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    William Shouldis reviews calling for an extra alarm or mutual aid as the only option in many escalating situations.
    July 1, 2006
    Michael Gomez
    The fire rages almost 46 hours later as seen from Manhattan across the East River. On the first 10 alarms, 44 engines and 26 ladder companies responded. The complex was at one time the world’s largest manufacturer of marine rope. An FDNY fireboat was stationed alongside the complex at the East River for many years.
    A 10-alarm fire in Brooklyn, NY, destroyed a multi-building complex on May 2, 2006. The fire burned for 36 hours and required the response of land- and water-based equipment for...
    July 1, 2006
    Courtesy of Cumberland Times-News/Steve Bittner
    LaVale Volunteer Rescue Squad Lieutenant Steve Lilkson tries unsuccessfully to revive a baby monkey that was removed from the burning building.
    Jay K. Bradish reports on a blaze that included challenges for firefighters, such as wild animals and scarce manpower.
    July 1, 2006
    Coverage of an arson fire that burned for 20 hours and destroyed two historic downtown buildings; plus the latest "Hot Spots on the Web."
    July 1, 2006
    Courtesy of Waukesha Police Dept.
    The A-D corner of the building before the steeple collapsed.
    Jay K. Bradish reports on challenges facing crews battling a three-alarm fire that destroyed a 115-year-old church.
    July 1, 2006
    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...
    July 1, 2006
    Curtis S.D. Massey continues this series about the dangers of power supplies and how they impact operations and safety. (With "The Birth of the 'Rapid Ascent Team' ")
    July 1, 2006
    The Valley Lee Fire Department in St. Mary’s County, MD, operates this Pierce Dash rescue engine. The unit incorporates scene lighting above the windshield, over the fire pump, and on the sides and rear body panels. No matter where the rig positions, it will be able to properly illuminate the scene to improve operational safety.
    Michael Wilbur and Tom Shand discuss the purpose of combination rigs: to deliver a wide variety of tools, equipment and personnel to an incident in a safe manner.
    July 1, 2006
    In November 2005, Firehouse® Magazine asked fire apparatus manufacturers to join a roundtable addressing the important issue of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA...
    July 1, 2006
    Ted Jarboe details how firefighters are already "standing in queue" to become "statistics" in future line-of-duty death annual reports. And, they don’t know it.
    July 1, 2006
    July 1, 2006
    The next few Marketing ICS columns will focus on one of the most critical areas contributing to the leadership of any fire department: the development of a marketing or public...
    July 1, 2006
    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.
    July 1, 2006
    Dominic Colletti Jr. details the best type of nozzle to use with CAFS for structure firefighting.
    July 1, 2006
    The FIRE Act program has come under attack in the news media and in Congress by misinformed people who have no understanding of the serious health and safety problems facing ...
    July 1, 2006
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    July 1, 2006
    Photo by Ron Moore
    The insertion space for the long rod is maintained by the inflatable wedge. The tip of the tool will access the door handle, lock button, or window control in an effort to unlock the door. Over the past 18 months, the average vehicle contact time for McKinney responders to unlock a door has averaged 60 seconds or less with The Big Easy tool system.
    Subject: Vehicle Lock-InsTopic: Protocols for Vehicle Lock-In IncidentsObjective: Review the life-threatening hazards associated with a child locked inside a vehicle and train...
    July 1, 2006
    Deputy Chief Robert W. Pitman Jr.
    The fire is taking hold shortly before the evacuation order was given.
    Keeping track of firefighters has never been easy. All kinds of folks claim to have great systems that solve the problem. I recently spoke to an individual who claimed that he...
    July 1, 2006
    Pam Carletti began her shift just as she would any other shift. She checked her vehicle and supplies, and engaged in some chit-chat with other paramedics and firefighters. But...
    July 1, 2006
    Speaking at the recent Tactical Interoperable Communications Conference in Washington, DC, in May, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff noted, "I’m going to tell you...
    July 1, 2006
    Courtesy of Jonathan Bastian
    The typical thermal imager has a field of view of about 50 degrees. Normal human vision is about 140 degrees, or nearly three times wider. Firefighters using a TI must deliberately scan all areas of a room to compensate for the TI’s limited field of view.
    Every month, this column emphasizes how a thermal imager (TI) can make a firefighter’s job easier and safer. This month’s column is the first installment of a three-part ...
    July 1, 2006