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  • May 2006

    • May 2006

    Apparatus

    Custom Vs. Commercial: Choosing a Chassis

    May 1, 2006
    One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is whether to buy an apparatus with a custom fire apparatus chassis or a commercial fire apparatus chassis. Why, you may ...
    Tech & Comm

    Broadband and 700 MHz For the Fire Service

    May 1, 2006
    Several definitions on the Internet state that broadband can best be described as, “From the words ‘broad bandwidth’ and is used to describe a high-capacity, two-way link...
    Community Risk

    USFA's Quick Response Media Corps: Fighting Fire at Its Point of Origin

    May 1, 2006
    About two years ago, Firehouse® Magazine featured a story about the process and effectiveness of U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) Quick Response Media Corps. Since that time...
    Photo by Robert Burke
    Two generators are built into the front compartment of the trailer.
    Rescue

    Hazmat Response in Yuma: Protecting An Oasis in the Arizona Desert

    May 1, 2006
    The City of Yuma is located in extreme southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River, near the California border and just a few miles from Mexico. Although situated in the vast ...
    Courtesy of Author
    In 2003, Chicago firefighters used thermal imagers to track a fast-moving electrical fire that was traveling through the basement ceiling of the 146-year-old Holy Family Church. The fire was stopped just minutes before destroying the historic structure.
    Tech & Comm

    Thermal Imager Training: Finding Hidden Fires

    May 1, 2006
    Normally, when someone calls 911 and requests the fire department, the nature and location of the emergency is obvious. Family members lead us to ill patients, and the location...

    More content from May 2006

    David P. Fornell
    Take a little time to step back and evaluate your operation. This pumper was upgraded by mounting a two-inch, 250-gpm, low-pressure attack line within easy reach and then mounting new truck tools in spots that are easy to access. These hooks replaced old, splintered wood-handle pike poles that were mounted over the hosebed.
    Operations & Training

    Facing the Rural Firefighting Challenge

    May 1, 2006
    David P. Fornell discusses the need to approach emergency incidents differently in rural as opposed to city environments, three years after he joined a department protecting 88...
    Leadership

    Grant Writing 101

    May 1, 2006
    Dominic Colletti presents the "Customer Value Proposition," offers ideas for fire departments on limited budgets and reviews some top-level grant-writing and funding-source issues...
    Leadership

    Insurers Pulling the Plug On New York Fire Patrol

    May 1, 2006
    The legendary New York Fire Insurance Patrol – the nation’s first and last privately financed salvage brigade – is headed for extinction after 171 years of protecting property...
    Operations & Training

    Firefighting Strategy Errors and Failures - Part 2

    May 1, 2006
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Photo Courtesy of Author
    Extreme heat distorted a light fixture on the ceiling of a room on the second floor.
    Safety & Health

    Mayday! Why There's No Such Thing As a "Routine" House Fire

    May 1, 2006
    A single-family-dwelling fire is the most common type of structural fire to which most of us respond. While the house fire profiled this month, in the minds of these Pennsylvania...
    Photo by Ron Moore
    Be real careful here. It is not normal, although possible, that a deploying passenger frontal airbag will tear a hole in the laminated glass. Look at the glass for hair or flesh on the inside and the outside. This damage could be caused by a person or object into which this vehicle ran.
    Rescue

    Vehicle Windshields & "Spider Webs"

    May 1, 2006
    SUBJECT: Vehicle Windshields TOPIC: Windshield Crash Damage and "Spider Webs" OBJECTIVE: Responders will be able to assess the condition of the vehicle windshield and determine...