PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB – WHAT SEPTEMBER 11TH DID TO US AND FOR US
Words cannot describe the loss we all felt and suffered on September 11, 2001.
FE Volume 157 Issue 12
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Motivating Members: Firefighters Fitness Challenge
We firefighters chose a career in one of the most physically and emotionally demanding professions.
CONTROLLING YOUR HELMET
We have all faced the problem of what to do with our helmets while donning our SCBA, mask, and hood.
POLICE OFFICER DOWN!
Clayton County (GA) Fire Department Lieutenant Dennis Ray Banks reported for duty on April 9, 2004, knowing it would be a challenging shift because his regular driver was on vacation.
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BASIC RIT TOOLS ON THE APPARATUS
There is no reason to be dismayed at the thought of having to purchase all of that specialized equipment needed for rapid intervention team (RIT) operations.
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT
When I came on the job, you simply dealt with the stresses of the stuff that you saw: burned bodies (children included) and severe trauma to the human body (including dismemberment and evisceration).
Company / Association News
The film BROTHERHOOD which presents a portrait of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), debuted at the FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE EAST (FDIC EAST) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
LET THE WINDS OF CHANGE BECOME A TORNADO
The only thing constant in life is change.
NOT MORE MISTAKES? NOPE, LESSONS AGAIN, Part 2
Mistakes, we have been saying here for two months, are really lessons in our business - unless we refuse to learn from them and do "it" again.
December Advertising Index
Click here for a list of advertisers appearing in the December issue
Products/Services/Media
The MBP SILENT SERIES PTO PUMP from Hale Products, Inc., is a high- volume, single-stage pump that�s smaller than other 750- to 1,000- gpm pumps, making it easier to mount on truck chassis.
Winter Hazards
In 1927, on the coldest day in 50 years in New York City, units were battling a third-alarm fire in a seven-story commercial building on the waterfront.
