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    Run Surveys

    2007 National Run Survey: Part 4

    Aug. 27, 2009
    For the 27th year, the career fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse® Magazine to share and compare statistics about company and department activity levels, funding, staffing...
    Operations & Training

    Grading the Fireground On a "Curve"

    Sept. 1, 2008
    Mark Emery discusses the dangers on the fireground and the need to observe fire growth accurately.
    Run Surveys

    2007 National Run Survey - Part 4

    Sept. 1, 2008
    Firehouse Magazine concludes this compilation with Part 4 detailing pay scales and staffing, busiest hazmat, busiest heavy rescue, busiest ambulance and busiest non-transport ...
    Community Risk

    The Role of Media Marketing For the Fire-Rescue Service

    Sept. 1, 2008
    It is impossible to emphasize enough the vital role of the media in the creation of an effective marketing plan for a fire department. The reasons are as obvious as the nightly...
    Hazardous Materials

    Kingman, AZ, Remembers 11 Fallen Firefighters

    Sept. 1, 2008
    Robert Burke details the memorial service on the 35th anniversary of the Kingman, AZ, explosion that claimed the lives of 12, including 11 firefighters.

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    Safety & Health

    Physiological Status Monitoring for Firefighters

    Sept. 1, 2008
    Over the past decade, the number of firefighter on-duty deaths has remained persistently high (about 100) despite significant improvements in personal protective equipment (PPE...
    Operations & Training

    Thermal Imager SOGs: Key Points for Development

    Sept. 1, 2008
    Making Every Emergency Operation Smoother and Safer Standard operating guidelines (SOGs) have become the mainstay of many public safety agencies. Many fire departments have extensive...
    Safety & Health

    Firefighter Shot!

    Sept. 1, 2008
    Missouri Responder Latest Victim of Emergency Scene ViolenceThe tragic shooting and death of a young firefighter/paramedic from Maplewood, MO, just outside St. Louis, in July ...
    Rescue

    Two-Mode Hybrid Vehicles

    Sept. 1, 2008
    SUBJECT: Hybrid Vehicles TOPIC: GMC and Chevrolet 2008 model year two-mode hybrid vehiclesOBJECTIVE: Understand the design and operation of a 2008 model year or newer GM two-mode...
    Tech & Comm

    Questions and Answers With OEC Director Chris Essid

    Sept. 1, 2008
    DHS Unit Releases First National Emergency Communications PlanOn July 31, 2008, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) released the...
    Safety & Health

    Just Stick It!

    Sept. 1, 2008
    While I am working on very serious FIRE close calls for upcoming columns, I have to beg your understanding as I also beg you to read this month's column, even though it is not...
    Operations & Training

    Fires in Buildings Under Construction and Demolition

    Sept. 1, 2008
    By request of the author, this article is not available online.
    Leadership

    Wildland Firefighters Deserve Better

    Sept. 1, 2008
    Last month's tragic deaths of seven firefighters and two flight crewmen in a California helicopter crash should call new attention to the lack of benefits for the survivors of...
    Operations & Training

    "Taxpayer" Fires - 20 Tips for Safety and Survival: Part 2

    Sept. 1, 2008
    Curtis S.D. Massey continues this series discussing the way fires are fought in one-story commercial buildings.
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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...
    Exhaust Removal

    Air Tech. Solutions, Inc.

    Jan. 1, 2006
    Air Technology Solutions, Inc. offer the best exhaust capture and total clean air systems on the market today.