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    Issue Description: The December issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles on company-level drills, a CTEX 2024 preview, and an Apparatus Architect look at the District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department. Photo by Gordon Nord.

    Cover Description: The Bedford Park, IL, Fire Department responded to a report of a hazardous materials leak in an industrial building. Building personnel described a chemical release that created an orange cloud. All personnel were evacuated, and command requested a Level II Hazmat response, which brought equipment from 13 neighboring departments. A Level A entry was made. A 55-gallon drum of sodium hydroxide failed, and the contents leaked out. The incident was escalated to a Level III Hazmat response for additional technicians as a precaution. The entry team reported that the drum no longer was leaking, that the area was clear of haze or a cloud and that all product was contained underneath the drum. Photo by Gordon Nord.

    Dedication: Nine U.S. firefighters recently died in the line of duty. This issue of Firehouse is dedicated to these firefighters.

    More content from December 2023

    Photos by Edward Tracey
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    Curt Varone gives fire departments and EMS providers what they need to know in the wake of the Department of Health and Human Services' revisions on HIPAA compliance.
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    Dec. 14, 2023
    Brandon Heggie can't speak highly enough of the use of end tidal capnography for understanding patient disease process and confirmation of endotracheal tube placement.
    Brandon Heggie can't speak highly enough of end tidal capnography for understanding patient disease process and endotracheal tube placement.
    Dec. 14, 2023
    Photo by Raymond Chiozza
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    Dec. 14, 2023
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    Photo by Patrick Shoop Jr.
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    Jeremy Ayers' description of his fire department's mentorship program for cadets provides food for thought for departments of whatever type.
    Jeremy Ayers' description of his department's mentorship program for cadets provides food for thought for departments of whatever type.
    Dec. 11, 2023
    UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute's online course, “Training Fire Exposures: A Risk-Benefit Framework,' is designed to help to reduce firefighter injuries and fatalities on the training ground.
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