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  • April 2024

    • April 2024

    The April issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles on firefighter training, fire-based EMS, thermal imaging and previews of the Station Design Conference and the new FireFusion event. There is also a special Apparatus Supplement and the results of our annual Volunteer Fire Department Run Survey.
    Apparatus

    As Firehouse Sees It: The Fire Apparatus Industry

    Peter Matthews
    April 29, 2024
    Greater sophistication of rigs reinforces the importance of comprehensive planning by members of an apparatus committee and the people who will operate on the vehicles.
    Photos by Robert Policht
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: Collapse Operations for Smaller Departments

    Robert Policht
    April 26, 2024
    Robert Policht provides the steps that smaller departments should take to develop basic shoring capabilities.
    EMS

    EMS History and Lessons Learned

    Richard Bossert
    April 25, 2024
    Richard Bossert's reminder of the evolution of EMS indicates that progress will continue.
    Photos courtesy of the Fairfax County, VA, Fire and Rescue Department
    Operations & Training

    Close Calls: ‘Minor’ Smoke Investigation Ends with an Explosion

    Billy Goldfeder
    April 24, 2024
    Billy Goldfeder tells of how preparation with full PPE and SCBA and detailed size-up prevented a firefighter from being injured when an explosion occurred in a communications ...
    Photos by Shannon Hoffman
    Operations & Training

    Command & Control Success: Size Matters

    Curt Isakson
    April 23, 2024
    Curt Isakson provides numerous reasons why fireground commanders shouldn't choose the default size option when they select supply and attack hose.

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    Photos by Jeffrey D. Gaskin
    Apparatus

    Specifying a New Apparatus: Don’t Waste Money on Unnecessary Items

    Jeffrey D. Gaskin
    April 22, 2024
    Jeffrey D. Gaskin wants fire organizations, particularly volunteer departments, to think twice about whether the cost of a function, feature or component on a new apparatus is...
    Operations & Training

    Using the Principles of Gamification to Improve Your Training Program

    Edward Tracey
    April 22, 2024
    Edward Tracey's knowledge of the principles of video and other games can provide a spark of innovation for those who design training programs.
    Photos by Mark Miller
    Apparatus

    Apparatus Cab Design and Layout

    Mark Miller
    April 22, 2024
    Mark Miller details the state-of-the-art regarding in-cab planning to help apparatus committee members specify facets that aid members in various ways.
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: Measuring Operational Success

    John J. Salka Jr.
    April 19, 2024
    John J. Salka Jr. provides seven areas of scrutiny beyond fire suppression and no injuries that departments must consider in the determination of a correctly accomplished response...
    Photo by Glen E. Ellman
    Apparatus

    Objective-Driven Apparatus Specifications

    Greg Stone
    April 19, 2024
    Greg Stone shares eight questions that should be answered to uncover many of the "absolutes" that should be written into a specification for a new apparatus.
    Photo courtesy of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
    Tech & Comm

    Fire Technology: GIS in Action: Your Path Toward Operational Intelligence

    Jason Moore
    April 18, 2024
    Jason Moore tells of how two fire departments use geographical information systems (GIS) to improve response and reduce community risk.
    Safety & Health

    Health & Wellness: Firefighter Suicide and the Link to Burnout and Lack of Meaning

    Matt Coffey
    April 17, 2024
    Matt Coffey tells why the results of a 2022 survey of 253 firefighters indicate that traumatic stress and problems with significant relationships can't remain the only factors...
    Photo by David Bryce
    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 4/24

    Firehouse Staff
    April 17, 2024
    Heavy fire was showing from the second floor of a vacant, two-story Detroit building when the first-arriving engine reached the site.
    Careers & Education

    Fire Law: In the Line of Fire

    Curt Varone
    April 16, 2024
    Curt Varone tells of the five main concerns of lawsuits against firefighters and fire departments when they respond to police-related incidents.
    Roman Isaryk
    Careers & Education

    2023 Volunteer Fire Department Run Survey

    April 16, 2024
    The Volunteer Run Survey shares details of the largest segment of the fire service.
    Leadership

    Leadership Lessons: The Closed Station Door

    Dave Robertson
    April 15, 2024
    Dave Robertson explains why a closed-bay-door policy can be a danger to members and the department both operationally and culturally.
    Careers & Education

    FireFusion Preview

    Firehouse Staff
    April 12, 2024
    This inaugural event will bring together technology, firefighters and leaders like never before.
    Stations

    2024 Station Design Conference Preview

    Firehouse Staff
    April 11, 2024
    Fifty-one regular sessions and four pre-conference sessions will make the 10th anniversary of the event the most useful in the history of the Conference.
    Photos by Joey Baxa
    Operations & Training

    Reading Colors

    Joey Baxa
    April 10, 2024
    Joey Baxa explains the idiosyncrasies of thermal imager color palettes and what they mean for TICs' use on the fireground.
    Photos by Victorian Simmons
    EMS

    The Pros and Cons of the Dual-Role Firefighter/EMT

    Maggie Coen-Murphy
    April 9, 2024
    Maggie Coen-Murphy doesn't want departments that embrace the benefits of the firefighter/EMT to overlook the challenges of implementing the concept.
    Careers & Education

    First Due: Firefighter Training for High School Seniors

    Frank Dellucky
    April 9, 2024
    Frank Dellucky tells what his department learned about improving its education of high school seniors for fire service work after the first semester of instruction.
    Photo by Jon Tenca
    Apparatus

    Fire Apparatus Supplement 2024

    April 9, 2024
    This special Fire Apparatus Supplement includes feature articles on objective-driven apparatus specification, applying apparatus costs wisely, and apparatus cab design and layout...
    Peter Matthews
    Careers & Education

    For The Record - April 2024

    April 8, 2024
    Dozens gathered at the E-ONE fire trucks campus in Ocala, FL, to laud longtime workers and thank fire departments for their business over 50 years.