FE Volume 154 Issue 2

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QUESTIONING A JUVENILE? PROCEED WITH CAUTION!

QUESTIONING A JUVENILE? PROCEED WITH CAUTION!

Are you questioning a juvenile in relation to a fire? Is he in custody, necessitating Miranda warnings, or are you gathering information from a fact witness? A recent court decision discusses the potential risks presented when interviewing juveniles.
Firefighter Training
PESTICIDE AND MOLD:A POTENT COMBINATION

PESTICIDE AND MOLD:A POTENT COMBINATION

The Elk Grove Village (IL) Fire Department covers a large industrial area that includes more than 3,500 businesses located within a specific area of the village and responds to numerous haz-mat incidents throughout the year.
Firefighting
Preplanning Building Hazards

Preplanning Building Hazards

The owner of this mill wanted to be protected from the elements when going to his office; therefore, the arch was removed and a wooden lintel was substituted. This was pointed out to me by Hagers-town, Maryland, firefighters. Time spent discussing the different types of wall collapses (which I consider immaterial) would be better spent teaching firefighters to survey "brick" walls for wooden lintels and leveling beams.
Firefighting
Line-of-Duty Deaths, 2000

Line-of-Duty Deaths, 2000

September 4: Lieutenant Earnest Otis Ousley, 49, of the Roselle (NJ) Fire Department, died of heart failure at the hospital after becoming short of breath while on-duty.
Firefighting

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COMPANY / ASSOCIATE NEWS

COMPANY / ASSOCIATE NEWS

UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. have created the first integration of the Intelligent Traffic System (CommuterLink) with a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system for public safety and transportation services in the Salt Lake City region.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
NAMES IN THE NEWS

NAMES IN THE NEWS

EDWARD S. COHN, former chief of the Ramsey (NJ) Fire Department and an advocate of emergency service volunteerism, has passed away.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
LEARN TO ANTICIPATE THE UNEXPECTED

LEARN TO ANTICIPATE THE UNEXPECTED

It was supposed to be a routine fire, if there is such a thing. It was almost under control. All was well, and then all was wrong! Just like that, black smoke engulfed people in a darkness that had no beginning or end, no ups or downs.
Firefighting
AND WHEN DO YOU …?

AND WHEN DO YOU …?

Here are some more tactics that are "questioned" on the fireground. Most are simple operations that should be foremost in the gray matter under the helmet, put there by attention and discussion.
Firefighting
PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA

PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA

Firenuggets: Internet magazine features fire service authors from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Buffalo, San Jose, Denver, Yonkers, and other urban fire departments, volunteer departments, and wildland agencies.
Firefighting
THE FEDERAL GRANT PROCESS

THE FEDERAL GRANT PROCESS

At the many conferences and association meetings I attend, I am often asked about the federal grant process and how it works. These inquiries are inevitably followed up with a request to have the United States Fire Administration (USFA) assist in the grant application process and offer courses on grant writing.
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training
APPARATUS DELIVERIES

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Chinchilla Hose Company in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania designed its SAULSBURY rescue pumper primarily for rescue.
Fire Apparatus
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Here we go again with these "bailing out" headfirst ladder slides. In the October 2000 issue ("The Headfirst Ladder Slide: Three Methods" by Rick Lasky; John J. Salka, Jr.; and Bob Pressler), we can select from three methods.
Firefighting

FOUR-LEVEL TRAINING TOWER

Firefighting

CAMPUS FIRES: TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Firefighter Training

Downloading the Truth About NFIRS, Part 1

Firefighting EquipmentMagazine

NEWS

Firefighting

QUICK DRILLS

Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training

HAZ-MAT MEGATRENDS

HazmatTechnical Rescue

EASTERN AMERICAN TRANSPORT and WAREHOUSE FIRE, PHILADELPHIA

Firefighting

FIVE-POINT SIZE-UP

Firefighting

DELIVERING LOCAL TRAINING PROGRAMS

Firefighter Training

SEARCHING SMARTER, PART 1: THE BASICS

Firefighting

MANAGING A TRAINING PROGRAM FROM THE GROUND UP

Firefighter Training

THE DANGERS OF CARBON MONOXIDE AT THE “ROUTINE FIRE”

Firefighting
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