July 2005

Operations & Training

Some ABCs of Firefighting Strategy

July 1, 2005
By request of the author, this article is not available online
Leadership

Summit Focuses On Reducing College Student Fire Deaths

July 1, 2005
A nationwide campaign is underway to reduce the number of fire deaths at colleges and universities, with special emphasis on off-campus housing, where more than 75% of these ...
Careers & Education

Climbing the Career Ladder: An Associate’s Degree Is a Useful Tool

July 1, 2005
Dr. Jeffrey A. Cantor shares why a degree is as important as a firefighter's hand tool.
Careers & Education

Going for the Gold Tassel: Getting a Doctoral Degree

July 1, 2005
Dr. Burton A. Clark discusses two words you did not learn in firefighter rookie school or in any course you have taken – doctrine and doctorate.
LODDS

Death in the Line of Duty

July 1, 2005
The NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program continues to present its investigations of firefighter line-of-duty deaths to formulate recommendations for...

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Safety & Health

The 3 Fs of Firefighter Conditioning: Fitness, Fat Loss and Function

July 1, 2005
Rich Meyer introduces a series of articles that will help you formulate a customized program that’s right for you and address your individual goals.
Photo by Thomas J. Richardson
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Operations & Training

Notebook Nuggets – The Truck Company: Basic Ventilation

July 1, 2005
Richard J. Blatus and Thomas J. Richardson discuss the basic tactic that needs to be reviewed: vertical and horizontal ventilation.
Photo by Mike Dugan
A firefighter uses the six-foot hook to probe along the wall to find and identify windows and doors. The tool also will let the searching member maintain contact with the wall and search a few feet off the wall. By using the tool this way, the firefighter can place a hole in the ceiling above to make sure no fire is overhead.
A firefighter uses the six-foot hook to probe along the wall to find and identify windows and doors. The tool also will let the searching member maintain contact with the wall and search a few feet off the wall. By using the tool this way, the firefighter can place a hole in the ceiling above to make sure no fire is overhead.
A firefighter uses the six-foot hook to probe along the wall to find and identify windows and doors. The tool also will let the searching member maintain contact with the wall and search a few feet off the wall. By using the tool this way, the firefighter can place a hole in the ceiling above to make sure no fire is overhead.
A firefighter uses the six-foot hook to probe along the wall to find and identify windows and doors. The tool also will let the searching member maintain contact with the wall and search a few feet off the wall. By using the tool this way, the firefighter can place a hole in the ceiling above to make sure no fire is overhead.
A firefighter uses the six-foot hook to probe along the wall to find and identify windows and doors. The tool also will let the searching member maintain contact with the wall and search a few feet off the wall. By using the tool this way, the firefighter can place a hole in the ceiling above to make sure no fire is overhead.
Operations & Training

Truck Company Tips: Tip #10 – Searching with a Tool

July 1, 2005
Michael M. Dugan reviews the tools used to do a primary search for victims, once the fire is located and the engine company has water and is attacking the fire.
Diagram Courtesy of Author
Graphic H. Ventilation riser diagram.
Graphic H. Ventilation riser diagram.
Graphic H. Ventilation riser diagram.
Graphic H. Ventilation riser diagram.
Graphic H. Ventilation riser diagram.
Operations & Training

Understanding the Core: Part 2

July 1, 2005
Curtis S.D. Massey introduces the second installment in this series with "Techniques of Stairwell Operations And Utilizing Building Services In High-Rise Commercial Fires".
Operations & Training

Rapid Intervention: If You're Not Trained, You're Not a Team

July 1, 2005
John J. Salka discusses the need to train or otherwise practice rapid intervention team drills as vital firefighter safety and survival tactics.
Courtesy of Berwyn Heights VFD
In the accident, Squad 14 landed on its right side, momentarily trapping the officer. This accident should reinforce the rule that everyone should be seated and wearing seatbelts at all times.
In the accident, Squad 14 landed on its right side, momentarily trapping the officer. This accident should reinforce the rule that everyone should be seated and wearing seatbelts at all times.
In the accident, Squad 14 landed on its right side, momentarily trapping the officer. This accident should reinforce the rule that everyone should be seated and wearing seatbelts at all times.
In the accident, Squad 14 landed on its right side, momentarily trapping the officer. This accident should reinforce the rule that everyone should be seated and wearing seatbelts at all times.
In the accident, Squad 14 landed on its right side, momentarily trapping the officer. This accident should reinforce the rule that everyone should be seated and wearing seatbelts at all times.
Apparatus

The Apparatus Architect: Part 23 - Designing Rescue Squad Apparatus

July 1, 2005
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur review rescue squad apparatus and other special service units, as well as discussing the decision of what type of rescue service the department is...
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Rescue

San Francisco Fire Department Performs Dramatic Surf Rescue

July 1, 2005
Norm Rooker reports on an intense surf rescue operation that led four SFFD members to receive top awards from the Firehouse Heroism & Community Service Awards program.
Run Surveys

