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    • September 2016

    This month's issue includes stories on Wildland Firefighting, Fire Prevention, Technical Rescues and Fire & Emergency Apparatus...plus Part 4 of the National Run Survey!
    Jeff Pomeranz
    Jeff Pomeranz
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Jeff Pomeranz explains why the CFO designation shows a commitment and leadership skills.
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    Dana Harrison
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Dana Harrison offers seven tips and tricks to get your firehouse in shape and ready for the next call.
    Gary Ludwig
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Gary Ludwig explains how and when to restrain a combative patient.
    Photo by Aaron Zamzow
    Candidates and probies look to their officers not only to set policies and drill calendars, but also to showcase high personal standards and set examples for others to follow.
    Sarah Apgar
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Sarah Apgar explains why leaders must set the standard as they train the next generation of occupational athletes.
    Emergency Response Guide, 2016 edition.
    Robert Burke
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Robert Burke covers the recent changes to Emergency Response Guidebook aim to make it more useful for first responders.

    More content from September 2016

    Photos by Dan Byrne
    It is important for firefighters to talk with the public at a community event, not simply leaning on the bumper, but engaging with them and answering questions.
    Daniel Byrne
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Dan Byrne presents four common problems departments face when getting in the business of prevention—and how to fix them.
    Mike Walton
    Mike Walton
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Mike Walton explains how mentoring and the CPC play huge roles.
    A Santa Fe (NM) Fire Department team trains using the Rapid Extraction Module (REM) in which a team of responders can extract a downed firefighter in a wildland setting.
    Erik Litzenberg
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Erik Litzenberg describes how the Rapid Extraction Module promotes firefighter safety.
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    Sept. 1, 2016
    John Salka explains construction, access and other issues associated with flat-roof operations.
    Randy Bruegman
    Randy Bruegman
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Randy Bruegman explains the importance of setting the bar high and leading by example.
    Shane Ray
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Shane Ray explains why, as fire service leaders, we must lead and live fire and life safety.
    Photo by Keith D. Cullom
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    Sept. 1, 2016
    Firehouse shares recent fires from around the country.
    Rob Cabano is the fire chief for the North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company on Long Island, NY.
    Billy Goldfeder
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Chief Goldfeder highlights a close call in which a patient wakes up and assaults the chief trying to help him.
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    Sept. 1, 2016
    Steven Gillespie explains that good leadership means focusing on building people up—not tearing them down.
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    Sept. 1, 2016
    As part of our ongoing celebration of Firehouse Magazine’s 40th anniversary, we share with you examples of Firehouse’s commitment to major incident coverage through the years....
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    Timothy E. Sendelbach
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Tim Sendelbach poses the question, do our practices and tactics from earlier eras compromise our ability to serve?
    Steve Prziborowski
    Sept. 1, 2016
    People who have been through the designation process share their experiences.
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    Josh Waldo
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Josh Waldo explains why communities today expect professional leaders that credentialing can provide.
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    Matthew Vinci
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Matt Vinci explains why labor and management must work together to develop high-quality fire service officers and leaders.
    I made the personal decision about 10 years ago to lose weight and improve my moral focus, mental toughness and physical strength.
    Marc S. Bashoor
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Chief Marc Bashoor addresses the fact that many firefighters can face demons related to nutrition, alcohol, drugs, mental health issues and reckless driving.
    Chief Reggie Freeman instructing the CPSE Nurturing Fire Service Leaders Through Mentoring Workshop.
    Tom Jenkins
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Tom Jenkins explains why resources like CPSE play key roles in the credentialing process.
    Images 2 & 3: Place an eight on a bight where you want to attach your hardware and you have a proper anchor. In place of the tensionless hitch, you could also opt to tie two figure 8s (on a bight) far enough apart to loop your anchor and place your connection point where needed.
    Chris Garniewicz
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Chris Garniewicz offers tips for bridging the gap between the classroom and the reality of limited staffing and equipment.
    Photos by Tom Shand
    The Bay District, MD, Fire Department’s apparatus committee spent many hours developing the specifications and conducting meetings to detail the requirements for Engine 32, a 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 1,500-gpm pumper with a low hosebed and 700-gallon tank.
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Tom Shand and Mike Wilbur examine a critical meeting that provides the opportunity to review all the details of the vehicle.
    Photo by Ron Moore
    The end result of this research work was that automobile windows incorporating a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass can be cut using typical rescue tools we currently use to remove windshields without any issues and without any delays in the rescue process.
    Ron Moore
    Sept. 1, 2016
    Ron Moore visits the Corning research facility to put Gorilla Glass to the test
    Photo by Keith Addie
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    Kevin Roche
    Sept. 1, 2016
    The career fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse Magazine to share and compare statistics