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  • January 2005

    • January 2005

    Apparatus

    The Aftermath of a Fatal Apparatus Wreck: Patti’s Story

    Jan. 1, 2005
    I have been assigned to a truck company for most of my career in the New York City Fire Department. In 1994, however, I took a detail to drive the Safety Operating Battalion for...
    Tech & Comm

    Solving 800 MHz Radio Interference: A Win for All

    Jan. 1, 2005
    Over the past year, I have been a staunch advocate – along with many other public safety organizations and representatives – of a plan to eliminate a serious radio interference...
    Community Risk

    Alliance and Sponsorship Development – Part 1: A System That Works

    Jan. 1, 2005
    Question: With the constant constraints on budgets in most functional areas of many departments, can the discipline of alliance development or sponsorship add support to the fulfillment...
    Leadership

    Fire Service Grants: Beyond the Basics

    Jan. 1, 2005
    By the end of the 2004 FIRE Act (Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program) grant period, the federal government will have distributed almost $2 billion directly to the fire service...
    Tech & Comm

    Thermal Imaging Training: Overhaul

    Jan. 1, 2005
    Photo courtesy of Bullard Photo 1 shows two images of the same scene. The fire has been knocked down, and firefighters are overhauling the ceiling. The image on the left shows...

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    Operations & Training

    Ten Key Incident Command Considerations When Operating on Limited-Access Highways

    Jan. 1, 2005
    Dr. William F. Jenaway discusses the importance of focusing on the key issues a fire officer should consider when responding to limited-access highway incidents.
    Operations & Training

    The Cedar Fire: Some Personal Observations

    Jan. 1, 2005
    Deputy Chief John Hawkins offers his personal insights into the events of the California fire storms.
    Operations & Training

    Lessons from Iraq Offer a Different Future For Southern California Wildland/Urban Interface Fires

    Jan. 1, 2005
    Three California fire agencies have taken lessons from the mean streets by developing a new color-coding system. Bill Clayton and Mike Rohde discuss the system and its effects...
    Operations & Training

    Understanding the Core

    Jan. 1, 2005
    Curtis S.D. Massey examines characteristics, features and oddities of core configurations and their performance during fires, including stack effect.
    Tech & Comm

    Communication Solutions: Part 1 – The 8 Words of Life Safety

    Jan. 1, 2005
    Mark Emery stresses the need for improving your fireground communication.
    Leadership

    Put a Fire Chief In the DHS Inner Circle

    Jan. 1, 2005
    Regardless of who the new Secretary of Homeland Security may be, the time is long overdue for a fire chief to be appointed to the rank of under secretary. At the very least a ...
    Operations & Training

    Firefighting Strategies for Heavy Timber Mill Construction – Part 1

    Jan. 1, 2005
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Rescue

    NFPA 1670 Vehicle Rescue, Technician-Level Competencies – Part 1

    Jan. 1, 2005
    SUBJECT:NFPA 1670 Vehicle Rescue, Technician-level Skills and CompetenciesTOPIC:Advanced Hands-on Training Skill: Jacking and Shoring of a Side-Resting VehicleOBJECTIVE:Accomplish...
    Safety & Health

    Small Towns, Small Hazards? Not A Chance! – Part 1

    Jan. 1, 2005
    We’ve received several “small town” Close Calls that we’ll run consecutively this month and next. Together with photos, these drive home the fact that the “bad stuff” can and ...