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FE Volume 156 Issue 10

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Safe and Effective Aerial Ladder Operations

All firefighters assigned to a ladder company must have a comprehensive understanding of aerial ladder operations and be educated and trained in all aspects—from positioning the apparatus at the fire building to knowing how many firefighters can safely be supported at the tip of the aerial ladder at any given angle. Rescue, ventilation, access to upper floors, and fire suppression can all be achieved from the aerial ladder.

Aerial Apparatus Fire Apparatus

Need “firefighter-friendly” reporting system

In Bill Manning's "Learning Curve" (fireEMS, July/August 2003), he wrote: "Dispatch centers ... and some fire departments that have tried it, question the bottom-line outcomes, anecdotal though their evidence may be."

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CARBON MONOXIDE: WHAT THE HOSPITALS MAY NOT BE TELLING YOU

An estimated 10,200 people report to hospital emergency rooms each year for carbon monoxide poisoning, according to a study conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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Command Post Location

I overheard a very interesting challenge at the 2003 Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis.

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TIME TO PRIME

Fire pump design on motorized vehicles underwent a radical change starting as early as 1912.

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USING ELECTRIC FANS FOR PPV

Many fire departments use positive pressure ventilation (PPV) on the fireground.

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EXPANDED ROLE FOR THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION IN REVISED NFPA 1901 STANDARD

Purchasing automotive fire- fighting apparatus is one of the most important decisions the fire services must make.

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DEVELOPING STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES

Washington County, just north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has instituted a countywide standard operating guideline (SOG) for the rapid intervention team (RIT).

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