A Good Sign, the Maltese Cross
I recently read an article that credited a fire chief with a very specific quote.
FE Volume 161 Issue 9
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Air Management Drill
We AND OTHER SEATTLE (WA) Fire Department members developed the following drill to integrate key pieces of air management, SCBA training, fireground communications, and Maydays…
NIOSH seeks input from stakeholders on CBRN respirator modification
The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will receive until 5 p.m. October 16, 2008,…
“The King Has No Clothes …”
Editor in Chief Bobby Halton hit the nail on the head in “The King Has No Clothes … or Firefighters” (Editor’s Opinion, July 2008).
More FE Volume 161 Issue 9
Response to Patients with Diabetes
Your squad is responding as a first-tier basic life support unit to an ill patient with diabetes.
TECHNOLOGY: Where We Are, Where We Have To Go, What We Must Do To Get There
“To help technologies and systems that will enable Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operational components and first responders to deal with dangers to America’s safety…
APPARATUS DELIVERIES: The Plainview (NE) Rural Fire Protection District
The Plainview (NE) Rural Fire Protection District protects a rural community with mostly gravel roads and farms.
Training for Tragedy
In 2007 the Fire Service experienced 118 line-of-duty deaths. That is the third highest total in the past 10 years.
Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices: Planning and Response
If your agency receives a report about a possible “car bombing” incident or suspected vehicle bomb, what is the safest way to respond? How would…
Education vs. Training in Fire Space Control
Training is defined as the acquisition of skills and competencies resulting from the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge relating to specific useful…
WMD/Hazardous Materials Evidence Awareness
WMD/hazmat terrorism events create additional incident management challenges for hazmat response personnel.
Volunteer Hazmat Response
In 1990, the Pennsylvania legislature passed the Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning and Response Act (Act 165), which required every county in the state to maintain…
Blind Shaft Elevator Rescue
09.01.2008
COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
09.01.2008
RIT Positions and Assignments
09.01.2008
Internet Use in the Station
09.01.2008
