AERIAL OPERATIONS FOR LOW-RISE BUILDINGS
Is your aerial a very expensive taxi or a tool? How does your aerial support your operation?
FE Volume 159 Issue 10
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News in Brief
All first responders must continually exchange information in best practices in the evolving discipline of homeland security responses if there is to be an improvement in the quality of services they render to the public they serve.
THE CHIEF’S PROBLEM IS THE CHIEF!
Most of the problems facing a fire chief are created by others-employees, bosses, elected officials, and citizens, for example.
SIZE-UP AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING FIRES
The focus of this column on the necessary tactics specific to different building types.
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MEDICAL MONITORING
Again, we prove to be our own worst enemy. We know what kills us! Stress, particularly to the cardiovascular system, is the number one killer of firefighters.
TOPSIDE SAFETY
It is 2 a.m., and Engine 3 is first to arrive at a fully involved detached garage fire with a single-family exposure on sides B and D.
Ladders, Lights, Knots, and Nozzles
Below are some truck and engine company tricks that can make the job a little safer or at least easier.
COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
● LACROSSE FOOTWEAR, INC. donated $6,624 to the Fire Engineering Courage & Valor Foundation, which recognizes firefighters who exemplify courage every day.
Apparatus Showcase
NO SMOKE 2007 is an exciting new product improvement and enhancement by Ward Diesel Filter Systems.
PUMP OPERATOR TRAINING SIMULATOR
The curriculum for new pump operators in Wisconsin requires students to spend considerable time developing pumping skills for the practical skills evaluation in addition to the classroom instruction.
THOSE FIRST DAYS ON THE JOB: ANYTHING BUT ROUTINE, PART 1
“I can’t believe how easy it was to get to this roof,” my mind meandered as I “popped” out of the scuttle to the roof adjoining the fire building.
NAMES IN THE NEWS
RODERICK J. FRASER, JR., has been named the fire commissioner for Boston, Massachusetts.