FE Volume 155 Issue 7

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News In Brief

News In Brief

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has issued a "first notification" to its membership that 100,000 uniformed fire service personnel are needed to form a Procession of Honor immediately prior to the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation (NFFFF) Memorial Service on Sunday, October 6, 2002, in Washington, DC.
Firefighting
Medical Evaluations

Medical Evaluations

Sometimes it's fun to sit around with the "old salts" and discuss the way things used to be. Things seemed simpler then: Go to fires (a lot of fires), drill a little, and wait for the next one. Most of them (and those of us old enough to have come on in the '70s) would also agree that as simple and as thrilling as it was, there were problems.
Fire EMSFirefighting
Weak Training + Weak Staffing = Disaster in Waiting

Weak Training + Weak Staffing = Disaster in Waiting

An Interview with William Goldfeder, Battalion Chief, Loveland-Symmes (OH) Fire Department.
Firefighter Training
Preplanning Building Hazards

Preplanning Building Hazards

Editor's note: For further reference, consult Building Construction for the Fire Service, Third Edition (BCFS3). Page numbers, where applicable, are included after the caption.
Firefighting

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INCIDENT ANALYSIS: THE CORNERBACK BLITZ

INCIDENT ANALYSIS: THE CORNERBACK BLITZ

The Midway (PA) Volunteer Fire Company covers a large portion of Buckingham Township and a part of Solebury Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Some buildings date back to the 1700s.
Firefighting
COMPANY ASSOCIATION NEWS

COMPANY ASSOCIATION NEWS

AMERICAN LAFRANCE CORPORATION will be moving its corporate headquarters and some Cleveland, North Carolina, manufacturing operations to North Charleston, South Carolina, by 2003. The company will centralize sales, engineering, purchasing, customer support, and some manufacturing operations at a state-of-the art plant owned by Freightliner, LLC, American LaFrance's corporate parent.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
Who Else Has the Answers?

Who Else Has the Answers?

Last month, we were trying to figure out what some of the communication responsibilities of the tactical (or task) firefighter teams should be to the initial incident commander. We said the decisions that he must make mentally or "out loud" are rapid-fire, intense, apprehensive, prayerful, interrelated, and so much more so in the first few minutes after commitment to an offensive strategy at a structure fire.
Firefighting
Products/Services/Media

Products/Services/Media

Merrill Rescue and Fire Tool Co., Inc.'s RESCUE 7 TOOL is seven tools in one.
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment
NAMES IN THE NEWS

NAMES IN THE NEWS

DENNIS L. RUBIN has been named city manager and public safety director for the city of Dothan, Alabama. Since 2001, Rubin has served as chief of Norfolk (VA) Fire and Paramedical Services. He was chief of the Dothan (AL) Fire Department from 1996 to 2001.
Fire EMSFirefighting
BACK TO TRAINING

BACK TO TRAINING

Lately, in the fire station, we spend time discussing the September 11 tragedy at the World Trade Center. What occurred, how it was done, who did it, how we responded, who responded, who died, and who survived are all topics for discussion. We dissect and reexamine our failures and our successes.
Firefighting
Apparatus Deliveries

Apparatus Deliveries

The Grand Island (NE) Fire Department designed its EMERGENCY ONE pumper for EMS response and fire attack, according to Chief Jim Rowell.
Fire Apparatus
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

As a 31-year fire service veteran, I have long appreciated Fire Engineering and especially Bill Manning's Editor's Opinions. I know of no one, personally or professionally, who expresses my same sentiments so boldly and so honestly.
Firefighting

Patient Fire Service, Patient Terrorists?

MagazineTechnical Rescue

A METHOD FOR EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING

Firefighter Training

FIGHTING FIRES IN BEACHFRONT STRUCTURES

Firefighting

MENTORING: TAPPING INTO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Firefighting

INITIAL ATTACK FIRE MANAGEMENT WITH ICS

Firefighting

CHIEF OFFICERS:LEARN TO LEAD, NOT JUST MANAGE

Firefighting

THE IMPORTANCE OF THOROUGH ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

Firefighting

Cave Rescue/Recovery: Lessons Learned

Technical Rescue

MANAGING FOR INTRINSIC REWARDS

Firefighting

Cold Storage Warehouse Fire: Learning from Worcester

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

PROMOTION TO OFFICER: THE RIGHTS YOU LOSE

Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

TEAM DYNAMICS FOR THE COMPANY OFFICER

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
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