June 2003

What About Before The Fire?

June 1, 2003

This account is provided by a reader. Chief Goldfeder's comments follow. On a very cold winter night, around midnight with a temperature of minus six degrees, our fire and rescue...

Community Risk

Relationship Management: The DNA Of Marketing

June 1, 2003

Question:Why are relationships so important to a necessary public service based on technical expertise? With all of the various duties and standards for which we are responsible...

Leadership

Should Firefighters Be Prohibited From Smoking?

June 1, 2003

A Springfield, MA, firefighter has been fired for smoking, following an incident that occurred while he was off duty. His dismissal occurred after a state trooper noted in an ...

Run Surveys

2002 National Run Survey - Part 1

June 1, 2003

For the 22nd year, the fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse® to share and compare statistics. Part 1 features fire department profiles and total calls for 2002.

Rescue

Technology Update: 2003-2004 Vehicles – Part 2

June 1, 2003

SUBJECT:2003-2004 Model Vehicles, Part 2 of 2TOPIC:New Technology Features UpdateOBJECTIVE:Update responder awareness of new technology features of selected 2003 and 2004 model...

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Operations & Training

On The Job – New Jersey: Children Playing With Matches Ignite Furniture Warehouse

June 1, 2003

Daniel F. Speigel reports on the defensive operations that controlled a fast-moving fire in a furniture warehouse.

Community Risk

“Operation Iraqi Freedom”: Fire Service Members Respond

June 1, 2003

Departments across the country list members called to military service in Iraq. Also, a profile of a firefighter who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Tech & Comm

The 5 Don’ts Of Thermal Imaging

June 1, 2003

Jonathan Bastian points out that a thermal imager is like any other tool on the fireground: properly used, it saves lives and property; improperly used, it can injure firefighters...

Apparatus

The Apparatus Architect – Part 14: Designing Ladder Company Apparatus

June 1, 2003

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur begin a discussion on the design and use of aerial ladder units, apparatus that can represent one of the largest financial investments that a fire...

Operations & Training

Why Things Go Bad On The Fireground

June 1, 2003

Ron Baran describes the most common reasons why firefighters find themselves in trouble and suggests ways to prevent deaths and injuries.

Leadership

The Nation Must Focus On Campus Fire Safety

June 1, 2003

It has been 3 1/2 years since a dormitory fire at New Jersey's Seton Hall University killed three students and briefly focused public attention on the danger of fires in college...

Operations & Training

Firefighter Size-Up – Part 2

June 1, 2003

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