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Fighting Fires in Vehicle Service Facilities

Almost every town in the United States has at least one vehicle service station, but are you prepared for the dangers hidden behind the garage doors? Michael Daley shares a number of concerns for fires in these buildings.

Article • September 14th, 2012

Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 84

Drill: Hazmat Cylinders

Article • September 2nd, 2012

Firefighters Burned In Mega-Mansion Fire

For years, fire departments were simply reactive response organizations that went out when “the bell” rang. We took the same amount of equipment and number of people to every run, no matter how different the buildings were. While most departments...

Article • September 1st, 2012

Fire Prevention Week 2012: It's Time to Get Ready

Once each year comes Fire Prevention Week. It is always the week of Oct. 9, the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. It was on Oct. 9, 1871, when a conflagration occurred in the United States, now known as the Great Chicago Fire. It lasted for 27...

Article • August 26th, 2012

Intrinsic Safety & Thermal Imaging

Brad Harvey discusses some of the various terminologies and addresses the environmental conditions that set the bar for electrical safety requirements.

Article • August 1st, 2012

Guest Commentary: "People Reported Trapped!"

Responding to structural fires, we sometimes hear the generic phrase “People reported trapped.” Firefighters’ adrenalin starts pumping, hearts beat faster and blood pressure increases. As the apparatus turns the corner, visible fire is venting...

Article • August 1st, 2012

Tips for Summertime Response and Wellness

Jeffrey Pindelski shares considerations for emergency response and personnel during the summer months.

Article • June 27th, 2012

Why Firefighters Call 'Mayday'

Most veteran firefighters will admit that one of the most significant transmissions that one can hear on the fireground is a “Mayday” call. The time parameters associated with locating and removing a lost, injured or otherwise incapacitated...

Article • June 27th, 2012

Fire/EMS Safety & Health Week: Rules vs. DNA

The 2012 International Fire/EMS Safety & Health Week theme is “Rules you can live by.” If you have been in the fire service for 12 months, you know the rules that will keep you from getting injured, killed, fired, voted out or disciplined. You...

Article • June 20th, 2012

Tools & Technologies: Firefighter Turnout Gear: Why Is Fit Important?

Mark Mordecai and Pat Freeman explain why the days of building turnout gear that fits a "normal" range of firefighters are over.

Article • April 1st, 2012

The 380-Degree Size-up for Hoarder Homes

Ryan Pennington proposes an additional measure for size-up at homes that are filled with extraordinary amounts of personal belongings.

Article • March 28th, 2012

Safety - You Could Get Hurt Without It!

Time Required: Two Hours Materials: Audio-visual equipment to project any visuals Fire and Rescue Death and Injury Statistics References: Essentials of Fire Fighting, 5th Edition, IFSTA NFPA...

Article • February 8th, 2012

Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 55

Drill # 55: SCBA Air Management The author describes a test in which firefighters can learn how long they can operate before the low-air warning on their SCBA goes off and how much time they have after that before they run out of air. The drill...

Article • January 29th, 2012

Be an Effective Gatekeeper

As a fire officer, your people are depending on you to see that they can operate as safely as possible.

Article • January 23rd, 2012

Start the New Year by Resetting Your Moral Compass

We are at the beginning of yet another new year. Was it not just Jan. 3 1, 2011? As I grow older, I begin to see the wisdom imparted to me by a senior buddy years ago. He told me that in many ways life is like a roll of toilet paper. He told me that...

Article • January 5th, 2012

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