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    Photo by Steve Williams/Winston-Salem FD
    Protesters use “locking devices” such as buckets, bike locks, drums and other devices to anchor individuals. Emergency responders must learn to open and neutralize such devices.
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Photo by Andrea Monninger
    A view of the east side of the building demonstrates some of the access problems encountered during the operation.
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Keith D. Cullom/IFPA
    Fire resources mass in front of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 125 as the fire threatens to jump south of Highway 101, which could have been a repeat of previous disastrous fires that burned to the Pacific Ocean in Malibu.
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Courtesy of AHURA Corp.
    First Defender can analyze a material through a container without coming in contact with the material.
    Dec. 1, 2005

    More content from December 2005

    An alphabetical listing of fire-rescue and EMS apparatus, equipment, supplies and services.
    Dec. 1, 2005
    How one college gears its fire science program to give professionals an edge in obtaining employment.
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Partisan strife and bitterness have reached a high pitch as this session of Congress enters its final days. It is affecting every piece of legislation, including several bills...
    Dec. 1, 2005
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Courtesy of State Farm Insurance, Vehicle Research Facility
    The opposite side of the Subaru Forester B-pillar clearly shows the additional high-strength, high-tension steel added at the mid point of the pillar. Blue paint has been added to enhance its visibility for training purposes. Note the location of the top door hinge mounting holes to better understand where this reinforcement is located in relation to the vehicle itself.
    Subject: Subaru Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame Topic: Design and construction of Subaru Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame Objective: Develop an action plan for extrication tasks...
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Photo courtesy of Strasburg Volunteer Fire Company 1
    While the firefighter found two very small blisters on his back the following morning, his turnout gear did its job of protecting him from harm. This incident points to the need to wear all protective equipment.
    While this column was being written, the pagers beeped and the e-mail opened up with a notification of a fire captain in Los Angeles suffering a severe electrical shock. As in...
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Imagine Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Crockett rushes a patient to an emergency room with critical injuries from an auto accident. He has done everything humanly possible...
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Courtesy of Jonathan Bastian
    Materials that float or stay on the surface beneath them can be identified and tracked with a thermal imager. Here, oil on water is easy to identify by the temperature differences. Note that materials miscible with water will not be traceable with the TI.
    This month's theme is hazardous materials. In keeping with the theme, this column will revisit the topic of using thermal imagers (TIs) at hazmat incidents. While hazmat incidents...
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Talking to many people who live on or responded to the Gulf Coast for our upcoming coverage was like nothing we have never experienced or heard about before. One fire chief described...
    Dec. 1, 2005
    Dec. 1, 1905: BROOKLYN, NY - The steamship Neuenfals had just berthed at the Bush docks on 47th Street after a voyage from the Far East when a fire was discovered onboard. Workers...
    Dec. 1, 2005