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Winch Operations – Part 2

Aug. 1, 2004

Subject: Winch Operations at Rescue ScenesTopic: Things You Ought to Know About Using a Winch at Rescue Scenes

Safety & Health

Town Hall’s on Fire!

Aug. 1, 2004

This account is provided by a reader. Chief Goldfeder’s comments follow: Just after midnight, our police department received a telephone call from our sheriff’s department in ...

Community Risk

“Smoke Showing”: Marketing ICS

Aug. 1, 2004

Question: The U.S. fire service has been on a public-image roller coaster since 9/11. FDNY and all of us endured the catastrophic results of that horrific day. Immediately thereafter...

Safety & Health

Come Clean: Dirty Gear Is No Badge of Honor

Aug. 1, 2004

Every firefighter remembers reporting to duty for his or her first shift. You aren’t sure what to do, so you become a casual observer and follow the lead of the grizzled veterans...

Tech & Comm

Training Preventive Maintenance and Care

Aug. 1, 2004

Firefighters are a quirky bunch. Really, we are. Fire apparatus receive daily or weekly checks to ensure that all fluids are topped off and that everything functions as it should...

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Operations & Training

Pre-Planning: The Key to Success

Aug. 1, 2004

Curtis S.D. Massey defines the importance of having a plan that can answer any question about a building and its systems, including how to get around, how to cut things off and...

Operations & Training

Engine Company Operations

Aug. 1, 2004

John Newell discusses the operation of hoselines from standpipes at high-rise fires. Success will depend on pre-incident planning of the standpipe systems in buildings and good...

Operations & Training

Truck Company Operations

Aug. 1, 2004

Michael M. Dugan describes how the truck company operating at a fire in a high-rise building helps determine the outcome of an operation.

Operations & Training

Ventilation Operations

Aug. 1, 2004

Ed Hadfield discusses the challenge of ventilation considerations within high-rise occupancies for most fire service organizations.

Run Surveys

2003 National Run Survey – Part 3

Aug. 1, 2004

For the 23rd year, the fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse® Magazine to share and compare statistics. Part 3 features the pay scales and the busiest ambulances, chiefs...

Operations & Training

Getting Educated About Being COLLEGE Educated

Aug. 1, 2004

Ron Wakeham and Bill Lowe discuss how to determine which program is best for you in and the benefits of having a college degree.

Operations & Training

Case Study: A College Degree Program Designed for Firefighters

Aug. 1, 2004

Roberta Mersch details a university program tailored to firefighters and presents a case study of David Foster, chief of DeKalb County, GA, Fire and Rescue Department.

LODDS

Death in the Line of Duty

Aug. 1, 2004

Firehouse® Magazine continues to offer valuable information in this series of the NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program.

Tech & Comm

DC’s Command Unit Achieves Interoperational Capability

Aug. 1, 2004

Elizabeth Friszell reports on The Mobile Command and Communications Vehicle placed in service by District of Columbia Fire & Rescue and conducts a Q&A with apparatus executive...

Leadership

Legislative Shell Game Being Played with FIRE Act Grants

Aug. 1, 2004

It looks as if the federal FIRE Act grant program will survive for the next few years and be funded at somewhere between $500 million and $900 million annually. Though its final...

Tech & Comm

Communication – Part 1: Getting It Right

Aug. 1, 2004

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