Our Lady of the Angels School Fire: 50 Years Later
On December 1, 1958, the Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois, was destroyed by fire.
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FE Volume 161 Issue 12
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How To Get the Most Out of Hiring and Promotional Exams
As a general rule, the fire service puts extraordinary effort into developing standards, testing equipment, and improving fireground strategy and tactics.
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Tattoo Policy
Question: Recently, there have been several news stories of fire departments that have required their members to cover all tattoos with uniform clothing, even if…
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Politics and the Survival of the Fire Service
Politics—Is it just another dirty word, or is it the key to survival for your department? A “politician” is often considered the lowest form of…
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Lessons from James Hook Pier Fire
James Hook & Company was a wholesale and retail seafood business on Atlantic Avenue on Boston’s waterfront; its primary product was lobster.
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Warehouse Fire Challenges Responders
On Tuesday, June 5, 2008, at 1937 hours, the Franklin Park (IL) Police and Fire 911 Center received several telephone calls reporting a building on…
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Ensure Scene Safety at Your Next EMS Call
Envision the following scenario: Fire/rescue is dispatched to a report of a 35-year-old female who is “not feeling well.
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The Alien on Your Face
Immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH)—this phrase is the focus of our most basic training, one of the very things that separates us from…
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Congress reauthorizes USFA, approves DHS spending bill
The House of Representatives approved H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, in September.
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Justice for the 165 Victims
Someone once told me that a lie can make it halfway around the world before the truth has even gotten out of bed.
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Sometimes, you have to force change to survive
In “NASCAR and Elephants” (Editor’s Opinion, August 2008), Editor in Chief Bobby Halton wrote about a crazed volunteer firefighter’s driving.
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Firefighter Deaths from Prescription Medications: Two Case Studies
Firefighters have hazardous jobs—jobs that put them at risk for injury and illness
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