2004 National Run Survey: Part 2

July 1, 2005
For the 24th year, the fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse to share and compare statistics. Part 2 features the nation's busiest engines, ladders, chiefs and ambulances...
Safety & Health

Communications: The Main Link To Safety On the Fireground

July 1, 2005
It is troubling in 2005 to still be reading after-action reports involving firefighter fatalities that contain “communications” as a possible contributing cause for the death...
Community Risk

Fire Service Customer Care: Part 2 – Delivering Quality Service

July 1, 2005
Question: How does a fire and emergency services organization create an effective customer care system that delights the community as well as the firefighters and officers? Answer...
Photo courtesy of Bullard
As a company progresses down a smoky hallway, the thermal imager identifies that fire has broken through a hallway door. This shows that the truck company operating in front of the engine risks being cut off, while identifying the apartment of origin to the hose team.
As a company progresses down a smoky hallway, the thermal imager identifies that fire has broken through a hallway door. This shows that the truck company operating in front of the engine risks being cut off, while identifying the apartment of origin to the hose team.
As a company progresses down a smoky hallway, the thermal imager identifies that fire has broken through a hallway door. This shows that the truck company operating in front of the engine risks being cut off, while identifying the apartment of origin to the hose team.
As a company progresses down a smoky hallway, the thermal imager identifies that fire has broken through a hallway door. This shows that the truck company operating in front of the engine risks being cut off, while identifying the apartment of origin to the hose team.
As a company progresses down a smoky hallway, the thermal imager identifies that fire has broken through a hallway door. This shows that the truck company operating in front of the engine risks being cut off, while identifying the apartment of origin to the hose team.
Tech & Comm

Fire Attack and the Thermal Imager

July 1, 2005
Fire suppression: it’s the job most commonly associated with a firefighter. When lives and property are at risk, firefighters extinguish the fire to bring control and safety ...
Photo by Robert Burke
Equipment compartments are standardized on Hazmat 1 and Hazmat 2.
Equipment compartments are standardized on Hazmat 1 and Hazmat 2.
Equipment compartments are standardized on Hazmat 1 and Hazmat 2.
Equipment compartments are standardized on Hazmat 1 and Hazmat 2.
Equipment compartments are standardized on Hazmat 1 and Hazmat 2.
Rescue

Hazmat Response in Honolulu

July 1, 2005
Honolulu is a beautiful city on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and the Honolulu Fire Department provides fire protection for the entire island, except for the military installations...
Tech & Comm

Internet Telephones and 911: Emerging Technology – And Emerging Problems

July 1, 2005
Throughout history, people have reported fires in a number of ways. Watchmen’s rattles, church bells and locomotive rims gave way to Gamewell boxes and, eventually, the telephone...
Ron Moore
During a rollover, the RollTek airbags provide a taut, yet cushioning support for the occupant’s head and neck, reducing injuries and saving lives in fire apparatus rollover incidents.
During a rollover, the RollTek airbags provide a taut, yet cushioning support for the occupant’s head and neck, reducing injuries and saving lives in fire apparatus rollover incidents.
During a rollover, the RollTek airbags provide a taut, yet cushioning support for the occupant’s head and neck, reducing injuries and saving lives in fire apparatus rollover incidents.
During a rollover, the RollTek airbags provide a taut, yet cushioning support for the occupant’s head and neck, reducing injuries and saving lives in fire apparatus rollover incidents.
During a rollover, the RollTek airbags provide a taut, yet cushioning support for the occupant’s head and neck, reducing injuries and saving lives in fire apparatus rollover incidents.
Rescue

Fire Apparatus Rollover Protection

July 1, 2005
Subject: Fire Apparatus Rollover Protection Topic: RollTek Rollover Protection System Objective: Identify the components of a RollTek Rollover Protection System available on ...
Safety & Health

Safety – It’s Everybody’s Job

July 1, 2005
Some will say little has changed in the fire service in the last 200 years. Others will tell you that much has changed. The fact remains that one very critical aspect of this...
Photo By Brian Alphin
The original scene of the motor vehicle accident on Interstate 820. Medic Selena Schmidt responded in the ambulance that is parked at right.
The original scene of the motor vehicle accident on Interstate 820. Medic Selena Schmidt responded in the ambulance that is parked at right.
The original scene of the motor vehicle accident on Interstate 820. Medic Selena Schmidt responded in the ambulance that is parked at right.
The original scene of the motor vehicle accident on Interstate 820. Medic Selena Schmidt responded in the ambulance that is parked at right.
The original scene of the motor vehicle accident on Interstate 820. Medic Selena Schmidt responded in the ambulance that is parked at right.
Safety & Health

"I Am Not Going To Make It!" Part 1

July 1, 2005
Once again in this column, we read a story of members being struck while operating on a highway. In this case, we have the very personal accounts of a medic who is a part of ...
Leadership

Security Vs. Safety: The Hazmat Placarding Controversy

July 1, 2005
We are recommending that the Department of Transportation maintain the placard system as it is now.” With these words, spoken at the Congressional Fire Services Institute dinner...