March 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.
Tech & Comm

How Do I Carry a Thermal Imager With All My Other Stuff

March 1, 2007
This month, the column answers a question from a firefighter in Illinois:Jonathan - I like using the thermal imager, but I can't carry it with all the other stuff I have to bring...
Rescue

Protective Eyewear

March 1, 2007
Protective Eyewear By RON MOORE SUBJECT: Protective EyewearTOPIC: Eye protection for rescue personnelOBJECTIVE: Rescue personnel will be able to explain the requirements for eye...

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Safety & Health

Chimney Collapses on Firefighter, Member Trapped!

March 1, 2007
Chimneys have a history of causing problems for firefighters. We have read National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Firefighter Fatality Investigation Reports...
Operations & Training

Why Do Burning Buildings Collapse?

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

Fire Pump Priming Basics - Part 1

March 1, 2007
Dominic Colletti discusses fire pump accessories: they may not be glamorous, but priming systems are critical to pump drafting performance.
Tech & Comm

No Public Safety Agency Is an Island

March 1, 2007
Thomas J. Kuhlmann and Tarquin Morkel provide a case study of a Utah agency that demonstrates interoperability is within reach for smaller agencies.
Tech & Comm

When It Rains, It Pours!

March 1, 2007
Barry Furey discusses lessons learned when spring storms flood a dispatch center in North Carolina with calls.
Tech & Comm

Can You Hear Me Now?: The Impact of Building Construction On Fire Service Communications

March 1, 2007
Barry Furey says the reduction of communications capacities caused by the design and materials of some buildings can be as deadly to firefighters as an overloaded lightweight ...