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    Firehouse® Magazine presents the second part of its 12th annual Volunteer Run Survey. For this year's survey we received responses from hundreds of volunteer fire departments ...
    Nov. 1, 2000
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    Nov. 1, 2000
    Against all odds, a two-year program to provide $400 million in federal aid to local fire departments was authorized in the closing days of the 106th Congress. It's a thin, watered...
    Nov. 1, 2000
    LaVerne Guillen tells of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s special storage of lifesaving snakebite serum.
    Nov. 1, 2000
    Harvey Eisner asks the experts for information that firefighters need when safely using the latest thermal imaging technology on the fireground.
    Nov. 1, 2000
    Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur discuss how an apparatus committee should gather information and specifications for new apparatus.
    Nov. 1, 2000
    Michael A. Wieder discusses the placement of aerial apparatus on the fireground. Safety considerations and common hazards are addressed for the apparatus operator.
    Nov. 1, 2000
    David White reports on the Texas A&M University Bonfire collapse that killed 12 students and injured many others. After the collapse, rescuers had to make their way through more...
    Nov. 1, 2000
    Nov. 3, 1900: RIVERSIDE, CT - A fire broke out in the barn of a summer home and began to spread rapidly. A young girl, Ida Tyson, entered the blazing structure to rescue her pet...
    Nov. 1, 2000
    As I was writing this editorial, the following came across my computer: Washington - The "Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement (FIRE) Act" introduced by Congressman...
    Nov. 1, 2000
    Think about how many times someone stood in front of a large group that had you as a member. Recall when such people talked to the left of you, the right of you and over your ...
    Nov. 1, 2000
    Terrorism has been a buzzword in the fire and emergency services for several years, yet it is still very new and dynamic in terms of general knowledge, technology, training and...
    Nov. 1, 2000