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    Photo by Scott LaPrade
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    Nov. 5, 2012
    Nov. 1, 2012
    Photo courtesy of W.S. Darley & Co.
    Darley is seeing requests for more pumper/tankers, such as this apparatus featuring a large pump with a top-mount control, a light tower, lots of compartments and plenty of water.
    Nov. 1, 2012
    Photos courtesy of OnStar
    With 400 emergency calls being received each day on average, the OnStar Emergency Services Advisors are kept busy at their three North American communications centers.
    Nov. 1, 2012
    Photo by Dennis Walus
    OCT. 12: DETROIT, MI – Companies from the 9th Battalion responded to a vacant apartment building. This fire was brought under control using two lines in 30 minutes.
    Nov. 1, 2012

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    Photo courtesy of Stacy Lucht and Bill Johnson
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    Nov. 1, 2012
    Photos by Jim Pharr/EKU
    Series of photos depicts a backdraft in a one-half-scale model compartment burn at Eastern Kentucky University.
    Greg Gorbett spends unmeasured hours building scale-model rooms, complete with furniture and fixtures. He then judiciously stacks wood cribbing inside and burns his creations....
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    Force 6FORCE 6 Swift Water RescueTec PFD (personal floatation device) is a UL-listed and United States Coast Guard-approved Type 5 Professional Swiftwater Rescue PFD. The RescueTec...
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    Nov. 1, 2012
    Photo by Mike Meadows
    LOS ANGELES, CA, SEPT. 14, 2012
    LOS ANGELES, CA, SEPT. 14, 2012 – A major-emergency brushfire burned more than 90 acres in the Sepulveda Pass just east of the 405 Freeway and threatened the Bel-Air Canyon. The...
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    John Salka explains some behaviors and actions that need to change for the promotion.
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    At one time or another, every public information officer (PIO) will have to give an interview to the news media. It is one of the main duties of a PIO. There are several types...
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    Many times in discussions with the public, I am asked whether I am a professional firefighter or a volunteer firefighter. I take exception to that, and politely explain to them...
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    I challenge you to finish reading this column, and then turn to your computer, go to Google’s search engine, click on the tab at the top that says, “News” and do a search using...
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    RAM AIR GEAR DRYER boot-drying accessory
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    Nov. 1, 2012
    Photos by Tom Shand
    The Allentown Road Volunteer Fire Department in Fort Washington, MD, operates this Spartan/Crimson pumper with a low-hosebed design to permit rapid and safe advancement of attack lines. Note the smooth-bore nozzles on both the two- and 2½-inch lines.
    Tom Shand and Mike Wilbur explain why you must match the apparatus specifications to meet the needs of the response area.
    Nov. 1, 2012
    Photo by Mike Meadows
    Is it appropriate to respond to all calls for services with an engine or ladder apparatus?
    Many of the installments of this series refer to the new challenges that have been placed upon the fire service and, more specifically, how to pay for those services. Many government...
    Nov. 1, 2012
    Photo courtesy Todd B. Bane
    A single-engine aircraft crashed in an upstate New York farm field.
    On a cold February night, a passenger plane crashed into a Buffalo, NY, neighborhood killing all 49 on board and one person on the ground. In another case, a single engine Mooney...
    Nov. 1, 2012
    Deltona firefighters wore pink uniform t-shirts while on duty for the entire month of October.
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    Nov. 1, 2012
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    Nov. 1, 2012
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    Nov. 1, 2012
    Photos courtesy of Columbus Department of Fire and EMS
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