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FE Volume 164 Issue 10

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Flood Response: Maximizing Safety and Customer Service

In March and April of LAST year, many communities in New England experienced flooding at historic levels. During this crisis, the Warwick (RI) Fire Department responded to water rescues in addition to regular fire, motor vehicle accident, and emergency medical calls.

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Technical Rescue Water Rescue

Basement Fire Strategy and Tactics

Scenario: You are dispatched to a reported structure fire at 12 Bella Court; early radio reports indicate a definite fire with smoke showing on arrival…

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Firefighting

USAR Response to Japan Earthquake and Tsunamis, Part 1

On March 10, 2011, the tsunami-prone nation of Japan—arguably the most earthquake- and tsunami-prepared nation in the world—was the setting for an epic tsunami tragedy…

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Firefighting

Wildland Urban Interface: Ensuring the “Defensibility” of Defensible Space

Defensible space, the area around a structure in which fuels have been modified to increase the likelihood that the structure will survive a wildland fire…

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Firefighting Wildland Firefighting

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Decision Matrix for Engine Company Staffing Levels

When I started this project, my agency was in the enviable position of trying to decide where to place a few extra firefighters every day.…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

The Perils of Rain (Double) Roofs

On arrival, firefighters find a one-story ranch-style home with heavy smoke pushing from the soffit vents under the eaves overhanging the home's exterior walls. The…

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Firefighting

Advice to Young Firefighters, Part 2

Last month we started a discussion about the challenge new firefighters have using education, training, and coaching to somehow overcome their lack of fireground experience.…

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Fire Prevention Fire Safety

(October 2011)

I commend Deputy Chief (Ret.) William F. Crapo on his very informative letter about Thornton's Rule (Letters to the Editor, April 2011). I am always…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

FPRF releases workshop proceedings on respirators

"Emergency First Responder Respirator Thermal Characteristics," based on the findings at a July 2011 workshop sponsored by the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF), identifies performance…

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Fire Prevention Fire Safety