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    Operations & Training

    Alcohol Has No Place In Fire Service Operations

    Dec. 1, 2003
    The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has adopted a strong zero-tolerance alcohol policy following a series of tragic incidents involving firefighters who had been...
    Community Risk

    The Fire Department: The Brand Is Us, the Brand Is You

    Dec. 1, 2003
    Ben May explains how fire departments can brand themselves to have citizens take notice and listen.
    Safety & Health

    Fire Studies Hepatitis & Cancer

    Dec. 1, 2003
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Rescue

    University of Extrication Safe Parking - Part 3

    Dec. 1, 2003
    SUBJECT:Safety Procedures When Working In or Near Moving Traffic TOPIC:Driver Responsibilities for Apparatus and Vehicle Positioning OBJECTIVE:Understand how apparatus and emergency...
    Community Risk

    Messages From The“Dark Side” Counting Customer Comments

    Dec. 1, 2003
    There is hardly a day that goes by without a few citizens' complaints coming across the city manager's desk. Whether they relate to trash pickups, overgrown lots or fire trucks...

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    Operations & Training

    Wildfire Academies Across the U.S.A.

    Dec. 1, 2003
    Structural and Wildland Firefighters Training Together – Part 2 Robert M. Winston concludes this series with a look at major wildfire
    Careers & Education

    Professional Status: The Future of Fire Service Training and Education

    Dec. 1, 2003
    Part 5: Dr. Denis Onieal continues a series of articles on the need for professional status for the fire and emergency services through a common system of training and education...
    Rescue

    On The Job — Iowa: Waterloo Firefighters Face

    Dec. 1, 2003
    Above-Ground Trench Rescue Steve Meyer details a collision that left a station wagon buried in dirt.
    Rescue

    Acid Cargo Tank Overturn Accident

    Dec. 1, 2003
    Stephen L. Hermann discusses an accident that required the use of a 170-ton construction crane to upright an overturned cargo tank loaded with sulfuric acid.
    Rescue

    Major Hydrogen Peroxide Spill

    Dec. 1, 2003
    Stephen L. Hermann describes operations at the scene when 15,000 gallons of 53% hydrogen peroxide were released in Holbrook, AZ.