April 2012

Mclees
Valor Awards

Firehouse Insider April 2012

April 3, 2012
Firehouse Insider April 2012: Syracuse, NY, Fire Chief Mark McClees
Photos courtesy of Globe Manufacturing Co.
Firefighters come in all shapes and sizes, so the days of building turnout gear that fits a 'normal' range of firefighters are over.
Safety & Health

Tools & Technologies: Firefighter Turnout Gear: Why Is Fit Important?

April 1, 2012
Mark Mordecai and Pat Freeman explain why the days of building turnout gear that fits a "normal" range of firefighters are over.
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EMS

EMS: EMS Near-Miss Program Website Launched

April 1, 2012
For many years, I have seen people in the EMS profession die in the line of duty in a variety of ways. Some fatalities involve helicopter crashes, some deaths result from ambulance...
Photo courtesy of General Motors Corp: Chevrolet Division
The cut-away view of the high-voltage, lithium-ion battery used in the Chevrolet VOLT clearly shows the components of this 360-volt unit. Electrical connections are on the front and top of the battery. Lower, blue connections are part of the liquid coolant circulating system.
Vehicle Extrication

University of Extrication: Thermal Events: Part 1

April 1, 2012
SUBJECT: High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Vehicle BatteriesTOPIC: Thermal EventsOBJECTIVE: Upon the conclusion of this series, the fire service responder will have a better understanding...
Photo by Ron Jeffers
Fort Lee
Apparatus

New Deliveries 4/12

April 1, 2012
THE FORT LEE, NJ, FIRE DEPARTMENT has taken delivery of a Sutphen custom pumper/tanker built on a Sutphen Monarch chassis. Components include a 515-hp Detroit Diesel engine, Telma...