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    Patrick Morris
    Cattaraugus Ladder 6 protects Salamanca Lumber and McHone Industries, which were being threatened by radiant heat and flying embers.
    On Friday, May 7, 2010, a “once-in-a-career fire” destroyed a vacant, 87-year-old furniture factory, a 99-year-old vacant warehouse, and an occupied manufacturing plant and offices...
    Aug. 16, 2011
    Photo by Chris Barrios
    The setup for a bus-vs.-car scenario. Extrication scenarios should be challenging, but never impossible.
    The New Orleans, LA, Fire Department has been building an in-house vehicle extrication technician course for the better part of the past decade. Along the way, we have picked ...
    Aug. 16, 2011
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    Fire department culture is surprisingly similar from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, state to state, and even country to country. Part of that similarity in culture comes from our...
    Aug. 16, 2011
    Photo by Charles Werner
    Jonathan Ielpi’s turnout clothing on display in the Tribute WTC Visitor Center.
    If you have not been to the Tribute WTC Visitor Center, you are missing one of the most informative ways to learn about the events that occurred on 9/11. The Tribute WTC Visitor...
    Aug. 16, 2011
    Photo by Charles Werner
    A photo of the steel inside Hangar 17.
    In the weeks after 9/11, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) hired Voorsanger Associates, an architectural consulting firm, to walk through the site...
    Aug. 16, 2011
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    “WTC: In Their Own Words”I just finished the book WTC: In Their Own Words. Harvey Eisner did a marvelous job of conducting all of those interviews and putting them into a book...
    Aug. 9, 2011
    Courtesy FDNY/FDNY Foundation
    The video features real FDNY Firefighters, Paramedics and EMTs side-by-side with the Flying Karamazov Brothers, as they sing, dance, juggle and teach fire safety information.
    Junior Firefighters Earn an “A”ASAE, the Center for Association Leadership, has honored the National Volunteer Fire Council’s (NVFC) National Junior Firefighter Program with a...
    Aug. 8, 2011
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    I can remember, as a young firefighter, feeling rather proud of the fact that I had developed a certain prowess for driving one of our old, stick-shift engines. Even though it...
    Aug. 8, 2011
    HAIX has introduced the Fire Hero Xtreme boot for structural firefighting. Two years in development, the boot is certified to NFPA 1971-2007 and NFPA 1992-2008. It is constructed with HAIX’s new Sun Reflect leather that reduces the heating effect of the leather by direct sunlight while at the same time providing leather that is water resistant and breathable. The boot’s lower 11-inch profile offers an alternate fit for those who are not comfortable wearing a taller 14-inch boot. The new Water Ice Grip System built into the sole ensures extreme slip resistance and optimal performance in water, ice or snow. The Easy Slip Out System is designed with an integrated boot jack for easy and convenient removal of the boot. The CROSSTECH inner liner features the HAIX Secura Liner that will not pull out or wrinkle over time and offers additional protection from chemicals and body fluids.
    Structural Firefighting BootHAIX has introduced the Fire Hero Xtreme boot for structural firefighting. Two years in development, the boot is certified to NFPA 1971-2007 and NFPA...
    Aug. 5, 2011
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    The September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York claimed the lives of 2,749 people, including 343 members of the FDNY. The attacks lead to the...
    Aug. 5, 2011
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    Like many people, I do a lot of reading, especially on airplanes, where I seem to spend way too much of my time. I read not only about fire service and homeland security issues...
    Aug. 5, 2011
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    Ten years later! It is amazing how fast 10 years goes by and at the same time it is amazing how much has changed in 10 years since the terrorist attacks in New York City and at...
    Aug. 2, 2011
    Photo courtesy of the author
    Figure 1. Realistic scenario-based training is a must for rapid intervention, but this also necessitates a closer eye be kept on safety of the participants. Here, firefighters practice assessment and changing over of an air supply, skills that often are neglected during training, but require emphasis.
    The first three installments in this series, beginning in June 2011, talked about preliminary items that must be understood to have a successful rapid intervention team (RIT) ...
    Aug. 2, 2011
    Photo by Mike Daley
    Photo 1. Many steps in advance of this operation are completed before the rescue squads “go to work.”
    We have all seen the images across the news: pictures of rescuers and support personnel carrying victims, both lifeless and animated, from the rubble piles of natural disasters...
    Aug. 1, 2011
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    With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 taking place this month, our focus has been on remembering those from our emergency response family who made the ultimate sacrifice on that day...
    Aug. 1, 2011
    Rich Costa
    Students at the Monroe County, NY, Public Safety Training Facility (PSTF) receive an initial briefing on heavy rigging lift from course instructors.
    This is the second installment of a series of articles about the creation of a state-of-the-art technical rescue training center – the Monroe County, NY, Public Safety Training...
    Aug. 1, 2011
    Butch Moran
    Today, 10 years after 9/11, there is little in the experience, organization, structure, training and response patterns of firefighters that prepare them for this role in counterterrorism.
    Osama Bin Laden is dead and the 10th anniversary of 9/11 is this month. The death of Bin Laden will not end the terrorist threat, and in the short term may actually increase it...
    Aug. 1, 2011
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    Ten years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, we all watched in horror as the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, PA, resulted in death and destruction ...
    July 28, 2011
    Dennis Walus
    HIGHLAND PARK, MI, JULY 9, 2011 – The Highland Park and Detroit fire departments responded to a reported fire near their border. Upon Highland Park’s arrival, two vacant houses were fully involved and fire was rapidly spreading to adjacent houses. Highland Park requested assistance from Detroit. Engine 51, Ladder 18 and Chief 8 remained on the scene. Highland Park Ladder 1 was set up at and put into operation. The fire spread to seven dwellings.
    HIGHLAND PARK, MI, JULY 9, 2011 – The Highland Park and Detroit fire departments responded to a reported fire near their border. Upon Highland Park’s arrival, two vacant houses...
    July 28, 2011
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    In my August column, I talked about the importance of organizational values. Most fire departments have gone to great lengths to define their mission, vision and core values. ...
    July 28, 2011
    Photo by Ron Moore
    The training scenario is that only one rescuer is available to force open the jammed rear door on the passenger’s side of a roof-resting vehicle. It must be accomplished as efficiently as possible.
    SUBJECT: Jammed Door Forcible OpeningTOPIC: Jammed Door Set-up TechniqueOBJECTIVE: Given a simulated jammed door on a roof-resting vehicle, the rescuer will demonstrate a single...
    July 28, 2011
    Collection of Gary E. Frederick
    This 1889 photo shows a Baltimore City, MD, Fire Department LaFrance steamer. Note the saddle on the horse in the foreground – before seats were installed on apparatus, the hostler (a groom or stableman) rode to fires on one of the horses.
    PARIS, FRANCE: SEPT. 1, 1911 – Father Abbe Daney, a priest in the Landes region of France, near Bordeaux, saw local parishioners suffer the devastating loss of their 12-acre pine...
    July 19, 2011
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    INITIAL SIZE-UP Weather Incident type Time of day Time of week Time of year Height factors Construction Occupancy Access to structure (or scene) Life hazards (if known) Whenever...
    July 19, 2011