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  • January 2014

    • January 2014

    Photos by Todd Bane
    Structural firefighters must understand that emergency responses involving commercial aircraft differ greatly from those involving smaller aircraft.
    Operations & Training

    Commercial Aircraft Rescue

    Todd B. Bane
    Jan. 1, 2014
    The past two articles regarding aircraft rescue operations and structural fire departments – “Aircraft Rescue & Structural Fire Departments” in the November 2012 issue of Firehouse...
    Matt Neimy, assistant operations manager, Emergency Apparatus Maintenance, Lino Lakes, Minn.
    Apparatus

    Apparatus: Repair or Refurbish

    Ed Ballam
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Ed Ballam talked with mechanics and maintenance shop managers to get their advice on whether it is time for fire departments to repair or replace rigs.
    Photos by Glen E. Ellman
    Four apartments were destroyed and four others sustained smoke and or water damage.
    Operations & Training

    Cover Story: Texas Fire Destroys Four Apartments

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2014
    FORT WORTH, TX, DEC. 1, 2013 – Fort Worth firefighters responded to an apartment fire at the Hills Apartments on West Normandale in west Fort Worth at approximately 12:20 A.M....
    PPE

    Industry News 1/14

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2014
    GLOBE, DUPONT and the NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL (NVFC) announce three more recipients in the 2013 Globe Gear Giveaway Program. Axtell, NE, Volunteer Fire and Rescue and ...
    Photo courtesy of SBFD
    The pilot and co-pilot suffered fatal injuries in the crash. The jet's two passengers were injured.
    Rescue

    Commercial Aircraft sidebar: Indiana Firefighters Respond to Jet Crash

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2014
    SOUTH BEND, IN, MARCH 19, 2013 – At approximately 4:30 P.M., the South Bend Fire Department was notified by the South Bend Airport Authority of an inbound jet experiencing landing...

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    Apparatus

    On the Job Pennsylvania: Fire Destroys Fire Station, Apparatus and Equipment

    Jay K. Bradish
    Jan. 1, 2014
    On Thursday, May 24, 2012, a three-alarm fire destroyed the Se-Wy-Co Fire Company’s Leithsville Station in Hellertown, PA. The fire was the result of a motor vehicle accident ...
    Leadership

    Fire Law: When Is Arson Not Arson?

    Steve Blackistone
    Jan. 1, 2014
    In April 2013, District of Columbia Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe testified before the DC Council in April that department investigators had resolved 72.7% of the city’s arson cases...
    Photos by Michael Wilbur
    Operating fire apparatus on a sunny day with sun glare is difficult to do safely. Texting while driving makes a bad situation worse. This is extremely dangerous.
    Apparatus

    EVOC: Texting, Cell Phones And the Apparatus Operator

    Michael Wilbur
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Michael Wilbur says emergency vehicle driving is already dangerous enough without taking unnecessary risks with mobile phones.
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    Pumper

    New Deliveries 1/14

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2014
    THE EATONTOWN, NJ, FIRE DEPARTMENT has taken delivery of a Pierce Velocity 75-foot quint equipped with a 500-hp Detroit Diesel DD13 engine, 2,000-gpm Waterous pump, 500-gallon...
    Photo by EMT-Paramedic Timothy E. Nangle/Portland FD
    High school students learn to properly don personal protective equipment (PPE) during an 'Introduction to Firefighting Fundamentals' course in cooperation with the Portland, ME, Fire Department. Engaging the community can be accomplished in many ways to help fire demonstrate the value of their services.
    EMS

    20 Tough Questions For the Fire Chief: Are You Prepared To Answer Them? Question 20

    Richard Kline
    Jan. 1, 2014
    This, our final question, should have been our first question, as it succinctly wraps up the essence of this series: How should we, as fire department leaders, demonstrate the...
    Photos by Bob Bartosz
    Red Oak units reported they could see a large column of black smoke one mile away.
    Operations & Training

    Progress Report North Carolina

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2014
    NASH COUNTY, NC, SEPT. 13,2013 – Firefighters from the Red Oak and Battleboro fire departments were dispatched to a reported truck fire on southbound Interstate 95 at the 144-...
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    Tech & Comm

