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    The August issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles on on-scene lighting, purpose-built fireboats, women mentorships, four-gas meters and a special leadership section.
    Photos courtesy of Contra Costa Fire Protection District (Con Fire)
    Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) put three plans into action simultaneously to rescue a trapped individual from an 18-inch drainage pipe. Plan B, which ultimately was employed, called for members to enter a sewer a grate that was located on a sloped area above grade from the drainage pipe. This would give rescuers access to a vault that was 150 feet from the end of the pipe.
    Aug. 15, 2022
    Photos courtesy of UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute
    UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute’s study to characterize airborne contaminants that might be encountered while investigating a residential fire scene revealed that elevated and hazardous levels of airborne particulate might be encountered during post-fire scene investigation as many as five days after the fire. As such, the feasibility of using alternative respiratory protection measures, including powered air purifying respirators, should be studied, if not considered.
    Aug. 15, 2022
    Photo courtesy of Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department
    Ensuring that mentorship programs are diverse helps to diversify the fire service because of the tendency for people to share more and learn more when they establish a relationship with someone with whom they identify and/or share common ideals.
    Aug. 15, 2022
    Photos by Steve Prziborowski
    Officers who embrace their responsibility to train and mentor must be creative when it comes to finding time for that—for example, while out doing a preplan or during or after a shopping trip to the store.
    Aug. 15, 2022
    Photos by Glen E. Ellman
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