FIRE ENGINEERING
School Bus Emergencies Part One …
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DEPARTMENTS
6 EDITORIAL
8 VOLUNTEERS CORNER
Laddering-Cover All Sides
10 ON HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Right-to-Know
Legislation
60 DISPATCHES
Multiple alarm fire Hydrant marker Truck conversion
12 LETTERS
20 NAMES IN THE NEWS 50 APPARATUS
INNOVATIONS/DELIVERIES 72 COMING EVENTS
72 SCHOOLS
73 CLASSIFIEDS
74 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
75 READER SERVICE CARD
FIRE REPORTS
16 PHILADELPHIA’S NINE-ALARM FIRE
Pre-plan, accurate size up, and an aggressive defensive initial attack were key factors in firefighters’ ability to confine this major Incident to one square block.
36 HAUNTED CASTLE HORROR
The strategy and tactics used to fight this fice, the results of preliminary investigations, and the recommendations to prevent a recurrence of such an event are presented here.
RESCUE
24 SCHOOL BUS EMERGENCIES
Knowledge of the design and construction of school buses are musts for proper sizeup by emergency response personnel.
EQUIPMENT
28 DO YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR GAUGES?
Accurate readings are a direct result of whether or not the gauge is appropriate for the task.
MANAGEMENT
33 ‘HEY, CHIEF, I GOT NO GLOVES!”
This article begins a series of discussions identifying the leadership and managerial problems that ”short-term” fire service leaders face.
54 DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY
With proper planning, a manager has more time to address the responsibilities of organizing, directing, controlling, and coordinating.
59 PROJECT HORIZON
A unique, but logical program that gives firefighters experience in all areas of the organization has enhanced interactions between line units and staff functions of the department.
STRATEGY AND TACTICS
51 MODEL INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
Water is our most valuable substance in controlling and extinguishing fire. To get the most out of this resource, we must understand its capabilities and be able to calculate the necessary fire flow.
TRAINING
62 TRAINING VIA CABLE TELEVISION
An innovative and relatively inexpensive training method instituted by the San Jose Fire Department is proving quite successful.
66 FIRE TRAINING VIA COMPUTER
A training device to sharpen skill and test accuracy of fireground decisions can be as close as the nearest computer.
