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  • 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

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 54

    Drill #54: Safety Around Vehicles Readers will learn about the dangers inherent with the different engine types on the road today. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up discussions among your crew members. Sit...

    Article • January 22nd, 2012

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 53

    Drill # 53: Elevator Operations Readers will learn the ins and outs and the importance of taking control of the elevators during a high-rise fire. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up discussions among your crew...

    Article • January 15th, 2012

  • Training the Technical Rescuer
    Training the Technical Rescuer

    While we generally cover skills in this section, it has come to my attention that a lot of instructors visit venues like Firehouse.com to pick up different ideas, tips, tricks and maybe learn about a new topic they have in their crosshairs. So...

    Article • January 10th, 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

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 52

    Drill # 52: Latent Heat of Vaporization Readers will learn the meaning of latent heat vaporization and the mathmatical equation needed to figure it out. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to...

    Article • January 4th, 2012

  • From Vision to Reality - Part 3

    This is the final installment of a three-part series about the creation of a state-of-the-art technical rescue training center – the Monroe County, NY, Public Safety Training Facility (PSTF). Part one (June 2011) described how the Monroe County fire...

    Article • January 3rd, 2012

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 51

    Readers will learn the role salvage covers play in the conservation and preservation of property at an incident.

    Article • January 1st, 2012

  • Assessing What They LACK: The Culture of Firefighting

    Editor's Note: The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Courage to be Safe program identified four area where fire officers needed to improve their awareness, training and skills: leadership, accountability, culture and knowledge (LACK...

    Article • December 26th, 2011

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 50

    Drill # 50: EthicsReaders will learn the role ethics can play in improving the image of their department . The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up discussions among your crew members. Sit down and talk about the...

    Article • December 25th, 2011

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 49

    Drill # 49: Post-Fire AnalysisReaders will learn the importance of post-fire analysis and some items worth noting during that analysis. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up...

    Article • December 18th, 2011

  • A Simple Gift for this Holiday Season

    Let me begin this visit with you by offering my best wishes to you for a happy and joyous holiday season. For some of us a Merry Christmas is the way to go, while for others best wishes for the joy of Hanukkah will be most appropriate. This is one of...

    Article • December 16th, 2011

  • Riding Assignments for Firefighters - Part 2
    Riding Assignments for Firefighters - Part 2

    The second of the four elements in using riding assignments effectively is the tool assignments for each person depending on where they are sitting in the apparatus. If the first- and second-due ladder companies have to conduct tasks such as forcible...

    Article • December 14th, 2011

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 48

    Drill # 48: Securing UtilitiesReaders will learn how to secure the three main utilities on the fireground: the electric, the gas and the water.. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up...

    Article • December 11th, 2011

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