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    The medical services provided to professional firefighters at large municipal departments vary widely throughout the United States. Typically, these services focus on identifying...
    Jan. 3, 2012
    Photo by Matt Daly
    Retired FDNY Lieutenant Joseph DiBernardo of FDNY Rescue 3.
    We didn’t start the fire, but the incident still takes lives years later. On Sept. 11, 2001, the collapse of the World Trade Center killed 343 FDNY firefighters. Six years later...
    Dec. 13, 2011
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    More communications-related activity than ever is impacting public safety. There are a number of reasons for this. First is the continued development and implementation of P25...
    Dec. 13, 2011
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    For the past 41 years, I have worked in every position from firefighter all the way to fire chief and all the positions in between, such as paramedic, fire service instructor,...
    Dec. 13, 2011
    U.S. Fire Administrator Ernest Mitchell
    November Line-of-Duty DeathsFour U.S. firefighters died in November. One career firefighter and three volunteer firefighters died at four separate incidents. All four deaths were...
    Dec. 12, 2011
    This month’s Firehouse® is dedicated to Firefighter Charles Sparks, 49, of the Adair County, KY, Volunteer Fire Department; Fire Police Lieutenant John Lackovic, 60, of the Valley...
    Dec. 9, 2011
    Cover photo by Joel Rosenbaum/ The Reporter/Vacaville
    Fairfield, CA, Truck 35 repositions due to radiant heat and advancing flames during a seven-alarm fire at a plastics-manufacturing plant. Twelve departments responded to the fire on July 26, 2011. See cover story on page 48.
    On The CoverFairfield, CA, Truck 35 repositions due to radiant heat and advancing flames during a seven-alarm fire at a plastics-manufacturing plant. Twelve departments responded...
    Dec. 9, 2011
    Glen E. Ellman
    FORT WORTH, TX, NOV. 3, 2011 – An early-morning fire fanned by high winds and low water pressure hampered firefighters as they battled a fire in a warehouse.
    FORT WORTH, TX, NOV. 3, 2011 – An early-morning fire fanned by high winds and low water pressure hampered firefighters as they battled a fire in a warehouse.EDISON, NJ, SEPT. ...
    Dec. 9, 2011
    The machine is made up of several components. There is a desk with a computer screen and a printer. To the immediate right of the desk is a computer that captures information. To the right of the computer’s brain is a blue cylindrical machine; that is the hydraulic pump that powers the rollers and the yellow panels that act as shakers.
    When I was conducting an emergency vehicle operations class in Canada, I found a fire department that takes its apparatus to a local heavy-duty truck dealer every year to be evaluated...
    Dec. 8, 2011
    Photo courtesy of Shriners Hospitals for Children
    Landon Cooper, a patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Cincinnati, OH, and retired Fire Specialist Bobby Smith of the Cincinnati Fire Department.
    Shriners Hospitals for Children, which operates the only freestanding hospitals dedicated solely to the treatment of pediatric burns, is determined to decrease the number of preventable...
    Dec. 6, 2011
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    Powerful handlines are directed into the blazing building during the early stages of the fire.
    In its day, no other private business building in the world could compare with the Equitable Life Assurance Building in New York City in respect to the magnitude of the monetary...
    Dec. 6, 2011
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    Very few people have any idea just how difficult it is to become a firefighter in our country. This is yet another reason why marketing is so important for the profession. The...
    Dec. 6, 2011
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    When President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, the two laws became collectively...
    Dec. 6, 2011
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    Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Harvey Eisner interviews FDNY Chief of Department Edward S. Kilduff.
    Dec. 6, 2011
    The economy has led to a considerable impact on municipal budgets and, subsequently, on fire department budgets. Elected officials are feeling the strain to reduce operating expense...
    Dec. 2, 2011
    Courtesy of Hutto Fire Rescue
    After two firefighters suffered burn injuries at a house fire, Hutto, TX, Fire Rescue examined what happened on the fireground and took steps to improve operations.
    A fire department in Texas had a "bad day" at a house fire, with two firefighters suffering burns. Because the officers and members took a critical look at what happened – what...
    Dec. 2, 2011
    Photo by Tom Shand
    The Freeland, PA, Fire Department placed this 2011 KME 2,000-gpm pumper into service equipped with front intake, discharge and scene lighting around the perimeter of the unit.
