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Posted: Thu, 06/24/2010 - 12:49pm
Updated: Thu, 07/01/2010 - 11:34am

July 2010

Photo by: Jim Codespote

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On the Cover

Eleven engines, six ladders, on squad and six ambulances battled an early-morning fire in a garden apartment building in Laurel, MD, on May 31, 2010. Firefighters from Howard, Prince Georges's, Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties battled the blaze. Two occupants were injured and transported to area hospitals.

Dedication

This month's Firehouse® is dedicated to Fire Police Captain Donald G. Mellott, 62, of Woolrich, PA, Volunteer Fire Company 1; and Fire Chief Jonathan Siemers, 44, of the Clay Center, KS, Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, February 2010; and to Firefighter/Inspector Brian P. Waynant Sr., 45, of the Wilmington, DE, Fire Department; and Firefighter Gerard Marcheterre, 50, of the Borodino Fire Department in Skaneateles, NY, who died in the line of duty, March 2010.

Fire Department Operations

Firehouse® Roundtable: Fire Station Design

A fire station is more than a house with a big garage — as anyone who has experienced the travails of funding, designing and constructing a new one (or remodeling an old one) can attest.
The Dawning of a New Age for Elevators

21ST CENTURY HIGH-RISE TRAINING SERIES
Big-Rig Overturns & Underrides

Uprighting a loaded cement mixer or lifting the rear of a loaded van trailer are everyday tasks for heavy recovery operators. Place someone who is injured and trapped in a car under such a vehicle and a challenge begins.

While heavy recovery operators may easily overcome this challenge, it may prove formidable for fire-rescue responders. This challenge may be a matter of life and death for the victims of the accident and prove dangerous to emergency responders.
Fireworks Safety for Firefighters

When it comes to professional fireworks displays, there are some important things firefighters need to know to keep themselves and the public they are sworn to protect safe.
Firefighter Rescue: Rapid Removal Through a Window

When it comes to rapid egress or removing a downed firefighter, the most appropriate action to take due to conditions may be to use a window in the immediate area. A task such as this can be challenging if it is not trained on or practiced regularly. This article focuses on firefighter removal in a confined or restricted space. It is important to remember that the safest way to remove a downed firefighter from an upper level of a building is by using a staircase if at all feasible.

Incident Report

On The Job: New York City

Sunday, April 11, 2010, was a beautiful spring day in Manhattan. Temperatures during the day reached a pleasant 76 degrees and that evening was promising to be mild as well. At 10:15 P.M., the FDNY Fire Alarm Office at MetroTech in Brooklyn began receiving calls reporting a structure fire at 285 Grand Ave. near Eldridge Street. Units were dispatched and quickly rolled to the scene.

Fire Service Leadership

Behold the Beam

Behold the beam, an amazing structural element that bends when loaded - but one that must not bend too much. A fallen tree spanning the banks of a river was perhaps the first beam used by primitive man for a specific purpose: to see what's on the other side. That fallen tree was an accidental beam.

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