FE Volume 163 Issue 3
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FE Volume 163 Issue 3
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Ground Ladder Tactic for Below Grade Access
Tactical success in firefighting requires mastering a variety of skill sets that may be simple or complex, involve individual tasks or team operations, or be…
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Truck Company Tools Across the Country
Across the country, firefighters use different tools to perform truck company operations. Mike Ciampo has an overview.
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Wind-Driven Fire Research: Hazards and Tactics
Fires in high-rise buildings create unique safety challenges for building occupants and firefighters. Smoke and heat spreading through the corridors and the stairs of a…
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Filing a Flight Plan
The initial period of any out-of-control situation that requires effective command creates a fairly standard challenge for the first boss to arrive at the scene…
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Smells Like Food
Thanks for putting Mike Ciampo in Tom Brennan’s old spot on the back cover. For many years, Random Thoughts was the first thing I read.…
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Start a Second Line
We arrived as the second-due engine to a fire in a two-story detached private dwelling. The first-due engine and truck were positioned halfway up the…
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PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA
From All-A-Board, the CRESCENT RECLINER is a contract-grade unit designed to handle the rigors of the fire station. Each unit features a double-doweled northern hardwood…
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Names in the News
CURT VARONE is the new fire service division director for the Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute (LLRMI). The division provides risk management and litigation…
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Clinton City (UT) Fire Department uses this SMEAL quint to protect a primarily residential area that has had a rapid increase in commercial and…
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COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY and its employees have donated $94,496 to the American Red Cross to support Haiti relief and redevelopment efforts. Since the earthquake,…
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Legal and Psychological Effects of Workplace Harassment
As firefighters, we thrive on action. We are problem solvers, priding ourselves on working through problems and issues, particularly when called to assist complete strangers,…
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