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  • April 2023

    • April 2023

    The April issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles on firefighter training, fire-based EMS and thermal imaging. This issue also includes previews of the 2023 Station Design Conference and Firehouse Expo 2023. Plus, don't miss the special Apparatus Supplement!
    Photo by Ken Morris
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    Apparatus

    Fire Apparatus Supplement 2023

    April 17, 2023
    This special Fire Apparatus Supplement includes feature articles on apparatus fleet management, single-stage vs. two-stage fire pumps and developing a portable ladder package....
    Peter Matthews/Firehouse
    Standing, from left to right: Alkoven firefighters Martin Gebhartl and Markus Hammer, Firehouse editor Peter Matthews, Fort Worth fire photographer Glen Ellman and Alkoven Fire Brigade Commander Markus Unter. Alkoven firefighter and editor Hermann Kollinger is top.
    Operations & Training

    As Firehouse Sees It: Visiting Austria’s Fire Brigades

    Peter Matthews
    April 10, 2023
    Peter Matthews' visit with officers and members of the Austrian fire service prompted new admiration for their tactics and their dedication.
    Photo courtesy of Tablet Command
    Software that runs on smartphones and tablets has stepped into the realm of mobile data terminals to help incident commanders run any incident.
    Tech & Comm

    Fire Technology: Incident Command Technology

    Justin Rodino
    April 10, 2023
    Justin Rodino informs incident commanders that they needn't rely only on the tried-and-true tools of the 2000s.
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    Careers & Education

    For the Record 4/23

    Firehouse Staff
    April 10, 2023
    The IAFF filed suit against the NFPA for its role in imposing a testing standard for turnout gear that the IAFF says effectively requires the use of PFAS in firefighter protective...
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    Careers & Education

    Firehouse Expo Preview: More Lessons Learned, Volunteer Days, ‘A Family Business’

    Firehouse Staff
    April 10, 2023
    Organizers of the 40th Anniversary edition of Firehouse Expo sought to distinguish the event from all that preceded it by delivering more lessons learned and helping volunteer...

    More content from April 2023

    Photos by Mark Miller
    Valuable portable ladder storage can be achieved by moving the waterway to the exterior of the ladder tunnel. This ladder tunnel in a rear-mount aerial holds two 16-foot ladders, two 28-footers, one 35-foot ladder and one 45-footer.
    Apparatus

    Developing a Portable Ladder Package

    Mark Miller
    April 10, 2023
    Mark Miller reminds members of apparatus committees of the importance of analyzing apparatus type, staffing response district and run cards prior to specifying portable ladder...
    Photo by Jeffrey Gaskin
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    Pumps & Valves

    Centrifugal Fire Pumps: Single-Stage vs. Two-Stage

    Jeffrey D. Gaskin
    April 10, 2023
    Centrifugal fire pumps long have been the backbone of pumping apparatus in the fire service because of their efficiency and their versatility. They come in various configurations...
    All photos by Tom W. Shand
    Gilbert, AZ, Fire & Rescue Department (GFRD) Engine 251 is one of four identical 2022 Pierce Quantum pumpers that are equipped with a 2,000-gpm pump, a 500-gallon water tank and a 30-gallon Class A foam system. The engine is outfitted with six preconnected attack lines, a top-mounted booster reel and a preconnected deck gun.
    Apparatus

    Apparatus Fleet Management Reimagined

    Tom Shand
    April 10, 2023
    Tom Shand explains why a new approach to managing frontline and reserve rigs by the Gilbert, AZ, Fire & Rescue Department serves as a useful model for many departments to follow...
    An important aspect of microlearning is that it allows for social and collaborative training.
    Training Drills

    Short Drills: Microlearning Principles Improve Training Sessions

    Edward Tracey
    April 10, 2023
    Eddie Tracey cuts to the chase in his explanation of the application of a new way to educate firefighters.
    Photos courtesy of Insight Training LLC
    Photo 1: When a fire service TIC switches to low sensitivity, a loss of image clarity can occur in the cooler regions of the image. Note how the rescue manikin that’s in the lower right-hand corner of the image is clearly visible to the TIC in high-sensitivity mode (left) but is less so to the TIC in low-sensitivity mode (right).
    Thermal Imagers

