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  • September 2002

    • September 2002

    Operations & Training

    Live-Fire Training The New Reality

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Harry R. Carter, Ph.D., recounts the latest firefighter training fatalities and reviews standards and practices relating to the use of burn buildings.
    Apparatus

    Fire Apparatus Ember Protection Guidelines

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Gordon Gholson describes ways in which air filter fires can damage or destroy fire apparatus, and outlines preventive measures to minimize risks to firefighters.
    Operations & Training

    The Rodeo/Chediski Fire

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Robert M. Winston reports from the scene of a combination of blazes that grew into biggest wildfire in Arizona history.
    Operations & Training

    California Wildfires

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Mike Meadows provides up-close coverage from the front lines of three of California’s latest major wildland fires.
    Community Risk

    Arson In America: 2002 Update

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Jay K. Bradish compiles the latest available statistics and surveys trends in the American fire service’s ongoing battle against arsonists.

    More content from September 2002

    Operations & Training

    Live-Fire Training The New Reality Part 2

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Water Supply In order to conduct a safe firefighting evolution in an acquired structure, you must insure that sufficient water for firefighting is available. You will need water...
    Historical Incidents

    The “Rip Van Winkle Syndrome,” One Year Later

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Everybody knows the children's story of Rip Van Winkle. Set in the time of the Declaration of Independence of the United States, Rip Van Winkle is the story of a man who, upon...
    Rescue

    Vehicle Lockout Incidents

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Article Available Online Soon!
    Rescue

    Biological Terrorist Agents: Part 3 – Biological Toxins

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Biological toxins are defined as any toxic substances occurring in nature produced by animals, plants or microbes (pathogenic bacteria), such as bacteria, fungi, flowering plants...
    Historical Incidents

    Where Is Our Protection?

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Terrorism seems to be the buzzword in the fire service, and this is as it should be. We think of the World Trade Center incidents of 9/11 and in 1993. We think of Oklahoma City...
    Safety & Health

    Wood-Frame Building Fires And Collapses

    Sept. 1, 2002
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Leadership

    Fire Service Waits For Congress To Help Prepare For Terrorism

    Sept. 1, 2002
    This first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon is a proper time to look back on what went wrong, what went right and how much progress...
    Community Risk

    “Team Up For Fire Safety”: What’s In It For You?

    Sept. 1, 2002
    Meri-K Appy previews Fire Prevention Week 2002 and suggests ways in which fire departments can reap the maximum benefits from the annual campaign.