FE Volume 160 Issue 9

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Sudden Collapse of a Fire Structure: Strategies for Preventing Casualties

Sudden Collapse of a Fire Structure: Strategies for Preventing Casualties

INITIAL APPARATUS PLACEMENT AND A KEEN EYE prevented what would have been a major loss for the Clark County (NV) Fire Department (CCFD) and the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department (LVF&R).
Firefighting
Mentoring Upside Down

Mentoring Upside Down

OVER THE YEARS, THERE HAVE been a variety of articles on the benefits of formal mentoring programs.
Firefighting
“Suicide in Progress”: Response Strategies

“Suicide in Progress”: Response Strategies

IT’S INCREASINGLY COMMON FOR FIREFIGHTERS TO respond to incidents involving “jumpers” and other self-threatening emergencies.
Firefighting
Today’s Recruits, Tomorrow’s Leaders

Today’s Recruits, Tomorrow’s Leaders

IHAVE SPENT A NUMBER OF enjoyable years as an officer in the Grand Island (NY) Fire Company and have always embraced the positions I have…
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

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Managing Assaultive Behavior

Managing Assaultive Behavior

AT 1820 HOURS, YOU AND YOUR PARTNER ARE dispatched to an unknown medical complaint in an affluent area of the community.
Fire EMSFirefighting
COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

>> Bacou-Dalloz is changing its corporate name to SPERIAN, which reflects the firm’s international expansion and unifies its multiple brands and diverse safety product lines.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Catastrophic Crane Failure: Is Your Department Ready?

Catastrophic Crane Failure: Is Your Department Ready?

ON NOVEMBER 16, 2006, THE BELLEVUE (WA) FIRE Department responded to a multiday incident that challenged its resources.
Firefighting
Remember Your “BRIEFCASE”

Remember Your “BRIEFCASE”

WHAT DOES RAPID INTERvention team (RIT) mean to you? Does its meaning differ depending on whether you are assigned to the function or working inside,…
Firefighting
Computer-Aided Dispatch Systems: Tips for Minimizing Glitches

Computer-Aided Dispatch Systems: Tips for Minimizing Glitches

COMPUTERS ARE AN EVER-PRESENT PART OF THE modern fire service. As the current technology improves, more functionality is added to applications for dispatchers, personnel out…
Fire EMSFirefighting
Command Position

Command Position

THE TACTICAL DECISIONS WE make and the operational actions we take must be based on sound and accurate information gathered and exchanged among the team…
Firefighting
Operating Elevator Cars During a Building Fire

Operating Elevator Cars During a Building Fire

ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS OPERATIONS THE fire service performs is using elevators during a building fire.
Building ConstructionFire Safety
JET-X Foam

JET-X Foam

BUILDING 100 IS A 104,000-square-foot aircraft hangar at Griffiss Air Park in Rome, New York.
Fire PreventionFire Safety

Furniture Warehouse Fire: Lessons Learned

09.01.2007
Firefighting

SCBA Use During Overhaul

09.01.2007
Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment

Determining the Fire’s Point of Origin: Beyond the Obvious

09.01.2007
Fire PreventionFire Safety

Using Area Command To Manage Multiple Incidents

09.01.2007
Firefighting

Wow, It’s Hot in Here!

09.01.2007
Fire AttackFirefighting

NEWS IN BRIEF

09.01.2007
Firefighting

Responding to a Suicide Bombing Incident

09.01.2007
Technical Rescue

We Got Your Back

09.01.2007
FirefightingMagazine

What’s New in WMD Detection Devices

09.01.2007
Firefighting Equipment

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

09.01.2007
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Regional Response to All-Hazards Events: A Commonwealth Perspective

09.01.2007
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Procurement: Buyer Beware

09.01.2007
Fire EMSFirefighting
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