    TIC Usage & Victim Identification

    Andrew Starnes
    April 10, 2023
    Andrew Starnes warns of the potential of misinterpretation and failure on the fireground if firefighters aren't schooled on thermal imager usage for search operations during live...
    Photos by James Miller
    The culture in which crew resource management (CRM) can thrive includes respect for each person and realizes that each member provides value to the team.
    EMS

    Preventing and Managing Human Error Using CRM

    April 10, 2023
    Janine Curcio's experience with aviation's use of crew resource management makes her among the most expert to speak to CRM for EMS.
    Photo courtesy of the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department
    While involved in a police pursuit, a vehicle left the roadway and completely entered a duplex. Two occupants were pinned in the vehicle. This resulted in a complex shoring and rescue operation. Shoring the structure also made investigating the crash and recovering the vehicle far safer for law enforcement and the tow operator than would have been the case otherwise.
    Structural Collapse

    Technical Rescue: Operational Considerations for Vehicle vs. Building Incidents

    Jake Hoffman
    April 10, 2023
    Jake Hoffman provides detailed information about the shoring that might be required for an operation at the scene of a vehicle striking a building.
    Photos by Jessica Scott
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    Health & Fitness

    Health & Wellness: A Firefighter’s Experience, A Cadet’s Fitness

    Jessica Scott
    April 10, 2023
    Jessica Scott's guidance serves to help department members reproduce the fitness training that's served up at the fire academy.
    Photo courtesy of CDC.gov
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    EMS

    EMS: Proactivity: Fentanyl Test Strips

    Kristen Wade
    April 10, 2023
    Kristen Wade provides notes how EMS providers and firefighters can do more than work for people's well-being after a drug overdose.
    Apr 23 Leadership Lessons Author Pic
    Leadership

    Leadership Lessons: Dreams, Goals & the Passion to Change Lives

    Keisha Amspaugh
    April 10, 2023
    Keisha Amspaugh shares for the benefit of women members and firefighters as a whole.
    Curt Varone
    Careers & Education

    Fire Law: Just Cause

    Curt Varone
    April 10, 2023
    Curt Varone explains that fire departments and firefighters set themselves up for unnecessarily onerous confrontations when they don't understand the requirements of termination...
    Apr 23 First Due Author Pic
    Leadership

    First Due: New Fire Chief, Transparency Is Your Job

    James Richey
    April 10, 2023
    James Richey never again will let pride, vision and successes cause him to bury failures and shortfalls and to ignore everyday changes in society.
    Joh Salka
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: VES: Sticking to the Design

    John J. Salka Jr.
    April 10, 2023
    John J. Salka Jr. is adamant in his directive to vent enter search team members not to stray from the principle of the tactic.
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    SD Awards and Conference

    Station Design Conference: Indispensable

    Firehouse Staff
    April 10, 2023
    More case studies. New information by demand. A quick-arriving “future.” The phrase “can’t-miss event” doesn’t do Station Design Conference 2023 justice.
    The explosion of the oxygen tank bent the rear door of the mobile home half over itself.
    Operations & Training

    Close Calls: While Searching, There Was an Explosion

    Billy Goldfeder
    April 10, 2023
    Billy Goldfeder's scrutiny of a mobile home fire and explosion highlights how members' calm demeanor brought about by extensive training paid off for the victims and the firefighters...
    Glen E. Ellman
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    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 4/23

    Firehouse Staff
    April 4, 2023
    The Fort Worth, TX, Fire Department responded to a fully involved one-story, wood-frame residential structure. The main building was home to the original Juneteenth Museum for...
    Photo by Shannon Marie
    Firefighter Payne was working overtime on Engine 17. Notice the helmet under his right arm, with its changeable front piece with black letters. His name is on the bottom of the helmet. He’s a firefighter, so his helmet is black, but his role as acting as officer for the day is signified by the white front piece.
    Accountability & Tracking

    Command & Control Success: Accountability: Beyond the Tags

    Curt Isakson
    April 4, 2023
    Curt Isakson explains the fireground importance of firefighter identification on a member's helmet, turnout coat and SCBA.