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  • Commentary: UASI Funding Cuts are Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

    Budget cuts and fiscal challenges have impacted all emergency responders across the county. As more and more is being asked of the men and women who serve and protect our communities, these same individuals are being told that their funding is being...

    Article • June 14th, 2011

  • From Vision to Reality - Part 1
    From Vision to Reality - Part 1

    Working together has become a template for success in one county in upstate New York. Even with the challenges of shrinking budgets, members of the Monroe County fire service keep moving into the future by embracing the concept of working as partners...

    Article • June 14th, 2011

  • Hazmat in the Trenches: Deer in the Headlights
    Hazmat in the Trenches: Deer in the Headlights

    Over the years, as I would train new people, and even conduct the training for long-time team members I would frequently run into hazmat team personnel who had the proverbial appearance of the “deer in the headlights” look. I surmised this was for...

    Article • April 27th, 2011

  • Shoring Systems for Structural Collapse - Part 2
    Shoring Systems for Structural Collapse - Part 2

    In Part 2, we’ll focus on a few more shoring systems and attain a greater understanding of this type of operation. The first system we’ll look at is the Window/Door Shore. This shore can be built two different ways. One will allow for access to...

    Article • April 22nd, 2011

  • SUSAR: Your Friendly Neighborhood US&R Team
    SUSAR: Your Friendly Neighborhood US&R Team

    It is 10:00 am on a Wednesday, and you are sitting in your shift commander’s office looking at the local weather report as the news staff discuss the significant winter storm that is hitting your response area. Your tones drop, and the overhead...

    Article • March 24th, 2011

  • Confined-Space Rescue - Part 2

    Recently, media attention has focused on some confined-space rescue operations that went wrong. From May to September 2010, three high-profile confined-space rescues resulted in three deceased civilian workers, six injured rescuers and one fatality of...

    Article • March 24th, 2011

  • Exercise Orion 2010
    Exercise Orion 2010

     

    Article • February 26th, 2011

  • Confined-Space Rescue
    Confined-Space Rescue

      Recently, media attention has focused on some confined-space rescue operations that went wrong. From May to September 2010, three high-profile confined-space rescues resulted in three deceased civilian workers, six injured rescuers and one...

    Article • February 26th, 2011

  • Cable Median Barriers — Part 2
    Cable Median Barriers — Part 2

      SUBJECT: Cable Median Barriers — Part 2 TOPIC: Cable Median Barrier Incident Procedures OBJECTIVE: Responders shall develop procedures for operations at center median incidents when a vehicle is contacting or entangled in tensioned...

    Article • February 26th, 2011

  • Shoring Systems for Structural Collapse - Part 1
    Shoring Systems for Structural Collapse - Part 1

    Mike Donahue takes a look at a few different shoring systems and not only break down the construction of them, but also covers the principal behind which all shoring systems are based.

    Article • February 18th, 2011

  • Hazmat Response in Kansas City, KS
    Hazmat Response in Kansas City, KS

      Kansas City, KS, is located at Kaw Point, the junction point of the Kansas and Missouri rivers. It is the third-largest city in Kansas and the third-largest city in the Kansas City metropolitan area, which has a population of more than 2...

    Article • January 24th, 2011

  • Cable Median Barriers – Part 1
    Cable Median Barriers – Part 1

      Subject: Cable Median Barriers – Part 1 Topic: Cable Median Barrier Incident Considerations Objective: Responders shall develop procedures for operations at center median incidents when a vehicle is contacting or entangled in...

    Article • January 24th, 2011

  • Extrication Basics: Making Maximum Space for Victim Removal
    Extrication Basics: Making Maximum Space for Victim Removal

    Finishing up our look at extrication, we will examine a few techniques that will add speed, space, and efficiency to the extrication operation. Working within the “Golden Hour” and the “Platinum Ten” arena requires our operations to be quick...

    Article • January 17th, 2011

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 27

    Drill # 27: Cold Weather Operations - Part 1Several discussion points for firefighters who operate in cold weather .

    Article • January 14th, 2011

  • Rope Rescue Ops for Engine and Ladder Companies
    Rope Rescue Ops for Engine and Ladder Companies

    The basis of this article is to show that engine and truck companies with limited rope and rope hardware can still affect a successful rescue. All it takes is a little outside-the-box thinking and an understanding of how applied forces will move...

    Article • January 8th, 2011

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