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  • A Surprise Down The Chimney

    The end result of a civilian running along the rooftops of attached buildings on a winter night was the Philadelphia Fire Depart-ment Communications Center dispatching Ladder Company 1, Battalion 3, Rescue Company 1 and a medic unit to a three-story...

    Article • November 30th, 1996

  • "Hot Zone" Rescue

    Kevin Johnson discusses some causes of responder collapses at hazmat scenes and techniques involved with rescuing incapacitated responders.

    Article • November 30th, 1996

  • High Angle Rescue Attempt 240 Feet Above The Water

    On May 5, 1996, two members of a maintenance crew subcontracted to the New Jersey Transit Co. began a routine painting job high atop the Passaic Avenue rail bridge. That job would become anything but routine that afternoon, when an accident required a...

    Article • October 31st, 1996

  • Marine Rescue Is Their Specialty

    Chris Bengivengo describes the difficulties in being part of a dive rescue team.

    Article • October 1st, 1996

  • Confined Space Rescue Operations

    Fred Endrikat discusses the importance of being informed, properly trained and equipped when conducting a confined space rescue.

    Article • October 1st, 1996

  • Aircraft Incidents: Looking For The Answers

    Joseph Louderback shows the rigors involved in testing aircraft “black boxes.”

    Article • September 1st, 1996

  • Methylene Chloride Leak: Stoughton, WI

    Major emergencies require response agencies work together. Hazardous material incidents are no different. This was evident in Stoughton, WI, on Dec. 2, 1993. While this incident was not major and no injuries were reported, it shows how well an...

    Article • August 1st, 1996

  • High Angle Rescue At Kansas Reservoir

    On the afternoon of Oct. 25, 1995, at least one Cherryvale, KS, workman was very glad that local firefighters had become interested in high angle rescue techniques. At about 2 P.M., the man was working for a contractor, cleaning and repairing a...

    Article • August 1st, 1996

  • 2 High Angle Rescues In 3 Days

    Ken Koller reports on two separate rescues from high voltage towers in Ventura County, CA.

    Article • August 1st, 1996

  • Shoring Techniques Put To The Test At Trench Cave-In

    September 1995 was an unusually busy "technical" rescue month for the City of Pontiac, MI, Fire Department (PFD). Within under 20 days, members responded to a confined space search/firefighting operation, a farm tractor extrication, a partial building...

    Article • July 1st, 1996

  • Worker Falls Inside Water Tower

    At 9:30 on a cold and windy morning in February 1996, the Farmingdale, NY, Fire Department received a call reporting that a worker was injured at the Farmingdale Water Tower. What the responders didn't know until they arrived at the scene was that...

    Article • June 1st, 1996

  • Miscellaneous Hazards

    Materials in Class 9 present hazards during transportation but do not meet the definition of any other hazard class. They may be anesthetics, noxious or elevated temperature materials, hazardous substances, hazardous wastes or marine pollutants...

    Article • May 1st, 1996

  • Building Collapse Traps Workers In Concrete

    Editor's note: Fred Broccolo, a 15-year veteran of the fire service, is a firefighter assigned to Squad Company 1 of the City of Norfolk, VA, Department of Fire & Paramedical Services and is a rescue specialist with FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Virginia...

    Article • March 31st, 1996

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