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  • Know Your Enemy #34

    Twenty firefighters were evacuated from a hot, dense smoke situation in a strip mall 60 seconds before the roof collapsed.

    Article • August 11th, 2003

  • The Street Chemist - Part 16

    Aldehydes are the next family of hydrocarbon derivatives. In the aldehyde family, most compounds are liquids, except for the one-carbon aldehyde, formaldehyde, which is a gas. Aldehydes have a wide flammable range from 3 to 55% in air; they are...

    Article • July 22nd, 2003

  • Fire Department Tanker Safety - Part I

    Without question, the fire service has seen more emphasis and effort towards the cause of firefighter safety in the past 20 years than in any other similar time frame.Without question, the fire service has seen more emphasis and effort towards the...

    Article • July 14th, 2003

  • The Street Chemist - Part 15

    Article • June 16th, 2003

  • Vehicle Rescue Safety - Part II
    Vehicle Rescue Safety - Part II

    Almost 8% of the line-of-duty deaths in 2002 were "struck-by" situations while the responders were working in or near moving traffic. Emergency service personnel working in or near moving traffic are killed every year. For example, five responders...

    Article • May 30th, 2003

  • Conspace For Company Officers - Part III

    The first arriving company officer, and subsequently, the Incident Commander, doesn’t have to be a technician to understand the incident priorities.This is the final article in a series on confined space emergency response at the company officer...

    Article • May 19th, 2003

  • Oral Board Scenario: Questions

    Dissect the question down to its simplest term, one word, of what the question is really about.

    Article • May 16th, 2003

  • There are Six Steps In Answering an Oral Board Question

    You should have a script that you have rehearsed with a tape recorder of anticipated questions by the time of your oral board.

    Article • May 2nd, 2003

  • PIO Interviews - Part III

    Many times if the issue is very sensitive and you believe there may be some fallout after the interview, other personnel should be present during the interview.

    Article • April 25th, 2003

  • Conspace For Company Officers - Part II

    One of the most necessary parts of the action plan is the requirement to consider the safety and health of everyone on the scene, especially of responders.This article is the second part of a section on action plan development. In the first part we...

    Article • April 2nd, 2003

  • Awareness Issues in Special Operations

    As an emergency responder, your agency has probably been dealing with technical rescue at one level or another for years, even if you didn't realize it. Within the last ten years, line-of-duty injuries and fatalities involving special operations...

    Article • April 2nd, 2003

  • Fantasyland: The Oral Interview

    What is the biggest problem candidates have going to an oral board? Fear, nervousness, or anxiety? What causes it?

    Article • March 19th, 2003

  • Why Be A NORMal Leader?

    Recently, I saw a bumper sticker that read, “YB NORMal?” Wondering how this might apply to leadership, I ask, “Who wants to be NORMal?”

    Article • March 10th, 2003

  • Rapid Intervention: Are We Really Prepared?

    Rapid Intervention is still one of the most commonly used buzz words in today?s fire service but are we really prepared to perform it?

    Article • March 9th, 2003

  • Ice And Cold Water Rescue - Part III

    In addition to rescue procedures and skills, a great deal of emphasis must be placed on self-rescue and survival procedures in cold water.

    Article • February 15th, 2003

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