July 2016

This month's features include stories on Firefighter Health & Safety, Building a Recruit Training Program, Higher Education and Part 2 of National Run Survey.
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Leadership

40th Anniversary: Featuring Legendary Contributors Through the Years — Alan Brunacini

July 1, 2016
As part of our ongoing celebration of Firehouse Magazine’s 40th anniversary, we share with you examples of Firehouse’s connection to some of the most influential fire service ...
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Leadership

Fire Politics: Going Outside the Circle

July 1, 2016
Shane Ray argues that the fire service must have influence at the local, state and national level.
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Raytown Fire, Kansas City Fire, Raytown Police and Raytown EMS were dispatched for a reported apartment fire on East 60th Street in Raytown.
Safety & Health

Close Calls: Civilians Trapped & Firefighter Mayday

July 1, 2016
Billy Goldfeder provides an inside look at a fire in Raytown, MO, in which civilians became trapped and firefighters had to call a mayday.
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Building a Recruit Training Program

July 1, 2016
Allan Rice and Matt Russell explain why an effective program includes appropriate resources, facilities and procedures.
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Routine physical evaluations can be a critical step in the early identification of underlying health issues.
Safety & Health

Firefighter Health & Safety: Pushing for Physicals

July 1, 2016
John Sullivan explains the current drive to ensure annual medical evaluations for all firefighters.

More content from July 2016

Functional Fitness: In order for a workout to be functional to the firefighter, it needs to train these specific movements, the muscles involved in the movement, the energy systems required for the movement, and the brain that controls the movement.
Safety & Health

Health & Wellness: 5 Fire Fitness Trends

July 1, 2016
Aaron Zamzow describes the benefits of functional fitness, interval training, foam rolling, yoga and crew workouts.
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The right higher education program can help fire officers improve their written, communications and math skills, all of which could be useful during a chaotic incident.
Careers & Education

Higher Education: Ignite Your Career

July 1, 2016
Jeff Kimble explains how selecting the right degree program can improve your writing, math and decision-making skills.
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Hot Shots 7/16

July 1, 2016
Recent fires from around the country.
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Leadership

Leadership Lessons: Being Accountable for Mistakes

July 1, 2016
Dr. David Griffin explains why he wrote himself up after making a mistake on the fireground.
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Stations

Station Design 2016: Design Details

July 1, 2016
Firehouse offers key takeaways from its latest Station Design Conference.
Safety & Health

EMS: 50 Years Since “The White Paper”

July 1, 2016
Gary Ludwig addresses the impact of the infamous “Accidental Death and Disability” paper on modern EMS.
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Leadership

The Changing Images of Reality

Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach explains why preparing for high-risk events must be a priority for firefighters.
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Fire Scene: Are You Generous?

July 1, 2016
Chief John Salka covers the importance of being generous with your time, knowledge and opinions.
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In addition to seatbelts being the primary occupant restraint system, ZF TRW has developed two different versions of frontal collision airbags for rear-seat occupants. One design is the ZF TRW Front-Seat Mounted Rear Airbag. This airbag is stowed in the back portion of each front seat. It deploys in an inverted “U” shape during a frontal crash to provide supplemental restraint for rear-seat occupants.
Vehicle Extrication

University of Extrication: Future Airbag Systems - Part 1

July 1, 2016
Ron Moore says new supplemental restraint airbag systems may provide additional challenges to first responders
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2015 National Run Survey - Part 2

July 1, 2016
The career fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse Magazine to share and compare statistics.