ReviveR® Semi-Automatic External…
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The Most Dangerous Fireground Activity, Part 1
Question: What necessary fireground activity do you believe is the most dangerous for firefighters, and how can that activity be made safer?
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Short Staffing: It’s Time for Another Congressional Funding Drill
It is an embarrassing fact that for the past 30 years the staffing of fire apparatus has continued to decline.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
As I look over the cover of the February 2007 issue of Fire Engineering, I see major concerns.
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The 24-Hour Shift: Impact on Health and Safety
The history of shift work in America can be traced back to the beginnings of the industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Cornwells Volunteer Fire Company in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, replaced an articulated elevating platform of a lower height with this E-ONE platform quint.
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