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Fire Engineering is sad to announce that FRANCIS L. BRANNIGAN, SFPE (Fellow), passed away in his sleep at the age of 87.
FE Volume 159 Issue 2
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SETTING UP YOUR ATTACK PUMPER
Today’s small fire departments, those with 50 or fewer firefighters, face a number of challenges.
STAIRWELL FIRE
Receiving a call in the early morning hours for a reported structure fire is enough to make anyone’s blood pressure rise.
LIFE SAFETY INITIATIVES
In March 2004, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) hosted a summit that produced 16 initiatives to serve as a blueprint for reducing firefighter deaths and serious injury.
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THERE’S ALWAYS A BETTER WAY
Firefighters are inherently clever folks, operating under the motto, “There’s always a better way.
HAZOPS® TECHNOLOGY BRINGS INTEROPERABILITY TO LAFD HAZ-MAT SQUADS
The concept for Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) HazOps® Squad 4 was born of a conversation that took place at a conference between David Lamensdorf, president/CEO of Safe Environment Engineering (SEE), and members of the LAFD Haz Mat Team.
COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
● FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS, INC. delivered the first of three Ferrara Strong Arm firefighting apparatus to the Istanbul Metropolitan Authority in Turkey.
IT ALL HAPPENS BY “MAGIC”
Periodically, I like to take stock in all the accomplishments my department achieves.
STRATEGY IS NOT A STAND-ALONE CONCEPT
I reserved this space in this mag- azine 20 years ago to hang out with you and “shoot the breeze” about one predominant subject, operations-responding to, operating at, and (most important) returning from fires and other related emergencies threatening our core of service: to protect the lives, property, and environment of those we promised to serve.
KEEP IT REALISTIC
In various recent fire training publications, including Fire Engineering, I have seen some great articles on firefighter survival, FAST (firefighter assist and search team) evolutions, SCBA skills, and even one on a technique to prevent a firefighter from losing his gloves as he is masking up at the door.
A SINGLE MATCH CAN CREATE A LETHAL ENVIRONMENT
Editor’s note: Francis L. Brannigan had submitted this column, and others, before his sudden death on January 10.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
● The Alachua County (FL) Fire Rescue Department designed its E-ONE rescue truck for USAR and specialized rescue, according to PIO Megan Crandall.