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    We mourn the passing of retired FDNY Lieutenant and Woodmere, NY, Firefighter Peter B. Lund. Pete, 54, died in the line of duty of an apparent heart attack at the scene of a ...
    July 1, 2005
    We are recommending that the Department of Transportation maintain the placard system as it is now.” With these words, spoken at the Congressional Fire Services Institute dinner...
    July 1, 2005
    Photo By Brian Alphin
    The original scene of the motor vehicle accident on Interstate 820. Medic Selena Schmidt responded in the ambulance that is parked at right.
    Once again in this column, we read a story of members being struck while operating on a highway. In this case, we have the very personal accounts of a medic who is a part of ...
    July 1, 2005
    Some will say little has changed in the fire service in the last 200 years. Others will tell you that much has changed. The fact remains that one very critical aspect of this...
    July 1, 2005
    Ron Moore
    During a rollover, the RollTek airbags provide a taut, yet cushioning support for the occupant’s head and neck, reducing injuries and saving lives in fire apparatus rollover incidents.
    Subject: Fire Apparatus Rollover Protection Topic: RollTek Rollover Protection System Objective: Identify the components of a RollTek Rollover Protection System available on ...
    July 1, 2005
    Throughout history, people have reported fires in a number of ways. Watchmen’s rattles, church bells and locomotive rims gave way to Gamewell boxes and, eventually, the telephone...
    July 1, 2005
    In the mid-1980s, sports psychologist Gary Mack and I authored the first edition of The Mental Aspects of Performance. The first M.A.P. was on the market for 12 years. In October...
    July 1, 2005
    As many of you head for Firehouse Expo 2005 in Baltimore this month, some of your co-workers will not be in attendance. In my imagination, I see them traveling to another conference...
    July 1, 2005
    Photo by Robert Burke
    Equipment compartments are standardized on Hazmat 1 and Hazmat 2.
    Honolulu is a beautiful city on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and the Honolulu Fire Department provides fire protection for the entire island, except for the military installations...
    July 1, 2005
    Photo courtesy of Bullard
    As a company progresses down a smoky hallway, the thermal imager identifies that fire has broken through a hallway door. This shows that the truck company operating in front of the engine risks being cut off, while identifying the apartment of origin to the hose team.
    Fire suppression: it’s the job most commonly associated with a firefighter. When lives and property are at risk, firefighters extinguish the fire to bring control and safety ...
    July 1, 2005
    Let me begin this month’s visit with you by asking a simple, but ultimately profound question. What is the most valuable commodity that you I have available to us? Some might...
    July 1, 2005
    Question: How does a fire and emergency services organization create an effective customer care system that delights the community as well as the firefighters and officers? Answer...
    July 1, 2005
    It is troubling in 2005 to still be reading after-action reports involving firefighter fatalities that contain “communications” as a possible contributing cause for the death...
    July 1, 2005
    Rich Meyer introduces a series of articles that will help you formulate a customized program that’s right for you and address your individual goals.
    July 1, 2005
    July 1, 1905: CAMDEN, NJ – A serious fire in the Shriner & Sons mills apparently was an arson for profit. The company’s owner was arrested and charged with the arson fire as ...
    July 1, 2005
    For the 24th year, the fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse to share and compare statistics. Part 2 features the nation's busiest engines, ladders, chiefs and ambulances...
    July 1, 2005
    Kim Komenich/San Francisco Chronicle
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    Norm Rooker reports on an intense surf rescue operation that led four SFFD members to receive top awards from the Firehouse Heroism & Community Service Awards program.
    July 1, 2005
    Photo by Brandon Jacob
    Firefighters set up several ladder pipes. Members of one ladder company were forced to break down and retreat as the fire threatened to overtake their position.
    Coverage of a blaze in a two-story warehouse.
    July 1, 2005
    Photo by Lt. Jeff Satmary/St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue
    The crew of Engine 5 stretches a 2.5-inch backup line as Engine 3 begins an interior attack in the boarded-up structure.
    Coverage of the second arson fire in the same house; plus the latest "Hot Spots on the Web."
    July 1, 2005
    Courtesy of SLCFD
    The most significant exposure was this large, multi-unit apartment building and the parking structure to its rear. Firefighting crews and aerial master streams were utilized to successfully prevent the spread of fire into this heavily inhabited structure.
    Jay K. Bradish reports on a four-alarm fire in downtown Salt Lake City that destroyed a 115-year-old building used as a furniture manufacturing facility.
    July 1, 2005
    Courtesy of Berwyn Heights VFD
    In the accident, Squad 14 landed on its right side, momentarily trapping the officer. This accident should reinforce the rule that everyone should be seated and wearing seatbelts at all times.
    Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur review rescue squad apparatus and other special service units, as well as discussing the decision of what type of rescue service the department is...
    July 1, 2005
    Donald W. Heinbuch details the ceremony that took place to honor six members of the BCFD who were killed at the Tru-Fit Clothing Company fire on Feb. 16, 1955. V. B. Morris remembers...
    July 1, 2005
    John J. Salka discusses the need to train or otherwise practice rapid intervention team drills as vital firefighter safety and survival tactics.
    July 1, 2005
    Diagram Courtesy of Author
    Graphic H. Ventilation riser diagram.
    Curtis S.D. Massey introduces the second installment in this series with "Techniques of Stairwell Operations And Utilizing Building Services In High-Rise Commercial Fires".
    July 1, 2005
    Photo by Mike Dugan
    A firefighter uses the six-foot hook to probe along the wall to find and identify windows and doors. The tool also will let the searching member maintain contact with the wall and search a few feet off the wall. By using the tool this way, the firefighter can place a hole in the ceiling above to make sure no fire is overhead.
    Michael M. Dugan reviews the tools used to do a primary search for victims, once the fire is located and the engine company has water and is attacking the fire.
    July 1, 2005
    Photo by Thomas J. Richardson
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    Richard J. Blatus and Thomas J. Richardson discuss the basic tactic that needs to be reviewed: vertical and horizontal ventilation.
    July 1, 2005