April 2004

Rod Hammer reports on the need for firefighters to lose weight and become healthier in order to reduce health risks.

Firehouse® Magazine proudly salutes America’s Bravest in our annual Heroism & Community Service Awards program, the largest of its kind in the nation.

While searching for trapped children, fire broke out in the walls, causing firefighters to exit just before flashover. Harvey Eisner reports on this a two-alarm structure fire...

Ron Baran continues his discussion of techniques that only experience can teach, as textbook maneuvers are just a guide.

James K. Crawford discusses horizontal moving techniques that will create an easier situation for the rapid intervention team, victim and you.

On Christmas morning 2003, the Los Pinos Fire Protection District, located in southwestern Colorado, responded to a well-developed structure fire involving a sniper. Tom Aurnhammer...

Jay K. Bradish details a blaze that tore through seven commercial buildings in the historic downtown business district of Jeffersonville, IN.

Jay K. Bradish reports on a fire that destroyed a downtown Omaha landmark and raged out of control for 91?2 hours on Jan. 7, 2004.

Roxanne Bercik, Chris Connealy, Bill Lowe and Laurie Mooney share their experiences and offer resources to earn a college degree.

Bill Lowe details the journey of one of the City of Longwood, FL, Fire Rescue Department’s first female firefighters to the position of battalion chief.

Harry R. Carter discusses distance learning and the opportunities that are available to earn a college degree through on-line education.

Bill Davis reports on the greatest challenge to the City of Albany’s emergency response capabilities, the capsize of a cargo ship.

Jeff Hood, Bill Lowe and Earl Watson discuss what happened when a fully loaded cement truck weighing 34 tons flipped over and landed on top of a sport utility vehicle, trapping...

Search and rescue, especially during structure fires, is the most frequently considered thermal imager (TI) use. Success during structure fire rescues, as well as during non-fire...

R. J. “Bob” Barraclough discusses upgrades and the specification-writing process that begins with obtaining a copy of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1901 Standard...

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur provide a guide for purchasing a midship or a rear-mount truck and discovering which is correct for your department.

Michael Wilbur discusses the training and education needed to understand serial and elevating platform apparatus in the first installment of this new series.

Steve Meyer reports that, as necessary as they are to keeping a small fire department on track, the absence of appropriate policies and procedures is epidemic.

Editor’s note: Hal Bruno is on leave. We thank Chief Compton for filling in for Hal this month. In July 2003, at Firehouse Expo in Baltimore and again in February 2004 at Firehouse...

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This account is provided by a reader. Chief Goldfeder’s comments follow. We received a 911 call for a building fire at a local inn. It is a 21¼2-story bar with apartments above...

You hear it more and more frequently: there are not enough available paramedics in the workforce. Recent headlines paint an even more dire picture as fire departments, private...

As the health-care crisis continues to worsen in many parts of urban America, people more than ever are depending on public services for many of their needs. Every city or county...

SUBJECT:Lifting AirbagsTOPIC:Service life of high-pressure lifting airbagsOBJECTIVE:Understand the concept of useful service life for high-pressure lifting airbagsTASK:Using the...

Question: What does ?promotion? mean as applied to fire protection and emergency services? This word sounds self-serving and aggressive. Answer: This is a great question and when...

This month’s column features an exclusive interview I conducted with Dr. David G. Boyd, who is deputy director (operations) for the Office of Research and Development and director...