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  • March 2023

    • March 2023

    The March issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles on wildland firefighting, DEI firefighter recruitment, EMS technology and a year in review of the apparatus industry.
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    Careers & Education

    For the Record 3/23

    Firehouse Staff
    March 6, 2023
    UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute’s “The Science of Fire and Explosion Hazards from Lithium-ion Batteries” online training course.
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    Stations

    Station Design: Construction Delivery Methods Explained

    Laura Eysnogle
    March 6, 2023
    Laura Eysnogle lays the foundation for fire department personnel who are involved in the development of a new station in regard to GCs, CMs, CMas and CMaRs.
    Peter Matthews
    Operations & Training

    As Firehouse Sees It: Knowing and Explaining Your Why

    Peter Matthews
    March 6, 2023
    Peter Matthews urges departments and members to be prepared to provide detailed reasoning regarding an organization's operations and needs.
    Ava Boyle
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    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 3/23

    March 6, 2023
    The Duxbury, MA, Fire Department used all-wheel-drive brush breakers to navigate through tidal-flooded streets to reach a three-alarm fire in a detached garage.
    Photos courtesy of the West Licking Joint Fire District
    This silo has 14 rings and is 36 feet in diameter. To estimate how much grain is in each ring one uses the formula bushels (bu) = 0.628 x 36 x 36 x 3.333. This translates into approximately 2,700 bu per ring.
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: Grain Bin Rescue

    March 6, 2023
    Doug Shell explains the circumstances in which a method that differs from the traditional approach to rescuing someone from a grain bin is best.

    More content from March 2023

    Photo courtesy of Philips North America
    EMS providers can stream vitals, waveforms and images in real time to nurses and doctors at the hospital/in the emergency room via the Tempus ALS monitor.
    Tech & Comm

    Optimizing Communication With Hospitals

    Kristen Wade
    March 6, 2023
    Kristen Wade explains how EMS providers' adoption of advanced hardware and software has improved the chances of better outcomes for patients.
    Photos by Jonathan Hall
    An engine should be placed at the hydrant to maximize the available water.
    Operations & Training

    Engine Essentials: Achieving Defensive Fire Flows With Dual Supply Lines

    Jonathan Hall
    March 6, 2023
    Jonathan Hall urges engine companies to be sure that they are prepared to rapidly and effectively complete water supply operations at more complex incidents.
    Photo by Marc Hermann
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    Careers & Education

    A New Era for Firefighter Recruitment

    Brendon Trayner
    March 6, 2023
    Brendon Trayner advocates for fire department hiring that leans on private sector principles.
    All photos by Tom W. Shand
    Fire departments that perform final inspections should provide time to conduct operational testing of the fire pump, the aerial device and other components, such as the generator and foam system. Aerial devices should include review of the collision-avoidance and override systems.
    Apparatus

    The Apparatus Architect: The Apparatus Industry: A Year in Review

    Tom Shand
    March 6, 2023
    Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur provide valuable tips to department apparatus committees for countering an apparatus manufacturing sector that's changing seemingly daily.
    Photos by Burton, SC, Fire Department
    Firefighters attend a school event/dinner intended to unite the school’s families and community.
    Community Risk Reduction

    Community Risk Reduction: Successful CRR: The Long Game

    Daniel Byrne
    March 6, 2023
    Daniel Byrne explains how going beyond the conventional community risk reduction mentality makes a department a daily valued service, which is needed for long-term change.
    Danielle Babcox
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    Careers & Education

    2022 Combination Fire Department Run Survey

    March 6, 2023
    Firehouse, the IAFC, and the NVFC have compiled the 13th annual Combination Fire Department Run Survey, featuring statistics on apparatus, budgets, membership, and fire and EMS...
    Photo by Michael Meadows
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    Wildland

    Strategy & Preparation for Wildfires that Affect People and Structures

    Brian Crandell
    March 6, 2023
    Brian Crandell, John Culbertson and Mark Gaillard stress that fires that are in the wildland urban interface can benefit from firefighting actions that utilize a combination of...
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    Leadership

    First Due: Being a New Officer: More than Passing a Test

    Jacob Johnson
    March 6, 2023
    Jacob Johnson tells senior officers, captains and chiefs that the success of the newly promoted officer hinges greatly on the kind of mentoring that individual is provided by ...
    Brandon Heggie
    EMS

    EMS: Hyperventilation vs. Herniation

    Brandon Heggie
    March 6, 2023
    Brandon Heggie urges EMTs and medics that, when it comes to treating head injuries with hyperventilation, you must be mindful as to when to start to use it.
    Joh Salka
    Training Drills

    The Fire Scene: Tactical Preparation

    John J. Salka Jr.
    March 6, 2023
    John J. Salka Jr.'s words regarding training and its frequency could jolt many members out of the firehouse recliner and onto the apparatus floor.