September 2008

2007 National Run Survey: Part 4

Aug. 27, 2009

For the 27th year, the career fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse® Magazine to share and compare statistics about company and department activity levels, funding, staffing...

Run Surveys

2007 National Run Survey - Part 4

Sept. 1, 2008

Firehouse Magazine concludes this compilation with Part 4 detailing pay scales and staffing, busiest hazmat, busiest heavy rescue, busiest ambulance and busiest non-transport ...

Hazardous Materials

Kingman, AZ, Remembers 11 Fallen Firefighters

Sept. 1, 2008

Robert Burke details the memorial service on the 35th anniversary of the Kingman, AZ, explosion that claimed the lives of 12, including 11 firefighters.

Safety & Health

Physiological Status Monitoring for Firefighters

Sept. 1, 2008

Over the past decade, the number of firefighter on-duty deaths has remained persistently high (about 100) despite significant improvements in personal protective equipment (PPE...

Operations & Training

Grading the Fireground On a "Curve"

Sept. 1, 2008

Mark Emery discusses the dangers on the fireground and the need to observe fire growth accurately.

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Operations & Training

"Taxpayer" Fires - 20 Tips for Safety and Survival: Part 2

Sept. 1, 2008

Curtis S.D. Massey continues this series discussing the way fires are fought in one-story commercial buildings.

Leadership

Wildland Firefighters Deserve Better

Hal Bruno

Sept. 1, 2008

Last month's tragic deaths of seven firefighters and two flight crewmen in a California helicopter crash should call new attention to the lack of benefits for the survivors of...

Operations & Training

Fires in Buildings Under Construction and Demolition

Sept. 1, 2008

By request of the author, this article is not available online.

Safety & Health

Just Stick It!

Sept. 1, 2008

While I am working on very serious FIRE close calls for upcoming columns, I have to beg your understanding as I also beg you to read this month's column, even though it is not...

Tech & Comm

Questions and Answers With OEC Director Chris Essid

Sept. 1, 2008

DHS Unit Releases First National Emergency Communications PlanOn July 31, 2008, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) released the...

Rescue

Two-Mode Hybrid Vehicles

Sept. 1, 2008

SUBJECT: Hybrid Vehicles TOPIC: GMC and Chevrolet 2008 model year two-mode hybrid vehiclesOBJECTIVE: Understand the design and operation of a 2008 model year or newer GM two-mode...

Safety & Health

Firefighter Shot!

Sept. 1, 2008

Missouri Responder Latest Victim of Emergency Scene ViolenceThe tragic shooting and death of a young firefighter/paramedic from Maplewood, MO, just outside St. Louis, in July ...

Operations & Training

Thermal Imager SOGs: Key Points for Development

Sept. 1, 2008

Making Every Emergency Operation Smoother and Safer Standard operating guidelines (SOGs) have become the mainstay of many public safety agencies. Many fire departments have extensive...

Community Risk

The Role of Media Marketing For the Fire-Rescue Service

Sept. 1, 2008

It is impossible to emphasize enough the vital role of the media in the creation of an effective marketing plan for a fire department. The reasons are as obvious as the nightly...

Exhaust Removal

Air Tech. Solutions, Inc.

Jan. 1, 2006

Air Technology Solutions, Inc. offer the best exhaust capture and total clean air systems on the market today.

Community Risk Reduction

Alert-All Corporation

Jan. 1, 2006

Alert-All designed the original Tot Finder Fire Rescue Sticker and is the creator of Freddie Firefighter, Cappy Firedog, Today’s Heroes, Fire Safety Xtreme Team that appear in...