FE Volume 160 Issue 10

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Pros and Cons of Props

Pros and Cons of Props

MY NAME IS DAYNA, AND I am a propoholic. How did I become a propoholic? After viewing several fire safety presentations, I thought there had to be a creative way to reinforce the message, so I began to explore the use of props.
Firefighter Training
Handling Multiple Problems

Handling Multiple Problems

HANDLING PROBLEMS WOULD be much easier if they occurred one at a time and then left you with enough time to take care of one issue before the next one arises.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
The Well-Hole Stretch

The Well-Hole Stretch

THE WELL-HOLE VERTICAL hose stretch has several advantages over a conventional stairway stretch.
Firefighting
Extinguishing a Fire in a Bank Vault

Extinguishing a Fire in a Bank Vault

OUR SUNDAY MORNING ROUtine was suddenly disrupted by the station alert: “Report of smoke from the bank.
Firefighting

More FE Volume 160 Issue 10

Pickup Truck Tunneling

Pickup Truck Tunneling

IN EXTRICATION, WHEN ACCESS to a car’s both sides and the roof is limited, we use a trunk-tunneling evolution to access the passenger compartment.
Fire Apparatus
Most Influential Change

Most Influential Change

Question: What recent change in the fire service has influenced your department most over the past 10 to 20 years?
Firefighting
The Word

The Word

SINCE MY FIRST DAY AS A FIREfighter, I have heard a certain word repeated over and over.
Firefighting
COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

The ILLINOIS FIRE SERVICE INSTITUTE (IFSI) received an $899,269 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Fire Prevention and Safety (DHS FP&S) program.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
THE PROFESSOR

THE PROFESSOR

Editor’s note: Frank Brannigan had been a longtime contributor to Fire Engineering ever since his first article appeared in 1948.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
Break the Failure Chain with Competent Leaders

Break the Failure Chain with Competent Leaders

WE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, and heavy fire was showing out the rear of the apartment building.
Firefighting
Riding/Tool Assignments

Riding/Tool Assignments

YOU ARE IN AT 7 A.M. TO START your tour with Ladder Company 11, and it is cold and windy outside the firehouse.
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment
APPARATUS DELIVERIES: The Portsmouth, NH Fire Department uses this METALCRAFT boat for firefighting

APPARATUS DELIVERIES: The Portsmouth, NH Fire Department uses this METALCRAFT boat for firefighting

The Portsmouth (NH) Fire Department uses this METALCRAFT boat for firefighting, rescue, and EMS, explains Assistant Chief Steve Achilles.
Fire Apparatus

The Importance of Vital Signs

Fire EMSFirefighting

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Firefighting

High-Target Areas for the Residential Primary Search

Firefighter TrainingSearch Operations

Drifting into Failure

Firefighting

NEWS IN BRIEF

Firefighting

Cutting Metal I-Beams

Structural CollapseTechnical Rescue

Large-Diameter Hose: An Update, Part 1

Firefighting EquipmentHoselines

Marketing Campus Fire Safety

Fire Safety

The Mutual-Aid Box Alarm System

Firefighting

Nozzle Reaction Simulator Can Improve Fire Attack Skills

Fire AttackFirefighting

Teams Enhance Preparedness for Complex Incidents

Firefighter Training

A CO Emergency: Whose Call Is It, Anyway?

Fire EMSFirefighting
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