    The past few installments of The Apparatus Architect reviewed some history of cab design and the most recent innovations that have led to improved vehicle performance and increased...
    Dec. 1, 2011
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    THE CAD ZONE INC. has introduced First Look Pro Version 5 (FLP 5), a software program that lets fire service personnel organize and locate pre-incident plans, site diagrams, maps...
    Nov. 30, 2011
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    FAT IVAN has introduced the Fat Ivan fold-up door chock that will prop open any door with a standard hinge.
    Nov. 30, 2011
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    HAVIS has introduced the Havis Weatherproof Docking Station for Panasonic’s Toughbook 19, a computing solution for extreme environments.
    Nov. 30, 2011
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    HURST JAWS OF LIFE offers the new SC-357 and SC-557 Combination Tools that deliver approximately 10% more spreading and pulling force than the previous versions.
    Nov. 30, 2011
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    AVON PROTECTION has introduced the Avon-ISI Viking Z Seven SCBA, designed to equip firefighters with advanced respiratory protection and communications technology.
    Nov. 30, 2011
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    KNOX CO. has introduced the MedVault 2 narcotics locker with WiFi to let a department perform all managerial functions with less time and fewer resources.
    Nov. 30, 2011
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    A few years ago, I was asked to write this monthly Fire Politics column for Firehouse® Magazine. The person who had written the column for many years before me was Hal Bruno. ...
    Nov. 30, 2011
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    On Tuesday, July 26, 2011, a seven-alarm fire in the storage area of a plastics factory in Fairfield, CA, required the resources of 12 fire departments. The fire was caused by...
    Nov. 29, 2011
    Chief Donald J. Burns (second from left) at his son Patrick’s induction ceremony, with his wife, Elizabeth, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
    Memorial Grant Aims to Keep First Responders SafeBentley Systems, Inc. has awarded a research grant to the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) Scientific and Educational...
    Nov. 29, 2011
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    NEW YORK CITY, JAN. 9, 1912 – Firefighters operate hoselines from the dangerously icy street outside the burning Equitable Life Assurance Building at 120 Broadway in Manhattan. See page XX for a detailed account of the fire.
    BRONX, NY: JAN 1, 1912 – Shortly after midnight, a fire broke out in a small wooden shanty in the lumberyards of Gates & Co. near Bedford Park Boulevard between the New York Central...
    Nov. 22, 2011
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    Now that I have your attention with the odd-sounding headline, let me explain. I’m watching a medical show on TV and a scene opens where several emergency room doctors are sitting...
    Nov. 22, 2011
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    What is the most powerful and influential position in a fire department? No, it’s not the chief. It’s the company officer. Unfortunately, many chiefs and company officers don’...
    Nov. 18, 2011
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    At about 7 o’clock on a cold January evening, I was driving east on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, GA. I was headed to a South Trust Bank ATM. I had just left fire headquarters...
    Nov. 7, 2011
    “Integrated Tactical Accountability”In Mark Emery’s August 2011 article, “Integrated Tactical Accountability: Part 3 – Why We Can’t Let Anybody Fall Through the Cracks,” he has...
    Nov. 4, 2011
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    National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards have a significant impact on the fire service. Documents such as NFPA 1001, Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications...
    Nov. 3, 2011
    Courtesy of Milton, GA, FD
    The ability to stand or walk is not an indication that a horse is 'OK.' This horse was pronounced 'fine' after being rescued, but was found dead the next day. Hypothermia in a horse is a serious condition that must be managed in a timely and appropriate manner.
    With the increased numbers of horses in urban and suburban areas, it is now common for fire-rescue departments across the country to respond to calls involving horses trapped ...
    Nov. 1, 2011
    Photo by August Vernon
    Fire hazards at indoor marijuana growing operations include exposed live wires, wire bundles, wires exposed to water or in contact with water and large number of high-intensity light bulbs. Some grows also will use extra exhaust fans, which can spread fire in such a location.
    An indoor marijuana grow is an illegal operation where the plants are grown or engineered to maturity and sold or the concentrated resin (hashish oil) is extracted from them. ...
    Nov. 1, 2011