Every 15 Minutes
Every spring before proms and graduations, high schools around the nation put on a drinking and driving awareness program called “Every 15 Minutes.
FE Volume 161 Issue 2
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Tabun Nerve Agents
The chemical warfare agents (CWA) known as nerve agents include tabun (GA), sarin (GB), soman (GD), and cyclosarin (GF), collectively known as the “G” series,…
Conference and Travel Spending
Throughout the state of New York, some volunteer fire departments have drawn criticism and negative press from the state comptroller’s office for questionable conference spending.
Apparatus Specifications: Avoiding the Pitfalls
Thousands of new fire apparatus are delivered in the United States each year. Except for an occasional minor discrepancy, most deliveries are completed without major…
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The Professor
Commercial buildings usually come to mind when we think of steel as a structural member.
Troubleshooting Pump Operations
Anyone who has ever stood in front of a pump panel while his crew advances a line inside a burning structure thinks two things: “Why…
COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
In the past two years, GEORGIA-PACIFIC, through the Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade™ program, has provided more than $200,000 in grants to fire departments across the country…
Is Your Department Complying with the NFPA 1404 Air Management Policy?
The topic of air management has become very popular over the past several years, and rightly so.
Situation Awareness
As an old guy living in a brave (and nutty) new world, I struggle every day to somehow understand the never-ending parade of hot management…
The Qualities of an Effective Engineer-Driver
The engineer is one of the most important positions in the fire service. In some departments, it is a promotional rank.
Shiny Things, Blue Widgets, and Cool Gadgets
We all seek that gadget that gives us an edge: an extrication tool, a new evolution, or a new methodology that will help us to…
Proper Handling of Combustible Metal Fires
A local fire department arrives on the scene of a working fire. The incident commander (IC) sizes up the situation and, intending to extinguish the…
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