Remembering Andy
I wish I could have thanked him while I had the chance. I wish I had told Andy Fredericks just how much his teachings meant to me and to the fire service
FE Volume 154 Issue 12
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Firefighter Involvement in Law Enforcement Activities
Some of us are old enough to remember the years of civil unrest in the 1960s and 1970s. We can picture in our minds fire streams directed at civilians
Enhanced Protective Glass in Vehicle Extrication
Emergency responders have seen many innovations in the automobile industry within the past decade, such as supplemental restraint devices, automatic rollover protection, new construction methods, and lighter and stronger construction materials
Preplanning Building Hazards
Firefighters might use this cantilevered supermarket canopy for access to a fire on the roof.
More FE Volume 154 Issue 12
Setting Up a New Ladder Company
Truck company work involves some of the most important tasks performed at a structure fire. It can mean the difference between a "good stop" and a parking lot
Company/Association News
In response to the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, EMERGENCY ONE, INC. (E-ONE) is donating a rescue vehicle to be used as a decontamination unit to the Fire Department of New York (NY)
Can we … should we … are you MOVING ON FROM this?
I sit here every month and try to get some vital information together to form what I call "Random Thoughts."
Products/ServiceS/Media
MULTIPURPOSE NOZZLE, which provides solid bore tip and fog pattern abilities at the same time or independently
Names in the News
RONALD D. BLACKWELL was appointed chief of the Prince George's County (MD) Fire/EMS Department
Terrorism Training at the National Fire Academy
The message every fire department in America should have gotten is that we are all vulnerable to the effects of another terrorist attack
Apparatus Deliveries
The Clear Creek (WV) Fire Department operates this medium-size PEMNA tanker to protect a rural community, according to Assistant Chief Shane Wriston.
FIRE SERVICE ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountability in the fire service is nothing new. The problems we have had with it are significant. It seems as though every time I check my e-mail there is a report of another firefighter death related to the problem of accountability or lack thereof