TRAIN VS. APPARATUS DEADLY CROSSINGS
I recentlY taught three workshops on reducing line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) from apparatus accidents while responding to and returning from calls.
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RECRUIT ADVICE
I can vividly recall the advice my dad gave me when I came on the job in October 1975.
CARABINERS HELP EXPEDITE REMOVAL OF DOWNED FIREFIGHTER
Our department has been experimenting with oversized carabiners in rapid intervention training (RIT) operations.
Company/Association News
● The LOUISIANA STATE FIREMEN’S ASSOCIATION and the LOUISIANA FIRE CHIEF’S ASSOCIATION have asked FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS, INC.
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YOU FEEL THAT WAY? WHY DON’T YOU JUST SAY IT?
How many times has that occurred to you? To me? Lots!
GETTING WATER
Rural fire departments with limited water resources have improved their fire water supply capabilities by using larger-diameter hose, portable dump tanks, and larger tanker/pumper apparatus equipped with quick dump valves.
CODE 3 DRIVING
Code 3 driving, WHICH IS best described as responding in an emergency vehicle with warning lights and a siren, is a funny thing.
Letters
My June “The Ol’ Professor” column on the important subject of combustible metal deck roofs (CMDR) contained for the first time a method of preplanning for a CMDR-namely, to survey buildings with steel bar joists and a steel roof to determine if there is a so-called “built-up” roof.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Woodstock (NY) Fire District uses this KME tanker primarily for response to its nonhydranted outlying area, according to Chief Engineer Phil Eighmey.
Letters to the Editor
Today is September 2, 2005. Hurricane Katrina struck on Monday, August 29, 2005.
Apparatus Body Model
This was an idea that our fire company came up with while awaiting the arrival of our new engine: Instead of waiting until the new truck arrived to detail where we would put all of our equipment, we decided to build a model of the body ourselves and figure out where everything would go.
CREATING A DYNAMIC PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
Preventing fireS through public education initiatives is one of the most cost-effective endeavors a fire department can undertake.
