SHOW ME THE MONEY, NOT THE FEAR
The national fire service organizations’ opposition to a federal EMS administration within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is misplaced.
FE Volume 158 Issue 7
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THE FIRE SERVICE IN 2025
Recalling (as well as I can) all the changes and advancements that have occurred in my “brief” 30-year career and daring to project from that what I believe the fire service world will look like in 2025, I offer the following brief thoughts:
CO-AXIAL NOZZLE TECHNOLOGY
Fires are not static events. As a fire progresses, it constantly changes as it reaches new fuels, new spaces, and new sources of oxygen.
Preplanning Building Hazards
Many firefighters have been injured in porch collapses. Note how the beam was cut down to a tenon to fit into a mortise in the column (circle).
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STRUCTURE OF PERSUASION
The ability to persuade is a critical skill for a leader; it’s to a leader what blueprints are to a builder.
COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
● The FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE (FDIC) has been ranked the 62nd largest tradeshow in the United States and Canada, according to the 2005 edition of the Tradeshow Week 200.
ARE YOUR BUTTS MARKED?
Hopefully, with the catchy title, we�ll be able to reach out to some of the so-called Generation Xers and seasoned veterans of today�s fire service.
Is It Better To …?
There are SOPs, SOGs, rules, regulations, evolutions, training guidelines, equipment manuals, laws, codes, recommendations, traditions, and more, that surround the tactical firefighting team day to day.
PATIENT CARE AT MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
Vehicle Rescue is a patient care-driven skill. The focus here is on patient care in such an environment.
MANAGE COMMUNITY FIRE RISK TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIME
A two-part series in the Boston Globe1 highlighted the “crisis” surrounding increasing fire department response times and reduced fire company staffing.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
● The Potomac Fire Company in Westernport, Maryland, designed this KME pumper with a large water tank to ensure a strong initial attack from a reliable source, explains Chief Timothy Dayton.
Letters to the Editor
Christopher Flatley’s article “Flashover and Backdraft: A Primer” (March 2005) further adds to the misconception of the phenomenon know as flashover.