August 2007

More content from August 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, ...
Aug. 1, 2007
Bill Wade describes how the Tampa Fire Rescue and MacDill Air Force Base team up as an international training resource.
Aug. 1, 2007
August Vernon and Steve Marks discuss response considerations needed when responding to a chemical chlorine attack.
Aug. 1, 2007
C.E. "Gene" Reams and Mark R. Nugent review establishing your agency's Internal Revenue Service 501(c)3 Designation in part two of this series.
Aug. 1, 2007
Dr. Harry R. Carter interviews the author of the FIRE Act.
Aug. 1, 2007
Dr. Bill Lowe recounts his adventure in learning by participating in the Fire and Emergency Management Program's symposium uniting fire service professionals from the United States...
Aug. 1, 2007
Fire service-related education updates from colleges and universities.
Aug. 1, 2007
Dr. Harry R. Carter interviews five fire service leaders who recount their personal education experiences.
Aug. 1, 2007
Barry Furey discusses how much of the current 911 network is becoming outdated with new technology demanding change.
Aug. 1, 2007
Curtis S.D. Massey highlights the need to return to the basics and review high-rise mistakes that have led to firefighter loss of life or serious injury.
Aug. 1, 2007
Mark Emery continues this series with Command-ment VI: Thou shall operate within one of six operational modes.
Aug. 1, 2007
Coverage of fire in a seafood restaurant that required more than 70 firefighters; plus the latest "Hot Spots on the Web."
Aug. 1, 2007
Jay K. Bradish reports on fire at a trucking company warehouse in Nashville, IL, that housed materials including paints, stains and solvents plus wooden pallets and thousands ...
Aug. 1, 2007
Jay K. Bradish reviews a four-alarm fire that destroyed a three-story commercial building located in downtown Salem.
Aug. 1, 2007
Coverage of a tanker truck blaze in Shelby County.
Aug. 1, 2007
Keith D. Cullom reports on a fire in the old-town area of the City of Goleta, CA, populated by a mixture of industrial and residential occupancies.
Aug. 1, 2007
Firehouse presents a photo essay by Matt Daly depicting a fast-moving three-alarm fire that ripped through a three-story multiple dwelling in the Bronx, NY.
Aug. 1, 2007
SUBJECT: Hybrid Vehicle Update 2007 — Part 2TOPIC: Safety Considerations at Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Vehicle IncidentsOBJECTIVE: Understand unique safety considerations involving...
Aug. 1, 2007
66 The number of 2007 firefighter line-of-duty deaths at deadline.Every year, according the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the American fire service responds to ...
Aug. 1, 2007
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Aug. 1, 2007
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Aug. 1, 2007
A firefighter from Missouri submitted the following question:Jonathan: We recently got into a discussion about how we could use a thermal imager to find people lost outside. We...
Aug. 1, 2007
For this month's firefighter physical fitness case study, we chose the Manchester, NH, Fire Department. Located in Hillsborough County near the state's southern border, its 258...
Aug. 1, 2007
Meet "FRED," a Robot Specially Designed for Hazmat ResponsesRobots are increasingly becoming a part of our society, from manufacturing to helping with chores at home. For years...
Aug. 1, 2007
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Aug. 1, 2007
A four-alarm fire destroyed an 87-year-old church in Portland, OR.
Aug. 1, 2007
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Aug. 1, 2007
The fire service has a long-standing tradition of providing emergency medical services for our nation's communities. In fact, as far back as the 1920s, some fire departments carried...
Aug. 1, 2007
A new coalition of fire organizations has emerged that advocates the values and strengths of fire-based EMS systems. Joining to highlight the critical role that the fire service...
Aug. 1, 2007
Before we look at this month's close call, a quick word and opinion related to the horrific loss of nine of our brothers in Charleston, SC. Probably like you, I have had several...
Aug. 1, 2007
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Aug. 1, 2007
The fire-rescue service lost one of its most respected leaders when John Eversole, deputy chief in charge of special functions for the Chicago Fire Department, passed away in ...
Aug. 1, 2007
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur answer questions frequently asked by Firehouse readers.
Aug. 1, 2007