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  • November 2015

    • November 2015

    This month Firehouse delivers our annual Apparatus Showcase, the 2nd annual Station Design Awards and a special 24-page supplement on 20 Tactical Considerations from Firefighter Research.
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    Operations & Training

    Fireground Tactics Based on Research

    Nov. 1, 2015
    This supplement reviews 20 tactical considerations from firefighter research coordinated by the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute.
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    Chief Concerns: The First 2 Minutes Set the Stage

    Marc S. Bashoor
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Chief Bashoor explains why practice is key to developing mental toughness on the emergency scene.
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    Community Risk

    As Firehouse Sees It: The Fire Loss Challenge

    Timothy E. Sendelbach
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach asks, are we willing and able to make the necessary changes to combat our nation’s intolerable civilian fire loss statistics?
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    Community Risk Reduction

    Fire Politics: Getting Involved Is Worth It!

    Shane Ray
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Shane Ray explains why you should join an association to ensure your voice is heard and effect change.
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    The Fire Service PIO: Integrated Public Alert and Warning System

    Timothy Szymanski
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Tim Szymanski describes the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, which is used to alert the public of emergencies and disasters.

    More content from November 2015

    Photos by Ron Moore
    To meet Part 393 of the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations, side-mounted fuel tanks must be plainly marked with its liquid capacity plus a warning against filling it to more than 95 percent of its liquid capacity. This applies only if the fuel tank is side-mounted and readily visible on the vehicle. If these stampings around the filler neck are accessible, they are the best definitive means of determining fuel tank capacity.
    Vehicle Extrication

    University of Extrication: Large Truck Fuel Capacities

    Ron Moore
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Ron Moore covers how to estimate the fuel quantity in a large truck.
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    Hot Shots 11/15

    Nov. 1, 2015
    Recent fires from around the country
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    2015 Apparatus Showcase

    Nov. 1, 2015
    Manufacturers display the latest and greatest in fire-rescue and EMS apparatus.
    Photos by Tom Shand
    These finish painted frame rails are on a 17-year-old pumper with some corrosion damage in areas where water was trapped inside of the split loom.
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    Apparatus Architects: Limit Rust & Corrosion

    Tom Shand
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Tom Shand and Mike Wilbur explain how to mitigate the effects of road treatments on your apparatus.
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    Los Alamos County Fire Department apparatus located at Station 3 in White Rock.
    Hazardous Materials

    Hazmat Studies: Introducing the LANL Hazmat Challenge

    Robert Burke
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Robert Burke explains the origins of the annual hazmat-focused challenge in “Atomic City” (aka Los Alamos, NM).
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    Leadership

    Command Post: To Survive in the Future …

    Dr. Harry Carter
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Dr. Harry Carter explains why if all you have to offer as firefighters is firefighting, you are destined for the scrap heap.
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    The Fire Scene: Putting It All Together

    John J. Salka Jr.
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Chief John Salka explains how fire tactics, firefighter survival and fire training are all related.
    Photos by Tom Shand
    This reinforced steel bumper protects the front suction piping, discharge and hosewell. Note how the mechanical siren is recessed into the bumper with several points where the bumper is bolted to the front extension.
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    Apparatus Architects: Front Bumper Protection, Then & Now

    Tom Shand
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Tom Shand and Mike Wilbur cover how front bumper protection has evolved.
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    Careers & Education

    Higher Education: Matters of Math & Science

    Anthony Mangeri
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Anthony Mangeri explains the emerging need for mathematics and physical science lessons in fire service education.
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    Thermal Imaging: Consistent Use Is Key

    Carl Nix
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Carl Nix explains why experience with the thermal imager will help avoid misreads and mishaps.
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    EVOC: Real Driver Training Matters

    Michael Wilbur
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Mike Wilbur explains the two organizational approaches toward emergency vehicle driver training.
    Careers & Education

    EMS: Ambulance Companies: A History Lesson

    Gary Ludwig
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Gary Ludwig explains how mergers and acquisitions drive businesses from mom-and-pop shops to billion-dollar industry.
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    Fire Law: Fire Training Risks & Liability

    Curt Varone
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Student safety ought to be a solemn responsibility of instructors
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    There were some initial issues on the scene, including that an HCFR truck accidentally parked on a PGFD line, delaying the team from getting a charged line.
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    Close Calls: Stair Collapse & Firefighter Burned

    Mark Brady
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Townhouse fire results in critical review of area’s mutual-aid operations
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    NFFF: New Goals

    NFFF New Goals: Transportation Trauma

    Ronald Siarnicki
    Nov. 1, 2015
    Personal accountability includes safety in and around apparatus
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    Stations

    2015 Station Design Awards

    Oct. 22, 2015
    Firehouse is pleased to offer the second annual showcase of fire and emergency services facilities from across North America. Forty fire stations were submitted by 26 architecture...
    Photo by Joseph Sullivan
    A statue of Prometheus stealing fire from the gods stands near the Chernobyl Firefighters Memorial.
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    Tools & Technologies: Black Box Tools on the Emergency Scene

    Joseph Sullivan
    Sept. 22, 2015
    Joseph Sullivan offers a policy guide for using electronics and backup plans.