FE Volume 153 Issue 10

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PRECONNECTED HOSELINES

PRECONNECTED HOSELINES

NFPA 1901, Standard for Auto-motive Fire Apparatus, requires pumpers, initial attack apparatus, quints, and mobile foam fire apparatus to have hosebed areas: compartments or reels to accommodate two 11/2-inch or larger preconnected fire hoselines.
Firefighting EquipmentHoselines
ANSWERING TO CRIMINAL CHARGES

ANSWERING TO CRIMINAL CHARGES

Traditionally, the fire service has dealt well with the operational and administrative aspects of its mission.
Firefighting
ROUNDTABLE: APPARATUS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

ROUNDTABLE: APPARATUS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

Over the past few decades, significant technological advances made in fire apparatus have placed greater demands on maintenance and repair personnel. In the past, mechanically injected diesel engines with a standard transmission often drove simple pumps with one pair of master gauges and discharges controlled by manual linkage.
Fire Apparatus
Preplanning Building Hazards

Preplanning Building Hazards

This potentially disastrous polyurethane "cave" was in a popular student hangout in College Station, Texas. I was told students would break off pieces and burn them. I understand that the polyurethane has been removed.
Firefighting

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Who’s In Charge?

Who’s In Charge?

An interesting question is surfacing relating to the relationship between a volunteer fire department and the political jurisdiction within which it operates. First, some background.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Company Association News

Company Association News

THE UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION named Wayne Powell chief of the Fire Management Programs Branch, which is responsible for a wide array of fire prevention advocacy services, including public education, interaction with other federal agencies on fire protection matters, and USFA coordination with national fire organizations. He has been affiliated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Federal Fire Programs since 1977.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
FIRE ESCAPES REVISITED

FIRE ESCAPES REVISITED

For us in the fire service, changes in building trends, laws, and codes are intended to further ensure public safety from fire and its products. But sometimes without our knowing it, the changes can limit our tactics for successfully operating within, around, on top of, and under an occupied fire structure. Such is the case with fire escapes.
Firefighter Training
Products/Services/Media

Products/Services/Media

Innovation Distributing: Designed to aid rescuers at auto extrication incidents. Combines double-tipped hammer for breaking auto side windows and protected blade for cutting seatbelt. Optional CordoraT nylon belt holster. Available in safety orange, chrome, silver, and wood finishes. (805) 568-0227.
Firefighting
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN SMOKE ALARMS:SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED

PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN SMOKE ALARMS:SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED

On May 12, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama granted preliminary approval to a $4.5 million settlement agreement in a two-year-old class action lawsuit brought against BRK Brands, Inc. and the Sunbeam Corporation.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO TERRORISM: TRAINING COURSES

EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO TERRORISM: TRAINING COURSES

The Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency (FEMA) is one of the three principal federal organizations that provides weapons of mass destruction training to first responders.
Firefighter Training
Letters To The Editor

Letters To The Editor

I want to add some additional thoughts on accountability (Roundtable, May 2000), which is among the most important aspects of maintaining a "safe as possible" working environment for firefighters.
Firefighting
PRE-EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES: A CALL TO ACTION

PRE-EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES: A CALL TO ACTION

Fire service managers must do a better job of effectively and efficiently deploying resources. Dramatically improved planning efforts are necessary. We must match resources to actual quantified, or at least qualitatively defined, risks.
Firefighting

HELPING TO REDUCE ACCIDENTAL POISONINGS

Firefighting

A Tale of Two Standards

Fire Service CareerFirefighter TrainingMagazine

NEWS

Firefighting

Combining Apparatus Safety, Maintenance, and Training

Fire Apparatus

CRANE ACCIDENT TRAPS OPERATOR AT MALIBU RESTAURANT

Technical Rescue

THE HEADFIRST LADDER SLIDE: THREE METHODS

Firefighting

“NEW WAVE” 3-D WATER FOG TACTICS:A RESPONSE TO DIRECT ATTACK ADVOCATES

Firefighting

YBOR CITY FIRE, Tampa, Florida

Firefighting

THE WIRELESS PHONE IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

Firefighting Equipment

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