FE Volume 147 Issue 2

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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Earmark’s latest radio, the Series 4B BeltPak, features a quick disconnect and a Nexus connector as the headphone attachment mechanism. In addition, push-to-talk operations are transferred to a front-mounted, easyto-locate and -operate raised button control. Additional features are available for users with special requirements.
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PREPLANNING YOUR RESPONSE: IT’S IN THE CARDS

With reduced staffing levels the rule rather than the exception, today’s fire service must continue to take preplanning seriously. Whether responding to a structure fire, brush fire, medical emergency, or hazardous-materials incident, we must have as much information as possible before we arrive at the scene.
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UPDATE ON FUNERAL BOOKLET

UPDATE ON FUNERAL BOOKLET

Due to an overwhelming response, we no longer are able to offer free copies of Final Farewell to a Fallen Firefighter: A Basic Fire Department Funeral Protocol, by Jersey City (NJ) Battalion Chief William C. Peters.
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“DIRECT ATTACK ON CABIN FIRES IN SMALL COMMERCIAL VESSELS, PART 2”

Approaching a fire on a lower deck through the engine room is easier and less punishing for firefighters. The engine room, typically located below cabin areas, usually is approached by crew members through a stairway from the lowest deck of the crew accommodations. Some ships have an access hatch, escape trunk, or outside entrance leading directly to the engine room from a weather deck.
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More FE Volume 147 Issue 2

FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT AFFECTS THE ADA

The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (known as the FMIA), effective August 1993, requires that publicand privatesector employers with 50 or more employees provide employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave from work for the birth or adoption of a child, to care for an ill family member, or to recover from a serious injury or illness.
Fire EMSFirefighting

CHEMICAL DATA NOTEBOOK SERIES #91: BUTYL ALCOHOL

Butyl alcohol is a flammable, toxic, irritating, slightly corrosive, clear, colorless liquid with a strong alcoholic odor. It is used as a solvent and as a raw material in the manufacture of film, glue, perfume, pharmaceuticals, plastics, shellac, and many other chemicals. Butyl alcohol is commonly known as butanol.
HazmatTechnical Rescue

IMPROVING VOLUNTEER OFFICERS THROUGH MANAGEMENT TRAINING

As we approach the 21st century, we find the American fire service (especially volunteers) at a crossroad. Diverse problems and opportunities are out there awaiting our response. It is safe to say that some departments will be facing reduction, consolidation, or extinction within the next five to 10 years.
Firefighter Training
MANUFACTURERSÕ LITERATURE

MANUFACTURERSÕ LITERATURE

The New Generation is a brochure from Interspiro that describes the company’s HPBA TM (High Performance Breathing Apparatus TM ), including the Spirolite TM , a 45minute cylinder that weighs the same as a 30-minute fiberglasswrapped cylinder but holds 50 percent more air.
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IS THERE SAFETY IN NUMBERS?

IS THERE SAFETY IN NUMBERS?

An old-time captain said, “I used to go to a fire with six longshoremen; now I have to go with three clerks.” Many captains reading that remark will say. “He’s lucky. I have to go with two.” Over the past 50 years, the three issues that have created the most controversy in the fire service are the length of firefighters' hair, the color of apparatus, and the staffing of companies.
Fire Safety
COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

SURVIVAIR has appointed BRIAN LEAR to the position of regional sales manager responsible for sales to distributors in Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Hawaii and RICK RUDOLPH to the position of regional sales manager responsible for sales in northern California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. Lear's sales background includes selling safety equipment for U.S. Safety and Supply and Continental Safety Supply in California.
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CAR ENGINE FIRES: TACTICS FOR QUICK KNOCKDOWNS

Relatively little attention has been paid to the strategies and tactics used in the suppression of automobile engine compartment fires. Most relevant training focuses primarily on firefighter safety. Extinguishing engine compartment fires can be frustrating when the operating cable for the hood latch mechanism becomes inoperative due to fire or collision damage.
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“USING STRUCTURAL APPARATUS AT WILDLAND FIRES, PART 1”

Conventional wisdom has it that structural firefighting apparatus are not wellsuited to wildland firefighting. However, structural firefighting equipment and firefighters can be used to fight many wildland fires effectively and in some situations have the potential to be even more effective than their wildland counterparts.
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COMING EVENTS

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems

NAMES IN THE NEWS

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THE USFA SWEEPSTAKES

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REGIONAL FOAM BANK

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COLLAPSE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS: TACTICS AND PROCEDURES

Firefighter TrainingSearch Operations

FIRE ENGINEERING

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APPARATUS DELIVERIES

Fire Apparatus

FIRE HAZARDS THE SAME FOR VOLUNTEERS

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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IT’S JUST A PIECE OF ROPE

Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training

DONÕT OVERLOOK THE OBVIOUS

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