LIVING HEROES
When I was young and naïve, I romanticized the fire service. The fire scene was an allegory, a timeless battle between man and the forces of nature.
FE Volume 155 Issue 12
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DELAYED BACKDRAFT
One of the most common commercial establishments in any city or suburb is the tire repair/ storage occupancy. It can range in size from the small storefront repair shop to the large sole-occupancy tire dealership.
Strategy vs. Tactics
In Firefighting Principles & Practices, William E. Clark states, "Strategy is the large-scale general plan, and tactics are the ways of implementing the strategy."
Company / Association News
E2V TECHNOLOGIES is the new name for Marconi Applied Technologies, which makes the ArgusT thermal imaging camera.
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Products / Services / Media
Microflex Corporation introduces the FREEFORM SE NITRILE EXAMINATION GLOVE.
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE AND SEARCH TEAMS IN VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENTS
The Anytown Volunteer Fire Department responds to a working fire on the second floor of an older colonial-style, single-family dwelling. On arrival, the incident commander observes fire venting from the second-floor A side of the structure and heavy smoke issuing from the eaves and attic windows.
NAMES IN THE NEWS
RANDY R. BRUEGMAN, chief of Clackamas County Fire District No. 1 in Milwaukie, Oregon, was named president of the International Association Of Fire Chiefs.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Kearney (MO) Fire Rescue Protection District has placed a PIERCE pumper and two AMERICAN LAFRANCE ambulances in service.
Letters to the Editor
Most firefighters and officers fully understand the need for more and improved training.
PLANNING AND MANAGING TECHNICAL ROPE RESCUES
On October 11, 2002, North Hudson (NJ) Regional Fire & Rescue responded to the Palisades cliffs for a reported injured man.
Fallen firefighters of 2001 remembered
Some 10,000 firefighters were in Washington, D.C., on National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) Memorial Weekend (October 4-6) to honor the 446 firefighters from 32 states (347 were killed at the World Trade Center on 9-11) who died in the line of duty last year.
SEARCH ROPE BASICS FOR LARGE AREAS
Many of today's buildings are constructed with large open floor spaces, a concept that presents a challenge to firefighters when performing searches under fire conditions: safely searching a large or maze-like area without getting lost.