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    The January issue of Firehouse includes feature articles on effective commercial forcible entry, cutting-edge battery-powered tools, incident command and we take a look at fleet replacement success stories.
    Photo by Marc Hermann
    Incident commanders must make egress ladders a priority.
    Sean Eagen
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Sean Eagen urges firefighters to reject the stigma that's associated with requesting help via a mayday.
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    Daniel DeYear
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Daniel DeYear says that the fire service must scrutinize LODD reports for hidden factors.
    Photos by Paul Wilders
    Chief David Dodson informed that the four attributes of reading smoke are volume, velocity, density and color.
    Paul Wilders
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Paul Wilders explains why the understanding of fire dynamics and how that relates to flow path is critical to successful fireground tactics.
    Peter Matthews
    Peter Matthews
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Peter Matthews urges department members to add another task to their busy schedule: Make local government officials and regional representatives aware that the seemingly unending...
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    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Hot Shots includes an image that was captured as Piermont, NY, Fire Department firefighters operate a 2-1/2-inch hoseline into the front door of a Dollar General store in a strip...

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    If you love what you do, do all that you can to keep doing it well.
    Billy Goldfeder
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Billy Goldfeder provides all of the details regarding his diagnosis of and treatment of prostate cancer, all in the effort to prompt the men among our readers who fight fires ...
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    John J. Salka Jr.
    Jan. 17, 2022
    John J. Salka Jr. explains that gleaning of practical information from LODD reports requires digging beyond what a medical examiner determines from an autopsy.
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    Curt Varone
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Curt Varone speaks to the mattes of substitutions, mutual swaps and trading shifts for the benefit of fire chiefs and all of the other members of a department.
    Photos by Aaron Zamzow
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    Aaron Zamzow
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Aaron Zamzow's explanation of a training method that employs gravity and an individual's bodyweight paves the way for firefighters to up the ante on their fitness and strength...
    David Griffin
    Dr. David Griffin
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Dr. David Griffin urges officers and firefighters alike to recognize their behavior traits and the traits of the others in the department to improve communication and teamwork...
    Photo by Johna Denault
    Batteries add weight and length to extrication tools, so it’s crucial that members who carry out extrication operations train with the battery-powered models to acclimate.
    Kristen Wade
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Kristen Wade spoke with industry leaders in rescue equipment and the first responders who use the tools to get a look at how battery-powered innovations make today's products ...
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    Kristen Wade
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Kristen Wade's look into where EMS providers should draw the line regarding mandated reporting reached the conclusion that they should report their findings even when abuse or...
    Photos by Tom W. Shand
    Manheim Township, PA, Fire Rescue (MTFR) Truck 204 is a 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 100-foot tractor-drawn ladder that provides both truck and rescue company service. It carries 446 feet of ground ladders. Note the extension and roof ladders that are mounted outboard on each side of the trailer.
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur explain why increasing costs of new apparatus and delayed delivery times have led many departments to revise their fleet replacement schedules.
    Photos courtesy of Burton, SC, Fire District
    The Burton, SC, Fire District (BFD), which is an active partner with the county’s CERT team, assists in training citizens to initiate basic rescue and lifesaving techniques that will sustain and save lives until the professionals arrive. The goal of the department’s CRR program is to increase its community’s resilience by developing a community of first responders.
    Daniel Byrne
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Daniel Byrne lays out the reasoning for why a paradigm shift in community risk reduction programs is necessary.
    Illustration courtesy of BRW Architects
    Air locks, which are designated by the number “19,” minimize air flow to the private area of the firehouse from the apparatus floor. The airlocks’ double-door configuration contributes to station security when the doors are equipped with a locking mechanism.
    Ralph DeLuca
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Ralph DeLuca Jr. explains how security measures and station hardening can springboard easily from other firehouse design aspects.
    Photo by Jenni McClelland, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
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    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 17, 2022
    The dates have been set for 2022 NFFF Memorial Weekend.
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    Firehouse Staff
    Jan. 17, 2022
    President Joe Biden signed into law the Protecting America’s First Responders Act.
    Photos by Ron Moore
    Shown is the floorpan-mounted, high-voltage lithium-ion battery pack of a Tesla Model S sedan. The completed body of the vehicle is placed onto this battery pack. The electric motor, shown at upper left, drives both rear-axle wheels.
    Ron Moore
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Ron Moore tells why responders to motor vehicle crashes must be aware of new facets of electric vehicle design.
    Photos by Robert James
    Defeating the lock on the door of a commercial structure and going through the lock are two skills that firefighters must hone.
    Robert "RJ" James
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Robert James provides the step-by-step process of defeating a lock and of going through the lock on a commercial storefront door.