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  • February 2007

    • February 2007

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    Rescue

    Alluviam, LLC.

    Sept. 3, 2008
    Operations & Training

    Airstar America

    Sept. 2, 2008
    Inventor and world leader in balloon light technology offering glare-free, portable lighting.
    Tech & Comm

    Question: How Do I Get Them to Use it More?

    Feb. 1, 2007
    This month's thermal imaging (TI) training column is a response to a question from a Tennessee firefighter: Jonathan...Our biggest problem in using the TIs is that our older officers...
    Apparatus

    “Chief, I Have Just Been Charged In an Emergency Vehicle Accident”

    Feb. 1, 2007
    Chief, I have just been charged in an emergency vehicle accident." In just one month, those words were uttered three times in three separate incidents in three different states...

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    Apparatus

    On-Board Video Cameras

    Feb. 1, 2007
    Gerry Brown discusses how to implement this important driver training and civilian safety tool.
    Operations & Training

    Self-Storage Facilities: Part 4

    Feb. 1, 2007
    Joseph T. Berry concludes his series about the hazards of self-storage facilities by describing converted buildings.
    Careers & Education

    What Is FESHE?

    Feb. 1, 2007
    Travis Ford details the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Educational (FESHE) Conference, which brings national academic programs and national fire service leaders together to...
    Operations & Training

    Hoseline Placement: Part 1 - Offensive Mode

    Feb. 1, 2007
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Safety & Health

    Mobile Home Fire…And An Emergency Bailout!

    Feb. 1, 2007
    Fires involving mobile homes present special challenges. Our sincere thanks to Firefighter Tracy Davis, Training Officer Brandon Flynn, Chief John Childs, EFO, Chief of Operations...
    Safety & Health

    What Is Killing Our Firefighters?

    Feb. 1, 2007
    Every time I teach a class or do a presentation, I ask this question: Why do you think we lose about the same amount of firefighters in the line of duty each year? I remind everybody...
    Safety & Health

    Rain Roofs Do More Than Shed Rain!

    Feb. 1, 2007
    The term "rain roof" has been used for the past 25 years in the construction industry and the fire service to describe a complete roof assembly constructed over an existing one...
    Rescue

    Rear-Hinged Doors

    Feb. 1, 2007
    TOPIC: Rear-Hinged Jammed Door ProtocolsOBJECTIVE: Develop departmental procedures for forcing open a rear-hinged third or fourth door that is jammed due to collision damage.TASK...
    Apparatus

    “Seatbelts: They’re Our Friend"

    Feb. 1, 2007
    On Aug. 31, 2006, Houston, TX, Fire Department Engine 508 was involved in a serious rollover accident while responding to a reported house fire just south of downtown. I was the...