$elling Out the Investigation
Did they throw away the locked doors from the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire? Of course not. But essentially, that's what they're doing at the World Trade Center.
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Two-Minute Drills: Communications
Communication is one area of fireground operations where there's always room for improvement. It is used at every operation by all personnel to one degree or another
ATHLETIC SURFACES
Recently, THE BUFFALO (NY) Fire Department responded to a call that made us take note of the material involved. An engine, a truck, and a battalion chief were dispatched for a smoke investigation
TRAINING AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
Are we prepared? No! Are we more prepared than we were on september 11? I hope so!
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YOU’RE THE NEW TRAINING OFFICER: NOW WHAT DO YOU DO?
You've just been named the new training officer for your volunteer fire or rescue department-what are you going to do? Many volunteer fire and rescue department training officers experience difficulty in developing and implementing a training program
Company/Association News
The Central Sprinkler Company announced a series of education initiatives designed to enhance public safety in regard to sprinkler systems
GIVE US ANOTHER K-I-S-S
I still sit here for hours. This column would take all of 10 minutes to write for the past bunch of years once I figured out what I wanted to say. But now I sit.
Products/Services/Media
FALLEN HEROES: A TRIBUTE FROM FIRE ENGINEERING from Fire Engineer-ing Books & Videos is a commemorative book honoring the firefighters who died in the line of duty on September 11.
Apparatus Deliveries
The Sheldon (VT) Fire Department's EMERGENCY ONE pumper/tanker replaces an aging pumper and a tanker
Letters to the Editor
Perhaps the most important advantage of the two-pump operation is that it enhances firefighter safety by providing a measure of redundancy in the fire attack.
WTC “INVESTIGATION”?: A CALL TO ACTION
Never again! In the wake of the World Trade Center, we are left with many thoughts-thoughts of friends lost, thoughts of devastated families, thoughts of the tremendous impact on so many lives for so many years to come
News In Brief
R. David Paulison, chief of the Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue Department and past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the head of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) in December.
Paulison, who has 30 years of fire rescue service experience, has been fire chief in Miami-Dade since 1992