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  • November 2004

    • November 2004

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    A Good Partner – And an Important Piece of the Fire Safety Puzzle

    Nov. 1, 2004
    The fire service has embraced automatic fire sprinklers as a key element in protecting the built environment from the ravages of fire. Installations have significantly increased...
    Under normal conditions, the dash-support pipe and the center brackets are completely hidden from view. They serve to stiffen the vehicle during side-impact collisions.
    Rescue

    Dash-Support Structure

    Nov. 1, 2004
    Many fire departments and rescue teams are adopting either one of two rescue evolutions when front-seat occupants are trapped during a collision. It seems that the original evolution...
    Community Risk

    USFA’S Quick Response System: A Marketing ICS That Works

    Nov. 1, 2004
    Question: Once a fire, hazmat or EMS incident has occurred, how does my department use it to educate the public to keep a similar incident from happening again? Answer: There ...
    Tech & Comm

    Mississippi Forestry Commission Takes Innovative Approach to Fire Protection

    Nov. 1, 2004
    Mississippi, with a population of 2.57 million, is a mostly rural state of 48,434 square miles. Over 50% of that area is considered forestland and the Mississippi Forestry Commission...
    Tech & Comm

    Thermal Imaging Training: Non-Traditional Uses

    Nov. 1, 2004
    Thermal imagers (TIs) are excellent tools for firefighting. Since they enable firefighters to see through smoke, TIs have become required tools on a number of fire companies. ...

    More content from November 2004

    LODDS

    Death in the Line of Duty

    Nov. 1, 2004
    The NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program continues to present its investigations of firefighter line-of-duty deaths to formulate recommendations for...
    Safety & Health

    Tricks That Can Save Your Life

    Nov. 1, 2004
    Ron Baran details how veteran firefighters can provide valuable lessons that may one day save a firefighter or an entire crew.
    Leadership

    "Ladder 49": A Firefighter Film That Can Help Rally Support

    Nov. 1, 2004
    Hollywood finally has made a movie that realistically portrays the excitement, the challenge and the dangers of firefighting. “Ladder 49” shows firefighters as they really are...
    Safety & Health

    Pre-Fire Planning: Garbage In, Garbage Out

    Nov. 1, 2004
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Safety & Health

    Firefighters Vs. Apparatus: We Lose Every Time

    Nov. 1, 2004
    As each of you and all of us at Firehouse® work together to reduce firefighter injuries and deaths, some challenges are more difficult than others. This month, we will focus on...
    Apparatus

    Driving Apparatus Safely

    Nov. 1, 2004
    Many fire service professionals are grappling with the high number of accidents occurring that involve emergency apparatus. We can all agree that such accidents have a significant...