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  • Put a Fire Watch on ODP

    Members of the Oversight Committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate need a fire watch on the activities of the Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) in the Department of Homeland Security. The move of the highly successful Fire Grant...

    Article • September 22nd, 2003

  • Don’t Resist Resistance: Raising The Bar on Intensity

    Nothing produces faster and more dramatic change in the human body than working out with short bursts of high intensity that’s characteristic of a properly executed strength or resistance program.

    Article • September 22nd, 2003

  • The Street Chemist - Part 17

    Organic acids are hydrocarbon derivatives, therefore, they have carbon in the compound, and the name will begin with the prefix indicating the number of carbons.Organic acids are the final hydrocarbon derivative functional group. Organic acids are...

    Article • September 12th, 2003

  • Fire Department Tanker Safety - Part II

    We will examine in closer detail some of the statistics and causes associated with the fatal tanker collisions that occurred in the U.S. during the period of 1990 through 2001.In Part I of this series we brought to light the problem of fire department...

    Article • September 12th, 2003

  • The Firefighter Fitness Pentagon – Part 2

    Rod Hammer continues a series of articles on the impact and importance of the “firefighter fitness pentagon” in developing a fitness and wellness program.

    Article • September 1st, 2003

  • How To Make Your Workouts Work: Five Simple Secrets

    Like most Americans, the average firefighter’s ‘I'll-get-fit-by-summer’ resolutions have long fallen by the wayside.

    Article • August 27th, 2003

  • Treat The Media The Same As You Would The Public

    Remember that we are responsible for the media’s safety just as well as the general public.Happens all the time, barricade tape is put up to keep onlookers and the media out of an emergency scene, and yet there are some from the public that get past...

    Article • August 18th, 2003

  • 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 Firefighter Fitness Pentagon – Part 1

    Rod Hammer launches a series of articles on the impact and importance of the “firefighter fitness pentagon” in developing a fitness and wellness program.

    Article • August 1st, 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

  • Hot Weather Workouts

    The dog days of summer are upon us, but you don’t have to put your exercise program on the back burner just because it’s too hot to workout.

    Article • July 7th, 2003

  • Hearts on Fire: The Hot News On How Inflammation Kills

    Jeffrey Fisher, M.D., investigates cardiac inflammation as a cause of firefighter fatalities, with the goal of preventing future occurrences.

    Article • July 1st, 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

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