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FE Volume 153 Issue 4
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POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR SAFETY
Operations on the fire-ground, especially for the truck company, start with apparatus placement. Of course, the placement of the ladder company apparatus depends on the engine company's properly spotting the apparatus.
EVALUATING AND SELECTING NEW APPARATUS
The department had not purchased a new apparatus for several years. The fire chief has now secured funds for a new pumper and has appointed a speccing committee to help determine exactly what should be purchased.
HOW TO AVOID FALSE READINGS AT THE PUMP PANEL
For fire departments to be effective today, they must employ both innovation and tradition. They must avail themselves of modern technology as well as innovative firefighting procedures. New apparatus and tools and equipment provide us with efficient technology in the fight against fire.
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Company Association News
TEMPEST TECHNOLOGY acquired the Port-A-Lite High Velocity Fan from ALLMAND BROTHERS, INC. Allmand acquired Port-A-Lite in 1998.
Preplanning Building Hazards
This looks like an excellent exit, open to the atmosphere. However, it could collapse very early in the fire.
PARTNERING WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
Local business and industry is an often-overlooked source of assistance that can provide specialized help. To benefit from these sources, you must understand what type of assistance your department needs and then develop a partnership with the local businesses to meet these needs.
ROOF “SAFELY”
Last month, we left you atop the parapet (America's most weakly constructed wall) hoping that you didn't loosen a decorative stone so that it would plunge below to the operating members. Now, how high is it from the roof?
WORCESTER MEMORIAL SERVICE
On Friday, December 3, 1999, the Worcester (MA) Fire Department responded to a working fire in an abandoned five-story cold storage warehouse. During an attempt to rescue homeless people thought to be in the building, two of the firefighters became lost.
ANTIARSON EFFORTS
The United States Fire Admin-istration (USFA) has long maintained its commitment to combat arson. Our partnership with you in the fight has had a positive impact on the human and fiscal toll suffered by our communities at the hands of arsonists.
PRECONNECTS: the basics
In the not-too-distant past, the perpetual necessity to save time obliged the fire service to invent the preconnected hoseline. It was inevitable. The preconnect belongs to a long succession of common sense, time-saving innovations that include the brass pole, bunker pants with suspenders attached, SCBA brackets, and traffic signal changers.
To Bail or Not to Bail?
The death of Captain C. Thomas Moore of the Manteca City (CA) Fire Department raises serious training issues.