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  • Engine Company Operations

    During my 32 years of doing battle with the ?Red Devil,? I have acquired a certain degree of respect for the enemy we fight. Many of the techniques and procedures that I have learn have been past down to me from one firefighter to another.

    Article • October 16th, 2002

  • RIT/FAST: The Rule Of Three

    If you wait for a fire officer or apparatus to arrive on the scene to "confirm" a working fire before you dispatch the initial RIT, you are wasting valuable time that this team could be using not to mention the amount of time the fireground is without...

    Article • October 16th, 2002

  • Introduction to Multi-Company Operations Training

    One of the most important components of any fire department's training and development program should be Multi-Company Operations. There are a host of topic's which may be applicable when conducting such drills; but for the purpose of this session, we...

    Article • October 15th, 2002

  • Higher Education For The Fire Service

    "A college degree does not put out a fire." "He has a lot of book knowledge, but no common sense." These are some of the refrains heard in fire houses nationwide when college degrees or college credit is required for entry into a fire department or...

    Article • October 15th, 2002

  • MA Town Tests Emergency Response

    How would Framingham’s public safety agencies respond if a passenger train collided with a cargo train transporting chemicals?

    Article • October 3rd, 2002

  • Live-Fire Training The New Reality

    Harry R. Carter, Ph.D., recounts the latest firefighter training fatalities and reviews standards and practices relating to the use of burn buildings.

    Article • September 1st, 2002

  • Live-Fire Training The New Reality Part 2

    Water Supply In order to conduct a safe firefighting evolution in an acquired structure, you must insure that sufficient water for firefighting is available. You will need water for attacking the fire, water for backup lines and water for safety...

    Article • September 1st, 2002

  • Practice Important, When Implementing Emergency Plans

    Virtual reality drill aims at preparing for train derailment.

    Article • August 12th, 2002

  • Baird Gets 5-Year Probation

    Alan G. Baird III must spend 75 days in jail and avoid contact with any fire department under a five-year term of probation in connection with last year’s death of firefighter trainee Bradley Golden, a judge said Monday.

    Article • July 8th, 2002

  • Baird Found Guilty of Criminally Negligent Homicide

    Jury levies lesser charge in decision.

    Article • May 22nd, 2002

  • What's Behind The Smoke

    It's three in the morning and you receive an automatic alarm for a commercial building.

    Article • May 1st, 2002

  • NY Dept. Curbs Response After Training Explosion

    Two New York firefighters hospitalized after sudden blast causes wall collapse.

    Article • April 30th, 2002

  • PREP Notes: 33 Random Decontamination Considerations

    Hydrocarbon derivatives are hydrocarbon compounds which have had one or more hydrogen atoms removed.

    Article • March 29th, 2002

  • Handling Anhydrous Ammonia

    Spring is just around the corner and anhydrous ammonia is being shipped to fertilizer companies for use during spring planting at farms around the country.

    Article • March 5th, 2002

  • Live Training Delivered To Iowa Firefighters

    Iowa firefighters don't have to wait for an abandoned building in order to participate in a live fire training exercise. A unique combination of funding and innovation is making live fire training more accessible to every firefighter in Iowa with the...

    Article • February 28th, 2002

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