FE Volume 01 Issue 06

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People in Fires: The Real Story

People in Fires: The Real Story

Imagine that a serious fire develops in a high-rise building, initiating a full building evacuation. With ample time before the situation becomes dangerous, all occupants immediately take note of the information provided by the fire alarm, completely comprehend the situation, and move calmly and efficiently in single file lines to their nearest exit, familiar to them from recent and regular fire drills.
Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training
Coming to Grips: Building a Foundation

Coming to Grips: Building a Foundation

The hip grip and the crooked lean
FirefightingStructural Firefighting
The Dropkick Murphys’ Scruffy Wallace

The Dropkick Murphys’ Scruffy Wallace

The crowd’s been chanting, “Let’s go Dropkicks! Let’s go Murphys!” for a while now, ‘anxiously’ awaiting for the Dropkick Murphys to finally come out on stage...
Firefighting
Venting the Roof? Mask up!

Venting the Roof? Mask up!

To wear or not to wear self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) on the roof is sometimes a contentious issue.
Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment

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FE Volume 01 Issue 06

FE Volume 01 Issue 06

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Phillip Kniep

Phillip Kniep

Kniep, a Lincoln, NE firefighter describes CrossFit's importance in making firefighters better, and what it entails to take it to a competitive level.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
CrossFit for the Fire Service

CrossFit for the Fire Service

Does firefighting sound like a constantly varied, high-intensity and functional movement¹? I thought so too, so I took up CrossFit – which subscribes to varied intensity with functional movements - in April of this year.
Firefighting
Andrew Fredericks Training Days

Andrew Fredericks Training Days

It is hard to recall when you first heard the name Andy Fredericks, isn’t it? It is one of those names which has been synonymous with the fire service in New York City.
Firefighter Training
Quick Water

Quick Water

So what are the considerations regarding operations using booster water?
Fire PreventionFire Safety
Letters from the Editors

Letters from the Editors

Six fantastic issues of Urban Firefighter Magazine have been created and gifted to you, the reader. We ask something in return: We ask that you continue to read and share this magazine with your fellow firefighters.
Firefighter TrainingFirefighting