UNIFIED COMMAND AT WILDFIRES
Unified command is one of those phrases under the glossary of terms for the incident command system (ICS).
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PLASTIC-REINFORCED GYPSUM BOARD MAY CREATE PROBLEMS
I received the following e-mail from Assistant Fire Chief Ed Murphy of the Roberts Park Fire Protection District in Justice, Illinois, who advised me of the following:
PRECONNECT PITFALLS
The preconnect hoseline is probably the most commonly stretched attack line in America today.
History of a Strip Mall’s Fires
Over the years, a strip mall structure may have a number of occupancies and undergo many construction changes.
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BASIC ESSENTIALS OF RIT
I recently heard the following dispatch; the names have been changed to protect the guilty: "Attention Department 3: Mutual aid re-quests, from department 53-58, one RIT [rapid intervention team] to the scene of a structure fire, Main Street, USA."
The Fire Service and the Federal Government
For many years, the fire service—due in part to the absence of a united voice—has suffered from a lack of political influence in Washington.
COMPANY ASSOCATION NEWS
The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS (IAFC) has releasesd the Officer Development Handbook, a professional development guide for current and aspiring chief fire officers.
REDUCING RESPONSE TIMES
For volunteer, paid-on-call (POC), and combination fire departments, response time is one of the most difficult aspects of providing emergency services.
Military Strategy Applied To Wildland Suppression
Wildland fire is dynamic. Of all the kinds of emergency activities firefighters engage in, it is the most dynamic.
AGAIN WITH SIMPLE?
When do you cut a roof? and Where do you cut? We have reviewed this subject too many times. So why review it again? Because again it popped up and was very costly in terms of injuries to a brother.
ENGINE COMPANY RIDING POSITIONS AND JOB FUNCTIONS
In today's fire service, it seems everyone wants to be a specialist.
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