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    • May 2021

    The May issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles covering technology & communications, apparatus innovations, higher education, hazardous materials response and a preview of this summer's Station Design Conference in St. Louis. There is also a special "Technology for Today's Fire Department" supplement.
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    Firehouse Staff
    May 17, 2021
    Firehouse Hall of Fame Class of 2021
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    Firehouse Staff
    May 17, 2021
    Nominations for Station Design Awards
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    Peter Matthews
    May 17, 2021
    Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Peter Matthews recognizes the value of fire service observances while stressing that the best practice is to "observe" on a daily basis.
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    May 17, 2021
    From tablets and updated radio standards to new alerting systems and AI learning tools, Firehouse has you covered in this special supplement.
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    Firehouse Staff
    May 17, 2021
    May Hot Shots includes LAFD's use of its industrial robotic firefighting vehicle on scene of a massive commercial building fire.

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    The Firehouse 2021 Station Design Conference will be held August 24–26, 2021, at the Hilton at the Ballpark, St. Louis.
    Firehouse Staff
    May 17, 2021
    How to craft an RFQ is among the new-for-2021 subjects that will be covered at Firehouse's 2021 Station Design Conference.
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    Lori Moore-Merrell
    May 17, 2021
    Lori Moore-Merrell lays out clearly why the generation and collection of data must be at the forefront for every member of a fire department.
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    Barry Furey
    May 17, 2021
    Barry Furey illustrates how improved ways of providing information to personnel and of controlling numerous station functions are continually evolving.
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    Charles Werner
    May 17, 2021
    Charles Werner's discussion with two fire departments that use tablets on the fireground exhibits how the requirements of the devices and apps for the ICS are quite established...
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    With qualitative thermography via a thermal imager on a drone, a victim can be seen clearly through smoke.
    May 17, 2021
    Andrew Starnes demystifies color palettes' role in the use of drones on the fireground, at a hazmat scene and for missing-person searches.
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    John Facella
    May 17, 2021
    John Facella explains how NFPA ups its game when it comes to requirements for portable radios and remote speaker microphones.
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    Jared Renshaw
    May 17, 2021
    Jared Renshaw tells why it's a mistake for fire chiefs to rest on their laurels when it comes to their education.
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    Although meth “cooks” don’t intend to create an improvised explosive device, that is in fact what they create. At a one-pot lab that was seized in northwestern Georgia., the cook went through the added step of incorporating a valve and pressure gauge to containers. Although pressure regulation might be more accurate via this approach, the cook created a PVC pipe bomb.
    Scott Burgess
    May 17, 2021
    Scott Burgess furnishes numerous pieces of vital information for the firefighters who respond to a call at a make-shift laboratory that produces methamphetamine.
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    Curt Varone
    May 17, 2021
    Curt Varone offers expert legal insight into how and why fire department embezzlement can occur.
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    John J. Salka Jr.
    May 17, 2021
    John J. Salka, Jr., lauds a New York fire department's innovation in regard to assisting members with their knowledge of equipment and devices for the fireground.
    Photos courtesy of RedLine Gear Cleaning
    RedLine Gear Cleaning created its Mobile Extraction Unit (MEU) to facilitate an on-premises gear-cleaning service to hasten the cleaning and inspection of turnout gear. The Massachusetts Department of Fire Service was impressed and purchased a vehicle from RedLine to manage and clean all of the PPE for the Massachusetts Fire Academy.
    Peter Ostroskey
    May 17, 2021
    Peter Ostroskey explains how the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy uses a laundromat-on-wheels to clean and maintain 600 sets of turnout gear.
    Michael Daley
    Michael Daley
    May 17, 2021
    Michael Daley provides invaluable guidance about where to find decision-making indicators in the first few minutes on scene.
    Photos by Joseph Cassetta
    The priority of fast water and a sustainable water supply shouldn’t exceed life safety rescue operations.
    Curt Isakson
    May 17, 2021
    Curt Isakson explains why fireground commanders shouldn't prioritize water/supply ahead of rescue.
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    Premise 1. This destructive overload test had the standard grab hook placed over the weld side of the chain. Only slight bending of the hook resulted, with some marks on the link that the hook was grabbing. Note that the chain link that actually failed (upper right) wasn’t at the grab hook and didn’t fail at the weld.
    Ron Moore
    May 17, 2021
    Ron Moore dispels myths about rescue hooks. Along the way, he confirms the legitimacy of rules that some might have doubted.
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    Dr. Brett Ellis
    May 17, 2021
    Dr. Brett Ellis urges company officers to move past arguments and move toward conversations.
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    Richard Bossert
    May 17, 2021
    Richard Bossert believes fire service and EMS personnel must have each other's backs on and off the job.
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    Derek Maxfield
    May 17, 2021
    Derek Maxfield explains how the welcome reception by firefighters to West Jordan City, UT, Fire Department's mandatory mental health program should get others thinking.
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    Cody Santiago
    May 17, 2021
    Cody Santiago warns that a volunteer department's capability to retain members suffers when the department is run as something other than a volunteer operation.