May 2024

The May issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles on building construction and apparatus innovations, plus a special Station Design supplement.
Leadership

The Company Officer: Lead with Character and Constant Kindness

June 1, 2024
Dr. Brett Ellis urges officers to constantly self-reflect, to be a better person, a stronger leader and creator of a winning culture.
Photo courtesy of BRW Architects
Stations

Station Design Supplement 2024

May 31, 2024
This special Station Design Supplement includes feature articles on using GIS to select a new station site, a new philosophy on firehouse images in conjunction with mental health...
Photo by Josh Forbes
Apparatus

Redirecting the Stretch

May 30, 2024
Keith Niemann explains four concepts that engine crews can utilize to allow quick, efficient relocation of a hoseline at a structure fire when the conventional stretch to the ...
Operations & Training

As Firehouse Sees It: Getting Back to Basics with Safety Stand Down Week

May 29, 2024
Peter Matthews urges departments to take Safety Stand Down Week to heart, to ensure members of every rank refamiliarize themselves with basic skills and tactics to strengthen ...
Photo by Jon Tenca
Operations & Training

Hot Shots 5/24

May 24, 2024
Nearly three hours of well-coordinated teamwork by 61 Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters alongside LA Animal Services and LA Sanitation Department allowed the successful...

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Photo by Russell Osgood
Cancer Prevention

Health & Wellness: Overcoming Barriers to Free Skin Cancer Screenings

May 23, 2024
John Haseney provides lessons learned from FDNY's launch of free skin cancer screenings, to give other departments a leg up on developing a program for their members.
Careers & Education

Fire Law: Delaying Discipline of a Firefighter Accused of a Criminal Offense

May 22, 2024
Curt Varone explains three situations when delaying a disciplinary investigation is warranted.
Photos by Greg Rogers
Operations & Training

The Case Against Single-Exit-Stairwell Buildings

May 21, 2024
Greg Rogers and Sean DeCrane provide the arguments for fire service members to use to send a strong message to state legislators that compromising safety for dubious gains associated...
Photos by Jacob Gates
Operations & Training

Truck Tactics: The Truck Work Mindset Without the Truck

May 20, 2024
Jacob Gates sheds light on numerous matters that might escape engine company crews in regard to truck company operations that they might be required to do.
Operations & Training

First Due: The Necessity of Preplanning Your First Due

May 17, 2024
Lance Sutton recounts his crew's last commercial preplan to hammer home the value of the information that's gleaned.
Photos courtesy of the West Bloomfield, MI, Fire Department
Stations

Firehouse Décor & Mental Health

May 16, 2024
Greg Flynn is sure to provide aha moments for fire departments and staff by shedding light on evolved approach to decorting the walls of firehouses.
Image by Travis Miller
Stations

Using GIS for Firehouse Site Selection

May 15, 2024
Travis Miller builds a solid case for the implementation of geographic information systems in the process of identifying potential locations for new fier stations.
Image by Juan Carrascal/Wendel
Stations

The Well-Designed Decon Space

May 15, 2024
Robert Mitchell tells why revelations about contaminants, turnout gear materials and cleaning methods require new thinking of decontamination areas of fire stations.
Photos courtesy of TCA Architecture + Planning.
Stations

1-on-One Session: Supporting the Broader Good

May 13, 2024
Brian Harris explains the value for attendees of the Station Design Conference to meet with public safety design firms pre-conference. In doing so, he points to numerous facets...
Operations & Training

The Fire Scene: What Are They Looking At?

May 13, 2024
John J. Salka Jr. lists seven structural fire factors that can be discerned quickly when arriving firefighters gaze upward.
EMS

EMS: Pull the Trigger

May 10, 2024
Brandon Heggie urges EMS providers to embrace decisiveness when it comes to interventions.
Photos by Robert Policht
Rescue

Technical Rescue: Water-Rescue Considerations for Firefighters

May 9, 2024
Robert Policht provides valuable tips and tricks that firefighters must know in this day and age of flooding that never occurred in the past.
Peter Matthews
Careers & Education

For The Record - May 2024

May 6, 2024
Sutphen marked a significant investment in growing its family-owned fire apparatus manufacturing business in March 2024.