FE Volume 154 Issue 4

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PROPS TO PUNCTUATE YOUR FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

PROPS TO PUNCTUATE YOUR FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

In a time when fire deaths and injuries continue to plague many communities, firefighters are becoming more involved in presenting fire safety education programs to help educate their citizens and make them aware of their personal risk.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
TWO-MINUTE DRILLS

TWO-MINUTE DRILLS

It has been an uneventful tour so far-just a couple of "routine" runs, some "bells and smells" and a couple of EMS responses. The afternoon silence is interrupted when the alarm office receives a call for an unknown type of fire, followed by another call reporting a motor home on fire.
Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training
Using Master Streams from Straight-Stick Aerials

Using Master Streams from Straight-Stick Aerials

All too often, we see videos of major fires on the television news or in training films showing firefighters perched atop aerials directing streams.
Aerial ApparatusFire Apparatus
MULTIPLEXING

MULTIPLEXING

Simply put, multiplexing enables the electronic and electrical components of an apparatus to communicate, or "talk," to each other in a new and more efficient manner.
Fire Apparatus

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COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

Emergency One sold 13 specialized vehicles to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), which intends to purchase 27 more in the future.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
Preplanning Building Hazards

Preplanning Building Hazards

A balloon frame was invented to enable unskilled workers to erect a building, replacing the skilled craftsmen who built heavy-post, sand-frame buildings.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
PORTABLE LADDER SAFETY

PORTABLE LADDER SAFETY

Injuries on the fireground account for 60 to 70 percent of firefighter injuries and deaths. Even though the fireground is the least controlled environment in which we operate, there are some thoughts we can share to help reduce the mishaps there.
Fire Safety
PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA

PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA

Ziamatic Corporation: Features several new products for mounting equipment on apparatus, including mounting brackets for hydrant wrenchs, chain saws, fuel cans, and SCBA cylinders; U-Tool utility tools and wire rope cutters; underbody retractable electric step, and swing-out, fold-down ladders.
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment
NATIONAL EMERGENCY TRAINING CENTER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

NATIONAL EMERGENCY TRAINING CENTER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

On March 23, 1979, the Fed-eral Government bought the facility previously known as St. Joseph's College. This facility, consisting of 107-plus acres of land and 20 individual structures, was purchased from the Order of the Daughters of Charity.
Firefighter Training
APPARATUS DELIVERIES

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

Roxbury Chemical Engine Co. No. 1 of Succasunna, New Jersey, placed in service two apparatus to fulfill its specialized needs.
Firefighting
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

I have been in the fire service for 15 years, as a volunteer and a career member. The paid department I work for has 10 stations that house 10 engine companies, two truck companies, and four paramedic ambulances.
Fire EMSFirefighting
SEARCHING SMARTER, PART 3: ADVANCED ORIENTED SEARCH

SEARCHING SMARTER, PART 3: ADVANCED ORIENTED SEARCH

A question I am frequently asked as I travel around the country instructing in search is, "Do you have suggested topics on which our department can drill on drill night?"
Firefighter TrainingSearch Operations

Keeping Us in the Game, Barely

FirefightingMagazine

NEWS

Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

THE LOST ART OF SALVAGE

Firefighting

RESPONDING TO GASOLINE RELEASES

HazmatTechnical Rescue

PIPELINE RUPTURE: A CASE STUDY

Firefighting

CONTROLLING THE DOOR

Firefighting

SWITCHING FROM OFFENSIVE TO DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS

Firefighting

TO BUY (OR NOT TO BUY) A QUINT

Firefighting

BOMBING INVESTIGATION: A BASIC PRIMER

Technical Rescue

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