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  • Learn To Burn

    The average American gains five pounds a year every year over the age of thirty. Some estimate that 50 or even 60 percent of our society is overweight.

    Article • December 23rd, 2002

  • Conquer The Promotional Interview!

    Many candidates think that if they have it figured out in their head and have written it down, it is going to come out of their mouth the same way.You have fallen off the end of the earth for up to a year or more. You've been immersed in preparing for...

    Article • December 17th, 2002

  • The Street Chemist - Part 14

    The final flammable-liquid hydrocarbon derivative family is ester. In addition to being flammable, esters may polymerize.Esters

    Article • December 15th, 2002

  • Search & Rescue Skills With Your Thermal Imager

    Here it is: the emergency that you feared, the one that you dreaded, the one whose potential helped you justify funding your thermal imagers (TIs)."Engines 2, 7, 3, Ladder 2, Quint 11, Ambulance 16 and District 1: Respond to a residential fire, with...

    Article • December 13th, 2002

  • Oral Board Skills: First Impressions

    What's the first impression the job panel has of you? Your physical appearance, yes. What else? Your choice of words, what you're wearing, eye contact, and your hand shake are all important.

    Article • December 12th, 2002

  • Firefighting Becomes More Treacherous in Cold Weather

    There's no special training for cold-weather firefighting -- everyone learns by experience.

    Article • December 4th, 2002

  • A Call to Arms

    Ask anybody to make a "muscle" and he or she will inevitably roll up one sleeve and clench a fist. The flexed bicep (or upper arm) is without question the universally accepted symbol for a toned muscular physique. MUSCLE FATIGUE Muscle Fatigue is...

    Article • December 2nd, 2002

  • Fitness Initiative Pays Off, Professionally & Personally

    As an industry, firefighters always have been at the top of the list of dangerous occupations. It took, however, the tragic attack on America to bring the reality of how physically demanding firefighting is to the American public. In the aftermath...

    Article • November 30th, 2002

  • Your Greatest Risk

    As a working firefighter, the number one risk your faced with every day is the high level of physical exertion that might be necessary at any moment.

    Article • November 25th, 2002

  • Conspace For Company Officers: Command & Control

    As the incident commander, you need to ask yourself, am I prepared to commit personnel into this hazardous atmosphere and what will be the outcome of this endeavor?This is the second article in a series on confined space emergency response at the...

    Article • November 19th, 2002

  • Distress Signals Were Not Heeded in MD Recruit's Death

    Waybright was not the only member of his recruit class affected by the heat during an intense physical training exercise in July.

    Article • November 18th, 2002

  • Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

    What are the Mayday decision parameters for firefighters? How do we teach the Mayday decision-making process to firefighters? How much Mayday practice do firefighters need?These must be the most frighting three words that can be heard over the fire...

    Article • November 2nd, 2002

  • Oral Board Skills: The Problem Is Poor

    Most candidates think their answers are great, when they aren't. If their answers were as great as they thought, they would make the list and get a badge.

    Article • November 1st, 2002

  • When Would You Call Mayday-Mayday-Mayday?

    Somehow we think firefighters will intuitively know when to call for help. This is a very dangerous assumption.Hopefully you will never need to call mayday for yourself, or any other firefighter. But you need to be prepared to do so because your life...

    Article • October 28th, 2002

  • Tune Up Your Workout

    From mere minutes a week to hours each day, just how much exercise the average person needs to stay fit and healthy remains the topic of heated debate.

    Article • October 28th, 2002

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