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  • February 2008

    • February 2008

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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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    Rescue

    Amkus, Inc.

    Sept. 3, 2008
    AMKUS has been providing top quality hydraulic extrication equipment and rescue systems to Departments around the world for over 30 years.
    Colleges & Universities

    American Military University

    Sept. 3, 2008
    Service, Leadership, and Relevance! These values define our mission and guide how we educate and support more than 100,000 distance learners studying in all 50 states. American...
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    Tech & Comm

    Thermal Imaging For the Incident Commander

    Feb. 1, 2008
    The job of an incident commander (IC) can be a trying one. Coordinating a scene full of firefighters and apparatus and performing a multitude of tasks in a life-threatening situation...

    More content from February 2008

    Glendale Fire Dept.
    The La Conchita mountainside collapsed in January 2005 and nearly three dozen homes were buried in a mudslide/debris flow that took only eight seconds to occur.
    Operations & Training

    'There Will Be Mud' - Post-Wildfire Mud and Debris Flow Emergencies Challenge Firefighters

    Feb. 1, 2008
    Larry Collins reports on the hazards faced by Southern California firefighters when floods and mud and debris flows follow wildfires.
    Tech & Comm

    Communications 2008: Radios, Regulations and Rebanding

    Feb. 1, 2008
    Barry Furey cites recent events that will shape the future of fire service communications, from funding opportunities to upgraded hardware and software.
    Tech & Comm

    Picture This

    Feb. 1, 2008
    Barry Furey discusses the increasing role of graphics in fire service communications.
    Careers & Education

    8 Criteria for Choosing an Online Degree Program

    Feb. 1, 2008
    Paul Snodgrass offers advice on finding the right school to suit your academic needs.
    Careers & Education

    Could Higher Education Be In Your Future? A New Approach to the "Finish Line"

    Feb. 1, 2008
    Dennis L. Rubin and Edward Kaplan report on a pilot project to provide an interoperable, competency-based system of professional development
    Leadership

    Who's With Us And Who's Not?

    Feb. 1, 2008
    These are the days when political candidates scramble to get their pictures taken with firefighters down at the local firehouse. They come around every two to four years (depending...
    Operations & Training

    Search and Rescue Operations

    Feb. 1, 2008
    By request of the author, this article is not available online.
    Safety & Health

    Don't Let the People In Your Wallet Read This

    Feb. 1, 2008
    This month, we have a unique first-hand view at a horribly tragic line-of-duty death; not a close call, but a death. And since the circumstances of every firefighter fatality ...
    Leadership

    An Honest Mistake

    Feb. 1, 2008
    By request of the author, this article is not available online.
    Rescue

    Safe Parking: 2008 Update

    Feb. 1, 2008
    SUBJECT: Safe Parking TOPIC: 2008 UpdateOBJECTIVE: Update of Safe Parking Protocols for Responders Working In or Near Moving TrafficTASK: Highway incident scene responders shall...
    Safety & Health

    High-Energy Windows Can Be Deadly

    Feb. 1, 2008
    By request of the author, this article is not available online.
    Tech & Comm

    Meet the FCC's Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Chief

    Feb. 1, 2008
    The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau (http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/) officially began operations on Sept. 25, 2006. This bureau is...
    Community Risk

    Public Safety Education & the Residential Occupancy Fire - Part 2

    Feb. 1, 2008
    Last month's column asked whether we in the fire service are doing everything we can to raise awareness of America's biggest fire problem -- fires in residential occupancies. ...
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    Random Thoughts On Apparatus Safety

    Feb. 1, 2008
    As we begin a new year, may this be the year that we operate more safely. Let this year be less deadly for firefighters than 2007. With this in mind, the International Association...
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    Seattle Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Response

    Feb. 1, 2008
    Seattle, WA, is the largest city in the Northwest and 22nd largest in the United States. Situated between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, the city is 96 miles south of the...
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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...