January 2005

The Aftermath of a Fatal Apparatus Wreck: Patti’s Story

Jan. 1, 2005

I have been assigned to a truck company for most of my career in the New York City Fire Department. In 1994, however, I took a detail to drive the Safety Operating Battalion for...

Tech & Comm

Solving 800 MHz Radio Interference: A Win for All

Jan. 1, 2005

Over the past year, I have been a staunch advocate – along with many other public safety organizations and representatives – of a plan to eliminate a serious radio interference...

Community Risk

Alliance and Sponsorship Development – Part 1: A System That Works

Jan. 1, 2005

Question: With the constant constraints on budgets in most functional areas of many departments, can the discipline of alliance development or sponsorship add support to the fulfillment...

Leadership

Fire Service Grants: Beyond the Basics

Jan. 1, 2005

By the end of the 2004 FIRE Act (Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program) grant period, the federal government will have distributed almost $2 billion directly to the fire service...

Tech & Comm

Thermal Imaging Training: Overhaul

Jan. 1, 2005

Photo courtesy of Bullard Photo 1 shows two images of the same scene. The fire has been knocked down, and firefighters are overhauling the ceiling. The image on the left shows...

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Operations & Training

Ten Key Incident Command Considerations When Operating on Limited-Access Highways

Jan. 1, 2005

Dr. William F. Jenaway discusses the importance of focusing on the key issues a fire officer should consider when responding to limited-access highway incidents.

Operations & Training

The Cedar Fire: Some Personal Observations

Jan. 1, 2005

Deputy Chief John Hawkins offers his personal insights into the events of the California fire storms.

Operations & Training

Lessons from Iraq Offer a Different Future For Southern California Wildland/Urban Interface Fires

Jan. 1, 2005

Three California fire agencies have taken lessons from the mean streets by developing a new color-coding system. Bill Clayton and Mike Rohde discuss the system and its effects...

Operations & Training

Understanding the Core

Jan. 1, 2005

Curtis S.D. Massey examines characteristics, features and oddities of core configurations and their performance during fires, including stack effect.

Tech & Comm

Communication Solutions: Part 1 – The 8 Words of Life Safety

Jan. 1, 2005

Mark Emery stresses the need for improving your fireground communication.

Leadership

Put a Fire Chief In the DHS Inner Circle

Jan. 1, 2005

Regardless of who the new Secretary of Homeland Security may be, the time is long overdue for a fire chief to be appointed to the rank of under secretary. At the very least a ...

Operations & Training

Firefighting Strategies for Heavy Timber Mill Construction – Part 1

Jan. 1, 2005

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

Rescue

NFPA 1670 Vehicle Rescue, Technician-Level Competencies – Part 1

Jan. 1, 2005

SUBJECT:NFPA 1670 Vehicle Rescue, Technician-level Skills and CompetenciesTOPIC:Advanced Hands-on Training Skill: Jacking and Shoring of a Side-Resting VehicleOBJECTIVE:Accomplish...

Safety & Health

Small Towns, Small Hazards? Not A Chance! – Part 1

Jan. 1, 2005

We’ve received several “small town” Close Calls that we’ll run consecutively this month and next. Together with photos, these drive home the fact that the “bad stuff” can and ...