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  • January 2001

    • January 2001

    Operations & Training

    2000 Wildland Fire Season Wrap-Up

    Jan. 1, 2001
    Robert M. Winston recaps the worst U.S. wildland firefighting season in decades.
    Photo by Willie Cirone
    For the first time in its 59-year history, the USO dispatched performers to put on a show in the United States. The USO troupe visited the Clear Creek camp and performed a show called “Catch A Rising Star,” featuring a former Miss Maine, a former Miss Arkansas and a former Miss New Jersey. It was a standing-room-only performance.
    Operations & Training

    Wildland Firefighters On The Front Lines

    Jan. 1, 2001
    Willie Cirone provides a photo essay recorded during the Clear Creek incident involving the Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho in 2000.
    Apparatus

    Positioning Aerial Apparatus On The Fire Scene - Part 2

    Jan. 1, 2001
    Michael A. Wieder offers guidelines on the proper fireground placement of aerial apparatus, focusing on the tactical considerations of the incident.
    Leadership

    Labor & Management Cooperate On NFPA 1710 Staffing Standard

    Jan. 1, 2001
    Cooperation between labor and management has produced a revised proposal for the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) new standard on the organization and deployment ...
    Safety & Health

    The Deadly Lightweight Truss

    Jan. 1, 2001
    By request of the author, this article is not available online

    More content from January 2001

    Community Risk

    10 Tips For Fostering Community Partnerships

    Jan. 1, 2001
    Since 1990, I have had the privilege to work on a number of technology initiatives, emergency service websites and other fire service projects. In this column I will explain how...
    Rescue

    "Phases Of Rescue" Demonstration Checklist - Phase 4

    Jan. 1, 2001
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    Rescue

    Decontamination Options For Hazmat & Terrorist Incidents

    Jan. 1, 2001
    According to the National Fire Academy, "Decontamination is a chemical or physical process used to remove and prevent the spread of contaminants from an emergency scene due to...
    Leadership

    Recession? What Does It Mean? What Do I Do?

    Jan. 1, 2001
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