I have good news and bad news. The bad news first: The current trend is to build a 100,000-plus-square-foot building constructed mostly out of steel that houses excessive amounts of combustibles.
In previous columns, I have discussed the concepts of space making (Fire Engineering, March 2005) and strategic cutting (Fire Engineering, January and March 2006).
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The FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE (FDIC) has been ranked the 54th largest tradeshow in the United States and Canada, according to the April 2006 edition of the Tradeshow Week 200.
111 Truck. One-Eleven in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) was another truly unique place in which I was fortunate to have worked and skippered during my too-short career.
The Washington Fire Company Community Ambulance Association in Ashland, Pennsylvania, uses this MARION rescue truck for rescues, fireground support, and as a command center, explains Assistant Chief Paul Hardnock.
I commend Mike Gagliano, Casey Phillips, Phil Jose, and Steve Bernocco on their excellent article (“The Breath from Hell,” March 2006) on the modern smoke environment.