FIRE FATALITIES: ONE COUNTY’S PERSPECTIVE
BY JAMES M. McLOUGHLIN and BRETT M.
FE Volume 158 Issue 1
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PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB: CEREMONIES THAT STOKE THE FLAMES OF TRADITION
Our fire service is rich in tradition and has a history so fascinating that as a firefighter, young or old, the more you dig into it, the more you can't get enough of it.
QUICK TIPS
Below are some ideas for developing and perfecting your preplanning, improvisation, and routine skills off the fireground.
SEAT BELT POLICIES
I still haven't figured out why we can't do better! Year after year after year, we still lose more than 100 firefighters a year.
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Company / Association News
COMPAIR MAKO, manufacturer of high-pressure breathing air compressors and equipment, is relaunching the MAKO brand name.
Preplanning Building Hazards
Asphalt composition siding designed to resemble brick has been used to rehabilitate low-value wooden buildings. It burns furiously and produces heavy smoke.
TEAM BUILDING BEYOND THE FIRE SCENE
It's hard to believe that in a brotherhood such as the fire service, teamwork is a problem.
NOT MORE MISTAKES? NOPE, LESSONS AGAIN, part 3
I can't believe that we cannot get away from talking about more mistakes on the fireground. I guess the value is in just that—talking about it enough to make it a lesson for all.
January 2005 Advertising Index
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Products/Services/Media
The 911 CODE RED TEAM™ HELMET from First Steps, Inc. is a scaled replica of a firefighter’s helmet for children, complete with a pivoting clear safety visor and a two-light vision system.
FENDER EVOLUTIONS
Although many of the tool evolutions we employ today have not changed much over time, we have found it necessary to add and alter tool evolutions to overcome some vehicle technology concerns.
Apparatus Deliveries
The Boscobal (WI) Fire Department replaced a pumper and tanker with this CENTRAL STATES pumper-tanker.