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MAJOR INCIDENTS
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On The Job - South Carolina: Fire Destroys Chemical Warehouse
Murray Glenn reports from the scene of a dangerous fire and hazmat incident in Spartanburg County.
Progress Report - Baltimore
Coverage of a three-alarm fire that ripped through a chemical facility and a six-alarm blaze in a vacant candy factory; plus the latest “Hot Spots on the Web.”
Progress Report - Illinois
A tractor-trailer truck overturns in flame, spilling whiskey and diesel fuel on a busy interstate.
Progress Report - New Hampshire
Firefighters battle a seven-alarm arson fire that guts a Newington moving and storage warehouse containing 250 tons of stored goods and furniture.
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FIRE SERVICE LEADERSHIP
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Firehouse® Interview: Phoenix Fire Chief Alan Brunacini
Editor-in-Chief Harvey Eisner interviews the man who has led the Phoenix Fire Department since 1978 and has become an international fire service leader.
Strategic & Operational Planning: Bringing Progress To Life
Chief Dennis Compton outlines how the Mesa, AZ, Fire Department provides organizational direction and defines the direction it will take in the decade ahead.
What Fire Department Rescue Crews Can Learn From NASCAR
Dr. Robert S. Fleming details the many valuable lessons about teamwork that emergency responders can learn by watching a NASCAR pit crew in action.
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STATISTICS
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National Run Survey – Part 2
For the 20th year, the fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse® to share and compare statistics. Part 2 features busiest companies, battalion chiefs and stations, plus pay scales and staffing levels.
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APPARATUS
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The Apparatus Architect – Part 7: Conducting Factory Inspections
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur outline ways in which an apparatus purchasing committee can benefit from pre-construction meetings and in-process inspections.
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STRATEGY & TACTICS
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The Company Officer: “Street-Wise” Training
Robert Hoff and Rick Kolomay show why, no matter how this profession changes technologically, firefighting will remain a dirty, hands-on occupation requiring training of the same likeness.
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RECSCUE TECHNOLOGY
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Hybrid Vehicles: A University Of Extrication Special Feature
Ronald E. Moore introduces a series of training articles on the latest automotive technology by describing hybrid vehicles and explaining how they work.
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Columns |
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Fire Politics
NFPA 1710: The Fight’s Not Over
By Hal Bruno
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Safety & Survival
Firefighting Hose Attack Strategies
By Vincent Dunn
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Leadership Issues
The FDNY’s Continuing Efforts To Increase Safety & Improve Leadership
By Thomas Von Essen
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EMS
How NFPA 1710 And 1720 Affect Fire Service EMS
By Gary Ludwig
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Hazmat Studies
Back To Basics: Part 3
By Robert Burke
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Everyone’s A Teacher
What Kind Of A Teacher Are You?
By Paul Stein
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Fire Service Technology
Technology & The Fire Officer
By Charles Werner
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Fire Law
Firefighters & Wills: A Personal Note
By Steve Blackistone
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Command Post
Leadership: Some Classic Thoughts
By Harry R. Carter, Ph.D.
More: Carter's Archives
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Structural Wildland Interzone
Fire Operations In The Wildland/Urban Interface 101: A Preview
By Robert M. Winston
More: Wildfire Central
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First Responder Finance
What You Don’t See Can Hurt You
By Dennis Smith
More: First Responder Finance Archives
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Departments |
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As Firehouse Sees It
Staggering Statistics
By Harvey Eisner
Preliminary Report
3 FDNY Firefighters Killed In Queens Blast
Forum
Hot Off The Wire...
Structure Fires Claim 2 New Jersey Firefighters
Firehouse.com
Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD!
By Amy Bucci and Kathy Scott
Firefronts
Hot Shots
Fire Wire
Between Alarms
The Fire Museum Of Maryland
By Joseph Louderback
Rekindles
Compiled by Paul Hashagen
New Deliveries
More: Apparatus Showcase
Calendar
More: Events Calendar
Parting Shot
Advertiser Index
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Dedication |
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This month’s Firehouse® is dedicated to Assistant Chief Dana R. Johnson, 46, of the Grantsburg, WI, Fire Association and Firefighter Lloyd E. Curtis, 75, of the Vestal, NY, Volunteer Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, February 2001; Assistant Chief Chris Kobierowski, 41, of the Delta Junction, AK, Volunteer Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, March 2001; Firefighter Alberto Tirado, 40 of the Passaic, NJ, Fire Department and Firefighter Lawrence Webb, 37, of the Newark, NJ, Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, May 2001; and Firefighter John Downing, 40, Firefighter Brian Fahey, 46, and Firefighter Harry Ford, 50, of the FDNY, who died in the line of duty, July 2001.
More: Firehouse.Com: In the Line of Duty
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