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  • September 2007

    • September 2007

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    Tech & Comm

    Reading a Commercial Structure With a Thermal Imager

    Sept. 1, 2007
    As the fire service brotherhood, and even the nation, still comes to grips with the tragedy, the disaster in Charleston, SC, reminded me how dangerous commercial fires can be....
    Rescue

    Airbag Update 2007/2007½ Model Year

    Sept. 1, 2007
    SUBJECT: Airbag Update 2007 and 2007½ Model YearOBJECTIVE: Understand unique safety considerations involving specific 2007 and 2007½ model year vehicles mentioned in this update...
    Operations & Training

    Fire, Explosion & Collapse: Firefighters Trapped!

    Sept. 1, 2007
    Flashover, backdraft and smoke explosions. All hazards to firefighters — sometimes predictable, sometimes not, but we have to know what some "warning signs" may be. This month...
    Safety & Health

    The RITE Rescue Sled: A Firefighter Rescue Tool

    Sept. 1, 2007
    A new device designed to move downed firefighters has hit the market. Hopefully, this device will take its place alongside the numerous inventions and tools that have made firefighting...

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    Run Surveys

    2006 National Run Survey - Part 4

    Sept. 1, 2007
    For the 26th 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

    Hundreds Evacuated As Californiaâ??s "Zaca Fire" Consumes Thousands of Acres

    Sept. 1, 2007
    The "Zaca Fire" began accidentally 15 miles northeast of Buellton on the morning of July 4 and by presstime had burned more than 200,000 acres.
    Operations & Training

    Firewise: Helping Firefighters Protect Their Communities

    Sept. 1, 2007
    Joseph DeWolf describes how he is working with his department to educate residents - new and old - of the fire dangers that are present in the wildland/urban interface to help...
    LODDS

    Fire Service & Congress Pressure Justice Dept. To Process Line-of-Duty-Death Claims

    Sept. 1, 2007
    Regrettably, this column has to be another report on the fire service's running battle with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over its failure to properly implement the Hometown...
    Operations & Training

    A Tragic Trilogy Of Timber Truss Roof Collapses - Part 1

    Sept. 1, 2007
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Tech & Comm

    FCC Establishes Auction Orders To Benefit Public Safety

    Sept. 1, 2007
    On July 31, 2007, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a monumental decision and voted in favor of setting aside additional 700-MHz radio spectrum for a public safety...
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    Community Risk Reduction

    Alert-All Corporation

    Jan. 1, 2006
    Alert-All designed the original Tot Finder Fire Rescue Sticker and is the creator of Freddie Firefighter, Cappy Firedog, Today’s Heroes, Fire Safety Xtreme Team that appear in...