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June 2010


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Firefighters from FDNY Rescue 5 operate at an all-hands fire in an occupied multiple dwelling in the Stapleton section of Staten Island on May 17, 2009.

Dedication

 This month's Firehouse® is dedicated to Major Terry Cannon, 52, of the Buechel Fire Protection District in Louisville, KY; and Firefighter Henry Sandy, 52, of the Northside Volunteer Fire Department in Batesville, AL, who died in the line of duty, January 2010; and to Assistant Chief John Coyle, 63, of the West Pend Oreille Fire District in Priest River, ID; and Fire Chief Stanley L. Giles, 69, of the Linn Valley Lakes Fire Department in Linn Valley, KS, who died in the line of duty, February 2010.

Fire Department Operations

  • Potential Disaster During An Electrical Power Outage

    21ST CENTURY HIGH-RISE TRAINING SERIES

    During the major Northeast blackout in 2003, numerous emergency generators in the New York City area failed within the first 30 minutes, mostly due to lack of regular maintenance, failure to test generators under a full load, and fuel supplies contaminated by old, jelled fuel that had sat in day tanks and other storage tanks too long. This issue is one that clearly is not addressed in most buildings possessing generators and seems too commonplace.

  • After-Action Review: Fire in a Residential High-Rise

    Part two of this article takes up where we left off in April, when we discussed a fire in a residential high-rise and some of the lessons learned or reinforced. This post-incident analysis involves an apartment fire in Long Branch, NJ, on Sept. 27, 2009. We continue with our lessons learned and reinforced.

  • TUNNEL Training

    There is an old saying that's famous in the music world: "How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice." It is the same in the fire and emergency services. Unless you are well drilled in the talents of your trade, you stand a great chance of failing when the time comes to do your duty. With that in mind, emergency responders in northern New Jersey recently tested their skills and tool operations by conducting a large-scale exercise involving a simulated terrorist incident in a tunnel.

  • HAITI: A Moving Mission: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Aids Its Caribbean Neighbor

    It was a Tuesday afternoon on January 12, 2010, and while most of the school kids in the U.S. were getting ready to end their day, students in Haiti were in the middle of their school session. In just a few seconds, an already impoverished nation would suffer the calamities of a catastrophic earthquake that would test rescuers, caregivers and an entire population.

  • The Science of Tower Rescue and the Art of Multiple Agency Cooperation

    In the very best of scenarios, tower rescue for the professional can be a daunting task. But the obvious dangers of extreme height, high voltage, microwave radiation, radio-frequency exposure and gusting winds pale in comparison to what many responders deem the hardest aspect of most tower rescues: interagency cooperation on what is often a mutual aid call.

Incident Report, Cover Story

  • On The Job: TEXAS

    On Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, a three-alarm fire in downtown Tyler, TX, destroyed one building and damaged three historic structures. The two-story building that was destroyed was of Type III ordinary construction and built in the early 1900s. The 80-by-100-foot building had a roof with rolled asphalt roofing. Firewalls separated the building from adjoining buildings on each side. There were no fire protection or detection systems in the building.

Incident Report

  • Texas Pipeline Explosion Challenges Rural Responders

    Explosions of natural gas pipelines are unexpected, violent, and frequently result in significant loss of lives and property. They can occur anytime, anyplace on land and at sea. An Internet sampling found the following: On March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak caused an explosion that destroyed the New London School in New London, TX, killing 300 students and teachers. The East Ohio Gas Co. gas explosion in Cleveland, OH, occurred on the afternoon of Oct. 20, 1944.

Fire Service Leadership

  • Reigniting Responsibility

    Winston Churchill once said, "The price of greatness is responsibility." Many people gravitate toward leadership or supervisory positions for the "greatness" they think it will offer. Few embrace the true responsibility that comes with that greatness.

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