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  • July 2006

    • July 2006

    Tech & Comm

    The Interoperability Evolution: A New Road Map

    July 1, 2006
    Speaking at the recent Tactical Interoperable Communications Conference in Washington, DC, in May, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff noted, "I’m going to tell you...
    Deputy Chief Robert W. Pitman Jr.
    The fire is taking hold shortly before the evacuation order was given.
    Safety & Health

    Firefighter Missing! Or Is He?

    July 1, 2006
    Keeping track of firefighters has never been easy. All kinds of folks claim to have great systems that solve the problem. I recently spoke to an individual who claimed that he...
    Community Risk

    Inside the Marketing Plan: Putting Ideas into Action – Part 1

    July 1, 2006
    The next few Marketing ICS columns will focus on one of the most critical areas contributing to the leadership of any fire department: the development of a marketing or public...
    Photo by Robert Burke
    External connections are installed on Hazmat 1 for telephone lines and a TV feed.
    Rescue

    Orlando Fire Department Hazmat Response

    July 1, 2006
    The City of Orlando Fire Department has been providing fire and rescue service to citizens and visitors in Orlando since 1885. Organized firefighting in Orlando began in the ...
    Courtesy of Jonathan Bastian
    The typical thermal imager has a field of view of about 50 degrees. Normal human vision is about 140 degrees, or nearly three times wider. Firefighters using a TI must deliberately scan all areas of a room to compensate for the TI’s limited field of view.
    Tech & Comm

    Thermal Imagers: Training for Safety – Part 1

    July 1, 2006
    Every month, this column emphasizes how a thermal imager (TI) can make a firefighter’s job easier and safer. This month’s column is the first installment of a three-part ...

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    Run Surveys

    2005 National Run Survey

    July 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

    The Dangers of Redundant Power Supplies: Part 3 – Microturbines & Fuel Cells

    July 1, 2006
    Curtis S.D. Massey continues this series about the dangers of power supplies and how they impact operations and safety. (With "The Birth of the 'Rapid Ascent Team' ")
    The Valley Lee Fire Department in St. Mary’s County, MD, operates this Pierce Dash rescue engine. The unit incorporates scene lighting above the windshield, over the fire pump, and on the sides and rear body panels. No matter where the rig positions, it will be able to properly illuminate the scene to improve operational safety.
    Apparatus

    The Apparatus Architect – Part 27: Combination Rescue-Engine Units

    July 1, 2006
    Michael Wilbur and Tom Shand discuss the purpose of combination rigs: to deliver a wide variety of tools, equipment and personnel to an incident in a safe manner.
    Apparatus

    Engineering Roundtable

    July 1, 2006
    In November 2005, Firehouse® Magazine asked fire apparatus manufacturers to join a roundtable addressing the important issue of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA...
    LODDS

    Line-of-Duty Deaths: Where Are You Standing In Queue?

    July 1, 2006
    Ted Jarboe details how firefighters are already "standing in queue" to become "statistics" in future line-of-duty death annual reports. And, they don’t know it.
    Operations & Training

    Self-Storage Facilities: Part 2 – New Lightweight Commercial Buildings

    July 1, 2006
    Joseph T. Berry discusses how firefighters operating at self-storage facilities can be at great risk of being exposed to dangerous objects and hazardous materials.
    Operations & Training

    The Great Debate: Nozzles for CAFS

    July 1, 2006
    Dominic Colletti Jr. details the best type of nozzle to use with CAFS for structure firefighting.
    Leadership

    Misinformed Critics Threaten Future of FIRE Act Grants

    July 1, 2006
    The FIRE Act program has come under attack in the news media and in Congress by misinformed people who have no understanding of the serious health and safety problems facing ...
    Safety & Health

    Firefighting Strategy For Places of Worship – Part 1

    July 1, 2006
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Photo by Ron Moore
    The insertion space for the long rod is maintained by the inflatable wedge. The tip of the tool will access the door handle, lock button, or window control in an effort to unlock the door. Over the past 18 months, the average vehicle contact time for McKinney responders to unlock a door has averaged 60 seconds or less with The Big Easy tool system.
    Rescue

    Vehicle Lock-Ins

    July 1, 2006
    Subject: Vehicle Lock-InsTopic: Protocols for Vehicle Lock-In IncidentsObjective: Review the life-threatening hazards associated with a child locked inside a vehicle and train...