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Fire Engineering Magazine, August 2008 Articles
Fire Engineering Table of Contents
Features
The mission of command is to coordinate the activities of emergency crews and to make every effort to use accepted strategic practices to protect life and property from the effects of fire and other emergencies.
When performing forcible entry, you cannot rely on just one technique or depend on the same tools to be successful every time.
As a former special operations technician, I try to categorize and assess my day-to-day work environment as I would an unknown hazardous material compound so that I can figure a better way to deal with it.
Firefighting has the greatest short-term physiological demands of any profession—more demanding than running a marathon.
There are few things more stressful for employees than performance reviews. Sitting down in a closed door meeting with your boss to find out whether you’re going to get criticized or commended can make just about anyone sweat.
A preceding article, “Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics: Engine Company Operations” (Fire Engineering, July 2008), listed and identified the task-based responsibilities for an engine company assessment.
Problems surround us every day. As we work to drain the swamps we face, each of us is up to our elbows in the alligators we know as problems.
Departments
Editor's Opinion
There are two very clear trends on which we must continually focus if we are to make an impact on our profession.
Volunteers Corner
At 4:36 a.m., the Elmsford (NY) Fire Department was dispatched for a possible house fire at 20 North Mortimer Avenue.
Training Notebook
The logical structure of an individual’s certification evaluation requires an evaluator’s ability to distinguish between actual performance and a standard of performance.
The Chief Problem Solver
As the chief, you may be asked to provide a solution to an issue that involves members of your department and people outside your organization.
Fire Service EMS
Law enforcement often summons emergency medical services (EMS) for medical evaluation of subjects in custody.
Roundtable
Question: In Europe, it is not unusual for fire chiefs to have PhDs. Given that some fire chiefs in the United States run very large organizations, is it acceptable to have a fire chief who has only a high school diploma?
News In Brief
The following World Trade Center (WTC) Centers of Excellence, in New York City, are offering specialized testing and treatment for physical and mental health conditions
Letters to the Editor
In reference to “Building a Case for Implementing Smooth Bore Nozzles” by Todd Connors (Fire Engineering, February 2006), I can attest to the reluctance of many to change to solid bore nozzles.
Apparatus Deliveries
The Sturgeon Bay (WI) Fire Department uses its MARION mini-pumper for response to accidents, medical calls, and wildland firefighting, says Chief Tim Herlache.
Company / Association News
The management team of E-ONE and the private equity firm AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS (AIP)have agreed to purchase the apparatus manufacturer from its parent company, Federal Signal Corporation.
Names in the News
ROBERT G. NIXON, an FDIC speaker, FireEMS author, NCTI West Coast director, EMS educator, published author, and former AMR clinical manager in the Northeast, passed away May 22 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Rules of Engagement
Last MONTH I started a description of attending fires as a brand new firefighter.
Fire Engineering Blog
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Corbett's Trivia
Where was the first meeting of the Fire Department Instructors Conference, and in what year?
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FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES
Robert A. Hales of the Scappoose Rural Fire District in Scappoose, OR has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2008-08-17.
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