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    Safety & Health

    Floor Collapse: Firefighter Trapped!

    Sept. 1, 2006
    A few months ago, I was at a serious fire in an industrial building observing the fire operations. As the fire department started its attack with several 1¾-inch handlines, ...
    Rescue

    Volvo C-70 Retractable Hardtop Convertible Roof Removal

    Sept. 1, 2006
    SUBJECT: Volvo C-70 Retractable Hardtop Convertible Roof Removal TOPIC: Total Roof Removal Evolution: Retractable Hardtop Convertible OBJECTIVE: Rescue personnel shall develop...
    Tech & Comm

    Training for Safety – Part 3

    Sept. 1, 2006
    This training column is the third and final installment of a series on the "Five Deadly Sins" of thermal imaging. The first two columns concentrated on the most common, and potentially...
    Historical Incidents

    Editorial: 9/11: We Will Never Forget

    Sept. 1, 2006
    It is almost hard to believe that we are approaching the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attack on 9/11. We remember all those first responders who died in the line of duty...
    Safety & Health

    Why Now Is the Time For CRM in the Fire Service

    Sept. 1, 2006
    When I think about the future of our business, there is not a lot that makes me nervous or pessimistic. Having been around for several decades, I am well aware that change can...

    More content from September 2006

    Run Surveys

    2005 National Run Survey - Part 4

    Sept. 1, 2006
    For the 25th year, the career fire service takes to the pages of the Firehouse® Magazine to share and compare statistics about company and department activity levels, funding...
    Operations & Training

    Burning Ambition: Fire Protection Engineers Use Their Skills to Save Lives

    Sept. 1, 2006
    Andrew Valente presents academic options for those interested in pursuing fire protection engineering as a career.
    Leadership

    Legislative Safeguards Needed To Protect College Students From Fire

    Sept. 1, 2006
    While there is growing awareness of the fire danger in housing for college students, progress has been painfully slow in passing the local codes, state laws and national legislation...