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  • June 2014

    • June 2014

    Leadership

    Leadership Lessons: "Standing on the Shoulders Of Giants"

    Steven M. Gillespie
    July 1, 2014
    “Standing on the shoulders of giants” is a proverb meant to describe the process of using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before in order to make intellectual...
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    Operations & Training

    Rural Firefighting Academy: ISO Implements Changes In Fire Suppression Ratings: Part 1

    Dominic Colletti
    June 1, 2014
    In this, the first of a three-part series, I sat down with Bob Andrews, vice president and chief operations officer of community hazard mitigation services at ISO, to discuss ...
    Photo by Ron Jeffers
    UNION CITY, NJ, MAY 6, 2014 – An early-morning fire started in a grocery store in a three-story wood-frame building. First-in units found heavy fire through openings in roll-down security gates in front of the store. The fire quickly rose up the voids in the original building and extended to a row of five attached 2-1/2-story occupied dwellings. Smoke was showing from the cockloft of two of the dwellings when the first-alarm units arrived. Approximately 40 residents were displaced. More than 100 firefighters from the North Hudson Regional Fire Department operated at the scene along with mutual aid units from Jersey City. One firefighter suffered a minor injury.
    Operations & Training

    Fire Wire 6/14

    June 1, 2014
    APRIL 1: FRANKFORT, IN – Fire consumed about a half-acre of wood pallets and plastics stored outdoors at a commercial lot. Local residents and occupants of an elementary school...
    We honor Lieutenant Greg Pickard posthumously as he gave his life during this heroic act.
    Operations & Training

    Firehouse 2013 Herosim Awards

    Firehouse Staff
    June 1, 2014
    We are pleased to announce the newest honorees in our 2013 Firehouse® Magazine Heroism Awards program and take pride in highlighting the bravery of these outstanding individuals...
    Photo by Ed Ballam
    Emergency apparatus are costly and complicated pieces of machinery. Today’s advanced apparatus technologies demand that apparatus committee members have the knowledge and experience to make sound purchasing decisions.
    Apparatus

    FIRE & EMERGENCY APPARATUS: 8 Criteria For a Successful Apparatus Committee

    Ed Ballam
    June 1, 2014
    So, your fire department is buying a new piece of apparatus. You will probably want to form a committee because that is usually the first step. Committees seem to be the way humans...

    More content from June 2014

    CAD/Dispatch Systems

    Fire Law: Labor Laws May Limit Social Media Policies

    Steve Blackistone
    June 1, 2014
    Rarely do fire departments need to look to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for guidance. However, when it comes to developing social media policies, they would be well...
    Photo by Ron Jeffers
    NUTLEY, NJ, ENGINE COMPANY 3 has been assigned a Rosenbauer pumper
    Apparatus

    New Deliveries 5/14

    Firehouse Staff
    June 1, 2014
    NUTLEY, NJ, ENGINE COMPANY 3 has been assigned a Rosenbauer pumper built on a Spartan Force chassis and featuring a 350-hp Cummins engine, 1,500-gpm Hale pump, 500-gallon water...
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    Radios, Pagers & Accessories

    Fireground Radio Rules: How to Sharpen Your Skills

    John J. Salka Jr.
    June 1, 2014
    John Salka shares rules for using the handheld radio on the fireground.
    Photo courtesy of LVFR
    The Las Vegas Fire Department's new 65-foot Seagrave ladder truck arrived in the city by rail on April 16, 1949. The truck was kept at Fire Station One downtown.
    Operations & Training

    Rekindles 6/14

    Paul Hashagen
    June 1, 2014
    Author’s note: To give our readers a sense of history regarding the non-firefighting world as it was 100 years ago this month, on June 28, 1914, a Serbian terrorist assassinated...
    Photos by Mike Daley
    The high-angle environment is extremely high risk. It is imperative that rescuers continue to hone their skills to stay prepared for a deployment.
    Rope

    For Firefighters, Rope Shouldn't Be a 4-Letter Word

    Michael Daley
    June 1, 2014
    Mike Daley focuses on the need to remain proficient with the ropes we utilize in the fire service.
    Photo by Lee Genser
    A view from side 4 (Delta) shows the fire exposing from the second level as members prepare to operate a 2-1/2-inch hoseline.
    Operations & Training

    Close Calls: Light Smoke Showing, Then Heavy Fire & Major Collapse: Part 3

    Billy Goldfeder
    June 1, 2014
    As we have been reporting over the past two months, on Jan. 18, 2014, the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department (M-LFD) of Long Island, NY, was alerted to respond to a reported ...
    'It all comes down to the relationship you develop with the manufacturer…Take the time to listen to the salesperson. Open, honest communication is important.' — Timothy Calhoun Palm Beach County, FL, Fire Rescue
    Apparatus

    The Apparatus Purchasing Process

    Ed Ballam
    June 1, 2014
    Ed Ballam explains how departments need to work with manufacturers and sales representatives to get the most for their money.
    Photo by Ron Jeffers
    PATERSON, NJ, APRIL 20, 2014
    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 6/14

    Firehouse Staff
    June 1, 2014
    PATERSON, NJ, APRIL 20, 2014 – Flames consumed three wood-frame, mixed-occupancy buildings on Easter Sunday, leaving 11 people homeless. A passing battalion chief radioed in the...
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    Health & Fitness

