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    FH Insider December 2012

    Dec. 5, 2012
    Firehouse Managing Editor Elizabeth Neroulas talks with Harry R. Carter about his Command Post article “Riding the Right-Front Seat: Sharing Your Knowledge" which appears in the...
    AP Photo/Mike Groll
    Aerial view shows the damage done to Breezy Point, NY, after an apparent downed power line sparked a wind-swept fire that involved 111 homes. The area, hit by a tornado earlier in the year, lies adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. Several engine companies wound up drafting from the street.
    Aerial view shows the damage done to Breezy Point, NY, after an apparent downed power line sparked a wind-swept fire that involved 111 homes. The area, hit by a tornado earlier in the year, lies adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. Several engine companies wound up drafting from the street.
    Aerial view shows the damage done to Breezy Point, NY, after an apparent downed power line sparked a wind-swept fire that involved 111 homes. The area, hit by a tornado earlier in the year, lies adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. Several engine companies wound up drafting from the street.
    Aerial view shows the damage done to Breezy Point, NY, after an apparent downed power line sparked a wind-swept fire that involved 111 homes. The area, hit by a tornado earlier in the year, lies adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. Several engine companies wound up drafting from the street.
    Aerial view shows the damage done to Breezy Point, NY, after an apparent downed power line sparked a wind-swept fire that involved 111 homes. The area, hit by a tornado earlier in the year, lies adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. Several engine companies wound up drafting from the street.
    Rescue

    Cover Story: Hurricane Sandy: A Preliminary Report

    Dec. 1, 2012
    On Oct. 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy – a Category 1 storm – slammed into the New Jersey shore and made landfall. Winds ranged from 70 to 90 mph for many areas.The storm surge coincided...
    EMS

    Industry News 12/12

    Dec. 1, 2012
    SCOTT SAFETY has opened a training, servicing and assembly facility in Abu Dhabi to support its growing customer base in the Middle East. Based in the Industrial City of Adu Dhabi...
    Photo by Fernand Webber
    Two different SAR agencies with entirely different command elements, training backgrounds and organizational structures work together to control and conduct a training exercise.
    Two different SAR agencies with entirely different command elements, training backgrounds and organizational structures work together to control and conduct a training exercise.
    Two different SAR agencies with entirely different command elements, training backgrounds and organizational structures work together to control and conduct a training exercise.
    Two different SAR agencies with entirely different command elements, training backgrounds and organizational structures work together to control and conduct a training exercise.
    Two different SAR agencies with entirely different command elements, training backgrounds and organizational structures work together to control and conduct a training exercise.
    Rescue

    Tech Rescue: MILITARY SEARCH & RESCUE TEAMS

    Dec. 1, 2012
    In 1775, the military began protecting the United States from its foreign enemies. It has been almost 200 years since an invading army has penetrated the country’s shores. This...
    Keith D. Cullom
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    Operations & Training

    Firewire 12-12

    Dec. 1, 2012
    OCT. 1: BYRON, MI – A blaze later determined to be arson destroyed multiple businesses and apartments in two-story brick buildings. It began in a vacant apartment above one of...

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    Trench Rescue

    2012 Top Innovations

    Dec. 1, 2012
    Online UniversityColumbia Southern University (CSU), a completely online university, was established to meet the demand for alternatives to the traditional university experience...
    Photo by Jeff Zimmerman
    To be able to select protective equipment and safely operate at a hazmat scene, responders use air-monitoring instruments to identify the type of chemical present and where it is located.
    To be able to select protective equipment and safely operate at a hazmat scene, responders use air-monitoring instruments to identify the type of chemical present and where it is located.
    To be able to select protective equipment and safely operate at a hazmat scene, responders use air-monitoring instruments to identify the type of chemical present and where it is located.
    To be able to select protective equipment and safely operate at a hazmat scene, responders use air-monitoring instruments to identify the type of chemical present and where it is located.
    To be able to select protective equipment and safely operate at a hazmat scene, responders use air-monitoring instruments to identify the type of chemical present and where it is located.
    Rescue

    Monitoring Instruments Key to Responder Safety

    Dec. 1, 2012
    Robert Burke explains how air-monitoring instruments protects responders from various dangers.
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    Tech & Comm

