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FE Volume 162 Issue 7

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US Airways Flight 1549: New Jersey Rescue Operations

On January 15, 2009, at 1530 hours, US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, made an emergency landing in the middle of the Hudson River, abeam of the NY Waterways commuter ferry terminal in Weehawken, New Jersey.

Technical Rescue

An H-Type Debate

As we pulled out of quarters in the tower ladder, the dispatcher informed us that 911 was receiving numerous calls reporting “fire out the windows.

Firefighting

101 Drills for the Company Officer

Once a firefighter leaves the recruit academy, the company officer is responsible to be that member’s personal training officer to ensure that that person’s training…

Firefighter Drills Firefighter Training Magazine

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Orange County Fire Authority in Irvine, California, protects a 20-percent rural, 50-percent suburban, and 30-percent urban area.

Fire Apparatus

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Names in the News

The Abington Township (PA) Fire Department (ATFD) received the Community Star Award from the Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce.

Firefighting

New Training Officer: Life in the Fast Lane

Have you ever looked at other areas of your department, such as the training division, and wondered, “What do they really do?” I know that…

Firefighter Training

The Danger of Arc Flash

The following is an excerpt from a summary report of a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Illinois firefighter fatality investigation

Fire Prevention Fire Safety

The Company Officer: The Perfect Training Officer

No matter how organized, educated, and professional your department’s training officer is, your company officer is still the perfect person to effectively train your members.

Firefighter Training

Is There Ever Enough Time?

On Mars, a year is 635 days long and a day is 52 hours long (Earth time). Just imagine what a volunteer firefighter could accomplish…

Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

Officer Development: Filling the New Officer’s Toolbox

Preparing the new officer should involve a lot more than his just passing a written test and successfully surviving an assessment center.

Firefighter Tools Firefighting Equipment

Company/Association News

HAVIS-SHIELDS EQUIPMENT CORP. and LEDCO-CHARGEGUARD® have merged to form HAVIS, a single company that will provide solutions incorporating both Fleet and IT mobile environments.

Fire Prevention Fire Safety