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  • May 2007

    • May 2007

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    Exhaust Removal

    Air Vacuum Corp.

    June 4, 2012
    AIRVAC 911 offers a hose-free exhaust removal system for fire and EMS stations.
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    Pumps & Valves

    A.H. Stock Mfg. Corp.

    Sept. 2, 2008
    AH Stock Manufacturing is the manufacturer of Newton Kwik Dump Valves for fire department tanker apparatus.
    Safety & Health

    Double Trouble: One Firefighter Burned, One Firefighter In Cardiac Arrest

    May 1, 2007
    Most fire departments these days are focused on the fact that "something" may go wrong at a fire. Be it a structural/building construction issue, interior conditions, a staffing...
    Rescue

    The Day Texas City Lost Its Fire Department

    Robert Burke
    May 1, 2007
    April 16, 1947, started out like any other spring day along the Gulf Coast in the town of Texas City, TX, population 16,000. Longshoremen busily loaded ships at the Port of Texas...
    Operations & Training

    Floor Failure - Part 1: What Firefighters Need to Know About "Structural Hierarchy"

    May 1, 2007
    By request of the author, this article is not available online

    More content from May 2007

    Safety & Health

    Accountability Systems: Do You Really Know Who’s Missing?

    May 1, 2007
    Chris Langlois reviews the much-debated issue of a functionally effective system for the accountability of firefighters on the fireground.
    Rescue

    Rescue Tool Roundtable: Facing the Challenges Of Today & Tomorrow

    May 1, 2007
    Firehouse Magazine conducts a question-and-answer roundtable with the manufacturers of hydraulic and electric rescue tools.
    Rescue

    New DC Report Urges Rerouting Of Hazardous Rail Shipments

    May 1, 2007
    The controversy over freight trains hauling hazardous cargoes through downtown Washington, DC, has come back to life with a new report issued by the National Capital Planning ...
    Rescue

    "Hidden" Frontal Airbags

    May 1, 2007
    SUBJECT: Airbags TOPIC: "Hidden" Frontal Airbags OBJECTIVE: Given late-model vehicles to inspect, the rescuer shall be able to recognize the presence of, the location and the ...
    Tech & Comm

    What Are We Doing Wrong In Our Searches?

    May 1, 2007
    This month, the column will examine a two-part question from a firefighter in California. He asks, One of our companies used its thermal imager at what turned out to be a fatal...