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    For the 25th year, the career fire service takes to the pages of the Firehouse® Magazine to share and compare statistics about company and department activity levels, funding...
    June 1, 2006
    Photo courtesy of Lake Placid VFD
    At the time of the fire, 10 to 15 employees were at the lodge. No guests were registered at the time.
    Michael Garlock reports on a fire of undetermined origin that broke out in the main building of the historic Lake Placid Lodge, which sits on 10 acres of prime real estate in ...
    June 1, 2006
    Coverage of a six-alarm blaze at a junior high school in Salt Lake County; plus the latest "Hot Spots on the Web."
    June 1, 2006
    Pat Grace
    Photo 8. This photo shows how difficult it would be to not only find the fire, but a safe access route to the fire in the church without the use of the TIC. The camera enabled crews to “see” the walkway and operate a line onto the burning bays of the cockloft.
    Mike Lombardo describes through actual incidents how thermal imaging cameras are saving lives and finding the fire through technology.
    June 1, 2006
    Wayne Tomblinson
    Smoke pushing out of numerous storage units indicates that the fire has extended beyond its point of origin.
    Joseph T. Berry discusses how firefighters operating at self-storage facilities can be at great risk of being exposed to dangerous objects and hazardous materials.
    June 1, 2006
    Photo Courtesy of Author
    This engine has a bypass eductor externally mounted on the driver’s-side rear discharge. The compartment directly below holds five-gallon containers of foam concentrate. Notice the medium expansion nozzle installed on the end of a rear pre-connect fed by the eductor. This makes getting to work with foam simple and easy, with the minimum number of steps.
    Dominic Colletti Jr. details the use of eductors as an easy and less-expensive way to become involved in the application of nozzle-aspirated Class A foam.
    June 1, 2006
    Curtis S.D. Massey discusses how a commercial building can meet some or all of its power demand in the event is it removed from the local electrical grid.
    June 1, 2006
    Big changes are underway inside the battered Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but it’s not going to be the total dismantling and rebuilding that was recommended ...
    June 1, 2006
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    June 1, 2006
    Photo courtesy of Cocoa, FL, Fire Rescue
    The explosion involved a nitrous oxide tank in the trunk of the car inside the building.
    Cocoa, FL, Fire Rescue protects a population of 18,000 in 15 square miles along the eastern Florida coastline. Unlike many Florida communities with high concentrations of seniors...
    June 1, 2006
    Photo 9
    SUBJECT: Collision Size-UpTOPIC: Developing a Rescue Action Plan for Hard-impact Side CollisionsOBJECTIVE: Given a vehicle with collision damage to one side and the simulation...
    June 1, 2006