    Fire Dispatch: Dispatchers Under the Gun

    Barry Furey
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Barry Furey explains the role of dispatchers when members of public safety are threatened with violence.
    Photo by Dennis Walus
    DETROIT, MI, OCT. 24, 2013
    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 1/14

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2014
    DETROIT, MI, OCT. 24, 2013 – Companies from the 5th Battalion responded to a fire in a vacant dwelling. On arrival, a two-family flat was found heavily involved with fire extending...
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    Tech & Comm

    Tech Support Introduction: Technology: Where We Are Now And Where We Are Going

    Charles Werner
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Technology is playing an ever-increasing role in today’s emergency service community by enhancing of roles and responsibilities in the areas of effectiveness, fiscal responsibility...
    Careers & Education

    Command Post: Riding the Right-Front Seat: Discipline As a Training Tool

    Dr. Harry Carter
    Jan. 1, 2014
    When you are the person riding in the right-front seat, it is your job to ensure that the tasks your company is expected to perform are done correctly and in a timely manner. ...
    EMS

    Tech Supplement: Technology Today and Tomorrow

    Charles Werner
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices are transforming public safety communications. The convergence of tablets/mobile devices, broadband connectivity and applications...
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    EMS

    EMS: Pronounced Dead – But Not Quite!

    Gary Ludwig
    Jan. 1, 2014
    A few years ago, I was hired by an attorney outside Chicago to help him defend a fire department being sued after its personnel had pronounced a man dead as a result of a car ...
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    Thermal Imagers

    Thermal Imaging: "Where's the TI?" Here's the Answer

    John Hays
    Jan. 1, 2014
    How often have you heard your fellow firefighters ask, “Where’s the TI?” This phrase is used far too often and too late in the firefighting process, like at the front door of ...
    Photo courtesy of GVFD
    The 92-year-old woman was rescued out of this window in the rear of the burning home.
    Operations & Training

    Close Calls: Chief First on Scene: Working Fire, People Trapped - Part 2

    Billy Goldfeder
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Last month, we began reporting on an incident in which a fire chief arrived at a house fire with people trapped before the first apparatus could reach the scene. He had little...
    Photo by Tom Shand
    Bay District, MD, Fire Department Engine 91 carries 1,000 feet of three-inch hose and 1,000 feet of four-inch supply line together with a three-inch leader line and two attack lines with a 750-gallon, L-shaped water tank. Note the rope lines attached to the supply line beds so that personnel do not have to climb onto the rear step.
    Apparatus

    The Apparatus Architect: Hose Load Planning

    Jan. 1, 2014
    Tom Shand and Mike Wilbur look at design features for hose loads.
    Leadership

    Fire Politics: Advocating on Behalf Of Fire Service-Based EMS

    Dennis Compton
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Many fire service leaders from management and labor have strongly advocated in recent years for the importance of effectively representing our fire service-based EMS systems in...
    INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORP. offers the Tango TX1 single-gas monitor.
    Atmospheric Monitoring

    New Products 1/14

    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Single-Gas MonitorINDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORP. offers the Tango TX1 single-gas monitor, featuring a three-year run time and patent-pending DualSense technology that increases user...
    Photos by Ron Moore
    Being able to identify a safe roof pillar 'cut zone' as well as a 'no-cut zone' is important. In this case, the roof pillar has been severed even though a non-pressurized component of the undeployed roof airbag system is present. Learn to identify airbag components so you know what is safe to cut into and what isn't.
    Vehicle Extrication

    University of Extrication: Airbag Cutting

    Ron Moore
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Ron Moore outlines the areas of an airbag system that can and cannot be cut during extrication activities.
    Photo by Robert Burke
    Ammonium nitrate is a strong chemical oxidizer that can become an explosive under certain conditions.
    Hazardous Materials

    Hazardous Materials Response: Understanding Ammonium Nitrate - Part 2

    Robert Burke
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Explosives in the United States are regulated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in fixed storage and by the U.S. Department of Transportation...
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    Tech & Comm

    PDAs and the PSAP: Why Smarter Isn't Always Better

    Barry Furey
    Jan. 1, 2014
    The use of smart phones in PSAPs might not be a good thing, as Barry Furey explains.