May 1996

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If there was a significant fire or emergency that occurred 100 years ago in your department, or your department's 100th anniversary is coming up, please drop us a line for possible...
May 1, 1996
"Rescue Squad 14 to Engine 14. When you arrive on the scene, please go down the hill and check out the patients in the other car. We've not been able to get to them yet." "Check...
May 1, 1996
Exactly a year ago, we discussed problems associated with encountering violent patients in field situations. Recent reports indicate that certain methods of transporting these...
May 1, 1996
Way back in 1993, one of our columns discussed financial resource management in the fire departments of America. At that time, we spoke of how it has classically been a hit or...
May 1, 1996
A conflict has developed between fire officials and school administrators over what should take priority: fire safety or protecting the schools from a violent crime wave. The ...
May 1, 1996
Janet Wilmoth outlines the procedures followed by the Phoenix, AZ, Fire Department to update and replace its inventory of self-contained breathing apparatus.
May 1, 1996
John Hayford looks at why playing sports cannot get you in shape to meet the physical demands of firefighting.
May 1, 1996
Robert J. Milmore and Thomas A. McHale describe how a tragedy in Japan is teaching America's firefighters to prepare for the worst.
May 1, 1996