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In This Issue: July 2011

Eric Baum

A Miami-Dade, FL, Fire Rescue division chief takes up a forward command position to direct operations at a fuel-fed fire at the Miami International Airport aviation fuel tank farm on March 23, 2011. Forty-plus MDFR units worked for more than two hours to gain control of the fire.

Dedication

This issue of Firehouse® is dedicated to Captain James Von Roden, 49, of the Lee, FL, Community Volunteer Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, March 2011; and to Firefighter David Hunsinger Jr., 24, of the Tar Heel, NC, Rural Volunteer Fire Department; Captain Randy Boley, 51, of the Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Department in Shreve, OH; Firefighter Gregory Mack Simmons, 50, of the Eastland, TX, Volunteer Fire Department; and Firefighter Jacob Anthony Carter, 18, of the Becker-Athens Volunteer Fire Department in Becker, MS, who died in the line of duty, April 2011.

Manufacturers Roundtable

by Firehouse Staff
Created: June 24, 2011

Firehouse ® Magazine recently asked a sampling of manufacturers of firefighter training facilities to participate in a roundtable discussion focused on issues such as ways in which their facilities...
Progress Report: Philadelphia

by Vincent P. Mulray
Created: June 24, 2011

PHILADELPHIA, PA, JAN. 18, 2011 – At approximately 7:20 P.M., Pipeline 52 of the Philadelphia Fire Department was dispatched to 6932 Torresdale Ave. in the Tacony section of the city. The initial...
On The Job: Maryland

by Jay K. Bradish
Created: June 24, 2011

On Wednesday, June 30, 2010, a two-alarm fire destroyed a historic commercial building in downtown Frederick, MD. Although the fire department did not have an adequate pre-plan of the site at the time...
On The Job: Florida

by Mike Morgan
Created: June 23, 2011

Pasco County, FL, Fire Rescue met one of the biggest challenges in the history of the department on Nov. 24, 2010, the evening before Thanksgiving – a 42½-hour operation, the longest continuous...
HOT Cognition

by K.C. Blackwell, Dr. Vaughn Becker, Greg Adams
Created: June 23, 2011

2:45 A.M. The 14th call of the shift. Fire rages in a multi-story structure. Arriving on the scene, firefighters note several lighted windows of occupied rooms. Moments later, the power is cut...
Hoarders and Fire Operations

by Mike Lombardo
Created: June 21, 2011

Many people, including firefighters, are collectors. From baseball cards and butterflies to old videos and Waterford crystal, the range of items that people accrue is limited only by the...
Effective Chief Fire Officer Behaviors

by Joseph L. Krueger and David F. Peterson
Created: June 17, 2011

When asked about why they got into the business, most firefighters will say it was because they wanted to help people in need. For many of us, whether this was our true reason for choosing this...

Close Calls: Firefighters Become Targets of Gunshot Violence

by William Goldfeder
Created: June 24, 2011

Firefighter/Paramedic Ryan Hummert of the Maplewood, MO, Fire Department was shot and killed by a sniper who ultimately took his own life at the scene of a pickup truck fire.
Safety & Survival: Effective Use of Master Streams

by Vincent Dunn
Created: June 23, 2011

A wall of a burning building can collapse in one of three ways: a 90-degree-angle collapse, an inward-outward collapse or a curtain-fall collapse. The 90-degree-angle masonry wall collapse is the most...
The Fire Scene: What Have You Saved?

by John J. Salka, Jr.
Created: June 21, 2011

These are not good times for the fire service. Every government is looking very hard at how its money is being spent and what it is getting in return. But the fire service is different. I have heard...
Fire Politics: Increasing the Fire Department’s Influence

by Dennis Compton
Created: June 21, 2011

It’s easy to find articles these days (electronic and hard copy) written about fire chiefs who are trying to sustain the capability of their fire departments to provide services to their...
Firefighter Health & Wellness: Carbon Monoxide: A Silent Hazard

by Dr. Raymond Basri and Eric Bergman
Created: June 21, 2011

Over the past two decades, carbon monoxide (CO) has gained attention as a hazard to the public. Most firefighters associate CO with routine runs, as carbon monoxide detector activations are frequent...
University of Extrication: Unframed Tempered Glass

by Ron Moore
Created: June 21, 2011

Tempered glass should be thought of as shrink-wrapped energy. It is a solid glass that just wants to expand into many, many pieces. It wants to get out of its one-piece state and become lots of little...
Leadership Lessons: Give Them the “Sun”

by Kimberly Alyn
Created: June 3, 2011

Give Them the “Sun” Think of Your Central Vision as Your Guiding “Sun” I t has long been contended that people who are lost will often walk in circles and simply retrace their steps...
Fire Technology: Virtual Collaboration: Communities of Practice

by Charles L. Werner
Created: June 3, 2011

Social media and collaborative technologies have become critical components of emergency preparedness, response and recovery. From the international response efforts after major tsunamis and...
Command Post: Riding the Right-Front Seat – Part 6

by
Created: June 2, 2011

Perhaps the best way to start off this column is to cite an ancient observation: “Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.” So it is when you’re riding the right-front seat. Many...

Rekindles: July 2011

by Paul Hashagen
Created: June 23, 2011

NORTH ASHBURHAM, MA: JULY 4, 1911 – Boys celebrating Independence Day were thought to have accidentally started a fire that burned the Old Congregational Church, five dwellings and several other...
BUFFALO, NY

BUFFALO, NY, MAY 22, 2011 – Firefighters battled a second-alarm fire that involved three houses in Buffalo’s Old 1st Ward. One firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
DETROIT, MI

DETROIT, MI, MAY 24, 2011 – Sixth Battalion companies responded to a reported dwelling fire. On arrival, Truck 31 reported a working fire in an occupied dwelling. Engine 58 performed an aggressive...
HOWARD COUNTY, MD

HOWARD COUNTY, MD, APRIL 30, 2011 – A carbon monoxide leak in an occupied hotel required several occupants to be checked by EMS. A racetrack had scheduled a fireworks show to take place at the...
MONTEREY COUNTY, CA

MONTEREY COUNTY, CA, MAY 30, 2011 –The U.S. Forest Service, three air tankers, three helicopters, 10 engines, a dozer and several hand crews attacked a fire that involved 500 acres of grass and...
Industry News

by Firehouse Staff
Created: June 21, 2011

E-ONE has been awarded two ner orders from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) totaling 14 apparatus on behalf of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. These two new awards come on the heels of two...
July Forum: 700 MHz Broadband For Mission-Critical Public Safety Data

by Firehouse Readers
Created: June 17, 2011

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!” While this phrase often makes us think of a scam or sparks memories of timeshare-property pressure sales, in this case it is very true. Canadian...
Scuttlebutt

by Steven Shaw
Created: June 2, 2011

Terry Fund Road Trip! The Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund will be donating a piece of steel from the World Trade Center to the San Diego Fire Museum. The steel will travel from Baltimore, MD, (where...

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