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  • January 2013

    • January 2013

    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.
    Equipment Mounting & Reels

    The Apparatus Architect

    Jan. 1, 2013
    Many fire departments are struggling with reduced budgets, including little or no funding for capital projects. Fire station repairs and apparatus maintenance and testing are ...
    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.
    Apparatus

    Fire & Rescue Apparatus: Maintenance Roundtable

    Ed Ballam
    Jan. 1, 2013
    When it comes to fire apparatus maintenance, you would be correct to think that equipment required to meet emissions standards was challenging. You would also be correct to think...
    Rescue One
    Hoods

    New Products 1/13

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2013
    Inflatable BoatsRESCUE ONE CONNECTOR BOAT has introduced the Rescue ONE Inflatable Boat Series, featuring smaller, lighter-weight boats designed for rescue operations. Standard...
    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.
    Operations & Training

    Fire Wire 1/13

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2013
    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...
    Ford Turbo Diesel Engine
    Apparatus

    Turbo Diesel Engine

    Jan. 1, 2013
    FORD’s all-new Transit full-size van, which goes on sale in late 2013, will be offered with a new, clean-running 3.2-liter Power Stroke five-cylinder diesel engine. The new diesel...

    More content from January 2013

    Photo by Dennis C. Sharpe
    VALLEY FORGE, PA, VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
    Apparatus

    New Deliveries 1/13

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2013
    THE VALLEY FORGE, PA, VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY has taken delivery of a Spartan ERV pumper built on a Spartan Gladiator chassis and equipped with a 2,000-gpm Waterous pump, 1,000...
    Photo by Rick McClure/EPN
    LOS ANGELES, CA, OCT. 9, 2012
    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 1/13

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2013
    LOS ANGELES, CA, OCT. 9, 2012 – Upon arrival, firefighters found the second floor was well involved with fire and soon was through the roof. One firefighter suffered a minor injury...
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    Leadership

    Fire Politics: Three Wishes For the New Year

    Dennis Compton
    Jan. 1, 2013
    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...
    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.
    Extinguishers

    Speak Up: Are We Defeating the Enemy?

    Firehouse Readers
    Jan. 1, 2013
    The U.S. military is our nation’s most elite group of individuals. They have led our nation to victory in many battles. I do believe, however, none of these victories have come...
    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.'
    EMS

    Close Calls: With Nothing Showing Initially... Part 1

    Billy Goldfeder
    Jan. 1, 2013
    On Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at 10:01 A.M., the Mantua Township Fire District (MTFD) in New Jersey was dispatched to a dwelling fire with people reported trapped. While units were...
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    Operations & Training

    On The Job West Virginia: Fire Destroys Century-Old Beckley Buildings

    Jay K. Bradish
    Jan. 1, 2013
    BECKLEY FIRE DEPARTMENTChief: Billie TrumpPersonnel: 41 career firefightersStations: 3Apparatus: 2 pumpers, 1 aerial, 1 regional response truck, 1 hazmat rescue, 4 staff/support...
    Safety & Health

    For the Record 1-13

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2013
    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...
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    EMS

    Scuttlebutt 1-13

    Jan. 1, 2013
    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...
    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.
    Tech & Comm

    Tools & Technologies: The Station Uniform Shirt

    Jan. 1, 2013
    Firefighters wear structural turnout gear and other components of personal protective equipment (PPE) to provide protection against multiple hazards, most notably thermal injury...
    Bradharvey 10837242
    Tech & Comm

    Thermal Imaging: The Five Most Common Myths Of Thermal Imaging

    Brad Harvey
    Jan. 1, 2013
    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...
    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.
    Vehicle Extrication

    University of Extrication: High-Intensity-Discharge (HID) Headlights

    Ron Moore
    Jan. 1, 2013
    SUBJECT: Electrical Hazards at Vehicle Rescue Incidents TOPIC: High-Intensity-Discharge(HID) HeadlightsOBJECTIVE: Understand the design and operation of high-intensity-discharge...
    Safety & Health

    Rekindles 1/13

    Paul Hashagen
    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...
    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.
    Safety & Health

    As Firehouse Sees It: Mother Nature Stretches Emergency Services to the Limit

    Harvey Eisner
    Jan. 1, 2013
    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...
    Community Risk

    The Fire Service PIO: Conducting Interviews At TV and Radio Stations

    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...