PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB — THE COMPANY OFFICER
For years it has been said that when you take an honest look at how it all works and how it all really gets done, the following is more than obvious.
FE Volume 157 Issue 7
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Letters to the Editor
I would like to respond to the Letter to the Editor from Michael Bricault in May 2004 in response to the Roundtable "Restaurant/Nightclub Fire with Rescue."
THE FIRE STATION UTILITY AIR COMPRESSOR
Imagine this scenario: A fire chief ventures out to purchase a new air compressor for the station at a local discount store. It has a compressor capable of delivering 90 psi and has a large tank.
The Hazards of Aerosol Foggers
Responding to what appear to be minor and routine incidents proved once again that the ordinary can quickly turn into the extraordinary.
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Preplanning Building Hazards
This beam is made up of planks glued together. The industry calls this "engineered wood"; all wood products that are not simply sawn from a log could be called "engineered wood."
TURNOUT TIME
If we look at the annual firefighter fatality statistics, several things stand out.
Company / Association News
The 2003 FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE (FDIC), owned by Penn-Well Corporation, the parent of Fire Engineering, was ranked 70th out of the 200 largest trade shows of the year by Tradeshow Week, an industry publication.
LESSONS LEARNED: FOUR-ALARM HOUSE FIRE
At 2217 hours on January 6, 2004, the Evergreen (CO) Volunteer Fire Department's (EVFD) 90 volunteer firefighters received a page reporting a "possible structure fire" at 3864 Mountainside Trail.
DENY DENIAL!
It was a sunny but cold winter day. One of the many alarms for the Fire Department of New York fire brought a full assignment through the snow-banked streets of Brooklyn to a Queen Anne (balloon-frame construction, Victorian) private dwelling in which a fire was roaring to extension from the basement origin at the rear of the structure.
Products/Services/Media
The GASWATCH 2 SINGLE GAS PERSONAL MONITOR from RKI Instruments, Inc. detects oxygen, carbon monoxide, or hydrogen sulfide.
Names in the News
* Deputy Chief NEIL T. LIPSKI retired from the Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department after 26 years of service.
NEW AUTO SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, PART 2
Changes in new vehicle construction, alternative-fueled propulsion, and occupant-safety systems are only some of the topics that should be addressed in today's protocols for responding to motor vehicle crashes.
