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  • July 2023

    • July 2023

    The July issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles on leadership, wildland firefighting, fire-based EMS and forcible entry. And don't miss Part 2 of our annual National Run Survey, which looks at Total Calls, Busiest Engines and Busiest Ladder Companies.
    Fernando Villicana
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    Careers & Education

    National Run Survey 2022 - Part 2

    July 11, 2023
    For the 42nd year, Firehouse shares and compares statistics for the career fire service. Part 2 looks at Total Calls, Busiest Engines and Busiest Ladder Companies.
    Photo by Andre Gustavo Stumpf
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    EMS

    FDNY’s Haz-Tac Battalion

    Mark Bonilla
    July 3, 2023
    Mark Bonilla describes the unique training that members of an exclusive unit of the department's EMS Special Operations Command undergo to prepare for high-risk/low-probability...
    Stair Climb 2023 Logo
    Careers & Education

    For the Record 7/23

    Firehouse Staff
    July 3, 2023
    Registration is open for the 11th annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI.
    Glen Ellman
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    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 7/23

    July 3, 2023
    On arrival, Fort Worth, TX, firefighters found an apartment complex that was under construction fully involved.
    Peter Matthews
    Operations & Training

    As Firehouse Sees It: Is Training and Education Your Priority?

    Peter Matthews
    July 3, 2023
    Peter Matthews heard multiple times and multiple recent events and conferences that he attended that, unfortunately, training isn't top of mind.

    More content from July 2023

    Photo courtesy of Lutheran Church Charities
    People who have experienced a traumatic event are more apt to talk to a comfort dog than to a person. Here, “Anna,” from the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dogs Ministry, visits with a student after the mass shooting that took place on campus on Feb. 13, 2023.
    EMS

    EMS: Therapy Dogs & First Responders

    Kristen Wade
    July 3, 2023
    Kristen Wade explores the possibilities of the use of comfort dogs by EMS personnel to ease the emotional pain of victims of traumatic events—and of EMS providers who respond ...
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    Leadership

    Leadership Lessons: Perspective, Understanding and Grace

    Dan Curia
    July 3, 2023
    Dan Curia urges fire chiefs to check their ego at the door and realize that teams are developed best when different experiences contribute to the thought process.
    Photos by Jonathan Hall
    The goal of the FDC bag is to provide basic tools and equipment that are needed to rapidly and safely establish a supply to the FDC as well as one or two simple contingencies for several of the most commonly encountered problems.
    Operations & Training

    Engine Essentials: The Fire Department Connection Bag

    Jonathan Hall
    July 3, 2023
    Jonathan Hall explains what tools, fittings and equipment must be included in the kit that's used to complete and troubleshoot a positive water supply to the FDC.
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    Operations & Training

    First Due: Three Considerations for Warehouse Fires

    Brian Gettemeier
    July 3, 2023
    Brian Gettemeier and Tim Frankenberg are adamant regarding cubic footage, consulting the preplan, commitment to the sprinkler system and appreciating the size of buildings that...
    Photo by Aaron Zamzow
    Members whose physical activity has been minimal should embrace workouts that focus on improving mobility—as opposed to programs that they took on in high school—and can be integrated into their routine consistently.
    Health & Fitness

    Health & Wellness: SMART Habits for Improved Fitness and a Healthy Career

    Aaron Zamzow
    July 3, 2023
    Aaron Zamzow explains why focusing on sleep, movement, water, real foods and tenacity are is crucial to on-duty and off-duty well-being.
    Images courtesy of H2M architects + engineers
    Private showers, toilets and changing stalls can be mingled with public sinks and storage spaces in combined all-gender facilities. The functionality of the private spaces remains the same while changing the connotations on the public space.
    Stations

    Station Design: Gender Equity in Emergency Services Facilities

    Rachael Grodzki
    July 3, 2023
    Rachael Grodzki and Adam Champagne explain how combined all-gender design for restrooms, shower rooms and locker rooms maximizes available square footage, saves on costs and enhances...
    Photos by Chad Costa
    A control line can be placed almost anywhere, but a final decision must be based on its probability of successfully stopping the fire. That said, the location of the control line could be selected even when the probability of success is low when high-value properties are at risk.
    Wildland

    Wildland Firefighting: The Containment Box

    Chad Costa
    July 3, 2023
    Chad Costa describes the three elements of the tactics and strategies of a wildland fire attack plan that must be considered before the control objectives of the fire can be identified...
    Joh Salka
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: Courage and Risk

    John J. Salka Jr.
    July 3, 2023
    John J. Salka Jr. reminds members that risk, training, experience and courage are linked.
    Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
    The third of three cuts that are made in the slash tactic for a steel roll-down gate. The slats then are pulled by the purchase point that was made in the beginning of the operation.
    Operations & Training

    Forcible Entry: Roll-Down Gates & Garage Doors

    Robert "RJ" James
    July 3, 2023
    Robert "RJ" James and Charles Hendry unlock the particulars to providing access for members to a structure through a steel roll-down gate and a folding panel garage door that ...
    Photo by David Bryce
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    Leadership

    Get S.M.A.R.T.—Goal Setting for the Fire Service

    David Hupp
    May 30, 2023
    David Hupp believes that effective goals must be specific, measurable, attainable, reasonable and time-based.