The Shakeout San Andreas Earthquake Scenario: Lessons Learned
On November 13, 2008, at 10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, the Operation Golden Guardian 2008/Great Southern California ShakeOut simulated exercise kicked off
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FE Volume 162 Issue 4
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Fire Service Brotherhood
I have spent the past several weeks contemplating what the words “brother” and “sister” truly mean.
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Training Evolutions: The Crucial “C”s
Firefighter injuries or deaths can occur at a training evolution if you do not take precautions.
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Fire inspections without enforcement do not effect change
Mike Love’s “Chief Must Advocate Building Fire Safety” (Fire Engineering, January 2009) made some excellent points and was thought-provoking.
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More FE Volume 162 Issue 4
Experience-Based Scenarios Enhance Survival Training
Firefighter rescue is at the forefront of fire service training programs because, unfortunately, we continue to have distressed members in need of removal at incidents.
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Autism Awareness for Responders
“Thirteen-year-old boy dies in Missouri home fire.”“Firefighter injured rescuing 10-year-old boy.
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Bridging the Gaps Among the Generations
The tension caused by the differences among the generations of firefighters in today’s workplace has been the subject of much discussion.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department ordered this METALCRAFT MARINEboat with a higher pump capacity than the previous boat partly because of its city’s and shoreline’s…
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Advice for the New Kids in the “House”
Throughout my fire service career, I’ve had many experiences in my “house” each day that I’m sure occur in most firehouses throughout the country.
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Names in the News
>> Delaware Senator TOM CARPER was named co-chairman of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus (CFSC), filling the position formerly held by Vice President Joe Biden.
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Site Drawings Aid in Fire Attack
Just as you sit down for lunch, your pager goes off: Smoke is coming from the closet of Room 112 at the Hometown Elementary School.
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Industrial and Municipal Fire Department Interface
In many instances, the public will open the morning newspaper or turn on the evening news and see photos of a large industrial fire that…
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