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    Photos by Tom Shand
    Apparatus come in all shapes and sizes. This Seagrave pumper from the Reading, MA, Fire Department carries a 1,250-gpm pump, a 750-gallon water tank and a 40-gallon foam tank with a 174½-inch wheelbase.
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Rescue One
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Photo by Douglas Morrison/Los Angeles County FD
    Fire Equipment Mechanic Robert Hillseth of the Los Angeles County, CA, Fire Department works on an apparatus transmission in the department’s shop. Fire departments from coast to coast are having trouble finding qualified mechanics to work on apparatus.
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Ford Turbo Diesel Engine
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    USFA Offers Tips to Prevent CO PoisoningThe U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is urging residents to be safe as cold weather blankets the United States, including areas recently...
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Photos by Ron Jeffers
    DEC. 3: UNION CITY, NJ – Firefighters found heavy fire coming from the top floor of an occupied four-story mixed-use building. Approximately 20 people escaped the fire, but nearly 100 residents were displaced. As crews advanced on the fire, the roof collapsed. Ladder pipes, a squirt and a tower ladder from Jersey City responded to the third alarm.
    NOV. 2: OCALA, FL – Five people using a gasoline generator inside their home survived carbon monoxide poisoning when one was able to call 911.NOV. 10: COOKVILLE, TN – Improperly...
    Jan. 1, 2013
    You just received a call from your local radio or TV station to be interviewed on a show to talk about how to make a home safe from fire. What should you do?When you first get...
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Photo by Harvey Eisner
    A view of just some of the damage done in the Breezy Point section of Queens, NY, one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy.
    A 500-mile-wide Hurricane named Sandy caused death and destruction from the Northeast to the Great Lakes at the end of October and beginning of November 2012. One of the worst...
    Jan. 1, 2013
    PRINCETON, NJ: JAN. 1, 1913 – Alexander Hall, the oldest building of Princeton Theological Seminary, was damaged by an afternoon fire. Flames broke out on the fourth floor and...
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Photos by Ron Moore
    Although the outer plastic cover of this HID headlight is broken, the xenon bulb which could be energized with up to 25,000 volts of electricity when lit is located deep inside the rear of the headlight unit.
    SUBJECT: Electrical Hazards at Vehicle Rescue Incidents TOPIC: High-Intensity-Discharge(HID) HeadlightsOBJECTIVE: Understand the design and operation of high-intensity-discharge...
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Photo by Dan Bingham
    When not responding to emergencies, personnel should be engaged in training and other activities that advance the department's mission for a reasonable amount of their workday.
    These questions get to the heart of the fire department’s efficiency. Set aside for a moment that it is extremely difficult to predict when an emergency will occur. On-duty staffing...
    Jan. 1, 2013
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    Errant information related to thermal imaging seems to permeate the fire service. I am not sure what causes this, but it seems like several topics simply will not die and keep...
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Photos courtesy of the authors
    Figure 1. During treadmill walking, participants wore full personal protective equipment (PPE). During recovery periods, participants doffed their helmet, gloves, hood and bunker coat and sat in front of a fan and rehydrated. This participant was wearing a cotton T-shirt and a station uniform under the PPE.
    Firefighters wear structural turnout gear and other components of personal protective equipment (PPE) to provide protection against multiple hazards, most notably thermal injury...
    Jan. 1, 2013
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    Lending a Hand (and a Truck) to KosovoWhen Jakup Jahiri came to Mason, MI, to visit his son, he returned home to Viti, Kosovo, with much more than memories of a fun trip. While...
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Photo by Dennis C. Sharpe
    VALLEY FORGE, PA, VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
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    Jan. 1, 2013
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    Jan. 1, 2013
    Photos courtesy of Mantua Township Fire District
    Chief Brian Hauss reports, 'I did not realize that I was seriously injured until I was in the rear of the ambulance and had my turnout pants cut off of me.'
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    Jan. 1, 2013
    Photo by Chris E. Mickal
    The fire service is engaged in a war, like it or not, against an enemy that has already invaded our homes and is ready to show itself in a very hostile manner.
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    Jan. 1, 2013
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    In August, I started a five-part series about knowing your crew and the four different social styles on your team, based on the Merrill/Reid Social Style Model. If you haven’t...
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    This being the January 2013 edition of the Fire Politics column, it is interesting to contemplate what could happen this year in politics to significantly benefit the fire service...
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    I recently came across research on the basics of leading people in a volunteer environment that applies to every type of fire department.In an article titled “Thoughts on Leadership...
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Photo by Rick McClure/EPN
    LOS ANGELES, CA, OCT. 9, 2012
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