The Professor
Photo 1: Rooftop turbines are becoming increasingly common on structures, including this gasoline station pump island roof.
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FE Volume 162 Issue 3
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Situational Awareness: Key to Emergency Response
Situational awareness is the understanding of objects, events, people, system states, interactions, environmental conditions, and other situation-specific factors affecting human performance in complex and dynamic…
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NIMS Directives and Liability
When President Bush signed Homeland Security Directive 5 (HSPD-5), he likely did not envision increasing occasions for fire departments’ and first responders’ liability.
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Building Your Own Station House Map
Memory is SUCH a fragile thing. When the alarm goes out, as the officer and crew don their gear, the best thing the driver or…
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More FE Volume 162 Issue 3
Sound Advice for “Everyday” Responses
Every summer, firefighters talk about the wildland firefighting principles of “Look Up, Look Down, Look Around” and LCES.
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Approaches to air management: another perspective
I respectfully submit the following comments relative to Assistant Chief Gary P. Morris’ Letter to the Editor in the October 2008 issue.
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Controlled Roll of a Side-Resting Vehicle
You’ve probably heard some “expert” say that you can’t move an accident vehicle with a victim inside.
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Back to Basics: Traction Splinting
From the first day of EMT school, most of us can’t wait to get our hands on the equipment.
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Getting the Most from Horizontal Ventilation
You hear it at every fire: “Ladder Company, ventilate the building.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Bayou Cane Fire Protection District in Houma, Louisiana, uses this FERRARA quint as a first-response ladder in its district, which has a concentration of…
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Residential Search and Rescue Carries and Drags
After performing a diligent, rapid, and safe primary search, firefighters have located a victim needing rescue.
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Names in the News
The SOCIETY OF FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS (SFPE) announced Richard J. Davis as its new president for 2009.
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