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    W.S. DARLEY & CO. has announced the addition of Vice Admiral (ret.) Joe Maguire to the Board of Directors. Maguire was a career Naval Special Warfare Officer (SEAL) and retired...
    June 1, 2014
    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.
    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...
    June 1, 2014
    For the 33rd year, the career fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse® Magazine to share and compare statistics about company and department activity levels, funding, staffing...
    June 1, 2014
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    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 ...
    June 1, 2014
    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.
    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 ...
    June 1, 2014
    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.
    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...
    June 1, 2014
    We honor Lieutenant Greg Pickard posthumously as he gave his life during this heroic act.
    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...
    June 1, 2014
    E-ONE has debuted the redesigned Quest custom cab
    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...
    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...
    June 1, 2014
    Photos courtesy of the author
    The Radio Interoperability Operating System (RIOS) as it appears on an emergency communications console in Roanoke County, VA.
    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...
    June 1, 2014
    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.
    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...
    June 1, 2014
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    The strength and unity of our nation’s fire service was once again on display in Washington, DC, on April 30 and May 1. A large and diverse group of representatives from throughout...
    June 1, 2014
    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.
    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...
    June 1, 2014
    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.
    Mike Daley focuses on the need to remain proficient with the ropes we utilize in the fire service.
    June 1, 2014
    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.
    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...
    June 1, 2014
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    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 (...
    June 1, 2014
    Three U.S. firefighters died recently in the line of duty. Two volunteer firefighters and one career firefighter died in three separate incidents. All three deaths were health...
    June 1, 2014
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    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...
    June 1, 2014
    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.
    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...
    June 1, 2014
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    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...
    June 1, 2014
    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.
    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...
    June 1, 2014
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    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...
    June 1, 2014
    Photo by Ron Jeffers
    PATERSON, NJ, APRIL 20, 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...
    June 1, 2014
    '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
    Ed Ballam explains how departments need to work with manufacturers and sales representatives to get the most for their money.
    June 1, 2014
    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.
    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 ...
    June 1, 2014