July 1996

School Fire Safety

July 1, 1996

Judging from the mail, a recent column on school crime and fire safety hit a lot of raw nerves. A number of readers had some interesting comments and their reaction indicates ...

Operations & Training

Roof Coverings And "Tight Building Syndrome"

July 1, 1996

In recent years, the rising costs of heating and cooling buildings has resulted in a variety of efforts aimed at improving the energy efficiency of the structures. Blown-in insulation...

Operations & Training

Rapid Intervention Teams

July 1, 1996

Robert Cobb outlines the role performed by a fireground unit that may be a firefighter's only chance for survival.

Safety & Health

Firefighter Fatalities

July 1, 1996

J. Gordon Routley, Reade Bush and Jeffrey Stern recommend measures that help prevent line-of-duty deaths.

Operations & Training

How To Use A Rapid Intervention Team

July 1, 1996

Michael M. Dugan offers a guide to training and utilizing firefighters for this all-important job.

More content from July 1996

Run Surveys

The National Run Survey 1995 - Part 2

July 1, 1996

Data compiled from more than 200 career fire departments in the United States and Canada.

Safety & Health

Protect Yourself From Infectious Agents

July 1, 1996

A few years ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidelines of transmission of HIV and hepatitis B in health care workers. Soon after, the Occupational...

Operations & Training

Fire Risk Analysis

July 1, 1996

In our last visit with you, we began our discussion of fire risk analysis and its companion in life, "community fire defenses." We started to look at how a community needs to ...

Safety & Health

Is Your Safety Officer Freelancing?

July 1, 1996

There appears to be considerable confusion and misinformation concerning the proper role of the safety officer at an emergency incident. This confusion involves two distinct areas...

Rescue

Shoring Techniques Put To The Test At Trench Cave-In

July 1, 1996

September 1995 was an unusually busy "technical" rescue month for the City of Pontiac, MI, Fire Department (PFD). Within under 20 days, members responded to a confined space search...

Apparatus

Who Regulates Fire Apparatus And Their Operators?

July 1, 1996

The answer to the question in the headline, in most cases, is no one. It's ironic that the fire service of this country is responsible for public safety and yet when government...