Means Motive and Opportunity
By: Kevin Legacy Detectives always look at a suspect’s means, motive and opportunity (MO) when building a criminal case against…
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Forcing Slide-Bolts
By: Andrew Brassard Today’s security-conscious citizens have propelled the simple slide-bolt or barrel-bolt locking mechanism to one of the most common secondary locking devices found…
The Outside Ventilation Firefighter
An Operational Overview at Two Story Private Dwelling Fires By: Ray McCormack The outside ventilation (OV) position, is one of the most dynamic positions that…
Kansas City Last
By: Todd Ackerson “Rapid Intervention Teams (RIT) are not fast; rope techniques do not work in RIT search applications.” These are statements that I have…
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Bill Noonan
Boston Fire Department Photographer and Biographer By: Erich J. Roden Most firefighters would agree that there can never be enough photos taken of the fire…
Engine Company Door Control: Chocking the Door
By: John Newell The attack hose line has been stretched off the engine, and sufficient hose has been flaked-out at the fire area. All personal…
Ventilating Peaked Roofs: The Milwaukee Method
By: David Rickert Ventilating Peaked Roofs The Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) has a long history of aggressive interior attack combined with equally aggressive vertical ventilation.…
The Garage Fire
By: Erich J. Roden The detached garage fire has much in common with the auto fire in urban settings. Most often found in alleys, the…
Gene Rowell
By: Ray McCormack Several years ago during a wind-driven fire test in Chicago, I met a Chicago firefighter who epitomized the fire service’s honored character:…
Greed IS Good
By: Ray McCormack There is a scene in the movie Wall St. where the main character played by Michael Douglas walks up and down the…
Search Operations On The Floor Above
By: Mark Gregory It is the beginning of another night tour as the officer in a truck company, and you just finished conducting roll call…