PLANNING A HOSE AND NOZZLE SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS
The Oakland (CA) Fire Department (OFD) convened a Board of Inquiry to investigate the line-of-duty-death of Firefighter Tracy Toomey, who died on January 10, 1999.
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Letters to the Editor
Why we routinely search a building I was puzzled by Lt. Bob Oliphant's question, "Why should buildings be routinely searched when it is unlikely that anyone is inside?" posed in the January 2003 Roundtable.
SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS
"Service assignment" is a designation the Camden County (NJ) Communications Center applies to mostly nonemergency incidents requiring fire department personnel and equipment.
MARKETING YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT
The vast majority of the people who read this magazine can drag a hoseline, cut a roof, search an apartment, or run a fire practically in their sleep.
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STRIVING FOR UNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCY
Capable. Skilled. Experienced. Proficient. These are all words that describe a highly qualified leader and can be summarized in one word: competent.
Company / Association News
* The United Nations weapons inspection team, in Iraq searching for evidence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and the U.S. Marine's Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF),
Roof Obstructions: Cell Towers
Cellular telephone towers have rapidly cropped up across America. They are camouflaged as large trees, overcrowd existing communication towers, are placed on top of water towers, and are present on the rooftops and exterior walls of many buildings. Of particular concern is the low-rise building that is still within the reach of ground ladders and aerial/tower ladders. Cell towers located along the roof edge or parapet can impede truck company roof operations.
Products/Services/Media
RKI Instruments introduces the GX-2001 FOUR-GAS MONITOR.
A DISJOINTED EFFORT
"The fire service is its own worst enemy." I'm certain this phrase could be applied to any number of professions, but it seems particularly tragic for the fire service at a time such as this.
Apparatus Deliveries
Milford (IA) Fire Department has in service this CENTRAL STATES rescue and extrication truck.
MODERN MOVIE THEATERS: TRAGEDY IN WAITING?
Generally, modern movie theaters are designed for enhancing the movie "experience" with a moderate consideration for life safety.
News In Brief
The following information pertaining to rapid intervention crews is based on research done by the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department (PFD) and taken from "Rapid Intervention Reality—from Phoenix" by Michael Ward, head of the fire science program at Northern Virginia Community College.