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    • December 2015

    This month feature stories include: The 5 Most Underrated Firefighter Exercises; Combi-Department Training; Post-Traumatic Stress in the Fire Service and an article on Old School & New School Technical Rescue techniques.

    More content from December 2015

    Photo by Landon Jensen
    Fire personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the Angeles National Forest and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's search-and-rescue team conduct USAR training in Pasadena, CA.
    Bob Duemmel covers different techniques in rope rescue training.
    Dec. 1, 2015
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    Jeremey Criner addresses how to implement a successful training program for combination departments.
    Dec. 1, 2015
    Photos by Ron Moore
    The hollow area inside both A-pillars of a 2003–2011 Volkswagen New Beetle convertible conceals the thick-walled ultra-high-strength gun barrel pipe constructed of Boron steel. Older power rescue tool cutters were not designed to confront vehicles with this strong of a piece of steel inside the pillars.
    Ron Moore explains why rare tough steel may be beyond your cutting capabilities.
    Dec. 1, 2015
    Photo by Chris Mickal
    New Orleans, LA, Aug. 31, 2015
    New Orleans firefighters respond to a four-alarm fire in a three-story nightclub.
    Dec. 1, 2015
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    Understanding PTSD—and how the IAFF can help
    Dec. 1, 2015
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    Thermal imagers are the gifts that keep giving
    Dec. 1, 2015
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    To argue that a decrease in fire numbers should correlate with a decrease in career firefighters is ludicrous
    Dec. 1, 2015
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    National Fallen Firefighters Holiday Tree Lighting
    Dec. 1, 2015
    Firehouse has named fire service veteran Timothy E. Sendelbach editor-in-chief.
    Does a focus on firefighter safety jeopardize our oath?
    Dec. 1, 2015
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    Hollywood’s version of firefighters is not quite accurate
    Dec. 1, 2015
    Dennis C. Sharpe
    Atlantic City
    The ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT has taken delivery of 2015 E-One Typhoon CAFS pumper. The unit will be in service with the 177th Fighter Wing of the Air National...
    Dec. 1, 2015
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    ANTONIA, MO, FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT has put into service a mini-pumper built by E.J. Metals Inc.
    Dec. 1, 2015
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    Washington must pass the Zadroga Re-Authorization Act now!
    Nov. 25, 2015