    Firehouse Chefs Corner: Summertime: The Season For Grilling

    Eddie Sell
    June 1, 2014
    Welcome back! Summertime heat, fun and food! As we get ready for another active wildland fire season, it’s also the time to clean the grill and get some quick, healthy and delicious...
    Photos by Chris Herder
    FDNY firefighter Robert Wiedmann (center) with nine of the blood donors who saved his life at New York Blood Center's annual Long Island donor recognition awards dinner.
    Community Risk Reduction

    Scuttlebutt 6/14

    June 1, 2014
    FDNY Firefighter Meets His Blood DonorsThe New York Blood Center (NYBC) hosted its annual Long Island donor recognition and appreciation awards dinner at the Crest Hollow Country...
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    EMS

    For the Record 6/14

    Firehouse Staff
    June 1, 2014
    Federal Agencies Coordinate to Advance EMSIn an effort to further coordinate federal efforts in emergency medical services (EMS), the members of the Federal Interagency Committee...
    Photo by Steve Redick
    Oak Park, IL, May 5, 2014 – An early-morning fire spread to the exposures on either side of a 2-1/2-story wood-frame dwelling. Oak Park used a tower ladder, a deck gun and several handlines. Berwyn used a ladder pipe to hit the fire.
    Apparatus

    FIRE & EMERGENCY APPARATUS: Defining the Mission of the Apparatus

    Harvey Eisner
    June 1, 2014
    As a fire chief and editor-in-chief of Firehouse®, I have visited or been invited to numerous apparatus factories around the country. Seeing the latest types of apparatus with...
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    Operations & Training

    Guest Commentary: "We've Always Done it This Way," But That Doesn't Mean It's Right

    David Griffin
    June 1, 2014
    Editor’s note: David Griffin was the driver of the first engine to respond to a furniture warehouse fire that claimed the lives of nine of his fellow firefighters in Charleston...
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    EMS

    EMS: The New Look of EMS: Tulsa FD Gets It!

    Gary Ludwig
    June 1, 2014
    The constant in life is change – and fire departments operating in the new healthcare environment, since the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (...
    Photo courtesy of CFSI
    CFSI/MedicAlert Foundation Excellence in Fire Service-Based EMS Awards were presented to three organizations at the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) 26th National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner and Seminars Program. From left: Chris Neal of the CFSI Board of Directors; Memphis, TN, Fire Department Lieutenant James Strickland, Deputy Fire Chief and Firehouse® Contributing Editor Gary Ludwig, Fire Chief Alvin Benson and Lieutenant James Logan; and Andrew Wigglesworth, CEO and president of the MedicAlert Foundation. Also honored with EMS awards were the Howard County, MD, Department of Fire & Rescue Services and the Cullman County, AL, Association of Volunteer Fire Departments.
    EMS

    As Firehouse Sees It: Highs & Lows

    Harvey Eisner
    June 1, 2014
    There is a lot to report this month about the state of the fire service. First, we feature our Firehouse® Magazine Heroism Awards Program in this month’s issue. We congratulate...
    Photo courtesy of Chief John Buckman
    Chief Dennis Compton, chairman of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Board of Directors, welcomes attendees to the Tampa2 Summit on firefighter safety.
    Careers & Education

    Speak Up: Reflections on the Tampa2 Summit

    Firehouse Readers
    June 1, 2014
    Editor’s note: The Fire Politics column, “Tampa2: Updating the Path Forward,” in the May issue by Chief Dennis Compton, a Firehouse® contributing editor, reported on the March...
    Photo courtesy of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
    The new, small overlap test has the vehicle strike a fixed barrier at 40 mph. The structural damage mainly along the driver's side of this 2013-14 Fiat 500 is because only that 25% of the front of the vehicle actually contacts the barrier. This test simulates a two-way traffic, cross-over collision into another vehicle, a tree or a pole.
    Vehicle Extrication

    University of Extrication: Small Overlap Frontal Crash Testing

    Ron Moore
    June 1, 2014
    SUBJECT: Small Overlap Frontal Crash Testing TOPIC: New Procedures for Dash-Rolling or Dash-Jacking Evolution OBJECTIVE: Understand vehicle structural changes related to the small...
    Photos courtesy of the author
    The Radio Interoperability Operating System (RIOS) as it appears on an emergency communications console in Roanoke County, VA.
    EMS

    Fire Technology: Virginia's COMLINC

    Charles Werner
    June 1, 2014
    Since Sept. 11, 2001, much work has been done in the pursuit of interoperable public safety communications. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of...
    Thermal Imagers

    Thermal Imaging: Back to Basics: Learning To Deploy Thermal Imagers

    John Hays
    June 1, 2014
    Firefighters spend a lot of time training. This training can include pump and aerial operations, donning of turnout gear, hose extending and pulling drills, forcible entry and...
    E-ONE has debuted the redesigned Quest custom cab
    Apparatus

    New Products 6/14

    Firehouse Staff
    June 1, 2014
    Custom Apparatus CabE-ONE has debuted the redesigned Quest custom cab featuring improved ergonomics that can be seen and felt with lower and wider cab steps allowing for easier...
    Photo courtesy of the author
    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.
    Apparatus

    Emergency Vehicle Operations: All Fire Apparatus Need Vis-Check

    Michael Wilbur
    June 1, 2014
    I conducted an emergency vehicle operator class in Canada and found a fire department that had taken its fire apparatus to a local heavy-duty truck dealer to get their trucks ...