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    Photos by Ron Moore
    The most familiar design is formed when a flat sheet of ultra-high-strength steel is pressed or stamped into a curved shape. Typically with this design, the single Boron or other ultra high-strength steel layer takes on a 'top hat' or 'U' shape. The formed metal is then secured and becomes an inner component of that structural member of the vehicle...in this case, a B-pillar.
    SUBJECT: Advanced Steels, Part 7TOPIC: Shapes of Advanced Steels in VehiclesOBJECTIVE: Understand the various design shapes of advanced steels in a vehicle’s structureTASK: The...
    Nov. 1, 2013
    Photo courtesy of Jones Lang LaSalle.
    The high-rise drill took place in the 83-story AON Center. The plan was to put in place a mock fire scenario on the 75th floor that involved 17 mock victims, artificial smoke and a 2-11 (second-alarm) response.
    The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) completely revamped its response and procedures to be followed for high-rise fires as a result of a tragic downtown fire in which six lives were...
    Nov. 1, 2013
    Brad Harvey 1107 11187497
    I’ve never really understood hazardous materials technicians. If you can put “colorless,” “odorless,” “tasteless” and “fatal” in the same sentence, I am not all that interested...
    Nov. 1, 2013
    Dennis Compton 11187488
    It has been difficult recently to focus on anything on the national political stage other than what is going on in Washington, DC, regarding the budget and related fiscal and ...
    Nov. 1, 2013
    Photo from Paul Hashagen Collection
    Freeport, NY, Fire Department Excelsior Hook & Ladder 1 responds circa 1905.
    ADA, OH: NOV. 4, 1913 – The main administration building of Ohio Northern University was destroyed by an early-morning fire. The hard work of local firefighters was credited with...
    Nov. 1, 2013
    Photos courtesy of Chesterfield Fire & EMS
    Chesterfield, VA, Engine 17 is equipped with a climate-controlled drug-storage cabinet and additional compartment space to house a full complement of EMS gear.
    The first steps to involve the Chesterfield, VA, Fire Department in emergency medical services were initiated by Chief Robert Eanes, the county’s first fire chief, who required...
    Nov. 1, 2013
    Photo courtesy of Chesterfield Fire & EMS
    The Chesterfield Fire Department in Chesterfield County, VA, changed its name to Chesterfield Fire & EMS in recognition of its growing role in responding to community demand for emergency medical services. See page XX.
    Does your fire department pump more oxygen than water? Is your fire department actually a busy EMS agency that sometimes goes on a fire call? Let’s be honest with one another....
    Nov. 1, 2013
    USFA releases annual report on firefighter fatalitiesThe U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has released the report Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2012. According...
    Nov. 1, 2013
    Photos by Tom Shand
    College Park, MD, Fire Department engines carry a complement of portable ladders mounted outboard on the right side of the apparatus. Note the placement of the ladders above the standpipe hose trays and that the ladders do not extend past the rear body.
    Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur look at solutions for ground ladder storage for fire apparatus.
    Nov. 1, 2013
    Photo by Jay K. Bradish/IFPA
    Risk and its management involve predicting the likelihood of a harmful event and putting in place mechanisms to avoid these detrimental events from occurring.
    This is truly a complex question. As we have done in previous articles, let’s break this question down into its fundamental issues. To start, we tackle the issue of how your fire...
    Nov. 1, 2013
    Photo by Gordon J. Nord Jr.
    CHICAGO, IL, SEPT. 11, 2013
    CHICAGO, IL, SEPT. 11, 2013 – Snorkel Squad 1 operates at a 4-11 alarm in a warehouse that housed pallets. Despite having few hydrants in the area, firefighters kept the fire ...
    Nov. 1, 2013
    STREAMLIGHT INC. has introduced The Siege, a rugged, cordless, alkaline battery-powered LED lantern
    LED LanternSTREAMLIGHT INC. has introduced The Siege, a rugged, cordless, alkaline battery-powered LED lantern designed for a wide variety of outdoor, safety and scene-lighting...
    Nov. 1, 2013
    Photo by Jay K. Bradish/IFPA
    The BuildStrong Coalition is urging Congress to approve legislation that has the potential of saving billions of federal dollars and, more importantly, human lives.
    “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”Many of you know that Benjamin Franklin coined that phrase. It has become an adage in the fire service, one that I like to use...
    Nov. 1, 2013
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    Last month’s column featured part one of a report about a close call involving City of Dayton, OH, Fire Department Captain Barry Cron, who was struck by a pickup truck while operating...
    Nov. 1, 2013
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    Dr. Harry Carter explains why the impact of ignoring the common "leadership landmines."
    Nov. 1, 2013
    John Salka 11175400
    During the last 16 years of my 33 years with the FDNY, I served as a battalion chief in the 18th Battalion in theBronx. Sixteen years is a long time to spend in any one rank or...
    Nov. 1, 2013