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    • January 2016

    This month's issue of Firehouse features articles on Functional Fitness, Apparatus Innovations involving ARFF vehicles and a story on limiting LODDs in the Netherlands.

    More content from January 2016

    Photos by Jeffrey Koper, FD Kennemerland
    In order to help Dutch firefighters increase their risk awareness, a doctrine was developed, with the key goal being LODD prevention.
    Siemco Baaij explains how Dutch firefighters developed a doctrine that focuses on knowledge-based fire operations.
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    Photo by Michael Schwartzberg
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    Anne Arundel County, MD, firefighters were dispatched to a reported structure fire in Linthicum Heights.
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    Empty Station Finally Gets a Crew
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    Welcome to the Fibrary
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    Fire service self-improvement goals for 2016
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    We can’t wait for a disaster to happen before we act
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    Electrical and cable distribution must address current needs, provide for future growth, and meet applicable codes.
    Barry Furey says the design of dispatch consoles is more than a desk and chair.
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    Gary Ludwig explains the dangerous life of an EMT.
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    Daniel Byrne says it's time to take an honest look in the “resolution mirror” when it comes to fire prevention.
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    Your phone isn’t just a simple piece of property
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    Marc S. Bashoor looks at five topics that fire departments leaders need to address immediately.
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    Waterous Company announced that Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services in British Columbia, Canada has selected Waterous pumps for 24 new apparatus manufactured by Smeal Fire Apparatus...
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    Experience and education are keys because no one knows everything
    Jan. 1, 2016
    The Australian Bush Fire Rating. Note the new rating Catastrophic. Should one more be added? Firepocalyptic?
    Dan Pippin offers 10 factors to consider when battling WUI fires with erratic fire behavior.
    Jan. 1, 2016
    Photos by Tom W. Shand
    The Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority operates several Oshkosh Global Striker ARFF units including Foam 345. Note the use of scene lighting on top of the body.
    Tom Shand and Mike Wilbur offer a brief history of ARFF vehicles.
    Jan. 1, 2016
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    A firefighter’s battle with leukemia offers warning about our exposure to toxins
    Jan. 1, 2016
    Photos by Ron Moore
    The Diablo-carbide-tipped reciprocating saw blade was able to cut through the A-pillar and the thick walls of the VW Gun Barrel Boron steel pipe.
    Reciprocating saw blades are the key to cutting through the ultra-high-strength steel
    Jan. 1, 2016