FE Volume 158 Issue 5

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PATIENT AND RESCUE CONSIDERATIONS

PATIENT AND RESCUE CONSIDERATIONS

Vehicle rescue is a patient-care driven skill. A given, you say? Although the focus of most of our education and training for mitigating issues at motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) revolves around tool evolutions and vehicle concerns, let’s consider patient care and considerations in the rescue environment and our ability to provide a better patient outcome.
Technical RescueVehicle Extrication
ATTACKING WILDFIRES TOGETHER

ATTACKING WILDFIRES TOGETHER

The increase in damage from wildfires in America makes it essential to use all federal, state, local, tribal, and private firefighting resources to combat this enemy.
FirefightingWildland Firefighting
Surviving the Urban Interface Fire Response

Surviving the Urban Interface Fire Response

Here we are, facing yet another fire season. Across the United States, many regions have experienced significantly abnormal conditions during the past winter months that will greatly impact the upcoming fire season.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
FUELS MANAGEMENT FOR WILDFIRE PREVENTION

FUELS MANAGEMENT FOR WILDFIRE PREVENTION

Our ecosystem has taken care of treating wildfire fuels for centuries all by itself.
Fire PreventionFire Safety

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SURVIVABILITY AND RESCUE TRANSCEIVER TECHNOLOGY

SURVIVABILITY AND RESCUE TRANSCEIVER TECHNOLOGY

Research has shown that rapid intervention team (RIT) response times are often too long to save the lives of lost, trapped, or disoriented firefighters.
Technical Rescue
ARE WE DOING TOO MUCH?

ARE WE DOING TOO MUCH?

Every day I look at a photo on the wall in my office of my dad when he was a lieutenant on #1 Rescue Squad in the early 1960s.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
ROSENBAUER TECH-DRIVE ’05

ROSENBAUER TECH-DRIVE ’05

In January, a number of fire service journalists were invited to the Rosenbauer America facility in Lyons, South Dakota, to examine and view demonstrations of three unique pieces of apparatus that are part of the manufacturer’s “Tech-Drive ’05” campaign.
Fire Apparatus
ENHANCING FIREFIGHTER SAFETY THROUGH CONTINUOUS PHYSIOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE

ENHANCING FIREFIGHTER SAFETY THROUGH CONTINUOUS PHYSIOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE

irefighters routinely face severe hazards on-duty and during training exercises. But the single biggest health risk for firefighters isn’t trauma, asphyxiation, or burns.
Fire Safety
Preplanning Building Hazards

Preplanning Building Hazards

A Heavy timber has an undeserved reputation in the fire service for safety. Study the difference between true mill construction and code-specified heavy timber.
FirefightingStructural Firefighting
Company/Association News

Company/Association News

● A partnership involving the LOS ANGELES COUNTY (CA) FIRE DEPARTMENT, the LOS ANGELES CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, and the AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION will replace the currently used four-lead EKG system with a more accurate and informative 12-lead system.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
NATURAL GAS EMERGENCIES

NATURAL GAS EMERGENCIES

On June 22, 2004, at approxi-mately 1730 hours, the Setauket (NY) Fire Department responded to a natural gas emergency in an incorporated village in the northernmost part of our fire district in Long Island.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
FIREFIGHTERS” “BROKEN WINDOWS”

FIREFIGHTERS” “BROKEN WINDOWS”

A short editorial about po- lice work stirred a lot of interest (and public relations) recently with the publication of “Broken Windows” in relation to the escalating and unimaginable threats to public order by terrorists-and al Qaeda, in particular-to the U.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Advertising Index

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

PLANNING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE: THE OHIO SYSTEM

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

Fire Apparatus

Letters to the Editor

Firefighting

YOU GOTTA BELIEVE

FDIC Coverage

News in Brief

Firefighting Equipment

DON’T LOSE YOUR GLOVES!

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

ENGINE COMPANY STANDPIPE OPERATIONS: TACTICAL USE OF 21⁄2-INCH HANDLINES, PART 1

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FIREFIGHTING IN MODERN OFFICE BUILDINGS

Building ConstructionFire Safety

FDIC West is back!

FDIC Coverage

FATAL FIRE INCIDENTS: WHAT TO DO AFTER THE FLAMES

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

TECHNOLOGY ROUNDUP: SAFETY DRIVES RESEARCH PROJECTS

Fire Safety
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