FE Volume 172 Issue 12
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FE Volume 172 Issue 12
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Post-Traumatic Growth: Normal Reactions to Abnormal Incidents
It is critical that you learn about the effects that volatile and traumatic experiences can have on you.
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Administering Hydroxocobalamin to Fire Smoke Victims
Joe Sherrell recounts how a “routine” house fire on New Year’s Eve 2011 forever changed the way the Tulsa (OK) Fire Department (TFD) operates at…
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Role of the Type I Engine
Bryan McLean explains why the Type I engine is best suited for use in structural fires in the wildland urban interface.
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More FE Volume 172 Issue 12
PTSD: Don’t Move Next to an Airport and Complain About Airplane Noise
Nobody is immune from the effects of trauma. However, we all have the power to control how trauma shapes us.
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‘Tis the Season for Chimney Fires: Are You Ready?
Brian Butler explains the significance of chimney fires, their potential hazards, and tactics that will help keep them from spreading to the structure.
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What’s the Difference Between “Training” and “Working Out”?
The days of a fire service that requires only “strong backs and weak minds” are over. Why can’t we have strong backs and strong minds?
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Elites, Experts, and Experience
Yale-educated forester Gifford Pinochet once proclaimed “with the creation of the Forest Service that America would never see another wildfire.” Unfortunately, Mother Nature didn’t get…
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Firefighter Suicide: Do We Really Know What We Think We Know?
Although the call to action on firefighter suicide is vital, it is worth considering whether the rate is actually rising to the extent put forth…
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The December 2019 FireEMS Supplement
Access the digital version of the December 2019 FireEMS supplement, which has features on septic shock, preventing playground injuries, EMS leadership, and more.
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Letters to the Editor: December 2019
Letters to the editor from our December 2019 issue, and a yuletide cartoon from Paul Combs.
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How Biofeedback Can Benefit Firefighters
We work on the physical aspects of our skills to become stronger, faster, and more high functioning. Let’s do the same for our mental and…
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