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    Why do so many structural fire departments still fight wildland and wildland/urban interface (W/UI) fires using heavyweight structural tools and equipment?
    April 1, 2000
    Photo by Robert Burke
    Hopper cars do not always contain hazardous materials, but the physical state of the materials may present a hazard. When suspended in air, fine powders and dusts.
    Railroad cars that are used to transport hazardous materials are, in many cases, similar to their highway counterparts, but they have much larger capacities.
    April 1, 2000
    Units from the Fairfax County, VA, Fire & Rescue Department were dispatched to fire box 2807 for a report of a person with a “hand caught in a mixer” at a bakery
    April 1, 2000
    When a person chooses firefighting as a career or raises a hand to volunteer as a firefighter, he or she leaves the ranks of ordinary people.
    April 1, 2000
    So how should firefighters react when confronted with a fire in a structure containing lightweight components that fail rapidly when attacked by fire?
    April 1, 2000
    This month, for a change, I have some good news to report. Engine 3, of the District of Columbia Fire Department, has been placed in service only three blocks from the U.S. Capitol...
    April 1, 2000
    Photo by Mark J. McLees
    The shoulder straps of this SCBA harness contain a wire wrapped by the material. Depending on how the firefighter is positioned, it may be necessary to loosen these straps so that you can hook them both.
    With the implementation of the OSHA “2 in/2 out” rule, the subject of rapid intervention teams has been catapulted to the forefront of fire service discussions.
    April 1, 2000
    Dave E. Williams recounts the heroic rescue of a construction worker from a crane atop a burning building.
    April 1, 2000
    Photo by Keith D. Cullom
    Fixed-wing aircraft joined in the attack on the fire. Here, a California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CDF) S-2 drops retardant on the fire line near the end of daylight on the first day of the incident.
    Keith D. Cullom reports on a series of wildland blazes that kept firefighters busy during the holiday season.
    April 1, 2000