    Four Common Myths About Next Generation 9-1-1

    Dec. 1, 2012
    As the implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 approaches, there are still many common misconceptions about what it is and what it does. This article examines four common myths...
    Photo courtesy of Stacy Lucht and Bill Johnson
    A fire lieutenant in Oconomowoc, WI, experienced a close call while attempting to rescue a civilian from a burning structure. His story provides numerous opportunities for all firefighters to learn.
    A fire lieutenant in Oconomowoc, WI, experienced a close call while attempting to rescue a civilian from a burning structure. His story provides numerous opportunities for all firefighters to learn.
    A fire lieutenant in Oconomowoc, WI, experienced a close call while attempting to rescue a civilian from a burning structure. His story provides numerous opportunities for all firefighters to learn.
    A fire lieutenant in Oconomowoc, WI, experienced a close call while attempting to rescue a civilian from a burning structure. His story provides numerous opportunities for all firefighters to learn.
    A fire lieutenant in Oconomowoc, WI, experienced a close call while attempting to rescue a civilian from a burning structure. His story provides numerous opportunities for all firefighters to learn.
    Professional Associations & Services

    Close Calls: Multiple Challenges –Then a Firefighter Trapped: Part 2

    Dec. 1, 2012
    This is part two of a report about a fire in Oconomowoc, WI, in which a firefighter narrowly escaped with his life. The close call occurred on Sunday, July 1, 2012, after the ...
    Operations & Training

    Thermal Imaging:A Vital Tool For Extinguishing Any Fire

    Dec. 1, 2012
    When people think of firefighters, they often think about them running into burning buildings and risking their lives to save others. Movies and TV glamorize this aspect of the...
    Hazmat/Specialty

    On The Job Missouri: Three-Alarm Fire Destroys Table Rock Lake Condominiums

    Dec. 1, 2012
    WESTERN TANEY COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTChief: Chris BerndtPersonnel: 87 career and volunteer firefightersStations: 12Apparatus: 3 engines, 7 engine tankers, 2 rescue engines...
    Safety & Health

    Speak Up: Restoring the Flame at USFA

    Dec. 1, 2012
    Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark report, America Burning. A must-read for fire service officials, America Burning brought together many of the brightest minds...
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    EMS

    EMS: Stolen Ambulances

    Dec. 1, 2012
    A newspaper headline in Amarillo, TX, screams, “Catastrophic Ambulance Collision Lawsuit Settles for $12.5 Million.” Here’s the story behind that headline: A woman was admitted...
    Safety & Health

    For the Record 12/12

    Dec. 1, 2012
    Fire Protection Research Foundation to Study Cooking-Related Fires Cooking equipment-related fires are the leading cause of U.S. fire loss, according to the National Fire Protection...
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    Scuttlebutt 12/12

    Dec. 1, 2012
    Firehouse App Wins Editorial AwardThe July issue of the Firehouse Limited Edition App was named Best B2B App (Editorial) at the recent min’s Editorial & Design Awards. The award...
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    Leadership

    Fire Politics: Honoring Our Fallen And Those They Loved

    Dec. 1, 2012
    The fire service is never short on issues that require our individual and collective time and attention. Throughout the year, fire service representatives work with various levels...
    Safety & Health

    Rekindles 12/12

    Dec. 1, 2012
    WASHINGTON, DC: DEC. 6, 1912 – Colonel Spencer Cosby of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the White House administrator and commissioner, announced to the other commissioners...
    Photo courtesy of OnStar
    This view of a portion of the OnStar Command Center shows how personnel have the ability to monitor events occurring across their entire telematics system.
    This view of a portion of the OnStar Command Center shows how personnel have the ability to monitor events occurring across their entire telematics system.
    This view of a portion of the OnStar Command Center shows how personnel have the ability to monitor events occurring across their entire telematics system.
    This view of a portion of the OnStar Command Center shows how personnel have the ability to monitor events occurring across their entire telematics system.
    This view of a portion of the OnStar Command Center shows how personnel have the ability to monitor events occurring across their entire telematics system.
    Vehicle Extrication

    University of Extrication: Vehicle Telematics Systems – Part 2

    Dec. 1, 2012
    SUBJECT: Vehicle Telematics SystemsTOPIC: OnStar – Part 2OBJECTIVE: Responders will become familiar with how additional capabilities of the OnStar vehicle communications systemTASK...
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: The K-Tool: Take It With You Every Time

    Dec. 1, 2012
    We’ve talked about through-the-lock forcible entry before, but a recent discussion I had with a friend who is a deputy chief with the FDNY raised some issues that I’d like to ...
    Photo by Mike Meadows
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    Brush/Forestry

    Hot Shots 12/12

    Dec. 1, 2012
    LOS ANGELES, CA, OCT. 9, 2012 – A fire in a three-story office building alongside the Hollywood Freeway damaged six businesses and sent one firefighter to the hospital. It took...