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  • February 2000

    • February 2000

    Rescue

    On The Job - Illinois: Seconds That Changed Lives: The Bourbonnais Derailment

    Feb. 1, 2000
    Mileen M. Joines reports from the scene of the fiery wreck of an Amtrak passenger train that collided with a truck, killing 10 people.
    Safety & Health

    Operating A Rehab Area - Part 2

    Feb. 1, 2000
    Mike Wieder describes ways to care for injured, exhausted, dehydrated and hungry firefighters at the scene of a major incident.
    Rescue

    Fairfax Recon Teams Go To Work

    Feb. 1, 2000
    Michael Regan describes the work of the Fairfax County, VA, USAR team in the days following the earthquake in Turkey.
    Operations & Training

    Earthquake Response: Izmit, Turkey

    Feb. 1, 2000
    Mike Tamillow provides a dramatic first-person account of rescue efforts by U.S. firefighters after a deadly earthquake struck a Turkish city.
    Rescue

    Miami-Dade USAR Task Force Follows Fairfax County To Turkey

    Feb. 1, 2000
    LaVerne Guillen details the work of the second U.S. team to respond to an earthquake-stricken region and its people.

    More content from February 2000

    Leadership

    Preparing Ourselves For The Worst

    Feb. 1, 2000
    The recent deaths of nine firefighters in Worcester, MA, and Keokuk, IA, are a sad reminder that every fire department must be prepared to deal with these terrible events. While...
    Rescue

    Hazmat Containers - Part 1: Highway Bulk Containers

    Feb. 1, 2000
    Placards on tankers provide information concerning the hazard class of the material inside, but a great deal can also be learned about the physical characteristics and hazards...
    Operations & Training

    How Texas Firefighters Meet The Wildland Fire Challenge

    Feb. 1, 2000
    During 1999, most of the state of Texas experienced a drought that created high to extreme wildland fire danger ratings. Wildland fires and the wildland/urban interface (W/UI)...
    Apparatus

    The Future of Apparatus - Part 3

    Feb. 1, 2000
    Do you see the industry becoming more assembly-line oriented or utilizing more custom designs? Ferrara: An apparatus manufacturer will need to do both. The assembly-line units...
    Apparatus

    The Future of Apparatus - Part 2

    Feb. 1, 2000
    Will aerial devices continue to get larger and reach greater heights? Ferrara: As modern buildings increase in size, the need for aerial units to reach greater heights will be...
    Operations & Training

    High-Rise Firefighting Strategy & Tactics - Part 2

    Feb. 1, 2000
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Apparatus

    The Future Of Apparatus - Part 1

    Feb. 1, 2000
    Firehouse® moderates a roundtable discussion with key executives of fire and emergency vehicle manufacturers.